So I'm (FINALLY) moving out to my own place this weekend, and my HT setup will finally get a Living Room all to itself. The problem is the room layout:
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The TV, equipment and front speakers would go on the top wall, while the sofa would be in the middle of the room and the rears located ~ 110 degrees pointing towards the sofa in the back. I've got two 25ft lengths of cable for each speaker, enough to run from the AVR to the speakers with about 4ft of slack.
As you can see, I need to hide my wires! However, there's no way to run wires along a wall or molding to hide them, and I can't do construction to run wires through the walls.
So what it boils down to is this: I have to run the cables across the middle of the room. Any suggestions on how to do this while not only protecting the wires, but also making it look clean? The floor is unsealed hardwood, so adhesives are out of the question. There's a 5x8 Area Rug in front of the sofa, so I was thinking of running the cables under the rug, but there's still the problem of the first few feet from the AVR to the rug and protecting the wires from damage due to foot traffic.
I've seen some cord covers, but most look fairly bulbous and ugly. Are there any other alternatives, preferably inexpensive ones?
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The TV, equipment and front speakers would go on the top wall, while the sofa would be in the middle of the room and the rears located ~ 110 degrees pointing towards the sofa in the back. I've got two 25ft lengths of cable for each speaker, enough to run from the AVR to the speakers with about 4ft of slack.
As you can see, I need to hide my wires! However, there's no way to run wires along a wall or molding to hide them, and I can't do construction to run wires through the walls.
So what it boils down to is this: I have to run the cables across the middle of the room. Any suggestions on how to do this while not only protecting the wires, but also making it look clean? The floor is unsealed hardwood, so adhesives are out of the question. There's a 5x8 Area Rug in front of the sofa, so I was thinking of running the cables under the rug, but there's still the problem of the first few feet from the AVR to the rug and protecting the wires from damage due to foot traffic.
I've seen some cord covers, but most look fairly bulbous and ugly. Are there any other alternatives, preferably inexpensive ones?
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