This Home Depot Find Turns Blank Walls Into Space-Saving Industrial Storage For Your Kitchen

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Whether you're an enthusiastic home chef or a sucker for the latest cooking gadget, it can often be difficult to find enough places to put everything. Fortunately there are a bunch of hacks to add more storage to your kitchen, and wall racks are a popular industrial-style option. They provide versatile hanging space, allow you to display your favorite pieces of cookware, and provide rapid access to things when you need them.

The Only Hangers Grid Wall Panels from Home Depot are an affordable, high-capacity solution. There are three panels in the set, each measuring 60 inches tall by 24 inches wide. Each grid space is 2 inches square. The current price is $98.11, although you will need to add the Only Hangers Wall Brackets, which come in a pack of 8 for $13.48. Slightly frustratingly, you need four brackets per panel, so you'll need to buy two packs if you want to hang all three.

These Only Hangers panels also come in different sizes and quantities to suit the space you have available. They can be mounted vertically or horizontally, and you can accessorize with matching wire shelves and hooks from Only Hangers, although individual packs of S hooks are a very affordable alternative.

Grid wall panels are made of metal wire, so they are durable and very strong. They should have no trouble supporting all your kitchen essentials and will typically hold between 50 and 100 pounds of weight per square foot. However, it's vital to fix them to the wall securely, and there are a couple of ways of doing this.

Each bracket has four holes. It's common to attach them using standard drywall anchors, and there's nothing wrong with that in many cases. However, with the large Only Hangers panels you may want to consider extra support. To ensure your panels can handle the maximum amount of weight, use toggle bolts instead. They are still easy to use, but rather than just gripping into the thickness of the drywall, they push through and open up behind. They are often recommended if closet shelves keep falling because of the strength they provide. They are also used to fit kitchen wall cabinets, so you can imagine how much weight they can carry.

Home Depot's Only Hangers grid wall panels are a great way to turn empty walls into valuable storage, and they're not just for your kitchen. They could also come in handy in a study or home office and are among the best tips for decluttering your garage.