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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I love gorilla glue for all of our tough projects!! I can’t believe that in 5 min you transformed your kitchen that easily! I’m sold!!
I’d love to win and buy some Gorilla Tape!
I use gorilla wood glue to build my dollhouses. It’s the best! I haven’t tried this product yet, but I’m sure it’s also very dependable!
I love these lights! They would be so useful in our kitchen!
I would absolutely LOVE my husband to finish the kitchen project he started almost two years ago! I’ve had a drywall backsplash since September 2016. He bought white subway tile, and still hasn’t put it up yet. I’d love a new floor too and new appliances, but I’d settle for the backsplash at this point! 😀
I need to do this with my kitchen. I think it would be really helpful.
Looks so easy and professional
Always something in my house that needs to be fixed. .
Home Depot is my to go store for home projects and gorilla glue is the best.
I just love this idea and I am going to try it.
Well…my kitchen is right out of 1987 so I would love new cabinets and countertops! We have a small island in the middle of the kitchen where we cook and I would love to get a different stovetop for it as well!
I would love to have new kitchen cabinets installed in my kitchen as the ones I have are the original cabinets from the early 70’s.
I recently moved into an apartment that is a little dark in the kitchen I can’t wait to try this so simple idea
So easy! Now I’m considering using Gorilla tape to solve my lack of undercabinet lighting.
I love Gorilla brand products !!
I would love to win
I am finishing my basement, this would help.
I NEED this, fingers crossed !
I have a tinyyy kitchen so I need to keep things organized to maximize the space
My kitchen needs a face lift as its old and tired… we did replace the floor a few years ago.