Nothing can make a space look messy and disorganized than a tangled bundle of wires. Aside from being an eyesore, injuries from tripping on these things on the floor is also common.
So how do you deal with those electrical cords and finally make your space look clutter free? These home organizing tips to hide home wires from Apartment Therapy are the answers you need:
But before you start, make sure to turn off and unplug your appliances and gadgets and do a quick sweep to get rid of the dust bunnies that have managed to take up residence in your wire pile.
Instructions:
Mark it: Before you can hide all those wires, you first have to get them untangled, which is the biggest hurdle. Unplug one end of the cord and follow it to the source. Name the cord using a bread clip or a piece of tape and wrap it around the cord near the plug. Doing this will save you a lot of hassle in the long run if ever you need to disconnect that particular cord.
Clip it: Since you cannot really hide your cords, unless you can make them magically disappear, half of the battle is keeping them neat and organized. One of the best ways you can control the chaos is by gathering them in bundles and clip them with a binder clip or zip ties.
Wrap it: Find a spiral wrap that is in the same color as your cord so it blends in with the paint.
Get on up: As much as possible, get your cords and power strips off the ground and tuck them away - they are breeding grounds for dust bunnies, not to mention an eye sore. There is a surge protector in the market that plugs directly into your outlet and can also hide excess cords. It will not make your cords disappear but it's a good start in the way of cleaning up.
Tape it: You can also hide a cord by running it along a leg of a table or chair, or somewhere more out of sight. Clear packaging tape is a nice tool to use as it holds almost anything and does a good job at disguising a cord.
Hang it: There is more use for adhesive hooks than just to hang your clothes or towels. You can gather your cords by the wrapped bundles and hang them off the backside of your furniture.
