How to Make Decorative Switch Plates

Decorative switch plates can be very expensive, and finding a decorative switch plate to match a particular theme is often difficult. Stop searching for a particular switch plate theme, and consider decorating a switch plate yourself. Decorative switch plates are easy to make, and you can make decorative switch plates for a fraction of the cost of store-bought decorative switch plates. Best of all, you can make a decorative switch plate to correspond with virtually any theme.

The following ideas will help you make the decorative switch plate you’ve been searching for. Use your imagination and the following ideas to turn an ordinary switch plate into something unique and extraordinary. You’ll want to turn every switch plate in your home into a decorative work of art to match the theme of every room.

Sports Ball Switch Plates

Baseballs are popular subjects for decorative switch plates, and you can easily make it yourself and save a considerable amount of money. Simply buy a round wooden switch plate from your local craft supply store, and paint it with white latex craft paint. After the white paint dries, paint red stitches to complete a baseball switch plate.

To make a basketball switch plate, simply paint a round wooden unfinished switch plate the appropriate shade of orange. If you want your basketball switch plate to look really authentic, after the orange paint dries, use a real basketball as a stamp for added realism and texture. Spread a thin layer of orange paint that’s one shade darker than the background, onto a clean basketball. Roll the painted basketball over the switch plate. The texture will make the switch plate look very authentic. Simply finish the basketball by adding dark brown or black lines.

Use this procedure to make any round sports ball switch plate you desire, and if the ball has texture, use an actual ball as a rolling stamp, and make your finished project as realistic as possible. Latex paint can be removed from nonporous items fairly easily.

Collage Switch Plate