The Ultimate Space-saving Hack For Storing Your Spices | In-wall Spice Rack You Must See!

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We recently completed a kitchen renovation which included a new pantry. In order to promote continued marital bliss, it became abundantly clear to me that I needed a better way to store my extensive collection of BBQ rubs and spices. Instead of taking up precious shelf space, I decided to steal space from on of the stud cavities behind the drywall to make an in-wall spice rack. The process is much easier than you'd think: cut the opening, mud the back side of the interior drywall so it's nice and smooth, then construct a frame that can be inserted into the opening for a nice snug fit.

Now I have enough room for my entire collection and I can actually see what I have, instead of having to dig through rows of spice bottles that are sitting in a bin on a shelf.

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[darkzq]

Fancy man over here, I don’t have any plywood but I have some maple lying around. I’m kidding it looks great.

[timothycreasy]

Working in the shop, and hanging with the youngins at the same time, ... Cool

[bigburlymikesmswoodworking]

Love seeing the kids in the shop having a good time. Ava has gotten big, too!

[lydialangfordjoiner]

Not only are you talented at woodworking but this is also entertaining. After my husband bought a special smoker/ grill/ griddle we began to collect different spice combos, too.
Thank you.

[michaelmeans]

That's great that you get your kids involved with projects. Well done.

[billthompson]

I did the same thing 35 years ago, going down the stairs to the basement, two on one side and one on the other. This is a great space saver and prevents trips up and down the stairs to the store space i have in the basement.

[leahrowe]

We built a pull-out spice rack tgat goes between fridge & cabinets outta fence pickets & dowels... it turned out amazing & freed up so much cupboard space. We live in a rental, so it's a perfect solution for us!

[grantman]

Fun project, you sure have a helluva lot more spices than I do, that's for sure. Can't believe how big the kids are. Ava is so damned cute, my goodness! And Mateo is the ham he's always been. Great to see them. Love the dance.

[jimrosson]

Great video that’s a lot of bbq spices but that’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing love seeing the kids in the shop and at the house helping out can’t wait to see as they get older if they like to do woodworking like their dad. I think more kids need stuff like this in their life instead of video games great job.

[moccasincreekwoodworking]

Kids just can’t stop themselves from hamming it up for the camera.😂 Love it. Great idea for the project.

[bobbywweaver]

I've been using the Chica Licka Bam Bam lately and I can't stop. I think it's cool that your build is both practical and allows you to "display" your collection rather than having it hidden away or stacked three deep in a cabinet where things go to die.

[susanforte]

My mother taught me how to paint when I was 8. Then she actually had me paint the Wedgewood Blue chair rails in her white bedroom because I was steadier than she was! I would estimate that I've painted at least 75 rooms in my life. Wish I had one of those spice racks, you did a nice job.

[frogmann]

Just needed to say. Great vid as always. Your daughter is a cutie. Also, loved the Larry David allusion. Big fan of you both. Peace and Happy Trails.

[stevepoetzl]

Do you apply those spices with the grain of the meat? You don’t want to make meat mad by rubbing it the wrong way!

[roysonparsons]

I enjoyed seeing this. I made an almost identical in wall spice rack a year ago. In my case I used clear pine boards and I varnished them instead of painting. My wife felt it was important to install horizontal metal retaining rods a couple of inches above each shelf so the spices can’t fall out on their own. (We sometimes have earthquakes here.) I used stainless steel 1/8 inch diameter welding rods which were inexpensive and yet look premium. I’m a bit OCD and since our new spice cabinet was in a main area of the kitchen I decided to install a cabinet door over the spice rack. We have Ikea kitchen cabinets and I was able to find an Ikea cabinet door that matched. Of course I ordered the door prior to making the spice rack so I could match the size to the door. An interesting caveat, the Ikea cabinet door cost more than the entire rest of the project. Ikea cabinets used to be quite inexpensive. Not any more. Anyway we are very happy with the end result.

[teresabell]

This is also good behind a bathroom door for toiletries.

[bobbywweaver]

I got a distinct Tom Sawyer vibe when you got Ava to paint the wall. Now she's having all the fun...

[leapinglemurcraftworks]

Looks great - just don’t put a wall hangar on the other side of the wall in the hallway….. Next on The Stall pod cast - how Mark decides what rub to use when

[rickbrenneman]

Hey Mark,
You should try some "Perini Ranch" rub, if you do any smoking. I found it the perfect rub for both beef and pork.
Rick

[glencrandall]

I just wish my pantry had that much wall space to work with. I am stuck with using the inside of the door. Yours looks great. Easy project. Inexpensive. Not in need of much time either. You should have left some room for expansion though. It looks full already. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂