[the last 5 is a series of posts about tackling unfinished decorating projects and adding those personal touches to a room.  Find out how it all started here.]

Before I start off this last 5 project, I want you to promise me that this is not the project you will remember me by.  Ok?  This one is not glamorous.  It will not make me seem cool.  It might even cause you to doubt my taste level.  However, sometimes we have to work with what we have.

The Back Story

We’re renting right now, so while we’re not afraid of a little chocolate brown paint or elbow grease, there are some things that you just have to live with.  For us, it’s this unsightly mess of cords for the TV that sits right on top of an otherwise nice mantle.  Sure, we could cut a hole in the dry wall and hide the cords, but I am not the person in charge of dry wall patching in our family.

So we needed a more practical and less permanent solution.

The Solution: A Fabric Cord Cover

I grabbed some brown linen and velcro to create a very simple wrap that would cover the cords.  I sewed two 4.5″ x 18.5″ rectangles together, and then attached the velcro along each edge.  The ribbons on the right hand side turned out to be unnecessary.  I was worried that gravity would cause the cover to slowly inch it’s way down.  However, the cover fits very snugly, so I don’t think that will be a problem.

The End Result

It’s not perfect, but the brown linen is a lot nicer to look at than the blue and red cables.  I think the browns are a better match in real life than this photo lets on.

In a few months, I’ll be decorating this spot with fall leaves and corduroy pumpkins.  However, I think this will do just fine until then.

Anyone else tackling unfinished decorating projects lately?