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CartTop 10 Ways to Hide Wires in Your Home: Here’s How.
Nothing intrudes more on your beautiful home décor than unsightly wires and cables. They can also pose a tripping hazard and present a danger to small children. Fortunately, there are many DIY cord management solutions available. Here’s how to use them in different areas of your home.
#1 How to Hide Cables with Cord Covers
Your entertainment centre is usually the area with the most wires and cables in your home, but this solution can work on any wall. Cord concealers come in straight lengths, but you can also get corner pieces, t-fittings and end caps to bend and hide your wires . Here’s how to hide wires that connect to your TV, cable box, stereo, gaming system, and other audio-visual accessories:
Measure the wall to determine the length of the cables and cord cover you’ll need.
Use a utility knife to cut the cord cover to size.
Mark out where your cord cover will attach to the wall with a pencil and level to ensure straight placement.
Mount the base of the cord cover to the wall using the adhesive backing or anchors and screws (most types come with pre-drilled holes).
Slide the wires into the base and snap the cover on to conceal them.
Option: you can also paint the wire cover the same colour as the wall to conceal it even more.
#2 How to Hide Wires in Your Baseboards
Your coaxial TV cables are often just stapled to your baseboards by your cable installer. They may not pose a tripping hazard but they’re unsightly to say the least. The cables are easily hidden with a baseboard cord protector. These self-adhesive cord channels are impact-resistant and feature a hollowed-out section to run the cord through. The quarter-round design makes for a neat, tight fit against your baseboard.
#3 How to Hide Cords in Crown Moulding
Sometimes running wires along a wall or baseboard isn’t possible. One option is to use the crown moulding where your walls meet the ceiling. Your existing crown moulding may have a recessed channel on the back that is large enough to run wires through. Alternatively, you can run thin cord covers or baseboard cord protectors along your crown moulding. The visual impact is minimal, and you can paint covers to match the room.
#4 How to Hide Wires on a Wall
This solution works great if you have a wall-mounted TV with cables dangling down in clear view. It does require cutting into your drywall, but the holes will be neatly hidden behind cable covers. Here’s how to hide wires in a wall:
Disconnect all your TV cables and remove your TV from the wall (or simply pull your TV out if it has an adjustable arm).
Use a stud finder to find a stud-free section of the wall behind your TV.
Cut two holes: one behind the TV where the cables come out, and one directly below near an outlet. You can cut your holes with a variety of tools including a utility knife, jab saw, reciprocating saw, or oscillating tool.
Just make sure your holes match the size of your cable plates. Attach a pass-through cable plate over the upper hole and screw it into the drywall.
Feed the TV cords into the upper cable cover until they drop down low enough to grab and pull through the lower hole.
Slip your TV cords through another cable plate and attach the plate to the wall.
Plug all your cables back in and admire your new, clean TV setup.
#5 How to Hide Cords on Your Floor
Exposed cords on your floor are more than just unsightly, they’re a safety hazard. You can easily cover them up with a floor ramp, which contains inner channels to run the cords through from one end to the other. Various gauges and lengths are available.
#6 How to Hide Wires in Drawers
Nightstands and end tables are popular parking spots for charging stations and power strips. It keeps them handy, but the cords are an eyesore. This is a quick fix with a portable power drill and hole saw bit:
Use your drill and hole saw bit to drill a hole into the back panel of the nightstand or end table.
Place your power strip or charging station inside the drawer and run the cable through the back hole to the nearest outlet.
Place your mobile device or other electronics inside the drawer, plug them in, and close the drawer.
#7 How to Hide Power Bars
A power bar is essential for areas of your home that have multiple electrical devices. More often than not it sits on the floor creating an eyesore and a tripping hazard. What many people don’t know is that most power bars come with pre-drilled holes in the back for easy mounting to a vertical surface. All you need to do is measure the distance between the holes, insert two screws into a wall or behind a desk or stereo console, and mount the power bar.
#8 How to Hide Cords Behind Furniture
Attaching cords to the back of furniture is also a great way to keep them out of sight. All you need is some inexpensive adhesive clips and a bit of time. Most clips can be pressed on and held for 30 seconds, then left for an hour to form a bond. The adhesive is safe for most surfaces but check the instructions first. Here’s some pieces of furniture you can attach your clips and cords to:
Along the frame of the back of your couch
On the back of a sofa table (the side that faces the sofa)
Along the back legs and tabletop of a console table that sits against a wall On the back of a desk or workstation
#9 How to Hide Cords with Cable Ties
Cable ties or zip ties are a quick and easy way to organize cords and wires and keep them hidden from view. They’re the least permanent solution so especially well-suited to temporary setups. You can use them to attach cords to table legs or simply collect wires together for a cleaner appearance.
#10 How to Hide Computer Cords
Your desk or workstation usually has a mess of cords from your laptop, scanner and printer, plus various accessories if you’re a gamer. Depending on your setup you can combine a variety of methods outlined above including cord covers, baseboard cord protectors, floor ramps, adhesive clips and cable ties.
Hiding your wires and cords will eliminate safety hazards, make your interior décor neater, and your home more presentable. What’s more, these DIY solutions are easy and inexpensive. All you need to invest is a little time and effort.
