we are building a kitchen and I want to somehow hide all the ugly cord mess associated with phones, etc. There will be a designated “work center” portion of the counter about 3 feet long that butts up to a garage in the corner. Any ideas that don’t involve a hole in the marble countertop?
also, I saw somewhere a good idea for a bathroom vanity drawer that had a plug in the back of the drawer so that hair equipment could be stored in the drawer always plugged in and there are no cords on the counter. But how does that work with the moving drawer?
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Any ideas that don't involve a hole in the marble countertop?
Since you are building new, just terminate the outlets for things in the splash--you can get short cords for almost anything nowadays. Since you are already near the appliance garage, you could set a spring loaded grommet in the side, and loop any excess cordage in there (a velcro cord loop screwed to the inside of the garage will help, too.
Speaking of appliance garages, do not forget to put at least a duplex outlet inside of the garage (or spot one on the wall where it goes; double check that the tambour does not roll all the way down in the back). Unplugging appliances to "put them away" tends to find them, plugged in for the convenience of it.
But how does that work with the moving drawer?
The electrician puts a junction ("j-box") through the back of the cabinet, and another through the back of the drawer. These are connected by (a hopefully flexible) piece of flexible conduit (BX is a term). Another way is to have an outlet set in a box in the drawer back, and that outlet is connected by a heavy-weight appliance/tool replacement cord which is plugged into an outlet inside of the cabinet. That method is less likely to pass an inspection, however (it does allow for the removal of the drawer without cutting off the circuit and opening a j-box, though).
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