How to Hide Floorstanding Speakers

Co-authored by Amy Bobinger

Last Updated: March 29, 2019 References

Floorstanding speakers are a great way to get high-quality sound out of your stereo system. They’re most effective when they’re used at the front of a room, but they don’t always fit in with your interior design. Luckily, there are a few ways to disguise both your speakers and their wiring.

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Disguising Floor Speakers

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Find a location for your speakers that is out of the line of sight. Floorstanding speakers are designed to be placed near the front of a room, but if you want to disguise them, try moving them towards the corners of the room instead. You might sacrifice a little acoustic quality, but your speakers will be less visible.^{[1]
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Paint or stain your wood speaker box to match your decor. Painting your speaker box won’t hide the speaker fronts, but it can help the speakers look like they belong as part of the room. Keep in mind that heavy paints can change the acoustics of your speaker, so stick to a light stain or use spraypaint.^{[2]
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- If you can, disassemble your speaker before you paint it. Carefully remove the cones, wiring, and other components, then replace them once the paint is completely dry.
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Hide your speakers in cabinets to make them look like furniture. Placing your floorstanding speakers in large cabinets can completely hide them from sight, but make sure the cabinets have a mesh or lattice-work front so the sound waves will still be able to escape.^{[3]
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Build the speakers into the walls for a seamless look. If you’re handy with carpentry, try installing your speakers into the wall. Locate the best acoustic spot for your speakers, then cut a hole in your wall where you want the speaker to go. Place the speaker in the hole so it’s slightly inset and cover the opening with mesh or lattice-work.^{[4]
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Choose a speaker made from a material that blends in with your decor. If you're shopping for new speakers, look for one that will naturally coordinate with your home. For instance, if you have hardwood floors, you could look for a speaker with a case made from the same wood as your flooring.
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Buy speakers that are made to look like furniture. Placing a speaker inside of a cabinet will muffle its sound, but if you’re shopping for a new speaker, you can look for options that are built to look like furniture.

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Hiding Speaker Wires

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Hide cords in plain sight with a conduit channel. A conduit channel might sound like something a professional electrician has to install, but it’s actually just a cover made to disguise electrical cords.
- Conduit channels, also called raceways, can be installed along the floor or down a wall, then painted to blend in perfectly with your color scheme.^{[5]
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Hide long wires along your baseboards and around doors. If you have long wires connecting your speaker system, keep them off the floor by running them along your baseboards and over your door frames. You can attach them by using nail-in cable clips, which you can get at a hardware store.^{[6]
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Run the wires under your flooring or in your wall for an invisible look. To completely camouflage wires, drill a hole in your wall or your floor near your speakers, then drill another one close to your power outlet. Feed the wires into the first hole, then fish the wires through the second hole.^{[7]
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Go wireless to avoid the issue altogether. If you’re buying new floorstanding speakers, you don’t necessarily have to deal with wires at all. There are a number of wireless speakers available on the market, and the models range from basic speakers to high-end acoustics.