A few years ago, it was unheard of to think about hanging a television on a wall as you would a picture.  However, since the arrival of flat screen TVs, we often see televisions mounted on walls.  A downside to hanging a flat screen on a wall is the cables.  When a television is resting on a TV stand, it’s easy to organise the wires so that they are not seen.  However, if you have a flat screen hanging in the middle of a wall, hiding the cables can be a difficult task indeed, especially when considering how many cables there are. At the very least, you have to hide the power cable.  These cables can be the trickiest because they are not very flexible and they tend to be thick.  After the power cable, you will probably have a number of audio/visual cables to hide.  Furthermore, if your flat screen is high definition, and it probably is, you’ll have some HDMI cables going from the TV to various items like DVD players, VCR’s, a cable box and gaming consoles.

So how do you begin to hide so many cables?  When hiding cables, ever situation is slightly different because no two rooms are the same.  However, in general, there are two ways that you can go about covering up your cables.  The first way is to run the cables down along the outside of the wall.  The second way is to run your TV cables through the interior of your walls and other structures.

It’s impossible to say which of the two methods for hiding cables is better.  However, without a doubt, it is easier and less time consuming to hide your cables outside your wall.  Furthermore, if you hide your cables are outside your wall, later, if you need to change your set up, you have easy access to the cables and can easily move them.  Most experts would recommend that you hide cables on the outside of your walls.

The easiest way to hide your cables is with a device called a cable cover.  These cable covers are easy to come by.  You can either purchase one online or visit your nearest audio/visual retailer.  These covers are perfect for most situations.  For example, if you have a flat screen hanging in the middle of your wall with five to ten cables coming out of the back, this is most unattractive.  The job of a cable cover is to hide the cables while at the same time, not being an eyesore itself.  This is exactly what cable covers do.  They are designed to fit neatly over your cables, no matter how many you have.  Furthermore, they are very thin and can be easily painted to match the colour of your wall.  So the end result is that all of your cables are hidden and one can barely see the cover.  Furthermore, you don’t need a professional to install your cover.  You can easily do the job in a matter of minutes.