Design re: electrical outlets...

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Linda McAndrew

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30/10/2010 10:34 pm

Help! Can anyone provide a resource for a minimal stainless steel electrical outlets without the usual sized cover plates? I tried googling it but nothings coming up, and what I want exists but don't know source.

Here's why..remodeling the kitchen/living room & they are one open plan (small) absolutely zero division between spaces and I want to avoid calling attention to white outlets w/coverplates (Lutron) from popping off a colored wall right above a long countertop run.. countertop will be a dark gray. Want either brushed stainless, or satin nickel outlets without usual sized coverplates.
I realise it's way off track from the design related discussions here but with the wealth of knowledge of all things I thought I'd give it a shot. Next step an electrican.

Thanks.

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30/10/2010 10:44 pm

I saw these on AT
That is Apartment Therapy. They are designed by Bocci and are available in multiple colors. Blessings

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30/10/2010 10:58 pm

The Bocci product appears to ...
The Bocci product appears to be plastered over to blend it in to the wall surface. They also have units with two receptacles.

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30/10/2010 11:54 pm

Looks great, and Canadian...
Looks great, and Canadian nonetheless!
http://www.bocci.ca/#/22-standard/
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http://www.bocci.ca/#/22-standard/

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31/10/2010 1:15 am

Looks great, and $200+ per...
Looks great, and $200+ per outlet!
It doesn't appear from their website that they make the GFCI outlets that Zencat should be buying for a kitchen countertop.

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31/10/2010 1:53 am

I believe it is accepted proc...
I believe it is accepted procedure in cosmetic situations like that to install a GFCI in an unobtrusive location, then daisy chain all the other downstream kitchen counter receptacles off of it, causing them to be GFCI protected, but not having to be actual GFCI outlet receptacles themselves. I had built a garage some years ago, and as code required all the outlets to be GFCI protected, I got GFCI receptacles for every outlet in the garage. The building inspector told me that I only needed to buy one, so long as all the downstream outlets were daisy chained from it.

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Linda McAndrew

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31/10/2010 3:21 am

Looks great 200 plus..
Fastfwd the outlet actually isn't to be installed into a countertop, if that's what you meant to say, the outlet is for the wall above my countertop. thanks for your help.

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31/10/2010 4:42 am

For the economical
alternative, why not simply paint the cover plates wall color ?
"No less" is the usual expression, BTW, nonetheless having a somewhat different meaning . . .

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