thinking about installing ceiling pot rack

I've been thinking about adding a ceiling-mounted pot rack to my kitchen. My ceiling is only about 7 1/2 feet high and I know that presents some limitations regarding pot racks. Clearly, I need to choose a pot rack that hangs by chains, as opposed to a rigid type of mount, since I have less vertical distance to work with. But, I think I have two potential locations for a pot rack that would be out of the way. One location is over a counter peninsula. The other location is near one side of the kitchen which is out of the path of foot traffic. One question in my mind is, how realistic is the notion of storing lids, etc. on top of a pot rack, in the manner shown in pictures at Storage & Organization : Pot Racks | Hayneedle.com (http://www.hayneedle.com/kitchen-and-dining/pot-racks_list_187528#N%3D761+4295158769+4295158769+4295158770%26view%3D48%26display%3Dlist_view%26pageNumber%3D1) ? As I see this, hanging a pot rack at a normal height, in terms of hanging pans, skillets, etc. on the hooks on the bottom means that a stepping stool would probably be necessary to use the top of the rack for storage of lids. Therefore, using the top seems impractical or simply infeasible. So, lids would need to be stored separate from the pans and skillets. Is my thinking clear and correct on this?