Hmm..Outlet Covers - Never Had To Think About Them Before

9 years ago

Because I've had white or off-white painted backsplashes in my homes for as long as I can remember.

This time I'm going with a color - BM Carrington Beige - in my kitchen. My outlets behind the sink will be embedded in the granite BS which wil go up to the sill. Another behind the coffee station will be in stone, as well. Those 3 will have Lutron covers that should blend with the stone.The rest of the BS areas will be painted. I'm considering doing tile behind the range, but will wait to see if that would be too much.

So, I need to choose covers for 2 outlets on the painted BS. My trim is white - but is that too stark? Will off-white look like a dingy "almost" match? I'm reluctant to go w/ another Lutron color. I don't think I'll get an exact match & it might draw attention to those in the stone that I'm trying to make disappear.

Any thoughts?

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Mrs_Nyefnyef
9 years ago
I have been looking into this question too. The most amazing solution is Cloud_swift's. I'll link the thread.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cloud_Swift's Outlet Covers
ck_squared
9 years ago
What color are the rest of your covers throughout your home? I'd match those or simply do white on the painted portion of your BS. It will not look too stark.
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raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
9 years ago
White did look too stark in my kitchen, with my "Gull" painted cabinets, dark counter, and pale blue-green walls. In face, I switched out the white outlets that my GC had installed for light almond colored ones then ordered biscuit plain porcelain covers. Looks great, I think, because even though they don't exactly blend in and disappear, they sort of do because they fit in with the 1942 Colonial nature of the space and color-wise are very compatible with the cabinets.

There is an amazing variety of choices in covers, from plain plastic in varying shades, to paintable metal, various metal finishes, paintable/stainable wood, glass, stone-looking resin, colored smooth porcelain, and porcelain with anything from dogs to flowers to sports designs.

Just google (or Bing) "switch plate covers" and you will find many on-line sources. I ordered mine from wallplatesonline.com.