Pot Lid Organization Ideas
Last updated September 7, 2023
Cooking is faster and easier when you know how to organize pot lids. Instead of searching for the right pots and pans in crowded kitchen cabinets, you can save time and find exactly what you need. The right kitchen shelving and pot racks will help you banish the jumble in kitchen drawers and pantries.
You can even get creative by using a food storage container to house your pot lids.
Begin by decluttering your kitchen. Look through your pots, pans and cookware sets and decide what to keep and what to toss. After you’ve discarded or given away items you don’t need or seldom use, you’ll probably have more space for kitchen storage and organization. Then, use one of these clever pot and pan lid storage ideas to get started.
Table of Contents
Pot Lid Storage with a Bar or Rod
How to Store Pot Lids on a Ceiling or Wall-Mounted Rack
How to Organize Pot Lids in a Freestanding Rack
Pan Lid Storage Ideas for a Wire Shelving Unit
Organize Lids With a Magnetic Strip
Pot Lid Storage on a Pull-Out Shelf
Pot Lid Storage with a Bar or Rod
Install a towel bar inside a kitchen cabinet or behind a pantry door as one of many pot lid organization ideas. Slide the pot lids and pan lids between the bar so their knobs hold them in place, and stack the matching pans in the cabinet or on a pantry shelf.
If you prefer, substitute a tension rod for the towel bar and use it for pot lid organization. Spring tension will hold the rod in place, so you won’t need any tools.
How to Store Pot Lids on a Ceiling or Wall-Mounted Rack
Ceiling pot rackswith solid or grid tops also offer pot lid storage. The racks are available in different styles and finishes, including wood, bronze, matte black, satin nickel and more. They usually have oval or rectangular shapes, and extra hooks are available for additional pot lid organization.
Wall-mounted pot racks are also available. Both kinds of racks keep pot lids and pans within easy reach but out of the way.
If you use a pot lid organizer over a stove or cooktop, make sure there’s enough distance between the heat source and the pans and lids, so the heat won’t damage them.
How to Organize Pot Lids in a Freestanding Rack
A freestanding pot rack lets you display pots and pans and organize lids in any kitchen space. Show off a beautiful cookware set made of copper or stainless steel and keep the pot lids on the pots. The stands typically come with multiple tiers to give you plenty of storage room. Some pot racks are designed to fit into a corner.
Pan Lid Storage Ideas for a Wire Shelving Unit
Store pot and pan lids on the top shelf of a wire shelving unit. If you don’t have space for a shelving unit in your kitchen or pantry, put it in a nearby mud room or garage. Store seldom-used pots and pans and other kitchen tools or pantry goods on lower, easy-to-reach shelves.
Organize Lids With a Magnetic Strip
For quick and easy pot lid storage, hang a magnetic strip, like the kind used to hold knives or shed tools, to hold magnetic pot lids. Install the strip on a kitchen wall or behind a cabinet door.
If your pot lids are not magnetic, hang them from adhesive hooks inside a kitchen cabinet or pantry.
Use two or three hooks per lid.
Pot Lid Storage on a Pull-Out Shelf
Install a pull-out rack or shelf in a kitchen cabinet for another pot lid organization idea. Use any remaining space in the cabinet to store other kitchen tools and supplies.
Make Drawer Dividers for Pot Lids
Cut 1/4-inch plywood pieces slightly shorter than the length of a kitchen drawer and use them as drawer dividers. Measure your pot lids to see how far part to space them.
How to Organize Pot Lids in a Divided Rack
Use a rack organizer with divided compartments as another pot lid storage idea. Some have a small profile and fit into small kitchen spaces or onto countertops. You may want to measure the rack before you buy to make sure it will fit if you're using it in a kitchen cabinet.
More Pot Lid Storage Ideas
Think outside the box for more pot lid storage ideas. For example, use a magazine rack to organize lids, nesting different sized lids together. These are available as freestanding or wall-mounted racks.
Some magazine file holders will also work. They're made of wood, metal mesh, plastic, fiberboard and other materials and may come in different colors and finishes.
You can also use any small bin that will fit into your available space, although see-through organizers are easier to organize and use.
Pot lids can seem to float around the kitchen and be hard to locate when you actually need them. These pot lid organization ideas will help you keep your lids organized and tidy. Use The Home Depot Mobile App to get what you need to keep your kitchen accessories in place.
