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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we are actually in the midst of a kitchen redo. I had white cabinets that have the ‘foil’ type coating and it had begun to crack and split on most of the cabinets, plus I was pretty bored with the white, so my daughter peeled all that thermofoil off and sanded the cabinets, we are going to paint them a tiffany blue, and paint the walls a sea green color. We will leave the white trim. After that, we need to replace the flooring 🙁
i wonder if this will work on my cabinets
No definite plans for the kitchen right now. Thank you for the chance!
Our kitchen needs a complete makeover, including floor and cabinet replacement. Of course, then the appliances will look old, so why not replace those too. I would also dream about a major remodel, such as removing the wall between the kitchen and dining room and add an island counter.
I love Gorilla Glue for my jewelry crafts like attaching cabochons to rings.
We really need some new counter tops for our kitchen.
We could surely use an upgrade. Gorilla glue has awesome products!
I love doing DIY and home improvements around the house.
Kitchen needs sink & base section done, new linoleum & it will be done. Took out original cabinets & making kinda rustic/farmhouse etc. All the cabinets that I have newly added are old pieces on wheels. Now I don’t have to have any one way, I can move it by myself to new configuration or what works best later.
My husband loves Home Depot! It’s like his home away from home! Thank you for the chance 🙂
Gorilla Tape & that light! Easy enough. I’ll be doing this today! Thanks for the tip!
oh my goodness. This would be amazing. We have so many home repairs to do and just not enough money to do it. This would definitely help! Thanks so much for the opportunity and the good read.
Oh this would be heaven sent! We just moved into a new home that needs a lot of cosmetic repairs and this would get us a good start!
The glue is useful around my home
We are totally in the midst of a semi- remodel!! This would be awesome. I never thought of something so simple that could really help with the lighting in my kitchen. Thanks!
My kitchen redo includes new cabinets, paint and a tile floor.
New lighting in the kitchen
I love the various sizes of LED lighting you can put just about anywhere today!
I just wish my kitchen had more counter space and cabinets!
I need a win