The kitchen is often the most cluttered room in the apartment. Pots, utensils, spices, appliances: the countertop disappears under objects while the walls remain desperately bare. This is precisely where the kitchen pegboard comes in – a perforated wooden panel, fixed to the wall, that transforms this unused surface into smart, visible, and infinitely modular storage space.
What is a kitchen pegboard?
A pegboard is a board with regular holes into which pegs, hooks, shelves, and accessories are inserted to organize or display objects. Its great advantage: total modularity. You can change the layout in a few seconds, without tools, according to your current needs.
At Aire, pegboards are manufactured in Paris in the CAP18 workshop (18th arrondissement), using Finnish birch plywood, with a meticulous finish — raw sanded natural wood, matte oiled, or stained in the color of your choice. The holes are spaced 30 mm center-to-center, with a diameter of 6.1 mm, for perfect compatibility with the entire range of Aire accessories.
Why are kitchen walls so underutilized?
In most kitchens, walls remain bare while drawers overflow. We look for horizontal space when the solution is vertical. An M-sized pegboard (96 x 48 cm) fixed between the countertop and the overhead cabinets offers immediately accessible storage space, without encroaching on a single centimeter of countertop.
Unlike base cabinets or fixed shelves, the pegboard adapts to your uses: hooks for ladles and spatulas, shelves for spices, utensil holders, rails for dishcloths... Each accessory can be repositioned in seconds.
What utensils can be stored on a kitchen pegboard?
The pegboard is particularly effective for everyday items that you want to have immediately at hand. You can hang spatulas, ladles, skimmers, and cooking tongs, knives via a suitable hook, lightweight cutting boards, jars of spices and aromatic herbs, rolls of paper towels, oven mitts, or even a small shelf to place a bottle of oil or salt.
The Aire shelf for pegboards is perforated on the edge — an exclusive innovation that prevents any unexpected falls, unlike simple shelves placed on dowels. Safety and aesthetics guaranteed.
What size should I choose for a kitchen pegboard?
Aire offers several standard sizes adapted to all spaces:
- S format (48 x 48 cm): ideal for a small corner or a targeted area
- M format (96 x 48 cm): the standard for a typical kitchen, between countertop and cabinet
- L format (96 x 96 cm): for an open kitchen or an entire wall dedicated to storage
- Custom formats available up to 147 x 248 cm per panel
Aire pegboards are available in 9 mm thickness (light version) or 15 mm (standard version with shelves). The M format in 15 mm weighs approximately 7.5 kg — easily supported by any wall.
Installation: Can a pegboard be installed in a tiled kitchen?
Yes, absolutely. Fixing only requires 4 discreet anchor points. Aire pegboards are supplied with Fischer Duopower multi-material screws and dowels, compatible with concrete, brick, breeze block, and plasterboard. Drilling is done at 5.5 or 6 mm.
A spacer is provided to leave 18 mm of space between the back of the pegboard and the wall — essential for inserting pins and accessories from behind. The fastening is invisible once the panel is installed. Installation in less than 10 minutes.
Permissible load: up to 160 kg/m² on concrete or breeze block, 55 kg/m² on plasterboard walls.
Maintenance of the kitchen pegboard
Aire birch plywood pegboards are easy to maintain: a dry or slightly damp cloth is sufficient. It is advisable to avoid prolonged exposure to humidity or direct steam. For very active kitchens, models with tinted oil offer additional surface protection.
Conclusion: free up your countertop
Installing a pegboard in your kitchen means immediately gaining space, clarity, and efficiency. Everything is visible, accessible, and reorganizable at will — without extra furniture, without invasive drilling, and with a neat aesthetic result. Made in Paris, designed to last: the Aire pegboard is the exact opposite of disposable storage.
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