Living in a modern home often means dealing with a jungle of cords and wires. It can be frustrating to figure out how to hide TV wires, cords, and cables for other gadgets. However, there are cord management solutions available that can help you disguise or hide every wire in sight, improving the organization of your home.
1. Hook cords to the back of your furniture
To quickly make dangling cords disappear, anchor them to the back of your furniture. Use clear cord clips like Command Cord Clips to adhere them along the back edges of your furniture. Press the clips in place for 30 seconds, and then you can hook one or more cords and have them run neatly down the legs of your console. This method also works well for hiding charging cords and cables at your desk.
If you’re feeling crafty, you can hide a tangle of cables behind a stand-mounted TV by incorporating built-in cord storage into the design of your DIY TV stand. Create a notch in the middle leg at the back of the unit using reclaimed wood and a table saw. Run the cords for your TV and other entertainment essentials down the groove in the leg to keep them out of sight.
2. Corral cables behind the couch
Disguise the clutter of charging cords with a slim sofa table that tucks neatly behind your couch. Look for options like the one offered by Etsy seller MittenStateWoodworks, which features a built-in outlet with two USB ports for charging your personal electronics out of sight. You can also use the table to display your favorite decor and plug in a lamp for additional lighting.
3. Hide TV wires in plain sight
If the cords dangling from your wall-mounted TV are distracting, you can conceal them with cord covers like the D-Line Cable Raceway. These plastic tracks mount directly to the wall on top of the wires. Measure the span of wall between the base of the screen and the floor to determine the length of cord cover you need. Cut the base and top of the cord cover using a hacksaw, then mount the raceway base to the wall and lay the TV cords inside the channel. Snap the cover in place over the top. Paint the cord covers the same color as your wall to seamlessly blend them into the space.
4. Run TV wires inside the wall
The best solution for keeping the cords of a wall-mounted TV out of sight is to hide them behind the wall itself using recessed cable plates like the DATA COMM Easy Mount Cable Organizer Kit. Remove the TV from the wall, find two stud-free sections of the wall using a stud finder, and make cuts using a utility knife. Fit two cable plates and feed the TV cords in and out of the wall. This method creates the illusion of a wireless entertainment system.
5. Tuck cord chaos into tubing
If you’re struggling with cord chaos in your home office, a cable wrap like the MOSOTECH 120-inch Cable Sleeve can help. Bundle all the loose cords together and wrap them with the flexible foam tubing to corral them into one larger cord. The slinky shape allows you to break out and redirect wires from the group as needed.
6. Slip them into a drawer
To eliminate the eyesore of a clunky power strip on the floor, make modifications to a desk drawer. Use a hole saw bit attached to a power drill to create a hole in the back panel of the drawer near a wall outlet. Feed the power strip cable through the hole and mount the back of the power strip to the same drawer panel using double-sided adhesive. Create a space for each gadget to rest in the drawer as they charge, just like home blogger Jenny Steffens Hobick does in her kitchen cabinetry.
7. Snake them through baseboard accessories
Avoid tripping hazards by using baseboard cord channels to hide ethernet cables and other cords. These self-adhesive, impact-resistant channels are designed to be mounted on baseboards. Peel off the adhesive backing and press the channel against the baseboard. Run the cables through the opening in the channel to hide and protect them. The baseboard cord channels can be stained or painted to match your interior design.
8. Stash wires and routers in “books.”
Router or modem placement can be challenging, especially on shelves. Consider using a creative router cover like the one available from Etsy seller Covobox. Alternatively, you can DIY a version by repurposing a wide binder and covering it with colorful scrap fabric. Place the binder vertically between books on a shelf or table, allowing the router cables to discreetly run down the length of the wall behind the furniture.
