Check Your Thrift Store For A Dainty Way To Cover Ugly Outlets

With a fun thrift store trinket and a little imagination, you can create magic! There are endless thrift flip opportunities when you're willing to look beyond the intended use of an item. You would be surprised how much a simple DIY crafted with seemingly unremarkable secondhand finds can elevate your home. One super fun project you can take on is creating a stylish cover to hide unsightly outlets. All you need is a tea bag holder, craft glue, and a plastic outlet cover.

This project is super simple. First, find a tea bag holder you love at the thrift store. These dishes are typically just big enough to place your tea bag onto. They can be fairly simple or more decorative. You can find them with fun floral patterns, fish-shaped spoon designs, leaf-shaped designs, and more. There are a host of whimsical tea bag holders to discover. If you don't find one that calls to you at the thrift, try searching estate sales or vintage markets. Once you find the perfect one, simply glue a plastic outlet cover on the bottom of the trinket. Allow it to dry completely and there you have it — a one of a kind, dainty cover to hide those ugly electrical outlet receptacles! You can recreate this DIY for all outlets you want to hide in your home.

Customize this DIY electrical outlet cover by replacing the tea bag holder with a wide variety of common items you'll find at thrift stores. For instance, you can use a small painting to create an outlet cover that hides the entire receptacle. There are plenty of original art pieces to be discovered at your local thrift or antique shop. Follow the same steps listed above. You may need to remove existing hanging hardware on the back of the painting so the outlet cover sits as flush with the wall as possible. Mix and match your painting outlet cover with your tea bag holder outlet cover to hide receptacles throughout your house. Feel free to experiment with any other thrift store trinkets around the same size too.

Another fun way to improve the appearance of an outlet receptacle is to paint it the same color as your wall. This will allow the eyesore to blur into the background while still leaving the important power source accessible. You can pair this upgrade with a DIY outlet cover such as your tea bag holder cover and it will stand alone more easily as an adorable home decor piece in its own right. Whether you use a small trinket like a tea bag holder or small art piece, crafting a DIY outlet cover is a great way to cultivate a whimsical, warm feel while hiding unsightly outlets.