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 definitely am going to try this in our linen closet. If it works out will put in my clothes closet and under kitch cabinets. Our house was built in 1950 and needs light.
My dream makeover is renovated cabinets and new countertops. Tall order. Something far cheaper for now is a light over the kitchen sink area. I could do something like what you have shown but I need to use a plug in type light.
Thanks for letting me know about Gorilla tape. I didn’t know about that until this post.
Great ideas! Thank you!
This would be perf above my bed!
I love going to Home Depot I always find inspiration for existing and future projects. We use Gorilla Glue for so many boos boos in our home.
This is amazing!
My kitchen dream project would be all new cabinets…..a big dream come true for me!
I’d luv to get new kitchen cabinet doors. Hope I win. thx
This is fantastic! My kitchen needs a whole redo.
my bathrooms…would love to redo them
I would love to get new countertops and cabinets for our kitchen. The kitchen needs to be updated and a Home Depot gift card would really help.
I would love to redo my house. It is 20 years over due!
I’m going to check out the Gorilla Glue tape today at Home Depot! I have been looking to hang some under cabinet lighting in my kitchen also! We are in the final stages of our kitchen remodel. Thank for you the information!
I can’t believe how much difference a little light makes, and how easy Gorilla Tape made it.
We always have Gorilla glue in the house, but I didn’t know about the tape. My house is a fixer-upper from top to bottom, this money would sure come in handy. Right now, I need another gallon of paint for the front hallway..lol
Would love to redo the cabinet doors! One is missing and two are crooked on the hinges and never close–so annoying!
This would be great for several places in my kitchen. Looks awesome.
I have a supply of the black tape and the bottle of clear glue! No compariso to anything else! Sticks like crazy! 🙂
I really want to hang a rack for my mugs, so this would be great!