Bluelounge CableBox Cable Management Box
The original cable management box — hides your power strip and adapter clutter inside a clean, minimalist enclosure that actually looks good on a desk.
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What we like
- Genuinely attractive design — doesn't look like a utility product
- Fits most full-size power strips with room for bulky adapters
- Flame-retardant plastic is a real safety feature, not just marketing
- Available in black, white, and accent colors to match your setup
Could be better
- Pricier than basic cable trays or D-Line raceways for comparable coverage
- Lid can be tricky to close with a very full load of adapters
- No mounting option — sits on the floor or desk surface only
Full Review
Most cable management products solve a problem while creating an eyesore. The Bluelounge CableBox is the rare exception — it hides your power strip and the wad of wall warts plugged into it inside a box that looks like it belongs on a desk rather than in a utility closet.
Design That Actually Holds Up
The CableBox was designed by Bluelounge, a company that treated cable management as a design problem before it was fashionable to do so. The result is a smooth, rounded enclosure in flame-retardant ABS plastic with two cord-exit slots, one on each end. There are no visible seams or hardware — it reads as a clean rectangular object, not a piece of infrastructure.
The flame-retardant material isn’t just a spec sheet checkbox. Power strips generate heat, and enclosing one creates more of it. Bluelounge engineered the ventilation and material to handle that safely, which cheaper plastic boxes don’t always do.
Practical Fit and Usage
The interior comfortably swallows a standard 6-outlet power strip plus several medium-size wall warts. If you’re running a laptop charger, a monitor brick, and a USB hub power supply, they’ll all fit. Go much heavier than that and closing the lid becomes a puzzle. The cord slots handle up to roughly two cables per opening — ideal for keeping input and output power separated.
It sits flat on the floor, on a shelf, or on a desk. There’s no mounting hardware, so if you need it fixed under a desk, you’ll want a cable tray underneath it or a velcro strap. That’s a genuine limitation.
How It Compares
D-Line cable raceways and basic wire trays cost less, but they’re utility products — functional, not attractive. The CableBox costs more but competes on aesthetics. If your desk setup is visible to clients or you just care what your workspace looks like, the premium is worth it. If it’s under a desk that nobody sees, save the money.
Who Should Buy This
The Bluelounge CableBox is the right pick if you want cable management that doesn’t look like cable management. It earns its price in any setup where the desk surface or surrounding area is visible — a standing desk in a living space, a video call background, a client-facing office. If cost is the primary concern or the power strip is already hidden away, a simpler solution will do.
