As the title suggests: I want to manufacture or alternatively order nicer cover plates that are preferably easy to open/close. The reason is that I've removed a lot of light switches at home due to smart lights that turn on and off with the help of sensors and are controlled via phone or other smart buttons. I've installed regular Schneider cover plates with snap fasteners but what I don't like is:
1. That regular cover plates are not particularly nice
2. People sometimes look for the switch that isn't there, a text on the cover indicating that a switch isn't needed might have helped somewhat, or alternatively just looked cool, haha.
3. In the event that the entire smart system collapses, you want to be able to remove the cover and use some kind of manual hidden switch behind/inside the box.
I've made a very basic sketch of how I imagine the cover plate should look, essentially just a white square in wood or plastic, that can be slid on and off a frame (not in the sketch, but I think you can figure out how it would work).
I don't really know where to start, I'm no carpenter and it would have been easier if I could accept thicker plates but it wouldn't look particularly nice.
It has occurred to me that 3D printing the plates might be easier than manufacturing in wood, due to such thin materials.
So: Has anyone tried something similar and/or have any tips? All help is of course greatly appreciated.
Sketch:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y09xuudg5k3rt55/skiss.jpg?dl=0