DIY Charger Station

Keep your electronics charged and at the ready.

It seems every electronic item these days comes with a charger. This often means taking up countless spaces in a power strip and cluttering your desk and nightstand with endless gizmos. However, you can remedy this problem by keeping all of your items charging in one place. By making your own charger station, you reduce clutter and make it easy to locate your gadgets when you need them.

Things You'll Need

• Letter or inbox tray
• Paint
• Felt
• Glue
• Power strip
• Ties
• Saw
• Craft knife
• Chargers

Instructions

1. Buy a letter tray that has enough slots and spaces for the items you want to have charged in your charging station. Paint the tray a color of your choosing and allow it to fully dry before moving on.

2. Cut strips of felt to the size of each slot of the letter tray. Glue each of the strips to the bottoms of the try openings. You can cover the sides too, if you wish. This will act as protection to your electronics from scratches.

3. Plug in all the chargers to your power strip. Cable tie the cords together making a tight cable trunk. Leave several inches from the cable side that plugs into your electronics.

4. Flip the letter tray over and cut a small wedge along the edge of each letter slot. Each opening needs to be large enough to fit the charging end of the plug, but small enough so it will not slip out. Use a sharp craft knife to cut the wedge into the felt, too.

5. Slip each of the charging plugs into the wedge. Push the cable so it sits snug in the point of the wedge. When ready to charge an electronic, simply plug in like normal and place the electronic into the felted slot.

References

• Pop Sci: 5 Minute Project Gadget Charging Station