Abstract: An enlarged cover plate assembly is used with a conventional electrical wall switch having a rotatable rocker arm within a mounting bracket with threaded mounting holes with a spacing for conventional cover plates. An enlarged cover plate has an area substantially greater than the area of the wall switch and has a front surface forming a decorative surface and a back surface facing the wall switch. The cover plate further defines an aperture connecting the front and back surfaces and having a length less than the distance between the mounting holes. The enlarged cover plate is attached to the switch mounting bracket. Two flanges extend between the back surface of the enlarged cover plate and the wall switch and are oriented so that the rocker arm moves parallel with the flanges.