Kitchen Wonder: Exposed Utensil Rails

Photograph by Skye McAlpine

If your kitchen tools are pretty enough, why not display them? Here are 9 of our favorite kitchens with exposed utensil rails.

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John Baker and Juli Daost, the owners of Mjölk in Toronto, store their utensils in plain sight.

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This Portland, Oregon kitchen makes use of a utensil rack to solve the problem of limited counter space.

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A long brass rail with S-hooks serves to display utensils in this kitchen designed by Jersey Ice Cream Co.

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This Boston kitchen features a copper storage rail.

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A black iron rail blends in nicely against the blackened sheet metal in this Bergamo kitchen.

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Pietro Russo uses a short iron rail to keep kitchen essentials close.

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A slender utensil rail holds cleaning essentials.

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This Canadian cabin kitchen features a custom brass rail installed under open shelving.

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