Replacing Ugly Outlets {For Highly Particular Homeowners}

I'm a really particular person. If I was a parent, I'd be one of the "choosy moms" that those peanut butter commercials love to talk about. One of the things I'm super particular about are the electrical outlets in our house.

I especially hate the old round, bisque-colored ones that are throughout each room. But just this week, I made it my mission to improve the appearance of the outlets on one floor of our house (the finished basement).

At Home Depot, I came across a life changing, money saving solution to my I-hate-my-electrical-outlets obsession. In the electrical aisle, I found the duplex outlet cover from Taymac, which completely covers existing outlets!

I needed 13 for the basement, so it's a good thing they are only $2.25 a piece! It covers the entire outlet in one solid piece and each cover is easy to install.

Here's one of the outlets before:

 Step #1: remove the original faceplate with a screwdriver.

 Step #2: attach the new faceplate with your screwdriver.

Step #3: sit back and enjoy your beautiful new electrical outlet cover (and repeat 12 more times, in my case)!

 A view up close:

In a few minutes, I was able to replace all 13 outlets. Now they recede rather than call attention to themselves...

(all via Meet Me in Philadelphia)

...and a highly particular homeowner like me can rest easily...until I find another thing to obsess over.

Have you ever seen these outlet covers before?
Please tell me I'm not alone in being super picky about elements in my house--what about you?