Everything you need to know about push button switch plates: sizing, materials, finishes, gang configurations, and what separates quality brass plates from cheap alternatives.

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Trace the push button light switch from its 1890s origins through its golden age, decline, and modern revival. A detailed history for old-house lovers and...

Good design means you don't notice the details — but you'd notice if they were wrong. Here's why interior designers obsess over wall plates.

Swapping builder-grade plastic wall plates for solid brass ones is the easiest, cheapest design upgrade with the biggest visual impact. Here's the full case.

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Brass hardware disappeared from design magazines in the '90s but never left well-built homes. Here's how the brass trend evolved and why today's finishes are...