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Walls are neutral.What colour switches? Black nickel, chrome or ???

9 years ago

Walls are off-white, ivory colours. Theme Contemporary

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Southpoint
9 years ago
Any metallic switches would look smart. Decide how much contrast you want between the wall and the switch - the darker they are the more precisely you will need to position them. Try and get ones with concealed fixings, not always easy.

http://www.hamilton-litestat.com/decorative-wall-plates/linea-duo-cfx/

These non metallic concealed fixing plates look good too,

http://www.hamilton-litestat.com/decorative-wall-plates/hartland-cfx-colours/
thedaddy2711
9 years ago
https://www.mkelectric.com/en-gb/Products/WD/aspect/Pages/default.aspx
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thedaddy2711
9 years ago
https://www.mkelectric.com/Documents/English/EN MK Catalogue/Aspect.pdf
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jacksplash
9 years ago
I think chrome would look contemporary and stylish.
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indigozest
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for a contemporary look take a look at http://www.houzz.co.uk/projects/903737/lighting-control-system

you can use these as a stand alone switch or as part of a lighting control system.

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