Maybe you could modify an existing cupboard something like this?: http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/55094-charger-station-cabinets.html

Once I saw something in Better Homes and Gardens magazine (I'd give you a link, but it won't let me search the site without subscriber info -arrggghh) that was a backless wall shelf or shadowbox frame with a piece of fabric or paper-covered foamcore board set into it. The board had small holes punched out - you could set grommets for neat edges? - that the cords ran through. The phone or pda sat on the top of the frame itself or the bottom edge, with the cord and block hidden behind the foamcore. The whole device just sat on a shelf or countertop.

Our not-too-fancy- idea: a squarish basket with all our blocks and cords wrapped with velcro ties sits on the bottom shelf of the coffee table. I wrap them so that each end is free about 6 inches, and everything else all bound up. Rarely do I need to unwind it at all. An extension cord is plugged into the wall and snaked under the sofa. When we need to plug in - low laptop battery or charge the cellphone - the cord gets plugged in to the device and it sits on a metal platter also sitting on the bottom shelf of the coffee table. Not perfect, but more inconspicuous than it might first appear.

Maybe the folks at DIY Planner would have some creative ideas?

emkay