Storage Project For My Kitchen Wall

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I just finished a storage project for my kitchen wall that utilizes vertical space. In a small apartment or small space, sometimes using your vertical space is your best way to store things.

As most of you already know, I don’t use the kitchen drawers or cabinets in my apartment for various reasons. Instead, I use free-standing furniture and vertical storage.

How I Created Vertical Storage In My Kitchen:

Vertical storage is vital for those living in a small space home. I implement vertical storage in every way that I can.

For the first project, I chose one of my old vintage washboards and a wooden herb box. This herb box has a hook at the top for hanging.

I put both the washboard and the box on the floor and tapped a nail into the washboard. Then I hung the box’s steel hook on the nail on the washboard.

I was lucky to fit all my sandwich baggies, aluminum foil, and Saran Wrap into the attached rosemary box. The herb box is a good-sized space for these kitchen conveniences.

Then I placed a couple of nails in the wall to hang the washboard, and I turned the lip of the washboard over them.

I used poster putty behind each side of the herb box to hold it to the washboard. Then I did the same thing with the washboard hanging on the wall.

I was afraid I might cause my impromptu arrangement to fall when I reached up to get aluminum foil or Saran Wrap, etc. Thus, the use of poster putty.

It was so easy, and the entire task took about 5-10 minutes.

I have other washboards in my decorating arsenal. So I took one of the smaller ones and hung it on nails underneath the first one. This made that area on the wall look more cohesive.

This corner of my kitchen is where my European-style washer/dryer is located. So I felt it was appropriate to decorate the walls with washboards, as I’ve created a little laundry niche in my kitchen.

I use magnets to hold things on the washboard.

Where I Store Measuring Spoons:

Another way I use vertical storage in my kitchen is with this wooden cow. I put screw hooks into the cow and hung the cow on the wall.

This is where I keep measuring spoons.

I “framed” the cow with an ornate black frame to highlight its placement.

How I Vertically Store Oven Mitts:

Since I don’t have a pantry, I store pantry items in this red cupboard that sits on top of a large rolling cart I ordered from World Market. The red cupboard was a find at an antique mall.

Next to the red cupboard, I hung this little red rooster decor with hooks where I now hang oven mitts.

All it took was a couple of nails to hang it on the wall adjacent to the red cupboard.

How I Store Colanders & Other Utensils:

Somewhere along the line, I picked up this rake part at an antique mall or garage sale. I spray-painted it red and hung it on a nail on the wall.

It became a nifty little place to hang a colander and other kitchen utensils where they’d be out of the way but close by.

All of the above photos show you ways I implement vertical storage in my kitchen. You have to think outside the box to find ways to create storage where there isn’t any.

Use what you have and upcycle objects to hang on your wall to create vertical storage. It was fun to be creative when making these storage projects for my kitchen wall.