For the usual light fixtures — wall lights and ceiling lights — the wires are usually easy to hide. Holes are drilled through boards and channels are made to hide the wires.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100627_newport_liv06s.jpg)
The same thing can be done with table lamps, but what about the times when there isn’t a piece of furniture to hide where the wire enters the wall? In the guest room, I had just this situation; the table next to the bed had a thin base. I could have pulled the wire behind the bed and hid it there, but where’s the fun in that? :D
So, I decided to make a mock outlet. First, I slipped a white bead onto the lamp wire; this will mimic a plug.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest13s.jpg)
I cut a channel in the wall behind the table to feed the wire up the wall and through the ceiling (eventually, when the ceiling is put on).
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest10s.jpg)
I cut a small hole in the wallpaper where I want my outlet to be, making sure it was in line with the wire channel.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest15s.jpg)
I used a small piece of bass wood painted gloss white to mimic the outlet cover. For the “open” outlet, I drew on the outline, indented it a bit with an X-Acto knife and then brushed a bit more paint over the drawing. On the other side, I made a hole to feed the lamp wire through.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest17s.jpg)
I slipped the outlet onto the wire behind the bead and then fed the wire through the hole in the wallpaper.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest19s.jpg)
I determined the length of cord I wanted and taped the wire into the channel in the wall.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest21s.jpg)
I glued the wallpaper in place, glued the outlet in position on the wall and then moved the bead to sit flush against the outlet cover.
![](https://www.otterine.com/blog/images/newport/100910_newport_guest27s.jpg)