How to hide desk cables for good

The cables behind your desk aren't a design problem — they're a routing problem. Solve the routing and the look takes care of itself.

Start by anchoring a cable box for your power strip, then run everything toward it. Route along the desk with an under-desk tray, sleeve the cables that travel together, and leave a small service loop so you can move your monitor later.

Ten minutes of routing, done once, is what separates a desk that stays clean from one that's a tangle again by next week.