12
Genius Ways to Hide
Every Wire in Your Home
1. Hook cords to the back of your furniture.
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2. Corral cables behind the couch.
3. Hide TV wires in plain sight.
The best solution for keeping the cords of a wall-mounted TV out of sight involves hiding them behind the wall itself using recessed cable plates.
4. Run TV wires inside the wall.
Making a few creative modifications to a desk drawer can do away with the eyesore of a clunky power strip parked on the floor and overflowing with cords.
6. Slip them into a drawer.
7. Snake cords through baseboard accessories.
8. Stash wires and routers in “books.”
10. Add living room furniture with hidden outlets.
12. Add wainscoting to create a channel for wires.
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