Roo Lignum Sockets
From £66.00
Katy Paty, a small team of light switch makers in Bohemia, have perfected a special process of dyeing porcelain in amazing colours. The Roo Lignum wooden plug socket range features a real wood surround and a white porcelain centre plate.
Choose one of the 5 natural wood finishes – Oak, Beech, Cherry, Walnut and American Walnut.
Our Katy Paty sockets are only available as unswitched singles and need a single European back box. They can be installed next to each other using “chamfered” backplates, if a double socket is required. Choose “Double Unswitched” as the function below and add one of the special double back boxes, found here (for dry walls) and here (for masonry walls).
NB: The surrounds are separate parts and the wood grain will not join up exactly when you combine two units into a double.
What you need to know
What’s in the box?
You will receive a modular switch set, consisting of a switch insert with integrated rocker (or 2 of them if you have chosen a 2-gang switch), a round 1-gang frame and a front plate with fixing screws.
(Click image to enlarge. Pictures for illustration only. Number of gangs and/or finishes might vary)
What does an electrician call this?
Where is this used in the home?
A 1-gang 2-way switch is commonly used for controlling a single light source from one or two places. A 1-gang intermediate is used as the middle switch of three, controlling a single light source (for example in a hallway). A 2-gang switch is used for controlling two light sources from one or two places.
Installation
Katy Paty switches require a bit more patience to wire up, simply because they are modelled on original designs and don't have the modern conveniences of push-contacts and encapsulated backplates.
Just follow the step-by-step pictures below or go to our Katy Paty switch installation page. Don't forget you need a European round box for this product!
Wiring
Step-by-step
(Click gallery to enlarge. Number of gangs and/or finishes might vary)
Please refer to our Installation section for more installation advice, manuals and helpful videos.
Dimensions
Does this cover a standard british back box?
No, a 68mm round back box is required. Check the available options below.
How deep does the back box need to be?
This needs a slightly deeper box, at least 35mm.
Kaiser back box, hollow wall, single, 35mm
Kaiser back box for solid walls (single, 46mm)
Katy Paty double socket back box, hollow wall
Kaiser back box for solid walls (double, 46mm)
The range
The key to the whole Katy Paty range is personalisation. Endless styling possibilities are provided by the huge range of colours, which makes it possible to mix and match moods and rooms. Pale champagne to soothe the senses in a bedroom, a bright candy-pink to accent the white walls of a bathroom, and softest turquoise for the baby’s room.
The detail
The form of this switch is circles within circles, undulating rounds of carefully sculptured porcelain create spiralled surfaces for light to dance on – these switches sparkle. The steel screws on the face of the switch are perfectly placed to create symmetry and framing for the rocker, which adds to the classic feel. The porcelain is glossy (although a matt range is coming soon), homely and tactile, and the switch mechanism delivers a satisfying ‘chink’ as you press the rocker to illuminate your room.
Katy Paty’s switches are hand-made artisan products, so you might find slight imperfections and colour variations. But that just adds to the quirky luxury of having these pieces on your walls.
COMPLETE THE LOOK
Roo Pastels Socket
Plug Socket, Blue, Green, Red, FB Katy Paty, Retro, Socket
Roo Colours Yellow
Blue, Button, Coloured, FB Katy Paty, Green, Light Switch, Porcelain, Red, Retro, Yellow
Roo Colours Red
Blue, Button, Coloured, FB Katy Paty, Green, Light Switch, Porcelain, Red, Retro, Yellow
Roo Colours Green
Blue, Button, Coloured, FB Katy Paty, Green, Light Switch, Porcelain, Red, Retro, Yellow
THPG Porcelain Rotary
Light Switch, White, FB THPG, Whites, Porcelain, Retro, Rotary
THPG Duroplast Rotary Square
Light Switch, White, FB THPG, Whites, Plastic, Retro, Rotary
THPG Porcelain Button
Light Switch, White, FB THPG, Whites, Porcelain, Retro, Button
