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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Gorilla glue fixes everything! Great product with many uses.
Gorilla Glue rocks!!! I use it all the time
I agree, Gorilla Glue works awesome. I have my FINGERS CROSSED on the gift card. Remodeling a older house isn’t cheap.
This would help out so much! We are remodeling our kitchen and redoing our floors this would be amazing to win. It would help more then I can say thank you for the opportunity
So, that’s how it’s done! I always wanted under cabinet lighting, but thought I would have to hire and electrician to install them so the cords wouldn’t show – but, then I read this wonderful article and realized I can do this myself and use Gorilla tape to keep everything in place securely. I think I’ll head over to Home Depot this weekend and check out the lighting options they have. Nice giveaway, I hope I win, but even if I don’t I’m still going to install the under cabinet lighting (now that I know how).
I love Gorilla Glue products. Gorilla Tape sounds great.
Now that is neat! I need lighting in ALL the cabinets– kitchen and bathroom!
Love it!
These logical tips an tricks make my day every time.
Sometime,s the simplest way is the best way.
Great idea and one I think I will try. Definitely will use the Gorilla tape to install them too.
I love Gorilla glue but I didn’t know this mounting tape existed. I must get some!
Love Gorilla Tape, it comes in so handy around the home. Love the idea of sticking up the lights. I redid my kitchen about 6 years ago with faux granite countertops, added beadboard wallpaper to the cabinet doors and painted them all. Totally refreshed it and no more laminate.
I may actually get those lights. And yes, I do use Gorilla!
Would love to do some updates to my kitchen.
Would the card in part to resupply gorilla glue products 🙂
We totally gutted and renovated our kitchen (as well as two bathrooms) when we bought the house 14 years ago. The only thing I would still like to change is adding cabinet doors to an open pantry shelf. A Home Depot card would be a huge help with that! And I do love Gorilla Glue, we always keep various kinds of it on hand.
My kitchen needs a new update with paint and new appliances.
My dream kitchen project is a complete update. Everything (except the fridge & dishwasher) is so old and outdated. My husband and I are planning on doing as much of the work ourselves as possible. We just began removing the old cabinets.
I plan on installing the under cabinet lighting once we get the new cabinets installed. Thank you for the instructions and the giveaway!
Would love to finish our kitchen with a nice island!
I love home depot and love diy projects!