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One benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic—if there is such a thing—is that people are finally getting around to all those home improvement projects they’ve been meaning to do. Isolating and social distancing has given people a lot more time at home than usual, and for many, that means rolling up their sleeves and getting some projects done. If you’re looking to improve your home while you’re stuck in it, you don’t have to commit to a project that’s going to drag out as long as the pandemic has. There are many simple ways to upgrade your home, and they can...

While most outlets and light switches are white upon installation, they can sometimes be different colors. This might seem like a small thing, but a gray light switch with a white wall plate can clash. This blog will guide you on choosing wall plates that coordinate with your light switches and outlets, depending on their colors. White Let's start with the standard. White light switches and outlets are found in most homes, and they usually come with matching white switch plate covers—but that doesn't mean that's the only option. In addition to going well with white plates, white switches and...

You’re probably so accustomed to your white plastic light switch covers that you can’t imagine them ever contributing to the look of a room. After all, the switches and their switch plates aren’t meant to be stylish, just functional, right? But while those switch plate covers don’t take up a lot of space, they can make a big statement if you upgrade them. As the saying goes, “The devil is in the details.” Here are just a few examples of how you can upgrade those light switch covers to pull a room together. Go Metallic There’s a reason that most...

  Great design is all about the details. It’s more than color schemes and furniture placement; effective interior design is about texture, color, pattern, and lighting working together with form and function to create a pleasing, memorable space. Every detail counts; design elements such as the satiny finish on the walls, the warm gleam of quality hardwood floors, the tassels and tufts on the upholstery, and the color and texture of fine rugs all work in harmony to bring a room to life. Nothing is small enough to ignore, including wallplate switches. The standard wallplate cover is cheap, lifeless, pasty,...

Here’s a quick riddle for you: what’s one thing that can be found in every single home, from the barest tiny home to the most luxurious mansion? The answer: electrical outlets and switches. Yes, electricity is here to stay and access to electricity requires switches and outlets. Switches and outlets are protected by wallplates and switch covers. If you haven’t thought about this much lately, you might be tempted to assume that the best design strategy for wallplates and switch plates is to blend them into the wall or to place them where they are somewhat hidden to minimize their visual...