Manage the chaos…. of cords!!

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I imagine many homes have a charging station that can get out of control with cords all over the place. And if you have a house full of teenagers... cords have a way of magically disappearing :-). I did a quick project to tackle this, and would love for folks to comment with other creative solutions too!

Steps in the project:

1

First thing you need is a cardboard or paperboard decorative box with a lid. I used one with a flip top magnetic lid - one of the little suitcases would be really cute too.

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2

Once I had my box picked out, I used my Dremel to cut holes in the back of the box. I put a large round hole towards one side for the main power cord.

Then I put five oval shaped holes near the bottom, with two smaller holes above it. The ovals are for the charging cord access, and the smaller ones above the ovals are for a zip tie. Make sure to keep the Dremel moving while cutting. I left mine in one place a little too long and it got too hot! You could probably also do the cutting with a good utility knife.

Dremels are awesome for lots of projects. If you don't have one - you are missing out!

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3

The holes on the box seemed a little rough after cutting, so I lightly sanded them and then used washi tape to finish them off smoothly.

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4

Assembling the box:

1. Place a power cube in the box and weave through the large circle hole in the back.

2. Then plug all the chargers into the cube and zip tie them to the main cord. The zip ties will keep them in place - and also discourage anyone from taking cords from the charging station - it could certainly still be done, but they would have to work for it :-).

3. Weave the charging cords through the oval openings and secure them with a zip tie. Don't cinch these down too tightly. These ties ensure that the end of the charger is easily found, and you can push them back behind the box when not in use.

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