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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Would love this. It is a wonderful idea. Thank you for chance
My kitchen needs more lighting. It is too dark.
This is awesome! That tape is pretty nifty!
I would love to add a new back splash to my kitchen with some new under cabinet lighting.
I would love a large island with cooktop, pot rack hanging above and seating on the opposite side.
I would love to make my kitchen bigger, currently just an island kitchen.
I have several projects that this would help with.
I would love to have a new back splash
Awesome giveaway!
My kitchen needs a new stove. Only 2 of the 4 burners work.
Looks like a great way to add lighting without having to drill into the cabinets. I did something similar on my ikea cabinet to add lighting.
I need to fix some cabinets and would love that under cabinet lighting too!
I’d like new marble or quartz countertops.
Love Gorilla Glue and Gorilla Tape. I just bought 6 rolls of Gorilla tape for my sons cardboard boat race. It worked awesome!
Our kitchen is so old and definitely needs remodeling in various ways. I definitely would fix the cabinets first because they don’t close right.
I would love to add backs plash and new paint to my kitchen to give it more style and brighter colors.Love the under Cabinet lightning also wouldn’t mind doing that as well.
I’d love to revamp our bedroom
We plan on redoing my entire kitchen next year. Expanding the size, new cabinets, flooring and lighting. Big job, but it will be fun.
How neat, never thought to use Gorilla tape for something such as that. For our kitchen redo I want to get get new countertops.
I would love to finally get woodwork and windowsill around my 5 ft window….only been 24 years 🙁