Search with your fingers for wood switch plates

In the dark with your touch, or in the light with your eyes, these lovely wood switch plates will please your senses. Find plenty to choose from at these culled sources.

Does wood do anything for you? One of my tennis partners recently was going on and on about refinishing his daughter's cello. He spoke about how he meticulously sanded every bit of surface, researched the best finish material for creating good sound, how hard he looked for such a finish, and the resulting magnificent look and better sound. Clearly he was in love with the renewed look of the cello and convinced the sound was better. Wood is like that. Do you find wood appealing? Explore would as the natural material for your wood switch plates.

Some of the types of choices you will find yourself making when choosing wooden switch covers include the kind of wood, stain or no stain, size, shape and various edge profiles. Explore alder, ash, birch, bloodwood, cedar, cherry, fir, hickory, hemlock, mahogany, maple, oak, pecan, pine, poplar, redwood, spruce, walnut and others for you wood. Don’t you love the grain of the various woods? Notice whether different edge shapes such as beaded, rounded chamfered and squared are offered. You may agree that the ultimate insult to wood is to paint it!

Flea Market Brainstorming

When you're looking for wood switch plates but aren't quite sure exactly what, take a look at eBay. It often is a great place to get ideas about what's available. You might even find something you love!

Where to Buy

You'll want to start your search for wood switch plates at SwitchHits. Online since 1996, you will want to know that their mission is "to offer one central resource that has the world's largest selection of unique, handmade, 'Oh, WOW!' light switchplates (no plastic or decoupage)." You really will think - or say! - "oh, wow" at their offerings. They are magnificent. Want mass-produced items? This is not the place for you. Want hand-made items by various artists? Then visit this store. For me an additional plus for their wood cover plates is that they do not use any wood exotic woods that are endangered. You'll be hard-pressed to pick a favorite wood. Just look at the fishtail oak, zebra wood, purpleheart and others.

At Atkinson Electric's wall plate division, your choices include wall plates for flat walls as well as for round log or log siding walls. You'll love their online motto: "If your walls could talk, they wood beg for our unique...switch plates." Choose from among nearly 80 wood types, three different finishes, screw colors, edge profiles and shape.

The Wall Plate Warehouse website, like Atkinson above, is fairly utilitarian. What you will find at their "warehouse" is bamboo switch plates in addition to their wood choices. Note that some of their items have rounded corneres and others have squared corners. If distressed wood is something you've been dreaming of, you will find it here. Were you looking of a rustic look? Check out their oversized and embossed maple series.

Want to add a little touch of novelty to your switch plate covers? Take a look at these maple covers at Scenic Switchplates decorated by wood-burning nature scenes from North America. They are quite lovely. You'll find one of a fawn that looks like Bambi suited for your child's room. If you like southwestern, visit the desert with the cactus scenes. Bears, foxes, eagles, loons and more await your visit. One fun side note: your cursor at this website will be followed by foot prints of the animal depicted...

How to Search for Wood Switch Plates

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Choices, Choices, Choices

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