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General Information
Please be aware that each switch plate cover
is individually made and no two look exactly alike. Both the
color and the texture will vary. Let me know if you want sets
that will be near each other so that I can select them together.
Each glass cover is mounted on a UL-listed metal switch plate cover.
Screws are included.
Type
My switch plate covers are
made for standard toggle switches. At this time, I am not making
covers for modern style flat toggles. Most dimmer switches will
not work with these covers since the glass adds about 3/16"
thickness to the cover.
Size & Price
The covers are available in
the following standard sizes and prices:
Single Toggle |
$29.00 |
Double Toggle |
$49.00 |
Triple Toggle |
$69.00 |
Quad Toggle |
$89.00 |
All prices are in U.S. dollars. Postage and handling costs
are an
additional 10% for shipment within the continental United
States. These sizes are available in each of the styles shown below.
Colors are listed in each description below.
Returns
Use the contact form to contact me for
a return authorization. Covers must be returned within 30 days
in resalable condition.
Iridizing Color
Most of the color you see in the switch plate covers comes from
the iridizing. The iridized coating consists of a thin layer of
metallic salts that are sprayed on while the glass is around
1200 degrees Fahrenheit. This coating permanently bonds to the
glass. The color reflected by the iridizing depends on how thick
the layer is at that given area. Some of the texture is already
in the glass when it is sprayed, causing thicker and thinner
sections in the coating. Additional texturing is added during
the fusing process. The end result is that there is very seldom
a single color of iridizing, even on a smooth piece of glass.
Therefore you should expect variations in color.
Glass Color
The covers are made with black and colored transparent iridized
glasses. With black glass, the only color comes from the
iridizing on the surface of the glass. Some styles are available
in colored transparent glass that is dark enough to obscure the
electrical stuff behind it. The end result is a subtle shift in
the color of the switch cover. The metallic iridizing softens
the brighter glass colors, giving them an opulent look that is
equally at home with traditional oriental rugs or modern
furniture.
Custom Information
Custom configurations, such
as 5 or 6 switches in one cover, are available. Use the contact
form to email me for information.
Switch Plate Covers
Switch plate covers are available in four styles:
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Gradient
(shown on black glass)
(click to enlarge) |
Most of the Gradient
series are silver to gold to purple to blue and occasionally
some green, always in that
order. Some have very little silver, while others have only a
small amount of purple.
Color choices for iridizing:
Silver to multicolor |
Glass color:
Dark |
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Dots
Triple Toggle
(click to enlarge) |
Dots
Double Toggle
(click to enlarge) |
Dots covers are only on black glass and always
multicolor.
Color choices for
iridizing:
Multicolor |
Glass color:
Black
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Craftsman
(shown on black glass)
(click to enlarge) |
Craftsman is a
tribute to the Arts & Crafts movement of the late 19th
and early 20th centuries. It was a time when a
handshake was as good as a written contract and the word craft meant something that took more than an hour on
the weekend to learn how to do. If you’re thinking about
sprucing up the old bungalow, this might be the one.
Color choices for
iridizing:
Multicolor |
Glass color:
Black
Kelly Green |
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Topography
Single Toggle
(shown on red glass)
(click to enlarge) |
Topography
Triple Toggle
(shown on black glass)
(click to enlarge) |
I love the photographs of
Earth taken from space. Topography is in response to
those images. Again, this one is always multi-colored, but there
will be a predominant theme.
Color choices for
iridizing:
Multicolor |
Glass color:
Black
Kelly Green
Red |
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