If this was my kitchen, I would just have the guy put on the cheap plastic white ones. This is such an easy piece to change yourself. There are lots of fun outlet covers, from all colors to wood to different metals to funky designs. Put the white ones on for now and then live with them for a while and if they bother you, get new ones. No point deciding on this design detail now and holding up being done!

They look fine. If you already think they're too stark, get the almond plastic ones instead. What color is the trim in your house?

We changed our white outlet covers to screwless stainless and they look so much better.

My electrician had several shades of white/cream/almond from which to choose. The switches, outlets, and covers are all the same color.

IMO your best bet is to go with almond or ivory outlets, switches and faceplates. Lutron makes them.

I had the white ones initially and felt they were too white. I changed to ivory and now they coordinate well with the cabinets, and with the ceramic outlet/switch covers. As someone mentioned above, it was easy to change them out, not expensive either.

I am old fashioned and prefer the look of toggle switches.

We bought the oversize textured white steel Tay-Mac covers and spray painted them with a Krylon satin. Screws too. They fit a little more flush (flusher?) than the rigid plastic and don't deform anywhere as easily as the "unbreakable" nylon ones. There are LOTS more colors of paint one can choose from than the limited selection of colors the plate manufacturers decide we want.

You do lose the ability to exactly match outlet/switch color to the plate, but with common switch/outlet color choices of white, ivory, black, gray, and brown, you can get a good look that blends.

I just bought and painted wood outlet covers. 5 bucks apiece.

KarMar00

Not on subject, but could you tell me the size of your backsplash tiles?

There are a fair number of threads on this; you may be able to track down (or make) a matching stone outlet cover.

There are some good ones in here:

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2675341/outlets-on-the-backsplash-creative-ways-to-disguise

We've used black switches / outlets with stainless covers a bunch. The beautiful thing is that you can always change the look at a low cost... If it were up to my wife (this is my kitchen) we'd have different covers for each season and holiday...