I’m a big fan of decluttering. This weekend’s project was hiding the cable monster mess behind our entertainment center. There’s no way to get rid of the cables entirely, but I was able to hide the cables well enough that it looks neat from the front.
Before, all of the cables were on the ground in one tangled mess. I routed many of the power cables using flexible tubing, and I tied the speaker cables to the back of the TV stand. Check out the photos below to see the transformation!
Holy cable spool! One sure way of reducing clutter is to not buy so much junk.
Steve – yes, minimizing your possessions is another way of reducing clutter. We’ve done a good job of that over the years. One man’s junk is another man’s treasure – http://www.tow.com/2009/04/06/ill-never-use-this-again-decluttering-tip/
I agree, I have set some things out on the curb that had be used, abused, and left for dead, yet someone snatched it up in a hurry. I have, in recent years, bought the minimum I need. I have a rule that I follow pretty well that requires me to never buy something out of hand. I must wait a period of time before I buy it to see if I really want it anymore. 9 times out of 10 I end up not buying it. I just don’t see the point of having so many things. I have one TV, one iPod, one computer, two sweatshirts, 4 pants, 7 tshirts, 2 dress shirts, 2 pairs of shoes, one pair of sunglasses, one watch, one pair of swim trunks, one surf board, one truck, a few pictures, and one digital camera, and of course a few pairs of underwear and socks. And that’s it. To my name. I’ve found that a man doesn’t need so much stuff.