How to Organize Electric Cords in the House

Are your TV, DVD player, CPU, monitors and music components spewing forth wires and cords in a Medusa fashion from the wood divider, bookcase, cabinet...well, almost everywhere? Here are a couple of ways to make them disappear, or at least get them out of the way. 1. Figure where you want the cords to disappear—out the back, bottom, or side. If you have a drill, elec�tric or hand, you can do the whole job with what's called a spade bit. It cuts a nice neat hole up to an inch wide depending on the diameter of the bit you buy. It's best to
�begin drilling from the surface that shows most obviously. Then if there's any splintering when the bit goes through, it's less likely to show. Or you can use the largest wood bit you have to make starter holes big enough to give your keyhole saw sawing room. The same idea goes even if you don't have a drill.2. Pound a large nail into the wood where you want the hole, wobbling it slightly from side to side to keep it loose and to make a larger hole as the starter. If it is not big enough, pound another hole as close to the first as you can or you may have to crack through any "bridge" with a screwdriver and saw away. For a really inconspicuous hole, use a bit or nail with the diameter of the electrical cord. Cut the cord just above the plug, feed the cord through the hole, and rewire the plug.3. Another neat way to dispense with these wires is to wire your end or night tables. Some years ago,I bought a table that had this feature and loved it, particularly when trying to cope with a clock radio, a lamp, and an electric blanket.4. Buy the outlet extension cord (or put one together) designed to mount on the baseboard. You simply screw it to the under�side of the tabletop at the back. Watch the screw length so you do not go through the table surface. This creates a number of outlets on the scene with only one cord going to the wall outlet. If the table is open on the sides, it will be easy. If it is closed on the back and sides, figure out where you want to go through and proceed as suggested.How to Organize Electric Cords in the House

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