The right decorative outlet plate can change the look of a wall. Some of these plates feature unique metals. 

Outlet Plates Can Be Made From Several Different Metals, Ranging From Stainless Steel to Brass

The customers who want outlet plates might want covers that use a specific type of metal for aesthetic reasons. There are lots of plates that are made from stainless steel, as well as painted stainless steel that will fit well in plenty of different rooms. Brass plates might be somewhat less common, but they're available. 

Brushed nickel can also be used to make an outlet plate that appears to be very unique. While nickel might seem as if it looks like steel from a distance, people might be able to notice some of the differences from another angle. Some of these other plates might have particularly intricate designs.

There Are Outlet Plates and Covers That Were Painted By Hand and Made With Detailed Designs and Art

Lots of customers want their outlet plates to really stand out, and the versions that were painted by hand will certainly qualify. These plates will often be more colorful than the ones that customers would be able to order from hardware stores, although hardware stores might include some covers that have relatively basic designs. These designs might be flat, but others could be more sculptural and raised. Those types of plates can cast shadows and truly draw more attention to themselves.

Finding a light switch might be easier when these types of plates are involved, but this is mostly a set of plates that people will choose for aesthetic reasons. Still, there are other practical considerations, especially for the people who need spaces for multiple light switches. 

Most Outlet Plates Will Have Available Built-In Slots for a Couple of Switches or a Few Switches

Finding plates that have built-in spaces for one light switch should be very easy. The same product lines should also have covers that will have open slots available for a couple light switches, or a couple of light switch pairs. The customers who are interested in wall covers that have slots available for a half a dozen light switches or more might need to get them customized.

The selection of available products in that specific category of wall plates might be somewhat more limited, but the customers who are interested in those plates often want to add them to corporate or industrial buildings. These are the sorts of buildings that tend to have several light switches and outlets in a row. 

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