You can’t deny that we live in a technologically driven world, and with that comes all the cables. Practically every room has cables to organize nowadays, but the good news is cable management is easy! To avoid being completely overwhelmed and constantly tripping over all your cables, take the time to organize your cables. Continue reading for some tips for managing your cables at home.
Go wireless where you can and declutter
The easiest solution for keeping your cables organized is getting rid of cables wherever you can. A lot of devices nowadays are wireless or only need one or two cables. Take advantage of technology such as wireless charging, which allows you to get rid of an extra cable. Don’t forget you can also use this opportunity to declutter anything with a cable that you don’t actually use. How many of you still have a landline you never use boxed up somewhere?
Use simple bunching methods
Unfortunately, you can’t always choose the length of a device’s cable, and it doesn’t make financial sense to re-buy shorter cables just to reduce clutter. So do you just deal with the mess of cables? Of course not! There are easy solutions. For example, once you coil the excess cable, you can use zip ties to keep your cables together. If you have a lot of cables that drape behind your desk, you could tape a binder clip to the back of the table. This allows you to run the cables through the silver handle on the clip. Of course, if you want a solution that looks nicer, there are plenty of cable management products online.
Organize one area at a time
With so many cables, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed if you’re trying to organize multiple rooms at a time. To save yourself from unnecessary stress, focus on working on one area at a time. We suggest starting in the areas you use every day, such as a home office, entertainment center, and side tables. In fact, there are more reasons to organize the cables in your home office than for organizing itself—for instance, a tidy workplace leads to higher productivity and less stress.
Whether you’re an organizer or not, do your best to enjoy the process. There’s nothing quite like walking into a tidy, peaceful room. Nobody wants to see a mess of cables, and the chances are you don’t want to, either. So get those cables cleaned up, and have fun with these tips for managing your cables at home!
