cable management

Creatively Display Your Cables When Hiding’s Not An Option

5:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | We’ve talked time and time again about new and different ways to hide the unsightly cable nests lurking in your home. Instead of squirreling them away, artist Maisie Maud Broadhead cleverly decorates with them in plain sight. More »

$6 IKEA Coat Rack Offers Solid Cable Management

3:30AM Adam Pash | Weblog BitsOfMyMind shares a very simple idea that turns an inexpensive coat-hanger rack into a simple and streamlined cord management solution. More »

Use Notebook Binding For Quick And Dirty Cable Holders

8:00AM Adam Pash | Looking for a quick and easy way to repurpose some old, unused notebooks while simultaneously decluttering your cords? (Who isn’t?!) Instructables user ansanma demonstrates that the spirals in your spiral-bound notebooks make for excellent cable wranglers. More »

Use A Chain Sinnet To Tidy Cables

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | At your work station you can use a wire basket under your desk to stash cables or other containment strategies. What about for cables you take with you for laptops and portable devices? More »

Outlet-Hanging Charge Station For Your Small Gadgets

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | If a full-sized charging station is overkill for your single mobile phone or iPod, try this smaller gadget cradle that mounts neatly on a wall outlet. Craft blog Zakka Life put together a simple tutorial for making a cradle that’s perfect for single, regularly-charged items—the kinds of things you dump out of your pockets upon returning home. The DIY project pictured here is made from a bottle of lotion. Assuming you have a similar empty bottle from your own bathroom, the only cost is the few minutes you’ll spend making it. The tutorial at Zakka Life has step-by-step pictures and more information about how to make it work for your wall. Cellphone Holder for Charging [via Unclutterer] More »

Custom Wire Management For Multi-Monitor Bliss

3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Brian Connolly was tired of cramped desks and messy wiring, so he built his own desk and wire management system to have the spacious and tidy spread he desired. Pics, and full-view video, below. More »

DIY Cable-Free IKEA Computer Desk

11:31AM Angus Kidman | IKEA Hacker details how hacker Tim bolted together two IKEA Vika Amon table tops and a handful of other components to build a custom computer desk that made it easy to conceal the cables connecting the various parts. It’s an impressive job, though I can’t help thinking he should have splurged on a cordless mouse to finish the task. [IKEA Hacker] More »

Repurpose Cheap Floor Lamps Into Speaker Stands

7:00AM Lifehacker US Edition | Blogger Chris Metcalf found himself in an entertainment center-building bind: he couldn’t wall-mount his speakers because of the layout of his room, but speaker stands stable enough to withstand the ravages of his cat were way too expensive. Not wanting to spend hundreds on stands, he came up with a practical and inexpensive solution. The answer came in the form of a pair of Walmart “torchiere lamps”, those tall, wide-based lamps that are pretty much ubiquitous in everybody’s first apartment. The results were quite impressive, given the materials I started with. In the end he spent $US26 (plus some elbow grease) on a pair. I’m looking forward to trying this out in my own home, loathe as I am to damage the century old plaster walls. Have your own tricks from the DIY-home-theatre trade? Share them in the comments below. How-To: Dirt-Cheap Speaker Stands [via Make] More »