Never again let it all out. Make a discreet network cabinet.

I needed to hide the mess of cables to keep my lady happy! Cost wise for my DIY home network cabinet was $25 for the BISSA shoe cabinet. Then, $23 for a nice surge protector, everything else I already had.

What I love about it is no more exposed wires, happy lady, happy life!

IKEA items used:

IKEA BISSA 2-compartment shoe cabinet

BISSA Shoe Cabinet | IKEA.com

Other materials and tools:

DIY IT home network cabinet

First, assemble the cabinet per IKEA instructions. Then, install networking equipment using zip ties to hold the items in place. After that, mount surge protector on upper support wall bracket and tidy up excess cables with zip ties.

Next, I installed a router, switch, a magicJack and two Raspberry Pi‘s on the top section. Lastly, installed an APC battery backup and a cable modem on the bottom section.

IKEA BISSA IT home network cabinet

The hardest bit is routing and organizing all the cables allowing the doors to open to allow access to the equipment. Make sure you open and close each door during assembly to make sure your wires have enough slack and don’t get hung up on anything.

IKEA BISSA IT home network cabinet

~ by BrianL

Wall mounted home network cabinet

Being on a budget … they found that the BESTÅ cabinet was a cheap way to have a network cabinet. It can easily be modified to organize and hide the patch panel, cable modem, and 16-port switch. See more.

All-in-One network cabinet

Turn a kitchen cabinet into a network cabinet and store all your computer cables, routers, modem and equipment in one convenient location. Don’t forget to add a vent fan to keep everything cool inside. Read the post.

Low budget network rack

Oliver built a network thingamajig inside a PS cabinet. See how they did it.

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