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Decorative Accessories

Decorative wiring accessories are sockets, switches and plates in metal and coloured finishes instead of standard white plastic. This Knightsbridge range covers screwless, flat plate, square edge and rounded edge metal ranges in finishes such as brushed chrome, polished brass, black nickel and smoked bronze, with switched and USB sockets, light switches, dimmers, cooker switches, shaver sockets, floor sockets, modular and Grid plates, and matching downlight bezels.

Choosing Decorative Accessories

Pick the plate style first, then the finish and insert colour, and keep them the same across a room so sockets, switches and dimmers match.

Plate styles and inserts

In Knightsbridge codes, SF and SFR are the screwless range with no visible fixing screws, FP and FPR the ultra-low profile flat plate range, CS square edge and CL rounded edge. Some sockets have a coloured insert behind the switch, for example black on the SFR7000BC, grey on the CL89PCG and white on the FP8900BCW.

Sockets and switches

Sockets include 13A switched and unswitched models, USB charger sockets such as the FPR9940BCW with dual USB A+C and 4.0A shared, the CS9945AB with up to 45W over USB-C, and the SFR9LOCKAB key-lockable socket for hotel corridors. Light switches include 10AX 2-way plates, toggle versions such as the CSTOG3AB, intermediate switches such as the CS12AB and double pole switches such as the CL1DPBC. The SF81MNBC 45A cooker switch needs a box at least 47mm deep.

Dimmers, shaver and floor sockets

Intelligent dimmers such as the CS2194BC switch between trailing-edge and leading-edge modes and are rated 10-200W, or 5-150W for LED. Dual voltage shaver sockets such as the FP8900BC give 115V or 230V and are rated IP41. The FPR7UBCW floor socket has a spring-loaded cover.

Modular and Grid plates

Modular faceplates such as the SF4GSB take Euro modules, and the SFR298MBB multimedia plate combines two double sockets with space for 8 Euro modules. Grid switches are GDM modules, such as the GDM006AB retractive switch, clipped into a frame behind a faceplate such as the GDSF006PC.

AccessoryExampleRange and finishDetail
USB switched socketFPR9940BCFlat plate, brushed chrome13A 2G, dual USB A+C
Light switchSF3000SBScrewless, smoked bronze10AX 2G 2-way, EN 60669-1
Intelligent dimmerFP2194PCFlat plate, polished chrome4G 2-way, 10-200W
Cooker switch with socketCL83MNPCRounded edge, polished chrome45A DP, 13A socket, neons
Shaver socketCS89ABSquare edge, antique brass115/230V, IP41, 20VA
Floor socketFPR9UBBWFlat plate, brushed brass13A 2G, fits a 35mm back box

Brands we stock in Decorative Accessories

Knightsbridge.

Knightsbridge makes most of the accessories on this page, finish-matched across its socket, switch and Grid ranges.

Related categories

Shop by finish in brushed steel and chrome, polished and satin, antique and vintage, screwless flat plate and coloured and black nickel.

Frequently asked questions

What are decorative wiring accessories?

Decorative wiring accessories are switches, sockets, dimmers and outlet plates with a metal or coloured finish, chosen to suit a room's decor. Popular finishes include brushed and polished chrome, antique brass and black nickel, often with white, black or grey inserts. The range here includes light switches, USB sockets, dimmers and Grid modules.

What are metal screwed switches?

Metal screwed switches are light switches with a metal faceplate fixed to the back box by visible screws, which are often finished to match the plate. A metal plate should be connected to the circuit's earth through the terminal on its back. The range here includes metal light switches in finishes such as polished chrome, antique brass and black nickel.

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