Organizing Your Family's Electronics

We have a lot of electronic devices in our house that need to be charged (laptops, iPods, iPhones, etc.) and it seemed that we were always misplacing the cords and adapters and having to hunt around the house to find them. My solution was to create a simple family charging station where the cords now stay 24/7 and the electronics have an home for overnight charging.

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To create our family charging station, I first converted a standard outlet into a 4-port USB charger. Even if you don't have experience doing anything electrical, it's simple - the detailed tutorial on converting the outlet to a 4-port USB charger can be found here: http://www.drivenbydecor.com/2014/03/family-charging-station-usb-outlet-charger.html

Behind the charging station

I then made a few simple modifications to a HomeGoods letter sorter to make the charging station itself. Such a simple project but it's made such a huge difference in our house - I LOVE that we no longer have chargers and cords all over the place!

More details on the modifications made to the letter sorter to convert it to a charging station can be found through the link below.
It's definitely an all-time favorite project of mine - hope you love it too!

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Patricia
on Jan 10, 2015
Great idea! Thanks for sharing your project.
- Kris {Driven By Decor}
  on Jan 11, 2015
  Thanks so much @Patricia !
Martin Finn
on Jan 29, 2015
I was looking at a mail sorter yesterday, but didn't realize you could convert an outlet to use USB cords. Looking forward to a future where finding chargers won't be an adventure.
- Kris {Driven By Decor}
  on Jan 30, 2015
  You will love it! @Martin Finn