Has your tangling mess of cords behind your entertainment center or under your desk

become an eyesore? While concealing them might feel next to impossible, there are

actually a few simple ways you can hide your cords — or at least keep them neat

and organized:

Cordless

• Run cords into the wall. 
  Mount your flat-screen TV or gaming system directly
• onto the wall; then drill
• two small holes to run the cords into the wall and out
• near the outlet.

• Hide cables just under the surface of your desk. 
  Mount a desk management tray, rain gutter or wire
• basket to the underside
• of your desk and store cords inside, out of view.

• Conceal cords inside furniture.
  Tuck TV cords directly into a cabinet or entertainment center; if needed,
• drill a hole on the top for the wires.

• Bundle cords together.
  Using cable ties, a cord wrap or even a toilet paper roll, bundle cords
• together to keep them looking neat.

• Use cord organizers.
  Run cords through cord hooks behind your desk or along the legs of
• furniture, feed them through a cable catch or wind them through a cable reel.

• Make a docking station.
  Repurpose a magazine rack to create a fashionable docking station for your
• phone, laptop and tablet; then run all the cords through a multi-cable holder.

• Get a cord cover. 
  If your cords are located near a baseboard or other visible area, hide them
• under a cord cover — they come in a variety of styles to match your décor.

• Go wireless. 
  You may also want to consider getting a wireless mouse, keyboard or
• charging station. The fewer cords you’re working with, the easier
• it will be to hide them.

Fresh Ideas from Hunter Douglas