You can mount a drawer for pot lids under your pot shelf ... way to maximize kitchen counter space is to store bulky items ...

That’s why I’ve always kept my sharp knives on the counter in a knife block ... more working space. Scouting around, I happened upon a nifty solution: this under cabinet knife storage.

You remove the knife by pulling it straight up. This might make accessing your cutting tools annoying if you store your block under a cabinet ... limited counter space. The In-Drawer Bamboo ...