Home interiors have most certainly come a long way from the days of yesteryear. Busy wallpaper has given way to boldly colored paint on walls; lime green shag carpeting has morphed into easy-care, laminate flooring ...

The earliest switchplates were wooden, huge, protruding, clumsy, and plain ugly. On them sat big, fat, black switches. And don’t even get me started on what the wiring did to the aesthetics of the room. ...

There are many everyday household items that people may not think about often. Included among these items are switchplates. Switchplates are the plates that cover light switches and outlets. They can come in a variety ...