Decluttering/Decabling the nightstands

[Brad Johnson]

Our nightstands seem to be perpetually too small by that much. Yeah, I know, stop putting all that crap on it, but whatever. Also, with the power strip and associated phone chargers/cables, it's just a mess. I took a chance on a couple of Tripp Lite power strips with integrated USB jacks and they have worked out extremely well. With these, a 2" hole saw, and a couple of passthrough grommets, I've completely eliminated the topside mess. I put two ports in the back of each nightstand and snaked all the cables through. Adding a 90-degree plug adapter lets me push the nightstands all the way to the wall. Now there's nothing visible except few inches of clock power cord and a single USB cable from behind the nightstand. All other cabling clutter is gone. The USB jacks serve up plenty of power, too. They will charge my phone as quickly as my Samsung fast-charger wall wart. The only downside is they have no provisions for mounting.

Power Strip with USB
https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-Protector-Insurance-TLM446USBB/dp/B07KQXXKPQ/ref=pd_rhf_ee_s_rp_c_2_2/136-7779839-7910566?pd_rd_w=Knz9H&pf_rd_p=ea4c61f8-82f0-45ed-80f2-188a75a3e925&pf_rd_r=N9FBKC70ETZV0V1XZRXW&pd_rd_r=95497326-79ac-4ca2-ba1c-e5800126f5fd&pd_rd_wg=1DK93&pd_rd_i=B07KQXXKPQ&psc=1

Right Angle 1' Extension
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073F8NY83/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The power strips worked so well I got a couple of these for my parent's guest room nightstands.

Charging Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MCVOMFY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This application needed more muliti-user flexibility than the setup at home would provide, thus the choice of a topside unit. The power cable is thick and very stiff but otherwise the units work extremely well in for such limited space. Same USB fast charging, plus two handy AC jacks right at bedside. They're also heavy enough they don't go sliding around at the slightest provocation.

Brad

[MechAg94]

Looking at your links, it occurred to me that I have a battery backup for my CPAP sitting there and it probably has USB charging ports I am not using.    

[K Frame]

I replaced the outlet beside my nightstand with one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J3PMU4C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

An outlet with two auxillary USB ports.

I have my charging stand plugged into it for my phone, and I have a USB cable plugged into the other port to charge my kindle and my bluetooth speaker.

[HeroHog]

I Zip-Tie my power strips to the back leg of the night stand to keep it off the floor where the dang cat can step on it killing the power to all attached devices and making it easier to plug/unplug stuff in it.