(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best shelf baskets

Luck number 13 :D

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You mentioned using the space under your futon for storage, which is a great idea. You should also consider any available space your apartment may have beneath shelves, cabinets, and cupboards. Also, consider tall but narrow shelving and storage options. Examples: IKEA Laundry Cabinet, Rubbermaid Under Bed Storage, Under Shelf Basket

Plano 974
https://www.amazon.com/Plano-Molding-974-StowAway-Organizer/dp/B000CRHD6K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1539004317&sr=8-3&keywords=plano+storage+bin+rack

I actually had to run them through the table saw and shave an 1/8" off each side to get them to fit.

The other bins are Quantums.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07211LTN6/ref=twister_B073G3YMXS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It is 2 Ikea alex drawers

Ikea:
https://m2.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-drawer-unit-white-10192824/

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/IKEA-Drawer-Unit-White-101-928-24/dp/B01CODKU3C

And my own made tabletop.

Buy a couple packages of clothespins and keep them in a decorative basket in the kitchen.

I think it's this one. I used this for the foam

On Amazon

LABELING: I label the plug ends of every plug (I often use a P-touch labeler, either by wrapping it around the plug itself or by wrapping it around the cord right next to the plug. (if the other end is also a plug, like HDMI cables, it gets labeled as well)

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That way I can tell before I unplug them which is which.

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BUNDLING: I sometimes will fold a cord back on itself and then bundle it. Either with a cable tie, or with those double-sided hook-and-loop (Velcro) cable ties.

That takes up the slack and keeps lots of loose cord from flopping around and getting tangles.

Plan your bundles so that the bundle itself falls where you want it; my vote is just a little bit below the underside of the desk (so your blue cord should rise straight up to the desk, and then bundled once it gets there)

You can get cable-tie anchors (Home Depot, Amazon, probably any electronics store) to attach to the underside of the desk (they are stick-on, but there are ones you can drive a screw through the center, or nail in from the sides), and then loop your cable tie through it to hold the cable in place.

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BASKET: There are also under-desk baskets that you can lay the bundled cables in. I've seen people get those white wire baskets for flatware (or a wire dishrack, or under-shelf basket) from the kitchen store, and use cup hooks to attach it.

But there are pro versions. This one attaches to the side of the desk; this one hooks over the back of the desk; this one is screwed to the underside of the desk. Amazon has lots of different styles, including some that are solid instead of wires, though since wires can get warm, this wouldn't be good unless it's got decent airflow (like the one at the link.

These will let you ease the strain on the plugs and also let you lay the bundles of wires in them to keep them contained.


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RACEWAYS or CORD COVERS: A raceway is a plastic or metal channel that the cord can lie in; some of them will hold more than one cord. They're especially useful if the cord will be exposed and unsightly, or exposed and vulnerable (to being stepped on, or snagged or even just likely to flop around) There are stick-on ones, but you can attach some with screws and nails. Home Depot has some, and of course online places.


The blue cord could go in a raceway up toward the desk, then be bundled and the bundle placed in an under-desk basket/shelf.

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Here's an interesting kit. But it might require dismantling what you have, which is annoying. Installing a basket under the desk to place the bundles of excess cord in is probably easier.