Cable box / Router etc... organizing tips?
Liza Pams
5 months ago
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Comments (35)Hello... I am long overdue to start creating a garden workspace and organizing all my garden junk. I thought I would resurrect this old post and see if anyone had any more to add to it. I could start a new thread if that is a better idea? So....I have too much junk scattered all over the place..the basement, the garage, seeds in my bedroom...lol. I am sure you get the picture and perhaps there is someone else out there who has the same problem. I just don't know where to start, it is a little overwhelming. What gives me the most trouble? Large containers 22" and where to put them for the winter. Large bags of potting soil or soil amendments....storing and having easy access to them. POTS! Having tools handy when out in the garden without making 10 trips to the garage for something I forgot, yet not dragging everything around with me. Leftover materials from past projects...a pile of broken pavers, a small pile each of stonedust and pea gravel. The COMPOST BINS! I need to get them out of sight. We have a small yard. I was hoping to create an area where I had everything garden related so it is not in a number of different places. My problem is the only area available is on the side of my garage but the main entrance to the backyard from the front is there and you would have to pass through my 'workarea' to get to it. I really love a pretty organized, neat area anyway....I am just not coming up with creative ideas for what I have to work with to make it that way. If someone has had similar issues that they have resolved successfully, I would love to hear about how you did it. Thank you! :-) pm2 I would love to see photos of how you have handled any aspect of this project in your garden if you have any....See MoreAnd now some cable / video questions (outlets, etc.)
Comments (25)Okaaaayyyy...... If I run HDMI, I would also want the Cat5 for the IR (since the TVs would be on different levels of the house). If I did HDMI over Cat6, I'd probably also need another line for IR in that case too, plus expensive "converters". Does (can) the Cat 5 run along with the HDMI cable? Where would you have them located in relation to each other? If I use HDMI for the main HDTV where the cable box/DVR will be located, I can't then use the component output at all for other TVs--I would have to split and use HDMI, right? It's one or the other signal? Thanks! I'm meeting the LV guy at the house tomorrow to mark what I want and where. Maybe a few more questions: I think we'll use TWC telephone, but I only see the need for 1 actual phone location, the rest will be "satellites" of this. This will be Cat5, right--and you just plug the plug the phone into it? If there are other Cat5s run for computer, do we need to differentiate these (from that used as phone line)? Anything else I need to keep in mind, or consider, or ask of the LV guy??? Thank you all for your help! Tracey...See Moreorganizing tips
Comments (13)Thanks for the compliments. I do have a plastic hand basket in each "door" that holds stuff in the compartment. It's a Rubbermaid basket that is about twelve inches long and seven inches tall and is flexible, almost like a handbag, and it has holes in the sides. I bought them at Target nearly two years ago for about $2 each. They're white but Target has also sold them in pink, purple, and at Halloween black and orange (I guess the intention is that children would use them to hold their candy). I hope that these handbaskets come back, because they are very good at holding lots of little stuff. Yes, you do have to lean or bend to see what's in them, but since my children are little, they're down there anyway. The little ones don't mind sitting on the kitchen floor to look through their "mail box" and think the whole concept is very cool. Right now they even have their Valentines candy in their mail boxes. I wanted to order another cabinet for my "girls" bathroom, planning on certain items in each compartment (hair dryer, ballet hair do-dads, brushes, wash clothes, toliet paper, extra toothpaste and shampoo and even towels or bath mats), but the price went up and my "free delivery" coupon expired, so the cost right now is closer to three hundred dollars, rather than the two hundred that I paid last month. Anyway, thanks again! And by the way, does anyone remember Blazedog's organizing tips thread?...See MoreTips for organizing corners of rooms?
Comments (3)What's in the boxes? How often do you access them? If you have to keep all the contents and store them in your room. Here are some ideas: 1) look on Craig's List or Freecycle for a free or really cheap piece of furniture that you can use for storage in that corner and/or at the foot of your bed. For example, amoire, bookcase, toy/hope chest, storage bench, shipping crate, etc. If needed, you can fix them up (sand and paint, etc.) and use them to store your stuff. 2) cover cardboard boxes using fabric, contact paper, or wall paper, and add labels to them. Just having pretty boxes that are all the same size and stack nicely will help eliminate the junky look. 3) can you store under the bed? 4) take a table, hide all the stuff under it, add a fabric curtain or table cloth and a stool/chair. It will hide your stuff and you'll have a functional "desk" or dressing table to use in your room. 5) matching plastic bins that stack. Good luck....See More
Paul F.
5 months agolast modified: 5 months agoThere is absolutely no need to have a cable box, DVR or repeater anymore. Streaming has replaced all that. A smart TV needs a plug, that's it. Well, if you use a Samsung frame TV (and you should) you will need a place to hide the Samsung box. I put alcoves with plugs, cat6 and an adjustable arm in my rooms. I'm waiting to get the wood frame for the TV until I officially furnish the place.
Liza Pams thanked Paul F.Liza Pams
5 months agoThank you all for your comments - I live in a small rented apt in NY - no basement, closet space.... I was thinking about getting a cabinet with cane doors to hid all the components. I don't think I need to pay an electrician to "organize" my space. And yes, I am going to get rid of the cable box since I also subscribed to a million streaming sites!! I also finally invested in a smart TV and can now also get rid of my Roku. My main concern is the "spagetti" mess (all the cords and cables). My smart TV comes with connect box (which is bigger than the cable box). I've included a couple of pics: one shows the cable box, on top of it is the router, on the small shelf is the connect box for the smart TV. The second pic is the back of my cabinet, which is where my modem lives with spagetti central.
Amanda Neiley
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ilikefriday
5 months agolast modified: 5 months ago
My low tech solution. It might not work for many people but it is good enough for what I need.
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