How To Add Above Cabinet Lighting In Your Kitchen?

If you made it through the under cabinet lighting tutorial, you’re nearly a cabinet lighting pro now! For a pro like you, adding above cabinet lights (also called over cabinet lights) should be a breeze!

Which Above Cabinet Lights To Buy

Choosing over cabinet lights is a little bit challenging because there is an abundance of cheap, low quality LED strip lights.

They aren’t the cheapest, but when it comes to LED strip lights, you get what you pay for.

These HitLights are the perfect color at 3000K, as well as very bright and energy efficient.  They come in 10 FT rolls, so measure your cabinets to see if you will need to buy more than one 10FT roll of lights.

The power supply needs to be purchased separately.  

Above Cabinet Lighting Supplies

• 3000K Strip Light
• Power Supply
• Strip Light Connector

• Step 1: Adhere Strip Lights

  Start all the way to the left or the right side of the cabinets (don’t start in the middle). This way you can use one continuous run of lights.

  To get started, remove the plastic lining from the led light strip, and adhere the lights along the inside edge of the upper cabinets.

  If your cabinets are more than 10 FT long, use light connector to hook up the next roll of lights.

• Step 2: Drill holes and string cords

  Just as in Step 2 of the under cabinet section, start in the cabinet above the microwave.  The electrical wire for the over-cabinet lights will go the the microwave cabinet to be plugged in.

  Use a drill to cut a hole in the top of the cabinet. Use the hole to route the power cord through to the inside of the cabinet.

• Step 3: Connect Power Cord and Admire!

  Here is the fun part! Power up your new kitchen lights and check them out!

  You may need to put a small surge protector in the cabinet so that you can plug in all of the new cabinet lighting.

• This simple DIY cabinet lighting solution makes ALL the difference in this space! And a project that takes 30 minutes or less is MY kind of project!

  Lighting can create a warm and cozy feel, and these cabinet lights are perfect for that! No more fumbling around in the dark searching for a light switch!