Seeking advice - How to best update almond color switches, outlets, and face plates

[Chris B.]

I have a 15 year old SFH with beige / almond outlets, switches, and face plates. The home has been painted inside with relatively updated colors; walls are SW Accessible Beige and trim / doors are SW Alabaster white. The switches are all decora and the outlets are all the older style. I'm seeking advice and tips on how I might be able to improve the aesthetics of this. Replacing face plates is trivial but replacing switches and outlets is time consuming.

Is almond OK or coming back and I should just leave it?

[Greg Scott]

I'd replace them.  Not only will the new equipment look much better, but old outlets sometimes don't "hold" the plugs like they used to.

It's not that time consuming. You could knock it out in less than a day. I just replaced all the plugs and switches on a 1300sf town home in about 4 hours.