diy-recharge-station-large-with-text

With the recent addition of more electronic devices to the household,

the recharge cables were starting to get a little out of control

I’d pinned this cord organizing idea and knew that it would end up being one of my school holiday diy projects.  And with just a little time and a few bits and pieces, you can tame all of your recharge cables too!

What you need:

cardboard storage box (an old shoe box would work just as well)
book plates (the brass eyelets I had originally wanted to use proved too hard to find in our little town)
small brads
craft knife
sharp pointy item to punch holes
power board
paint
pencil
ruler

What to do:

Measure and mark on your box where you want to place the book plates.  I spaced them evenly using a ruler and then used the pencil to mark the inside area of the plates (to cut out later) and the holes where I would place the brads to keep the plates in place.

from left: book plates; marking the holes to cut out & punch; all cut & ready to file.

Once I’d cut the rectangles, I gave them a quick file to tidy up some of the raggedy edges and used my big needle to punch the holes needed for the brads.

 

At this point I also cut and punched a hole for the power board cord to poke out of the box.  This one had me stumped for a little while, but seeing as it’s not that visible, I wasn’t too worried that it didn’t look pretty!

power-cord-cable-end

Then it was time for a coat of paint (the kids chose red!) and once dry, to attach the book plates.

Too easy!

only 30 minutes from start to finish and you’ll have yourself a stylish recharge station

from-cord-chaos-to-organised

From cord chaos to organised in only 30 minutes… Now I just have to get everyone to remember to turn the power board off at the wall when it’s not being used…!!

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This