Home Decor: Decorative Switch Plate Covers
Most of the switch plates in your home are standard white or ivory in color, which are quite standard in all homes. Switch plate covers are commonly overlooked by many homeowners but nowadays, they can be a good way of expressing a decor style. Whether you’re repainting the walls in your kitchen or, renovating the bathroom, your personal touch can reflect throughout your home. You can enhance the interior design of your home by purchasing elegantly designed light switch plate covers. You can also perk up a light switch by adding some personal touch on the plates through covering, painting, embellishing, or carving them.
Switch plates painting – An easy way to update or change the appearance of a plate is through painting; You can create your own designs or copy some elements that already exists in your room by using acrylic paints. When making the paint bond better to the switch plate, use a 200 grit of sand paper before painting and if the plate is going to be in a high traffic area, a coat or two of spray-on clear coat should give enough protection to keep it looking fresh for years.
Switch plates carving – If you have carving tools and you know how to use them, then carving switch plates should be easy for you. Use a wooden switch plate as a starting base and put your carving skills with a pattern around the switch. Match the decor of each room by choosing one element and building on it, such as a pattern in a rug or on a tablecloth. Switch plates are one way to get in the spirit of a new season or holiday by easily changing it and carving out seasonal patterns.
Embellish of a switch plates – When thinking of putting some embellishments to your switch plates, head to a craft store because they have tons of embellishments for scrapbooking, beading and jewelry making. Find some small items that are fairly flat and use these to decorate your switch plates by hot gluing them. Just be careful though, because using too much glue can cause the heat to melt the switch plate covers.
Switch plates paper decorating – By using decoupage glue, you can place pieces of cut paper onto the plates and create designs or scenes with maps, tissue paper, stationary, wrapping paper and a whole lot more! Combine the papers with embellishments or paints, and create a master piece for your switch plate covers.
Replace your old and boring plastic or ceramic switch plate covers with new and durable switch plates and your room will definitely have an added touch of elegance personalisation.