Lately I have been working to improve the cable management in my room and it feels like it's always an on going task. Now I've finally got to the stage that it's no longer an issue after completing it by buying an IKEA SIGNUM cable manager:
My cables in 2011, before my BlueLounge CableBox even
Around 30 cables run along here, yet they don't really affect my room at all.
8 of the cables run right around the desk and have zero impact on the appearance thanks to cable trunking.
My Mac mini, which is mounted to the bottom of my desk, has five cables (currently) that run to it and are neatly hidden in Ikea cable trunking.
Another three run all the way to the far side of the desk and are connected through the USB hub on my monitor
The cables that run around my bedroom are now trunked - reducing dust and making it more pleasant to the eye. I've left corners open so that they can reach the sockets
Finally, my personal switch in my room (which connects to our main network through an RJ-45 on the wall which has been there since 1999) is found in a basket under my desk.
You can also read about my other cable management tools such as the BlueLounge Soba cable management system or the BlueLounge CableBox and how they've helped organise my wiring better.
Oh yea, and I achieved this with flat cables too, which are a fantastic way of routing cables around a desk like this.
I will likely do a tour of my bedroom soon, as this is long overdue.
