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If you’re in the process of making improvements to the lighting in your kitchen cabinets, utility rooms, shops, small workstations, wet bars or sideboards here are some great under cabinet lighting tips that will help you along the way. Under cabinet lighting is the best idea to make an area look pleasant while illuminating under the cabinets which helps at night for prepping food, cooking, and other tasks and is also a decorative way to modernize your home.
- New technology can reduce lighting energy use in your home by 50% to 75% so research which under cabinet lights are more energy efficient like fluorescent lights that are bright, save on costs and last 4 – 10 times longer than incandescent lights.
- The basic tools you will need before beginning your under cabinet lighting project should include a screwdriver, drill, lineman’s pliers and keyhole saw. Depending whether you’re installing your under cabinet lighting during cabinet installation or after installation is a big factor so be sure to make decisions before starting any project.
- To install fluorescent lights, run standard electrical cable behind the walls. Run wires behind the cabinets if possible so you won't have to patch the walls or use raceway wiring attached to the underside of the cabinets. To camouflage wires, simply paint them a color that blends in with your cabinets, walls, or tile.
- Plug-in and hard-wire styles
- Halogen or Fluorescent strips
- Puck lights are small, individual puck-shaped lights and can be mounted exactly where you need them
- Tubular lighting
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