Ideas for home: how to hide wires

Unfortunately, the wireless technology is not yet widespread phenomenon began in offices and homes. So, in the near future, a bunch of annoying wires will not go anywhere on the table. Here are some tips to help get rid of the clutter and hide cables from prying eyes.

1. Hide the extension cord with the charger in the box

Extension cord with the charger constantly thwarted on a desk or under your feet, collecting a bunch of dust, and looks unsightly. To cope with this problem is very simple: take a nice box, do it a few holes and hide there all the wires and cables.

There are also ready-made solutions, eg Plug Hub from the company Quirky. This box is made of hard plastic with a rubberized bottom. Top has three holes for the cables, and inside - three fixtures, which can be wound too long cords. Plug Hub can be placed on the floor or mounted on a wall.

2. Attach the wires under the sink

To fix the wire and an extension cord under the table, you will need binders and screws (the length they must be at least a quarter less than the thickness of the countertop, or pass through, and the table will spoiled). The first step is secure under the worktop extender, it is better in the middle of the table or close to the wall. Then, in the right places binders fasten with screws. Connect to a power strip and collect all the necessary wire clips. Visually, the table has become much cleaner and neater.

There is a simpler version, if you do not need to hide a large number of wires. This will require a staple gun. To underfoot not dangled long wire from the lamp, carefully secure it with staples at the table legs. Small extender can also be fixed with staples. For thicker wire is better to use special clips (for example, such).

Clips from the stapler you do not like? Suitable conventional screeds. Wire ties attach the table legs. Wires that are on the floor can be covered with plastic or a plaque in the color. Extension can be mounted under the table top via a wide Velcro: screws fix it on the back side table tops, and then attach the extender. The wires do not hang out under the table, pass them through the cable channels - they can be purchased at any hardware store. Fix the channels themselves can be a conventional tape or adhesive.

3. Organize storage of cables

Get rid of the mess of wires will help them correct organization. To begin, gather around the home of the cords phones, players, game consoles, tablets. Then take the box (preferably prettier), place them inside dividers made of cardboard, sign location for each cable (so you do not get confused) and everything neatly. To avoid tangled wires themselves, use a conventional tie.

If you do not want to tinker with boxes, buy a basket and accumulate more sleeves of toilet paper.

If you do not interfere with the wires, you can simply attach to each label to it was easier to distinguish between them. For example, like this:

4. Keep all the wires at hand

Not all the cables we can hide in a box: some of them need us almost constantly. The solution is simple: attach them to the edge of the desktop so that you can reach out and connect the device to the desired wire if necessary. This will help us Sugru - clay-rubber and one of the most essential things in the household. Do not believe me? Then look our video.

Roll small balls of Sugru, fix on a support table. Then, stationery knife, remove a bit of plasticine (careful, try not to greatly deform the balls). Life hacking: to clay will not stick to the blade, pre-rinse with soapy water. Then a little Adjust the shape of sticks for sushi or a toothpick, to get accurate hollows (they should be a little wider than your wires). Everything is ready, you can fix the cables.

There is an option for those who can work on wood. Brusochek small holes will help to organize all the wires on the desktop.

The simplest solution: skip the wires through the binding machines, fitted on top.

5. Do not hide the wires

Seriously, if the matter be creative, the cables may become an interesting element of the decor.

For example, the wire can be fixed to the wall with special clips. Why hide the wire, if it can be attached to a bird?

Wire unusual colors can perfectly fit into the interior.

Boring chargers can be replaced by a designer. For example, these pieces offer Japanese designers:

The wires on the table, too, can look good. For them, you can build here are miniature bearings.