The Clear Switch: Forbes & Lomax

We need to have our entire house rewired sometime within the next year ("within the next year" is code for: whenever we can afford the huge price tag of rewiring our whole house).  We have knob & tube wiring throughout, and I have proof.  Remember this?  Anyway, since I have severely unrealistic expectations (I bought this house, didn't I?) and expensive taste, these Forbes & Lomax switches are HIGH on the new electrical wishlist.  Oh sure, they're pricey...  but, what the hell?  Just throw it in with the price of the new electrical.

Ok, let's get to it.  Forbes & Lomax is a company based in London.  They reproduce light switches-- inspired by the fabulous designs of the 1930s-- in finishes like unlaquered brass (my fave), nickel silver, antique bronze, and stainless steel.  Their products feature a clear acrylic backplate (with no screws in sight!), that allow the wallpaper or painted wall to show through!  Thus, further showcasing the adorable toggle switch.  I mean, did you ever think that you could feel this way about a light switch?

They even have dimmers...

Maybe upstairs, we'll go with the antique bronze?

Or, the unlacquered brass?

They were also used in Carrie & Big's apartment in Sex & The City 2.  See it there in the background?

It's all about the details, people.

Happy Hump Day!

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