Home Ideas: How to Hide Wires

1. Hide the extension cord with chargers in the box

An extension cord with chargers constantly gets in the way on the table or underfoot, collects a lot of dust, and looks unaesthetic. Dealing with this problem is very simple: take a nice box, poke a few holes in it and hide all the wires and cables there.

There are also ready-made solutions, for example Plug Hub from Quirky. This is a box made of hard plastic with a rubberized bottom. There are three cable holes on the top, and on the inside there are three fasteners that can be used to wrap cords that are too long. Plug Hub can be placed on the floor or mounted on the wall.

2. Fasten the wires under the countertop

To secure the wires and extension cord under the table, you will need binders and screws (they should be at least a quarter less than the thickness of the tabletop in length, otherwise they will go right through and the table will be damaged). First of all, attach an extension cord under the tabletop, preferably in the middle of the table or closer to the wall. Then fix the binders in the right places with screws. Connect everything you need to the extension cord and collect the wires with clamps. Visually, the table has become much cleaner and more accurate.

There is an easier option if you do not need to hide a lot of wires. This will require a construction stapler. To prevent the long wire from the lamp from dangling under your feet, carefully secure it with paper clips at the table leg. The small extension can also be secured with staples. For thicker wires, it is better to use special clamps (for example, such).

Don't you like staple clips? Regular screeds will do. Use cable ties to secure the wire to the table leg. The wires that run along the floor can be covered with plastic or a plank to match the floor. The extension can be fixed under the worktop with a wide Velcro: fix it to the back of the worktop with screws, and then attach the extension. To keep the wires from dangling under the table, run them through cable ducts - you can buy them at any hardware store. You can fix the channels themselves with electrical tape or ordinary plaster.

3. Organize cable storage

Correct organization will help to get rid of the mess in the wires. To get started, collect cords from phones, players, game consoles, tablets around the house. Then take the boxes (preferably prettier), place cardboard dividers inside them, sign the place for each cable (so that you do not get confused later) and arrange everything neatly. To avoid tangling the wires themselves, use ordinary cable ties.

If you don't feel like messing around with boxes, buy a basket and stock up on more toilet paper rolls.

If the wires don't bother you, you can simply attach a label to each to make it easier to distinguish between them. For example, like this:

4. Keep all necessary wires close at hand

We can not hide all cables in the box: we need some of them almost constantly. The solution is simple: attach them to the edge of your desktop so that you can reach out and connect the device to the desired wire if necessary. Sugru will help us with this - plasticine-rubber and one of the most irreplaceable things in the household. Don't believe me? Then watch our video.

Roll small balls out of Sugru, fasten to the table support. Then use a clerical knife to remove some of the plasticine (carefully, try not to deform the balls too much). Life hack: so that the plasticine does not stick to the blade, first rinse it with soapy water. Then tweak the shape a little with a sushi stick or toothpick to create neat grooves (they should be slightly wider than your wires). Everything is ready, you can fix the cables.