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1 Hands free You can operate this minimalist-style, glassfronted light switch by touch or remote control. It comes with up to three switches and can be fitted to an existing standard backbox. Light switch, from £70.80 including control fob, Living House
2 Barely there It’s a pity to interrupt a wallpaper pattern with a solid light switch but one with a transparent acrylic backplate will make minimum impact. This design comes in various shapes with up to four switches or dimmers. Invisible light switch rotary dimmer, £37.24, from Forbes & Lomax
3 Industrial chic If you love pared-back style, this double toggle switch is part of a collection of electrical fittings that will complete your look. Its backplate has visible screw fixings and diamond-cut toggles and it comes in many finishes. 2G toggle switch,
£53, Buster & Punch
4 Rock steady Antiqued metal backplates like this pewter switch blend well with cool-toned interiors and, a bonus in family homes, their slightly mottled surface hides fingermarks. Available with up to six rocker or toggle switches on one plate, this single switch version is £53 from Holloways of Ludlow
5 Touch of colour The slim backplate of this rotary Varilight 1-gang 2-way push dimmer comes in six colours with concealed fixings to preserve its sleek profile, from £8.75, Screwfix
6 Period feature Domed metal or Bakelite ‘dolly’ switches give interiors a period flavour. Safer and easier than tracking down vintage specimens, reproduction versions come on wooden backplates. White ‘bakelite’ switch on natural oak backplate, £45.60, Olivers Lighting