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No Sew Cord Cover DIY

January 23, 2015 by Jessica 6 Comments

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
I have one more home decor project to share with you this week before I kick off a needed sewing week (my first blogging love). One of my good friends, Ashley, was blessed to move into an awesome new house last year. It’s been so fun watching her decorate and make (her dining room table, shelves, etc) many things for her home. A few weeks ago she was talking about figuring out how to cover up these cords and I told her to let me come up with something. It would give me an idea to blog about and she would get a free cord cover from the deal. She more than gladly accepted.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
I went looking for some inspiration and was happy when I found this Pottery Barn burlap cord cover. My friend loves Pottery Barn style so I knew she would like this.

Pottery Barn Burlap Cord Cover
Here is a picture from the Pottery Barn site of their cord cover in use on a hanging light.
Supplies needed to make this project:

  • Large Burlap Ribbon
  • Hot Glue Gun and Glue
  • Snap Fasteners (amount needed depends on length of cover; find them in the sewing section)
  • Hammer

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
I first went to find some burlap that I wouldn’t need to sew at all. I couldn’t find a plain burlap ribbon that didn’t have such an open weave, but I did find this printed one. I looked on the other side of the burlap and you can’t see the print, so I knew this was the winner.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
Once you find your choice of covering material, cut a piece that is longer than what you need to allow for some gathering. I think I added something like two extra feet to this one. Then fold both ends in towards the inside and hot glue in place.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
Next, use your fasteners kit to add snaps to both sides.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
The kit should tell you all this, but you push the pointed piece through,

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
then add the snap on top of it correctly. Place the blue tool on the bottom, matching up the piece into the hole.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
Then close it, matching up the snap into the other hold. Place on ground and gently hammer. It pushes the sharp ends into the snap so it will be secure. Continue to do the same side of the snap desired down on side of the burlap. I kept them a few inches apart, but I would add even more if I did this again.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
Add the opposite part of the snap to the other side. Just make sure that you put them on in the way that when they close they overlap the fabric.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
Like in this picture above.

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off
Go over your cords and make sure there are no unnecessary ones there. Their setup had two extra cords that we just rolled up and put in the basket. Then snap your cord cover in place. {Take not that the weave on burlap isn’t super strong, so when taking the snaps apart to remove the cover be careful. You could rip or distort the burlap if not careful.}

No Sew Cord Cover | happy together Pottery Barn Knock off

The good thing with this is that when I got to the place where the cords meet from all different things behind that table, I was able to snap around them to make it work. It doesn’t take long at all to make and can be used to cover many different types of cords. My friend is very happy with how it turned out, so it’s a win over here! Then to add even more cover up, I grabbed one of the toy baskets, added a blanket and some pillows on top, and put it in front of the outlet. It can be moved when the kids need their toys or quickly put back in place when desired.

-Jess

 

 

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Comments

  1. Diana Coon says

    February 9, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    I want that ribbon to use with that print. Any tips on where to find it??

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      February 9, 2015 at 10:12 pm

      I got it from Michaels 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kenzie says

    November 4, 2018 at 11:19 am

    How wide is the burlap ribbon that you bought??

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      November 9, 2018 at 1:47 pm

      I believe it was 6″ wide. If you don’t have as many wires to cover you can get away with smaller widths. Or you can always cut some burlap fabric yardage if no ribbon widths work 🙂

      Reply

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