This is the easiest option if your phone jack is near the floor. If the phone jack is higher up on the wall, you may be able to place a tall bookshelf or armoire in front of it depending on which room the jack is in.
This can be a really fun project if you enjoy crafts and creating art. It does take a little longer than the other options in this method, though. Most art or craft stores have a section filled with unpainted wood crafts, like hollowed out books, birdhouses, and small models. This is where you’ll find a hollow block of wood that will work for this.
This won’t hide the jack entirely, but it will make it less likely to stand out. If you don’t have a leftover can of paint, pick up swatches from a local paint store and do your best to find a color that matches your walls.
This is a best option if you don’t want to modify the way your room is set up or paint over anything. The flat cover plate is a much less conspicuous fixture than a phone jack, so it’s a good way to blend it into your wall. If your jack is really old or someone previously painted over the edge where the jack meets the wall, you may need to crack the cover to remove it. To do this, tap the side of the cover gently with a hammer or screwdriver until it cracks and then pull it off of the jack. A faceplate refers to any plastic or metal cover used to hold an outlet, light switch, or electrical box in place. Use a razor blade around the faceplate to cut the paint connection to ensure you don’t do unnecessary damage to the paint.
There are roughly 5-6 different patterns for faceplate screws, so you need to make sure that the cover plate matches the screw pattern on the jack. Flat cover plates typically come in beige, white, gray, black, metal, or brass.
Do not rip the faceplate off if the faceplate has wires attached to it. If there are no wires, the landlord or previous homeowner disconnected the jack a long time ago and removed the wires without replacing the fixture. You can skip to the last step in this section if this is the case.
Even if you flip the circuit breaker, the phone line will still have a current since landlines use a separate source of power. If you aren’t paying for a landline, the wires are already as dead as they can get.
While it’s probably safe to just tuck the wires inside the electrical box if they’re dead, it’s better to not take any chances. Wire nuts look like thimble-shaped pieces of plastic. They’re used to safely terminate live wires, but they can be used to cap off dead wires as well. You cannot use a different type of tape for this. Electrical tape is specifically designed to prevent wires from sparking and it won’t ignite if this happens.
