Build a Dedicated Laptop Charging Station Into Your Desk

One of the problems with working in an office is that you have a lot of laptops, and laptops need charging. Rather than having individuals charge laptops at their desk, which wastes space and can lead to cables getting tangled around chair casters, why not build a specially designed charging station?

IKEA Hacker Jonathan Briggs put this rather large charging station together for his school, but you could easily do a smaller station for just a few laptops?the main idea is that by building the surge protector into your desk, you can avoid reaching behind a mess of cables to plug in your gadgets. All you need is an Expedits shelving unit from trusty old IKEA, a few power strips, everyday tools and a little time and effort. Of course, there's no reason to limit the charging station to just laptops. Cellphones and other gadgets would be equally at home. And if you have multiple workers, you can assign them to each cube and there'll never be any confusion about where anyone's devices are.

Depending on what's being charged, you might want to think about adding shelves in each cube, but the design gives you a good basis that can be tailored to your needs. Small offices?or even individuals looking for a neat charging solution?can use units of different sizes according to the number of people looking for a charging cube.

Click the IKEA Hackers link to see the full process.

Laptop Charging Stations | IKEA Hackers

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/D7rCkzwNh1I/build-a-dedicated-laptop-charging-station-into-your-desk

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