How-To: Installing Glass Cabinet Lighting

 How to Install Flexible LED Strips on the Interior of a Glass Faced Cabinet

Under cupboard lights is now not your solely choice when it comes to including LEDs to your kitchen. Glass cabinet lighting fixtures serves as a first-rate supply of accent lighting, assisting to make your cupboards pop and your glassware glow. After years of diagram consultations, our specialist Lighting Designers have located the best way set up glass cupboard lighting fixtures is an an upside down “U” role alongside the the front of your cabinet. This ensures an even distribution of mild at some point of the cabinet, whilst making sure the LED mild strips remain hidden when glass cupboard doorways are closed.

Items you will want to whole this project:

Drill and drill bit
Screw driver
Normal Bright Flexible Strip
Cable (or electricity provide relying on machine set up)

Step 1: Prep

Remove the shelving, and the cupboard door(s).
Make certain the interior of the cupboard is wiped down and cleaned to make certain adhesive will stick to the inner of the cabinet.

Step 2: Drill a hole

In order to permit cable (and consequently power) to skip thru to your LEDs, you will want to drill a small entry gap to your cabinet.
The best vicinity for your gap will range relying on your set-up, however typically, when connecting to an under-cabinet lighting fixtures system, you’ll choose to drill through the the front left or the the front proper backside nook of your cabinet.
On the different hand if you are connecting to a run of lights above your cupboards you may additionally choose to drill a gap close to the pinnacle middle of the cabinet. This will permit you to join to a mid-connector at the center of your LED strip, powering down every side.

Step 3: Install the Flexible LED Strip

Inspired LED recommends putting in your bendy LED strip in an upside-down “U” shape.
Start at one facet on the cupboard to observe the bendy strip. You might also prefer to draw a line alongside the interior of the cupboard for guidance. Work your way round the the front perimeter of the cabinet, maintaining it as shut to the the front as viable to keep away from interference with shelving or door hinges.
Continue round the cabinet, peeling the adhesive as you go.
When drawing near a nook don’t be afraid to bend the bendy strip. Just be mindful of the resistors and solder joints(silver dots) which are fragile.

Step 4: Finishing touches

Note that the entirety is in place, then plug in the lights to make certain they are working properly.
Then, honestly re-attach the door to the cabinet.
The LEDs need to be hidden with the aid of the body of the the front glass cabinet, giving the cupboard lovely accent lighting!

Lighting the cupboard with a single bendy strip lets in for even distribution of mild throughout the complete cabinet. This is in contrast to puck lights which can create a “spotlight” impact inner a cabinet, solely offering mild for the higher shelf. This set up is preferential if your cabinets are timber or glass!

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