What’s the Best Lighting for Under Kitchen Cabinets?
Excerpt: Under-cabinet lighting improves safety, highlights surfaces, and upgrades kitchen design — here’s how to choose between LED strips, puck lights, and motion sensors.
Under-cabinet lighting is one of the highest-impact, low-effort upgrades for a kitchen. It brightens work surfaces, reduces shadows, and adds a designer glow.
Lighting options
- LED strip lights: continuous, low-profile, energy-efficient, ideal for long runs.
- Puck lights: provide focused pools of light for cutting and prep zones.
- Motion-sensor lights: hands-free convenience and energy savings.
Installation tips
- Match color temperature to overhead lighting.
- Hide wires using adhesive channels or behind cabinets.
- Choose dimmable drivers for flexibility and mood-setting.
