How to Hide Under Cabinet Lighting Wires: 5 Easy Ways

Dangling lighting cabinet cords can make even the tidiest room look frightful. This article will list 5 things you can do to hide those unsightly wires.

To hide under cabinet lighting wires, try using wire staples or adhesive wire clips to attach them to the underside of the cabinets. Otherwise, using wood valances or simply strategic wire placement can work to obscure the wires from view (at least while standing!).

If you’d like more details on these simple fixes for unsightly cabinet wires, then read on and let’s go through each solution one by one.

How to Hide Under Cabinet Lighting Wires

While we were refurbishing the kitchen, everything was a little higgledy-piggledy.

So a couple of misplaced wires here and there were not a major concern. But once the kitchen was done, the lighting wires drooping under my cabinet started to test my patience. And they did so for more than one reason: 

1. My kids touch everything. You would think I was talking about toddlers. I’m not. My kids were about one tug away from ripping the spotlights right out of the cabinet. 
2. They made the kitchen a huge mess. No matter how tidy it was, the first thing I would lay my eyes on when I came through the door was a bunch of dangling cables. You couldn’t miss them.

Hiding the wires under my cabinets gave my kitchen a more professional, polished look. Listed below are the very best tips that will help you do the same.

Wire Staples

Wire staples are small plastic fixtures with a nail staple. They can be used to hold wires in place.

Do you have an annoying wire hanging down behind your cabinet that needs holding up? Then a wire staple will be your perfect solution!

You can use a staple gun to hold your wires up in place to stop them from dangling. Wire staples will help you keep your wires tucked flush under your cabinets out of sight. 

You can also use wire wraps to bundle your wires together. This will make it easier for you to fit them through the wire staples.

Wire staples are a great solution to your droopy wiring problem. Take a look at some of the pros and cons of using them:

Adhesive Wire Clips

Adhesive wire clips are small plastic fixtures with an adhesive back. These help to keep wires in place. 

Adhesive wire clips will assist with maintaining a tidy home. You can thread your wires through the loops on the clips. This will keep them fixed firmly against your cabinets. Once firmly fixed, they will no longer hang down.

Adhesive wire clips can also be used with wire wraps to bundle your wires together. If you use wire wraps it will be easier for you to fit more than one cable through the loops.

Adhesive wire clips are popular amongst DIY family homes. Take a look at some of the pros and cons that come with using them: 

Wire Protectors

Wire protectors, (aka wire channel strips) are protective cases for your electrical wires. 

Are you trying to hide more than one wire inside a wire protector? If you are, then you may find it easier to do so when using a wire protector. Wire protectors can be wrapped around a bunch of wires to keep them tightly packed together. Once the wires are well packed together, they will slide into the wire protectors with ease.

There are so many great things about using wire connectors. Consider some of the pros and cons below:

Wood Valances

Wood valances are extensions to your cabinets that can be used to hide lighting wires. The valance is glued to the underside of your cabinet to create an extension. 

Do you have a bunch of heavy wires that need to be hidden? Then wire protectors, adhesive wire clips, or wire staples alone will not be strong enough for the job. Now, this is where a wood valance swoops in to save the day!

You can use tie wraps and adhesive wire clips to keep your electrical cables fixed to the wood valance.

Here are a couple of pros and cons that come with using wood valances:

Strategic Wire Placement

We have spoken a lot already about the different ways you can cover wires to make them look more aesthetically pleasing. But what if covering them is not an option for you?

If you can’t cover your wires, you can still hide them so that they’re not the first thing you notice when you enter the room. Here’s how:

•  If your cabinet has a slight overhang on the front side, take advantage of this to hide the wires behind it. You can use adhesive wire clips and tie wraps to keep the wires fixed to the overhang and out of sight. 
• If you place your wires on a back wall then they will be more clearly visible. So, you should keep them as close to the front bottom edge of the cabinet as possible. This will keep them hidden.

Is It Safe to Put Electrical Tape Over Exposed Wires?

Electrical tape is a good way to repair minor abrasions or cuts on electrical wires. But, it should not be used to tape over exposed wires. Exposed wires could be dangerous and cause electrical shocks when touched. Taping over the wire with electrical tape would not help to protect you from a shock from a live wire current.

Instead of taping over exposed wires, you should replace them as soon as possible. Every household needs to do this. But it is especially crucial for those with pets and small children to do so.

Conclusion

Electrical wires drooping behind your cabinets have a way of instantly making a room look untidy. But there are many economic methods that help to keep the wires out of the way. I hope that this article has mentioned a few that could work for your under cabinet lighting wires. 

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Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

Cheers,

Craig