Cable that is all walled up

For any room that lacks a closet, bring the cable into the room from the chase at a corner. If the cable enters the room through the ceiling from the chase above, bring the cable down the seam of the walls that create the corner (and paint the cable to match the wall). Then run the cable along the baseboard to the computer. If the cable enters the room through the floor from the chase below, run the cable along the baseboard to the computer.

Tip Here are a couple of other schemes to consider if all your computers are on the same floor:

• If your computers are on the second floor, run the cable across the attic floor (or crawlspace above the second floor). Then you can drop the cable down a corner to each computer.
• If your computers are on the first floor, run the cable across the basement ceiling (or crawlspace). Then you can snake the cable up to each computer.