While some of us have been forced to use rudimentary cable cord control solutions in our small spaces, we're glad to inform you that there are other options out there. Better options. Ones without legs. Here's how you can use floating (a.k.a. wall-mounted) furniture to solve all your cord control woes.
You can easily use many of IKEA's infamous LACK furniture options (with an additional wall bracket or two) to create your own floating desk or invest a little more into Urbancase's gorgeous walnut line of floating furniture.
The perks are instantly obvious. No legs means no vertical distractions. The dangling wires may still continue to be an issue if you're not careful, but wall-mounting it near an unsightly outlet and you immediately eliminate two distractions for the price of one.
Plus, having a pullout shelf at your disposal means you get some additional storage for your multimedia and office items as well. We love the taste of pure efficiency!
(Images: Urbancase)
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Love those photos! (And the floating desk is awesome, too!)
I want that e. where can we get that?
@supershanefx I think I saw some at the last vintage fair I went to in Alameda. They're quite pricey tho.. they're just old letters from signs torn down.
But actually you don't clear cord clutter with the use of floating furniture, you clear cord clutter by using your tech next to an power outlet (which in fact does not really help).
puck73 is right.
As far as cord control goes, how is it any different to standing a desk with legs in front of the outlet?
This particular example looks nice, but the socket seems to be unusually high on the wall too.
Hey Supershanefx, the e is part of an old sign. I have no idea from where, but it was loaned by a friend of a friend who has a crazy collection of props.
We addressed cord clutter by installing an isolated cubby large enough for a power strip and a nest of cords behind the drawer on the left side. The hole is accessed by a cover that doubles as a pencil/paperclip tray. There is also a slot running close to the back edge that keeps cords from running over the top surface. That way, there is only one cord coming out of the bottom. It's a little hard to see in these photos but the large photo illustrates it best. All that said, we know the Ledge isn't for someone with a large number of electronics. It's really designed for a laptop, or keyboard and monitor, or a small stereo, etc.
Well spotted on the outlet. We took these photos in an abandoned building and the corner where we shot had the best light. Unfortunately, there was a hole in the wall just under the Ledge. We rigged up a phony outlet to cover it instead of Photoshopping it out. Not as sneaky as we thought.
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