Most Wi-Fi routers are, frankly, hideous. So you might feel compelled to hide your router from public view, especially if you have one that looks like an upside-down arachnid. But materials such as brick and metal can block Wi-Fi signals, defeating the reason you got a router in the first place. We decided to put some staff-favorite router-disguising tips to the test to see which method preserves a strong signal—and looks the best.To test each router’s ability to serve a strong Wi-Fi signal while hidden, we used our usual router-responsiveness test. We noted whether a container’s materials blocked or reduced Wi-Fi connections, particularly to the laptop in our test house’s attached garage, which was more than 50 feet away through multiple walls.