DIY Childproof, Hideaway Keyboard
Reader Richard found a way to keep his toddler from banging on his keyboard and de-clutter his desk at the same time with three adhesive wall hooks. Richard explains:
My daughter loves to bang on my keyboard and I needed a way to keep it from her reach while I am at work (at least until she learns to climb on my desk). I came up with the following solution: hide my wireless keyboard behind my LCD. Using three 3M wall hooks, I can simply slide my keyboard behind my LCD. This not only keeps it from my daughter’s reach, but also frees up a LOT of desk space for other projects I may be working on.
He didn’t stop there.
Additionally, even though I have a desktop, I decided I didn’t need mega sound and opted for USB speakers (i.e. notebook speakers). Since I was freeing up space on my desk, I used 3M wall velcro to mount my speakers to the wall.
Here’s the keyboard-out photo:
And a closeup on the keyboard wall mount:
Without the keyboard, you can see simple adhesive wall hooks are holding it there:
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Scuffs up the wall a bit. Maybe a pocket mounted to the back of the desk would be better.
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@uncooperative: second that
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keithpilot
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@CapitalC:
Did the same thing for my 1 1/2 year old. Bought a nice colorful Crayola keyboard we had on clearance at work for cheap, took off the cord, and let him have at it.
Chiz0
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Good idea to keep something on your wall. Nice.
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Looks lite it would be quite easy to steal that wireless mouse, eh?
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