Hard-wiring made easy

Installing lighting fixtures or wall-mounting a flat-panel TV without unsightly exposed wiring usually is a job best left to an electrician. FlatWire, however, is designed to allow homeowners to get a pro-look job on their own. The manufacturer makes several different products, including versions for low-voltage electrical wiring and lighting and a range of audio/video applications. (A 110-volt version is due out next year.) Once you've covered the thin-profile wire with drywall tape and joint compound and then painted it, for example, the FlatWire is nearly invisible. You can order directly from the manufacturer. By later this year, it might be available at retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s.—Ed Perratore

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[Marc]

This is also useful for home surround sound speaker systems so you can run wires underneath carpets.