How to Wrap an Outlet Cover with Wallpaper (No Seinfeld-Level Fails!)
Quick Answer: Your Outlet Cover Hack
- Steps: Spray adhesive on the back, stick it, trim ½” overlap, cut V’s for screws, wrap corners at 120°, tape it tight, razor the holes.
- Pro Tip: Use metal covers—plastic flexes, and patterns hate that!
- Catch: Don’t get adhesive on the front—it’s not coming off!
Wrapping an outlet cover with wallpaper shouldn’t feel like a Seinfeld episode—stuck with a sticky mess and no laugh track. Whether it’s a Crystal Lake restaurant or a Huntley powder room, this trick blends your outlets into the vibe without breaking a sweat. At D’Franco Painting & Wallpaper, we’ve wrapped enough covers to dodge the pitfalls—here’s how to do it right, no Kramer chaos included!
Step-by-Step: Wrapping Like a Pro
- Gear Up: Grab a metal outlet cover (29¢ plastic bends—metal’s the Joey Tribbiani “steady” pick), 3M adhesive spray, masking tape, scissors, and a razor blade.
- Spray It: Flip your scrap wallpaper (patterned or not—ours was restaurant chic), spray the back with adhesive—keep it off the front, it’s a Ross-level mistake to clean! Let it tack up 5 seconds on cardboard (it sticks fast—watch your fingers!).
- Stick & Trim: Slap it on the cover, trim to ½” overlap all around—no full overlap, just enough to wrap. Cut V’s where screw holes sit—keep ‘em clear!
- Corner Game: Snip 120° angles at each corner—get it wrong, and it binds like a Monica meltdown. Wrap edges by hand, tape with yellow masking tape where adhesive slacks (quick and tight!).
- Hole It: Push the paper over screw holes for indents, razor a cross—screw-ready. Same for switch plates—poke and trim!
- Why It Works: Blends outlets into your wall—no pattern match needed here (we’ll hit that in a future vid!). A $1 touch-up paint from the craft store hides any edge oops—done!
Why D’Franco’s Your Wallpaper MVP
We charge $80/hour—our vetted crew wraps covers fast, with a $680/day minimum. Simple rooms fly by in a day ($680), but kitchens or bathrooms with tight spaces and obstacles (like this outlet demo) might nudge it to $1,360. Free touch-ups within a year if edges lift, free consults to match your vibe. A Gilberts client skipped this—mismatched outlets stood out; we fixed it in an hour, saved the look!
Powder Room PSA: We hit a snag with Candace Olsen paper—dark seam spots post-install (pasted the wall, wipeable, no soap). Not sure why—sending the vid to Kravet for answers. Stay tuned!
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Learn More!
More hacks at our Learning Hub. Book us at https://dfrancowallpaper.com/contact-us/—let’s wrap it right!
