Comments on: Burning Question: Standing Outlet?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:57:10 +0000

Hmm, I’m not sure. If you can’t sand things down or build them up with caulk, it might be best to get standard covers that will look more seamless. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:13:15 +0000

Hey guys…not sure if you’re still checking this post, but I have a dilemma. I decided to start switching our almond colored outlets/switches and covers over to white recently. I started with the smallest room (fewest outlets) first to see how it would go. It was really easy switching the outlets and switches to white, and I bought a nice cottage stye, thicker white outlet cover and switch cover from target. Here is my dilemma…because they are thicker/deeper than your standard 50 cent cover from wal-mart, etc., the switch/outlet sits back in the cover so it is not flush. How to solve this? Is there a solution that allows us to still use these nice covers? Or, better to just go with the standard ones?
Thanks so much!
Kelly

By: ashley

ashley — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:10:57 +0000

whenever i paint a wall i always paint over the light switch covers and outlet covers so there aren’t blaring out over your new beautiful paint job. :)

By: Blayne

Blayne — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:44:23 +0000

Wow Laura’s deal is pretty cool! All of our light switch plates and outlet covers are white and I think they look good that way, although I do think Michael’s look good. Our light switches are the rectangular rocker kind, so I think they would look strange if the switchplates were painted. The one exception to the white covers in our house is in the master bedroom. The light switches and one plug are actually in the mirror, so the covers are mirrored. Normally I would be against mirrored switchplate covers, but in this case I think it is the perfect solution.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:52:36 +0000

Wow Laura! That takes trying to hide your outlets to a whole new level…

xo,
Sherry

By: laura

laura — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:34:57 +0000

I just came across this item from Joons, Design and Experience. Not sure if it is production, but it is meant to solve the unsightliness of outlets:
http://www.joons.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=Portfolio_living&wr_id=11&page=

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:03:40 +0000

Hah – I just had this debate with my husband last week. The almond color outlets were driving me nuts. With white trim they just look dirty and out of place. So instead of replacing the outlets, I just put a little white paint on the switches, then put white covers on. You really can’t tell the difference unless you look super close, which no one does anyway. Maybe the painted covers is something that has just gone out of fashion in the past generation? My parents were shocked that we didn’t paint the outlets the same as the room color.

By: norma

norma — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:26:36 +0000

Hi Sherry, I love reading your blog. Poor Michael he’s all upset over the switch plates. What really upsets me is when I see them on a beautiful dark back splash in a kitchen or a bathroom. Your eye goes right for the very white switch plate. Thats why my back splash is white in the kitchen, I only have the 2 on the back wall of the counter and they blend in perfect with my back splash.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:16:53 +0000

Wow! The debate continues…

xo,
Sherry

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:36:22 +0000

Sorry, I’m still fired up about the switch plate debate…I had to post my rebuttal:

http://mrkaser.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-switchplate-debate.html