How to Hide TV Cords and Cables

Hide your TV cords and cables for a more pleasant room.

TV cords and cables can make for an unsightly eyesore in what could be an otherwise pleasant visual ambience in your home or office. Aside from the fact that TV cords and cables can serve as a distraction for yourself and any visiting viewer, they can also become tangled and disorganized, especially if you have numerous external components for your TV. Fortunately there are a number of methods for effectively hiding your TV cords and cables.

Instructions

1. Hide your cords and cables with cord and cable covers. These covers are specially designed to house and hide TV cords and cables. Gather your cords and cables together and tuck them into the cable cover along the bottom edge of the wall, or install the cable cover leading right up to your TV. These covers are usually plastic and white in color but can be easily painted to match your walls.

2. Hide your cords and cables with furniture, wall posters and even plants. Run the cables out of your TV behind a couch, a framed painting or a house plant. Running cords under a rug or carpet works well. Consider binding your cords together with tape, bands or ties to consolidate them for more effective hiding.

3. Hide your cords and cables with cloth or other decorative fabric. Get creative with disguising your running cables as a bit of flashy art.

4. Hide your cords and cables by running them along door jambs or crown molding. This process requires removing the crown molding or door jamb and reinstalling them, but it is a very effective way of taking your cords out of sight.

Tips & Warnings

• Leave slack when running your cords and cables, as you may want to adjust your entertainment center setup later.

• Don’t bend cables as this can weaken the wires inside them.

References

• Cable Organizer: How to Hide Cables within Your Home Office
• Home Improvements Depot: Hiding TV Wires Outside Your Walls

Resources

• Cable Ties and More: Cord Covers