Install Under Cabinet Lighting in less than 5 minutes w/ Gorilla® Mounting Tape
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Have you been wanting to add under-cabinet lighting to your kitchen cabinets but don’t have a budget for a professional electrician and no experience with tools? If so, you’ll love today’s post on how to install wireless under-cabinet lighting in 5 minutes!
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How to install wireless under cabinet lighting in 5 minutes:
We’re currently in a rental home, and even though it’s brand new, the house was built by a developer (along with several others in the neighborhood) specifically to be a rental house. What that means is the house was built with no upgrades at all. There are no ceiling fans, doorbells, or extra wiring (which means no internet, cable, or phones in any of the rooms), and the lighting package was pretty basic, too.
We really liked the neighborhood, floorplan (and price) of this house. We were happy to add a few things to make it comfortable since we planned to be here for at least a year. (Although it’s now turning into two… Here is the latest photo update of our owner/builder home build. I know I’ve been hinting about our new house a lot lately. I promise I’m going to write a post very soon detailing all the hurdles of building your own home!)
*update: Here is the post catching you up on our owner-builder home build.
The first thing we did after moving in was to add ceiling fans in every bedroom. This is Texas, and I’m a girl who just runs hot, lol. We also added closet organizers, shelving in the bathrooms and laundry, and a little flower garden in the back. (All with approval, of course.) And thank goodness for all the wireless technology available now… From doorbells to wireless DVRs to internet repeaters and cameras, we’ve been able to make ourselves quite comfy in this house!
We have a big window in the dining room (next to the kitchen) that provides lots of lovely light during the day. At night though, it’s a different story. I really wanted to add a bit more brightness to the kitchen. The project couldn’t be anything that involved electricity or tools since that type of thing is 100% out of my skill set.
The good news is there are tons of battery-powered lighting options available. You can choose from LED light bars, puck lights, or rope lights. Go as fancy as you want – installing lights that come with remotes, motion, or light sensors; or go very basic with switches or the “press on” style light.
In our case, I went with a fairly inexpensive LED Light Bar with a switch.
I wanted to make sure the light would not come loose or fall, so I knew the Gorilla® Tough & Clear Mounting Tape would be perfect for this project. (The Gorilla® Tape is good stuff. We just used the heavy duty version to securely mount a 5 pound stick vacuum to a closet wall in our camper.)
If you’ve never seen the Gorilla® Tough & Clear Mounting Tape before – this stuff is amazing! The mounting tape is a clear double-sided tape that mounts instantly, for a long-lasting, weatherproof bond. The crystal clear adhesive tape is good for indoor and outdoor use. Plus it won’t yellow over time and holds up to 15 pounds (7 pounds for squares.)
The Gorilla® Tough & Clear Mounting Tape made my little project so easy – the hardest part ended up being me trying to get the light out of the ridiculous packaging!
Installing Under Cabinet Lighting with Gorilla Mounting Tape couldn’t be easier!
To install the light bar, cut the Gorilla® Mounting Tape to size and apply it to the bottom of the light fixture…
Peel off the back side of the tape and stick it to the underside of the cabinet!
It’s that easy! For about $60 and 5 minutes, I now have lights under my kitchen cabinets!
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My kitchen needs new lighting and a new paint job. It’s been awhile we have done some tlc. But it would be awesome to give it a new makeover. Thanks for the chance.
I would LOVE ro redecorate my apartment and toss some LEDs in there 🙂
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I would love to upgrade the cabinets and get some new hardware on them
I wand to update my kitchen cabinets.
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My dream kitchen project would be new cabinets, countertops and flooring but I desperately need new lighting. I put up cheap track lights and I can’t see anything anymore! I should have left the old ugly fixture I had because it was so much brighter. I see new lighting in my very near future and a $250 Home Depot gift card would help make that happen! Gorrilla Glue is amazing BTW! I’ve used it on many projects throughout my home! Thank you!
I sure could use these lights
I would love to help my dad redo the cabinets and counter tops in my childhood home
I’m turning my basement into a mother-in-law suite for my parents to live in. We are just about to install the kitchen and my mom has told me that she really wants that under cabinet lighting.
I need lamps under my cabinet. Gorilla tape is wonderful.
Gorilla Tape makes this so easy, I can do this myself without asking the hubby, I love that I can do this useful project myself!
My project is shelving. My son and I are moving into my mom’s home and we need space.
My priority is making a breakfast bar in place of a kitchen table to open up my small kitchen.
My kitchen “dream” project would be to completely open up our first floor! We have a very closed, old floor plan. It’s an older home. I’d love to open it up & put patio doors on the back of the house with a small deck that would lead to our patio. A breakfast bar would be nice too! DREAMS!!!!
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I really need new lighting in the kitchen- what a great way to add it!