How Do You Design Plastic Cover Plates?
Decorated plastic light-switch plates bring a bit of whimsy or personalization to a room. Make decorated plastic covers based on a room’s color scheme or a favorite theme or popular character. Any paper decorations such as stickers or 3-D miniatures will work to decorate plastic switch plates. These custom-designed switch plates make a personal gift for a housewarming, a new baby’s room or a friend’s birthday. Select an accessible workspace where the plastic switch plates can dry and cure for at least 72 hours, and cover the area with newspaper. Place a cardboard box cover (like from a copier-paper box) on the newspaper, then place a plastic cup upside-down on the box cover. Place a plastic switch plate on the plastic cup in the box top, then spray the background color on the switch plate with plastic spray paint. Place the plastic switch-plate screws into a small block of Styrofoam, then spray the screws the same color as the background on the switch plate. Allow the paint to dry on t
