Quick answers
What is Sleek Socket? An ultra-thin outlet cover that replaces your regular outlet plate. It’s flat — like, barely-there flat — so furniture can sit flush against the wall. A short extension cord runs out the bottom to a 3-outlet power strip you can tuck behind the couch or desk.
Why should I care? Because every apartment has that one outlet behind the dresser or the nightstand where the plug sticks out three inches and the furniture can’t go flat. This fixes that exact problem. Small apartment, small fix, big difference in how the room looks.
Have you actually used it? The sample landed at my door in September — I’m partnered with them through Levanta. Film day’s still on my list, so this is research for now. But 30,000+ ratings at 4.7 stars tells me I’m not the only one who thinks this is clever.
Where do I buy it? Link’s below. I earn a commission, doesn’t cost you anything extra.
The outlet behind my dresser
I live in a one-bedroom apartment. Every square inch counts, and every piece of furniture sits against a wall — which means every outlet behind furniture is a problem. The plug sticks out, the dresser sits crooked, and there’s a gap collecting dust and looking stupid.
I’ve tried the usual fixes. Rearranging the room so the outlet’s accessible just moves the problem somewhere else. Those flat plug adapters help a little but you’re still dealing with the cord. Sleek Socket’s whole idea is different: make the outlet itself disappear, and move the actual plugs somewhere you can reach them.
What they sell
Outlet concealers — that’s the whole lane, and they do it well. The Original is the flat ultra-thin cover plate with an extension cord kit: the plate replaces your standard outlet cover, and the cord runs to a multi-outlet power strip. They make different cord lengths and configurations depending on where your outlet sits and what you need to plug in.
The Sleek Socket up close
Here’s the mechanics: you pull your existing outlet cover plate, and the Sleek Socket goes on in its place. It’s thin enough that furniture pushes flat against the wall. Out the bottom runs a slim extension cord — the version I’m looking at is 3 feet — ending in a 3-outlet power strip. Your plugs go there, tucked behind the furniture where you can actually reach them, instead of jammed between the dresser and the wall.
No electrician. No rewiring. It’s a cover plate swap. And with 30,000+ ratings holding at 4.7 stars, this isn’t some Kickstarter gamble — it’s a proven fix for a problem half of us have.
Who this is for (and who should skip it)
This is for you if: you live in an apartment or a small space where furniture has to sit against the wall. If you’ve got a dresser, nightstand, or couch sitting crooked because of an outlet, this is your fix.
Skip it if: all your outlets are out in the open and easy to reach — you don’t have the problem this solves. Or if you’re renting and your landlord is weird about swapping cover plates (it’s reversible, but know your lease).
Quick questions
Does it work with any outlet?
It’s built for standard US duplex outlets — the regular two-plug ones in every American home. You pull the old cover plate, this goes on in its place, no electrician needed. If your outlet’s some weird old shape, check the listing first.
How long is the cord?
The one I’m looking at is the 3-foot version — enough to reach behind the couch or under the desk without a pile of slack. They make other lengths too, so pick the one that matches where your outlet actually is.
Where’s the best place to buy it?
Right here through my link. I earn a commission, costs you nothing extra, and it keeps this whole thing running.
I’m writing up more small-apartment fixes like this at gobuysmart.com — the stuff that actually earns its space in a one-bedroom.
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