Cables and wires of various kinds are traditional eye sores that are everywhere, and we keep inventing various ways to hide them and to make the space look sleek and decluttered. TV cords and wires are among them, especially if you have a wall-mounted TV, that amount of cables may spoil the whole look of the nook. We’ve gathered the coolest ideas to hide TV cords, take a look to find out how to make your room look perfectly uncluttered!
Basic Tips To Hide TV Cords
Let’s consider some easy ways to make the look more accurate: buy shorter cables – shorter cables won’t be such an eye sore as long ones. Use Velcro ties and various clear holders to keep your wires look sleeker – such pieces are cheap to buy and easy to remove. Hook cords to the back of your furniture, place cords inside the walls or hide them in baseboard raceway – these are other ideas to make the room look more elegant.
Buy shorter cables to avoid a lot of mess and make the TV or other pieces look very sleek and your space decluttered.
Use Velcro cable ties to wrangle your cords, they are cheap and easy to remove and can be rocked to hide any cords, not only those of the TV.
Use a tube that goes inside the wall to make the look uncluttered and accurate, and make an outlet behind the TV to minimize the look.
Hook cords to the back of your furniture using cord clips you can buy anywhere, this is a great idea not only for a TV.
Place all the cords inside the wall and make the TV look sleek and seamless.
Hide your TV wires inside a baseboard raceway - they usually have adhesive backing and are made of plastic, so you can cut them down to size.
Conceal The Cords
Concealing the wires in plain sight is a good idea to make the look of your room nice in just a couple of seconds, and this is a very renter-friendly idea to make the room more stylish. The easiest way is to put a stack of books where the cords go, and voila! You may also hide the cords in a cord management box, a hollow mantel or some other pieces like a box or a basket.
A cable management box is a nice and easy way to hide the cables without applying much effort to that.
A mantel that is hollow inside can hold all the cables you want to hide, this is a very smart and cool idea.
Cover your TV cords placing a stack of books strategically and making the space look sleek and elegant.
The easiest and fastiest way to hide the cords is to add some books - stacks of books will keep them out of sight in an elegant way.
Tuck your router behind the TV next to your gaming console — the console camouflages it well while keeping everything connected. (@yangsinspirationdesign).
Find a vine like wall decoration and place it over the cords, it's a smart and cool idea and it will make your space more beautiful.
Turn TV Cords In Artwork
Turn your TV wires into art: place them on the wall using holders and ties or find a vine-like decoration to attach to the wall and hide all the cords in a beautiful way.
Hide your TV wires in plain sight - turn them into a real artwork using clear plastic cable slips, tape and adhesive.
Such a white frame around the TV will hide all the wires away and will keep your wall-mounted TV look elegant and very sleek.
Cover The TV With A Frame
A beautiful and elegant picture frame will accent your TV, and you may hide all the cords behind and inside this frame. Choose or DIY a frame that matches the look of your TV somehow and matches the interior you have.
A TV placed in a picture frame that highlights it and hides all the cords inside it, so you get an elegant and sleek look.
A salvaged wood frame box will hide all the wires away and will continue the rustic decor theme of your space.
A neutral farmhouse living room with white shiplap walls, a striped vintage chair, a printed pillow, a basket with a pompom blanket, TV cords hidden in a large wire tube attached to the wall.
Put TV Wires In Wire Tubes
This one’s honestly the unsung hero of quick-fix cable solutions. I found out about wire tubes when I was trying to clean under the TV console and realized I’d created a spaghetti nightmare of cords over the years. It was so bad, I couldn’t even tell which cable belonged to what anymore — not ideal when you’re crawling around behind furniture trying to unplug the soundbar and accidentally kill the Wi-Fi.
So I ordered a flexible cable management sleeve — you know, those plastic-y or fabric tubes that zip or wrap around your cords — and it instantly made everything look neater. If you go with the sticky-back kind that attaches to the wall, you can even guide the cords in a straight line down to the outlet and paint the tube to match the wall. I used a white one against our white wall and it’s practically invisible now.
Just make sure you cut it to the right length — I made the rookie mistake of leaving it too long and ended up with a weird coiled snake of plastic hanging behind the TV. Not chic.
Moral of the story? Wire tubes are cheap, easy, renter-friendly, and way better than playing cord Tetris every time you want to dust.
Slide your wires and slim devices into a built-in cable channel for a clean look and zero visual clutter. (@theuncommonroom_za).
A neutral space with a sleek and stylish media console, a wall-mounted TV with all the cords hidden away in a tube attached to the wall.
A stylish small Scandi living room with a wall-mounted TV and all the wires hidden inside black wire tubes attached to the wall.
A bright living room with a white shipalp accent on the wall used to make the TV stand out and at the same time hide the wires away.
Hide TV Wires In A Faux Wall
Okay, so this was one of those “why didn’t I do this sooner?” moments for me. I used to just stare at the ugly cords hanging below the TV like they were mocking my attempts at minimalism. Then I stumbled across a DIY faux wall idea on Pinterest and thought — why not?
I grabbed a few pre-stained wood slats from the hardware store, borrowed a nail gun (thanks, neighbor Mark), and built a simple panel that framed the TV and sat just slightly off the wall. Behind it? Wires. Gloriously hidden. You could also use peel-and-stick wood panels or even a thick piece of foam board wrapped in fabric if you’re renting — just lean it against the wall and boom, instant polish.
The best part? You can match the wall panel to your décor. Think cozy slatted wood for a Scandinavian look or sleek matte black for something modern. It turns the TV into a design feature — and hides that messy jungle of cables without a trace.
A fabric panel on the wall accents the TV and media console and hides all the cables away giving a sleek and decluttered look to the space.
A modern living room done in neutrals, with a wall-mounted TV, a faux timber wall that hides the wires and matches the look of the media console.
A sleek and elegant mid-century modern living room with a stained wooden unit to hold the TV and hide the cables inside, this piece doubles as a space divider.
A stylish mid-century modern living room done in neutrals and brights, with a stained wooden storage unit and a TV on it, with wires hidden inside the piece.
A wooden faux wall to highlight the TV and hide all the wires behind it adds a cozy rustic feel to the space and makes it cooler.
An elegant mid-century modern living room with a large stained wood storage unit with a wall-mounted TV and all the wires hidden inside.
Build a faux wall of timber that matches your decor, accents the TV and hides all the cords you won't want to see.
Hide your router or media box behind a stylish panel — out of sight but easy to access. Perfect for a sleek, minimalist setup. (@interiorworksfaridabad).