One of the issues with plug in wall sconce lighting is the cords! I’m going to show you how to cover light cords on a wall, quickly and easily! This method is a perfect way to hide light cords!
A few months ago, I refreshed the decor in my son’s bedroom.
One of the last tasks I did in his room was hang the wall sconces over his bed.
As all projects around here go, I had to pivot my wall sconce choice because the ones I ordered for his room were just way too big. The wall sconces had a hinged arm and I just couldn’t make myself like them or the scale of them in the room.
Thankfully, I never hung the wall sconces I purchased for my bedroom makeover last year. They were still sitting in the box in my closet! They worked perfectly over his bed!
Once the sconces were hung, I had cords to deal with. With the circumstances surrounding his coming home from college for the summer, I put this project on hold for a couple of months. He cares not that these cords were exposed. Guess who did, though?
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How To Cover Light Cords
Hide Light Cords Step 1:
After a bit of research, I decided the easiest way for me to hide these light cords was with this cord cover from Amazon. It’s a pretty simple contraption, but it did take me a minute to figure out that they slide apart, not pop apart!
hide light cords step 2:
Next I had to decide exactly where on the wall I wanted the covered light cords to run down to the plug. I eyeballed where I wanted the cords to run by putting them inside the cord cover track and placing them on the wall in various positions until I figured out where and how far down the wall I need each cord cover to run.
hide light cords step 3:
Once I knew where I wanted to run the cord, I took the cord covers apart and began attaching the cord cover to the wall with small command strip poster stickers. The command strips I had on hand were the perfect width for the actual cord cover track. I simply slid one on the backside of the track and pressed into the wall.
Since these cord cover strips aren’t really holding any weight, they just need to not move!
I should note that the cord covers came with some sort of mounting tape, but I decided to use the command strips because I figured they’d be easier for me to remove from the wall if I ever wanted to. It will be a long time before I move these cords so this was sort of a dumb decision.
hide light cords step 4:
The final, and most procrastinated step of this process, was to paint the cord covers the same blue as the walls. This step required me to lug a paint can and all the paint supplies from the basement to the top floor.
A couple of coats later, these cord cover strips and the cords are definitely hidden!
Looking back, I maybe should’ve painted the cord covers prior to sticking them to the wall. If I had been spray painting, that definitely would’ve been the best course of action. Since I was painting with a brush, this seemed the less messy way to get them completely covered!
Hide light cords step 5:
Plug the lights in and enjoy the ambiance! Maybe you can play a game of “Where’s the cord?” because the ugly cords are disguised so well!
What do you think? Is this a solution you could use to cover light cords at your house?
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