Organize Your Power Cords

by Ivylore

With so many gadgets that need charging, it is very difficult NOT to have an unsightly tangle of power cords! I saw this wonderful post of a ribbon box that was used to store a power strip and several power cords and I decided I had to do that to organize all of the cords that I now have around the house: cell phones, ipads, ipods, laptops. It would have been so simple just to buy a ribbon box, cut out a lttle door to allow the power strip in and voila!... BUT it was snowing outside ( we are getting 6-12 more inches of snow on top of the 8 inces we already have on the ground) and I felt like taking on a diy project inside :)
So, I found an old photo storage box I had and proceeded to create my own power cord storage box today. Here is the result.

How to make a power cord organizer

I found an older photo storage box that was not being used.

I measured a flap large enouge for my power strip to fit through. Mine was 2in by 3in.

I used a cardboard cutting tool to cut out the flap

Cut on 3 sides only. Fold the top of the flap inside.

The flap is open for the power strip

I decided to have only 2 holes on each side. I traced the circles on each side.

Cutting out the circles was a pain! It is tedious and took awhile :(

When I finally cut out one of the circles, I was motivated to continue!

All of the circles cut out.

organize your power cords, electrical, organizing, A couple of the circles were kind of awkward so I decided to camoflauge it by decorating them with ribbon

A couple of the circles were kind of awkward, so I decided to camoflauge it by decorating them with ribbon.

I found some gold trim left over from a roll of Christmas ribbon

I hot-glued the ribbon around the circles.

the power cord mess!

organize your power cords, electrical, organizing, Now I placed the power cord inside the box and arranged the charging cords where I wanted them plugged in

Now I placed the power cord inside the box and arranged the charging cords where I wanted them plugged in

I covered them with the lid- VOILA- a lot neater looking!

organize your power cords, electrical, organizing, Here is my ipad and cell phone charging on top of the power cord box Still looks much neater than before

Here is my ipad and cell phone charging on top of the power cord box. Still looks much neater than before :)

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Ana Mayoral on May 21, 2016
Creo que la voy a poner en práctica

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Lab3779695 on Jun 13, 2016
I think it's a great! idea. I've gotta give this a try. Thanks Catherine!

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