The boxes on outdoor electrical outlets can be quite cumbersome to maneuver, not to mention a bit of an eyesore. Do they have ...

Picture an electrical outlet cover or a light switch plate: What color is it? If you’re thinking of one that’s plastic and either white or off-white (either by design, or because of layers of ...

Dear Pat: I was redecorating my family room, and I changed the electrical ... outlet, and test the outlet with a circuit-tester to make sure the power is really off. Remove the outlet cover ...

It's a pesky downside to the miraculous tech-driven world we live in: The more gadgets we own, the more unsightly cables and wires we have dangling, tangling and winding around our homes.

Electrical socket safety covers designed to protect children are "absurd" and could be dangerous, according to engineers who have warned parents not to waste their money on the devices. Members of ...