1. I HATE how ugly my router and modem are in my office. All those cords hanging around and looking mixed up. I had seen this, so, I had an idea, why not hide them too! I have had these orange Kassett boxes from Ikea for years and just never got around to putting stuff in them. So here is what I did. (sorry, I forgot to take step-by-step photos).
First up I took my handy dandy box cutter and cut two square holes out of the back of the box, and another square hole on the bottom of the box, so the modem sits on the dresser, not on the cardboard box. I also cut the entire top off the box, since you can't see it anyway. Having those extra holes is a MUST for ventilation. I figured out the best way to do the cords and wrapped them all up inside the box, even my super long Ethernet cord! Then I threw on the box lid. So far, my husband, whose computer is upstairs on the other side of the house hasn't said anything about his wireless connection being slower. SO I think we shall keep it like this! It makes the top of my shelf look a ton better and now I can add other boxes to the top of my shelf so it doesn't look so alone and out of place!
2. I also decided I have these USB cords on the front of my desk that always fall down and try to get sucked into the vacuum! Well, not anymore! I used those big black binder clips on the keyboard drawer of my other desk to keep them off the ground! Just pull them through to connect to the computer! Super simple and pretty much free since Ive had those clips for years! They were just collecting dust in my drawer.
