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Need clever solution to hide power cords hanging from sloped ceiling

8 years ago

We hung our tv from a sloped ceiling and how need a clever way to hide or disguise the power and cable cords that hang from the wall to the tv and show when you walk beside or in front of the tv. Any and all ideas are welcome, thanks!



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  • PRO
    8 years ago

    Hard to tell from this photo, but is there enough room for a small shelf unit under the TV ? Alternatively, you could go to a place like the Container Store and buy one of those cord-wrangler systems that look a bit more attractive. https://www.containerstore.com/s/office/cable-management/cable-twisters/12d?productId=10032628


    Lee Baer thanked Sabrina Alfin Interiors
  • 8 years ago

    Can you not move the outlets?

  • 8 years ago

    Outlets cannot be moved because this is previous attic space and there is blown closed cell insulation behind the drywall.

  • 8 years ago

    Wiremold. Run the cords up to the ceiling, down the slant, and down the wall. You can then paint it to match your wall. Here is one option of many:

    https://www.amazon.ca/Wiremold-CMK10-Mate-Cord-Organizer/dp/B0015EA3P2?th=1&psc=1&source=googleshopping&locale=en-CA&tag=googcana-20&ref=pd_sl_7sjgv2c37z_e

    Lee Baer thanked miss lindsey (She/Her)
  • 8 years ago

    We just moved an outlet in a difficult place. You need to do it from the front so you can create a path where you want the wires run to.

    For us, we don't mind patching drywall. Some others can't or won't do it.

    Assuming the outlets won't be moved, can you take a photo from the front?

    Lee Baer thanked User
  • 8 years ago

  • 8 years ago

    I read about the wire hiding systems that attach to the wall but my problem is the wires hanging from the wall to the back of the tv that I need to hide as they are not attached to the wall or ceiling, and can't be becuase of lack of length, and are just hanging in midair.

  • 8 years ago

    Front view photo just posted.

  • 8 years ago

    So if you run the cords up the wall to the ceiling, then up the ceiling, at what point do you run out of cord? If the cords slant from the ceiling to the tv, would the tv hide them from the front?

  • 8 years ago

    Where you have a small plant, you can add a taller plant or a bookshelf to hide the side view.

    Lee Baer thanked miss lindsey (She/Her)
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    I would hide it with a low piece of furniture. That would be your best bet! I live in a Cape Cod with slanted ceilings. We have our bedroom TV hung above one of the windows and my husband will buy clips to run the cord around the entire window so that when the curtain is open, it will hide the cord. I see you are also worried about the side view. I suggest doing what lindsey (above me) suggested.

    Lee Baer thanked Bev
  • 8 years ago

    I blue taped up the cords up the wall to the sloped ceiling and then back to the tv (and they are all longer than I thought) so you can see that even if I used a cord management system that attaches to the wall I will still have cords running from the sloped ceiling to the back of the tv that will be visible. I think I need to disguise the cords somehow rather than cord management them, ?

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Do you have any creative woodworking people in your family or someone you know? The other solution would be to make a custom cabinet that will fit into the space. Just a thought!

    Lee Baer thanked Bev
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Well, ideally they would go up to the bracket and then down from there (you can use electrical tape for that.) Don't know if you have enough for that, though.

    TV seems low, do you have to move the tv up to watch it? If not, there are different tv mounting brackets that would mount to the sloped section and you would just tilt the tv down to be vertical. Then you wouldn't really see the bracket from the front.

    Lee Baer thanked User
  • 8 years ago

    Correct, the wires aren't long enough to make it to the bracket. After a ton of research this was the only bracket that would work for us because the tv needs to swivel to the other side of the room and that's as high as we could mount it before the left tv corner would hit the adjoining sloped ceiling. Thanks for all of your suggestions! ;-)


  • 8 years ago

    I really do think that if you gather them together, run them straight up pulled as taught as they can go, you'll be able to have just a few inches of neatly bundled cords running taught from the ceiling to the bracket. Once they are bundled together (you can use Velcro strips made for this purpose) they won't be noticeable at all.

    Other than that the only option I see is to obstruct the view with furniture and/or plants.


    Lee Baer thanked miss lindsey (She/Her)
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Can you nail a square of dry wall or some such, that will let the wires go behind it to hide them. You will see the wires going from the TV to the top part of the dry wall but when finished a tall busy plant will hide that. Paint the drywall or plywood or whatever, the same color as your wall and you might put a molding around the square of plywood, to make it look like part of the wall. Then the wires going down the lower straight part of your wall can be covered with a low table, a basket, or plant.

    Lee Baer thanked erinsean
  • 8 years ago
    Are the short cords both power cords plugged into the outlet? If so, mount a small power strip on the slope to give you more slack.
    Lee Baer thanked sofaspud
  • 8 years ago
    Gather them as much as you can and zip tie them. Then place a big plant or something on the side.
    Lee Baer thanked Sandybean
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Bundle them up and then use lamp cord covers, or search for lamp chain cord covers. They're readily available in different colors to match your wall paint e.g Walmart or Wayfair.

    Lee Baer thanked partim
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Hi Lee Baer, for the power cords that are too short to run up the bracket, is it possible to use a cord extension cable? You can then run the power cord (that is currently too short to run up the bracket) up the TV bracket and down the sloped wall until it reaches the extension cord. You can manage both the power cord and extension cord with the previously mentioned cord management system (e.g. wire mold).

    Also, I guess I'm not understanding the advantage of mounting the TV to the sloped wall as you've done here. Is the goal to leave floor space beneath the TV open as opposed to letting the TV sit on a low media console?

    Lee Baer thanked Hello Kitty
  • 8 years ago
    Build a u shaped box, a few inches wide and an inch thick or so, just enough for the plug ends of the cords. Mount the box on the wall so it would run from the bracket down to the kneewall. Use extension cables/cords so the cables are long enough to run through the box. Then paint the box to match the drywall and you will only see cables at the very bottom

    I have a similar issue, although I was able to put the electrical outlet on the upper slanted portion or the ceiling. Unfortunately, I was not thinking about the connectivity issues, just the power, when I placed the outlet. So, DH bought a box that transmits the cable signals wirelessly in the house. Our tv is too old to receive wireless so he has bought an Amazon firestick which is supposed to plug directly in to the tv input. That gadget shows up tomorrow, so I dont know how well it will work. In the meantime, I am able to watch tv on my tablet, anywherenin the house.

    The box is called Hauppauge cordcutter tv and costs about $80. Well worth it to me to avoid a cord hanging down from the tv
    Lee Baer thanked Lyndee Lee
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Might try a "hillbilly fix": Hide the wires in pipe(s) painted the same color as the wall. The pipe could begin hidden behind the tv and end in a box that sets in front of and covers/hides both the electrical and cable/phone outlet.

    Lee Baer thanked suezbell
  • 8 years ago

    You might consider building a box the shape of the space behind and below the tv between the tv and wall and floor. You could use the box for storing some of your media related items as well as hiding the wires.

    Lee Baer thanked suezbell
  • 8 years ago

    Just setting a small footlocker behind the tv with holes drilled in both front and back for the wires could work.

    Lee Baer thanked suezbell