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Maya Glantz

To Hide the Sockets in This Kitchen's Backsplash, Its Designer Hired a Muralist Who Could Camouflage Them Into the Marble

A man painting the plug sockets on a marble backsplash to blend in with the wall .

When you're striving for a sleek, seamless look, even the smallest details can suddenly become a major eyesore. It's a phenomenon you've surely noticed before, where in a pristinely cared-for garden, an errant branch can stick out like a sore thumb, or after a fresh blow-dry, a stubborn curl has the power to ruin your look completely.

It's for this reason that we are constantly searching for new, clever hidden kitchen socket ideas, because nothing interrupts the flow of the room like a plastic, white square smiling out at you. They may seem like a small, insignificant aesthetic disruption. Still, in a wallpapered bedroom or even a marble-clad kitchen, this break in pattern can shatter the visual movement of the space.

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