Bunnyproofing

Last week we finished a project that will help with (eventually!) letting the bunnies have the run of the place. They're super excited, naturally.

First, to back up a bit - when we set up our apartment in Mountain View, we wanted to organize the cords behind the tv. Partly to keep them away from nibbly bunnies, partly just so they wouldn't be a total mess. I devised a system of velcro strips to attach all of the cords and chargers to the back of the tv stand. At the time, I thought I was pretty clever, but the system didn't hold up well. The first time we had to move something, it was a mess again.

The old cable management attempt

Before we tackled the cord situation this time around, I repainted the red insides of the cabinet. I spray-painted it last time, and the surface was always rough. It attracted bunny fur and was then a pain to dust. It was pretty much just dusty all the time as a result. 

That little roller is the BEST THING. I love it more than any person should love a flimsy plastic tray. And it was $1.97. Be still my beating heart. 

Anyway.... once the tv stand had its legs repaired after some slight damage in the move and its insides repainted, we implemented Devon's really clever idea for managing cord/rabbit relations. 

First, we painted some 1x4's with my favoritest toy:

Then we attached them to the back of the tv stand:

Then we shoved the whole thing against the wall:

And ta-da! A little cubby for all of the cords and chargers and nonsense to live. I don't even feel like we have all that many electronic gizmos on the tv stand, but they certainly generate a big pile of cables. 

The idea behind painting the wood was that it would look like we did this whole thing on purpose. Since real wood will never look like Ikea laminate, we went with the red.

I haven't gotten around to taking a picture of the whole set-up truly finished, but you get the idea. The best part is that there's nothing at all on the floor. Except dust...