Agreed, I totally need to ditch my old TV for a nice flat screen, but that's too big-ticket an item for now, so I'm living with the wires from those front ports. Love the idea of the cords inside the drawer. That might help with my living room cord octopus!

I did the same but used a thin 10 foot extension that has 3 2 pin outlets on it that's more than enough for my needs. I think it cost $4 for the cord.

The only thing I'm not sure about is putting my phone, etc in the drawer and closing it while it's charging over night. I'm concerned it might get too hot in the drawer.

This assignment is a bit of pain in the butt for me; we live in Spain and use a transformer for our appliances. Luckily, the main transformer is already hidden in our credenza, so you don't see any of those cords. I neatly wrapped up the slack in the cords and secured them with velcro. In our office, we just one power strip and it's hidden along side of the desk, so I really didn't find that one to be an issue.

The issue is really with my husband and all of his electronics; I am definitely going to incorporate your nightstand solution in our bedroom. That way, all of his gadgets can charge, but not take away from the look of our space. Honestly, just seeing the cord chaos he has going on stresses me out!

That looks horrible and is a safety and health hazard. You need to put this over on your dresser, mount the strip on the side of the dresser.

I have a powerstrip tucked nicely under my bed. The wire for my phone (with a usb extension) runs up from under the bed, through the slots on the frame (under the mattress) and runs along side the bedframe where the mattress sits.

When not in use, it tucks between the mattress and bed frame out of sight. -- Also, because of the usb extension I can easily unplug my lightning cable, take it to another room and re-attach it without ever having to climb under the bed again.

Very dangerous! My friend just lost the entire bottom floor of his house and probably all his possession in a fire started by a battery charger.

I'd be more concerned, apart from the look of things plus any fire hazard, at having all that electrical/electronic equipment so close to my body all the time. Call me a hippy...

I have no electronics in my bedroom. The only electricity goes towards my lamp. After having too many issues falling (and staying) asleep I've banned everything from that room. But I like the charging station idea for the office or hallway.

Thank you! I am always not sure if I am overreacting. All my charging items are unplugged after use. (or, in case of a power strip, turned off)

tn9design: That is a fabulous idea, why the hell didn't I think of it?!!

My husband has about 5 things plugged in near the bed and the side table has no drawers (or even sides) to hide anything. This is a perfect solution, thanks!

I did this same thing a few years ago. I use my phone as my alarm clock, so it's cable has a cable keeper on the back of my night stand that allows it to kind of retract out of sight when not in use.

I like excelgum's comment about keeping electronics out of the bedroom. I'm thinking of putting my charging stations by the Landing Area ("landing strip" makes me think of other things, as previous months commenters have noted). I also agree that putting chargers in enclosed spaces is hazardous because of overheating issues. Besides, the charger shown in the drawer is way too big, as I see only two of twelve plugs being used, tho' I imagine it was one that wasn't being used for anything else.

This makes me cringe. Safety takes priority over aesthetics in my home, so I'd just deal with the visible power strip or move my charging station rather than create a fire hazard to solve a rather minor issue.

Learned this the hard way after a colleague started a fire at work when he charged his laptop on top of loose-leaf paper. The fire itself didn't cause too much damage but the sprinklers went off and ruined a ton of equipment. Better safe than sorry.

My phone is on my nightstand when I'm in bed, but I don't charge it there. I incorporated it into my landing pad. I added an outlet high up in my hall closet so you can't see it, hung one of those picture frame ledges with a lip along the inside wall and snaked the power source down next to that behind the door frame. When I come home I plug in my phone and leave it on the ledge with my keys. I have a work and a personal cell, so that's where they both live when I'm home.

Love this idea of containing cords. We actually have two charging areas (one on each side of the couch) Really need to get these into the bedroom and out of view.
Great comment of the day. My boyfriend actually asked, "Are you going to do some more of those cleaning projects you've been doing?" He is really loving the way things are getting done!

Fab actually has some usb/outlets on sale right now from U-Socket, but you can pick them up at any home store. There are also options which plug into regular outlets without having to rewire, but honestly, it's not that hard.

Thinkgeek also has this plug hub thing which I'm hoping designers will pick up on and make prettier.

You have to strike a balance between design and safety when it comes to your electronics.

For cord containment, we're using a combination of Command hooks for cords (thank you 3m for finally making these available everywhere) and Ikea cord covers. I can't find a link to the Ikea thing, but it's basically grey tubing and it's at the end of the store in the lamp section. They always have some sort of version of it. You just cut to fit.

I'm confused--do you put the phone in the drawer to charge it, or run the charger cord back out through the hole in the back of the nightstand so that your phone can sit outside the drawer while charging?

I always worry about doing something wrong with electrical since my homeowners insurance may not cover my house in case there is a fire. That said, here's a good page on the code for power strips:
http://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement.php?id=1289&category=events&referredBy=todayHome

"The cords are not intended to be routed through walls, windows, ceilings, floors or similar openings."

So, not really sure what "or similar" means. But there you have it.

I did this a couple of months ago and I love it. I stuck mine to the bottom of the drawer with 3M adhesive and drilled a hole in the back of the nightstand using a hole saw. I needed an extension cord too, because I couldn't pull the drawer out the way it was.

I don't think it's much of a fire hazard, as much as any obnoxious power strip. Just unplug the things when you're done and place them in the drawer when they're hidden. I plug my phone and my laptop charger in mine.

I don't see any significant risks here. The power strip is too large for that particular application but it doesn't give off heat nor would I expect the movement of the drawer to stress the cord -assuming the edges you've cut are not sharp.

The holy grail of hiding power/data/speaker/etc wires has no silver bullet. Every application has a different solution. I'm fond of rolls of Velcro cut into strips that I use to bundle various cables together. One channel of wires always looks more appealing than an uncombed nest of cables with no determinable destination.

Here is an idea if you want a bed charging station: place the power strip behind the nightstand and run the charging cords up to the back of said stand. You can use various ways of securing the wires to the back, but I like using those 3M removable adhesive clips.

I have to respectfully disagree with Galatae "You have to strike a balance between design and safety when it comes to your electronics."
Safety must always trump style. There are ways of making it look good while keeping it safe. But if it come down to either or, safety should always come first.

YES, THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD! Every charging station I've ever seen has a cut out of some kind to allow air to circulate. I can't see what this entire nightstand looks like. If there's an open space under the drawer, perhaps the bottom of the drawer could be replaced with a metal screen or the back of the drawer could be completely removed, allowing some air in that drawer. But even if you aren't actively charging, I wouldn't leave this drawer closed, set up the way it is now.

If you fix the drawer somehow so that air circulates, an articulating surge protector would be a much better-fitting power strip. Bed, Bath & Beyond has them in black or white. Or you can order the white one from ThinkGeek:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e61c/?srp=2

I really appreciate the desire to do this, but the current solution is dangerous.

We have downsized from 1800 to 600 sq ft and I keep looking for better ways to neaten up and things I can live without. My kitchen counter seems to have a lot on it and I am looking for some way to neaten up the cells, tablet and reader when charging. I think I am going to try the IKEA wooden magazine holder sideways (saw on Pinterest) under the upper cabinet to slide items into to keep it a little neater in appearance.

Thanks for all the tips, everyone! It's a temporary situation, but drawer is kinda wonky and doesn't shut all the way so it's constantly open. Plus, I always shut off the surge protector when it's not in use. I think I may go the way of mounting it on the back of the dresser. Thanks again!

Please pput the power strip in a well ventilated spot, rather than in a drawer! This is a fire hazard. Talk to your local fire department if you don't trust my opinion. Be well.