How to hide unsightly technology in the home

WiFi, Network, Routers, Storage were all items that we used to only have at work, however over the years these technologies have become common at our homes too. One problem with having these tech items, is that they were never designed to be stylish and so they tend to be unsightly with cables and aerial poking out.  Over the years I have been sent images from all over the world of how people have come up with great ideas to blend these high-tech items into their home so here are some of my favorite creative solutions.

How to hide unsightly technology in the home:

Hide your ADSL WiFi Router in attractive boxes such as this. Just make sure the box is large enough for the equipment to have ventilation so it doesn’t over heat.

another option is to use just the cover of a book and slide the router in:

You don’t use your printer every minute of every day so why have it out ? hide it away like this:

Sometimes there is no getting away from having cables – so here are ideas of how to make them arty-attractive:

Use a curtain behind your desk to hide those cables too:

Create a drawer for a charging station – again note that is needs to be ventilated do devices don’t over heat:

note: these images were sent to me so can not credit the original source but I do seem the same images all over the web so still not sure who the original owner is…