Integrated Shelf Lights & Under Cabinet Lighting | Home Renovation & Addition Part 89

[@kenc2257]

That lighting is the bee's knees. Really high tech. I like the way the shelves turned out--that clear finish inside is a nice contrast with the white cabinet exterior.

[@trishblakely3476]

Matt, has anyone approached you about some feature story/vlog about your work on this kitchen/sunroom? Like a trade magazine, or Fine Woodworking, or even Architectural Digest. The design, detail, and build of these rooms is practically museum quality. Thanks again for sharing your talent and fortitude with us.

[@vincesettipane8417]

Not to your older 50+, will the full appreciation of the in cabinet lighting take hold. By then, you will have grown used to the idea, and will be retrofiting the kids homes because they grew up with it. Nice touch.

[@michaela1655]

Well I always heard that when one door closed, another door always opens. So I was so happy at 38 minutes in, it happened! Beautiful job as always!

[@andrewsmith3121]

I love how at the end of the video, when you closed the left upper cabinet (in the bank of three), the cabinet door adjacent to the exterior wall popped open!!! 🤣😂😊 Seems like your door gaps are so tight that you don't haven enough pressure relief!! I'm sure Lindsay will love that feature!!!

[@mcremona]

Or I haven’t installed all the catches as mentioned

[@whitexeno]

@@mcremona 💀got em!

[@andrewsmith3121]

@@whitexeno I was joking....thus all the exclamation marks and laughing emojis. I am fully aware it is still a work in progress.

[@jlmfoy365]

It's funny you mentioned clocking, I was sat watching and loving you were changing to slotted screws then thinking I hope you remember to clock the screws. Just how we are taught I suppose. Excellent video Matt . Regards Jim UK.

[@jeanhawken4482]

The most amazing kitchen. Amazing watching the trees being cut all the slabbing and drying. Have never seen this before such a treat.

[@jonathanmcvennon4108]

Take it easy dude, your detail is just as mad as mine, and I'm not crazy, not quite. But your eye for detail is a beautiful thing man. Keep it going.

[@jameshodgins1937]

Matt, your kitchen looks fantastic. The addition of the lights looks really nice.

[@erinmoore9681]

Explaining the driver/controller situation was very satisfying. I love how sleek the lighting looks without having all the “pucks” like we used to use in the old days of kitchen design. The glued up and splalted shelving looks great. You’ll have an easy time during your midnight snacking finding something to munch on without turning on the ambient lighting. The inset doors are just the bees knees. Probably better suited to the humidity in Big Sky than say Baton Rouge.

[@FredMcIntyre]

Coming along nicely Matt! 😃👍🏼👊🏼 .... When you initially tested the lines under the sink and there was no beep, my stomach sank... 😅 ... It was such a relief when you tried the first pair of wires again and it beeped! 😌

[@jeffreysmith5018]

That granite is gorgeous 😊😊

[@mrrail99]

Matt, I trust you had the recommended 2" of standing water in that sink while wiring up those lights on a live circuit. Good man, I'm proud of you! Bonus points if you edited out the sound of the running garbage disposal, truly a professional of unparalleled quality.

[@dianeewoldt3035]

Clocking screws- We all have our levels of OCD, not a hill I want to die on😂. Hey don’t glue that light strip- use a little wedge. You never know when you might need to remove/replace it and glue is forever. I wish that they had this system when we did our cabinet lighting 12 years ago. Beautiful work!

[@JV-pu8kx]

Hot glue can be temporary.

[@dianeewoldt3035]

@@JV-pu8kx I don’t have a joiner so I use hot glue for tacking stock on my planer sled. It’s not so temporary… a lot of grumbling ensues when removing it.

[@JV-pu8kx]

@@dianeewoldt3035 That's why I said "can." It depends on the materials, and how hot the glue gets. I had brackets that let me hang speakers on the side of a CRT monitor. The first install didn't last because I rushed the job, so the second time I waited to let the glue gun much hotter before applying the glue. I was still able to remove the glue years later. In Matt's case, he would need just a few dots.

[@mattggonzz]

Most kitchens are way under lighted. Nice work Matt.

[@robertr4193]

Impressive looking. Getting closer to getting the remodel build finished.

[@erikowren7894]

Love you engagement farming with the cabinet door screws. You’re a fine American 🇺🇸,😊.

[@andreawalker2535]

Wow is all I can think of to say. Your wife will have such a lovey time cooking when it is finished.

[@jamiemajerick91]

Matt, beautiful kitchen. You have the patience of a saint ❤😂. Those light kits are very nice, thanks for sharing!

[@ohasis8331]

@13:05 Not everyone has a telehandler to enhance their painting talents but it obviously lent itself to the finished job - looks great.

[@PrJoshuaKnutson]

That kitchen is going to be amazing.

[@karencary3312]

All the work that goes into lighting is amazing. You always do amazing things. Love your videos!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@OperationNorthwoods]

I am going to have to stop watching because the apparent suckage that is my kitchen has become overwhelming.

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Before you installed the panel under the top cabinets I actually thought it would be open. The project has taken a long time but looks great.

[@TerryStormo]

Great job. Love it when you work in the house

[@oldcharlie5533]

You are amazing. Everything is perfect.

[@TaylerMade]

as an old man i can appreciate your efforts to put all that lighting in. but i have to admit i would never bother for myself.

[@donwilliams3626]

I think your selection for the cabinet lighting is a bright idea.

[@alanblasczyk1779]

Excellent, beautiful and high tech. Master Matt is at it again. Very nice Sir !

[@jackal6508]

Depends on how dark it gets in your kitchen in the middle of the night but a few motion activated lights are nice to have in a kitchen.

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Re : slotted screws alignment.... reminded me of my old friend Ding Dong Bell who insisted on that....😂

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the Big Sky of Montana.

[@paulstanding7267]

One thing for sure you both have put a lot of thought and home work on getting the cabinets lighting top and bottom only thing for me when you switched the lights on above the sink and you needed more bulbs but just the one gave a massive amount of shine back so need to see what it’s like with all 3 lights on. But I certainly stating to look amazing. Ps love the way the way the cabinets lights work. 😀😀👌

[@The1dcourtney]

I would buy so many of those hoodies and stickers that you created for the slab master, or the planer, or the barn.

[@kaycox5555]

Very AWESOME outcome. Congrats. You did it all.

[@scyphuspanis5515]

Matt, these are the most feature-laden cabinets I have ever seen. Your patience (and Lindsays!) in getting all of this done is far, far beyond my own; and clearly, thanks for your sacrifice in delaying the completion of this project for so long, JUST SO THAT we all will have a new episode to watch every week or two (I have not missed one minute of a single episode). My question to myself about the electronics involved in all of this lighting would be, how much faith do I have that this stuff will last? And if, say, a driver goes bad seven years down the road, will a replacement be available? Given my general experience with the fragility of modern electronic household appliances, I'd suggest making sure you have a good surge protector on the circuits that drive your cabinet lighting (if you don't already). Also, need to know, will the infrared switches turn on the cabinet lights if you open a door in the dark?

[@felixreali7101]

Matt, you'd better have that kitchen finished for Paddy's day or I'll send St Patrick over to curse you. And he's a mean little fella. He got rid of snakes in Ireland 😂😂😂😂

[@richd8537]

Rich needs shelves: heads for plywood rack. Matt needs shelves: heads for hardwood pile. 😊 I don't know if I have the lifespan to get to your level, but I will keep trying. Happy New Year to the Cremonas!

[@toomaskotkas4467]

I like your IKEA-made cabinets and how you customize them.

[@pamelaremel7477]

NICE!!! Love the lighting in the cabinets, makes life so much better!

[@johnmarquardt1991]

Straight-slot screws should be outlawed. Beautiful useful lighting.

[@northvegassailrabbit3642]

Knowing this series will come to an end is saddening. As with the slabmaster build the end was a sad thing. Hope you have something as cool up your sleeve. Looking forward to many more vids.

[@mcremona]

A long nap 😂

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Job well done 👏 Thank you for sharing 😊

[@chrisfrench8323]

Happy New Year!

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Cabinet shelves at a home improvement store tend to be a maximum of 1/2" of plastic veneered saw dust... Matt, my shelves are 5/4 thick! 🤣

[@HalfAssHomestead]

Adding the LEDD lights to the inside of the cabinets is genius.

[@emilevoyer123]

THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO.

[@melissataylor5494]

Lighting is amazing.❤

[@dorotheaisserstedt9238]

Die Lichtschiene - beneidenswert schön.

[@delboy926]

Hi Matthew, I was told that the screw slots should be vertical so as any moisture can run off and not form in the slots and rust in time. Happy New Year from the UK.

[@1stWorldProblemsSolved]

Awesome system and looks fantastic.

[@EspMaster]

Fantastic attention to detail as always! What video has information on the magnetic soft close mechanisms for the cabinet doors?

[@critical-thought]

Awesome! Just make sure all your drivers are getting conditioned and protected power, or you will be pulling it all apart to replace everything!

[@mrtnsnp]

Remember that good lighting in your kitchen will postpone the need for reading glasses by about a year.

[@mikepresto1]

Very cool lighting system!

[@dorisjonsson7653]

Well done.

[@tobysauer225]

Love your long format videos. I know they aren’t profitable so I appreciate that you keep producing them. Who are you using as supplier for your Hafele parts?

[@timtaulu9914]

My wife would see a down side to the cabine lighting "it shows the messy shelves"🤪

[@mariowickel456]

Is Leslie lovin her new cabinets

[@anch1994]

38:37 ghosts opening the cabinet behing you 😂

[@dwightbauer6705]

Good afternoon Cremona Family. (Ugh...tapping bolt holes today)

[@ffcolon2738]

I bet that you have gotten a lot of request for kitchen work, but you have done an above and beyond woodworking on your kitchen and I home that Lindsay someday gets to use it 😂😂😂, awesome modern kitchen 🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄🎄

[@staxter6]

Ok, I'll say it...the very last cabinet opened due the backdraft from cabinet door 26...@ 38:38.

[@mcremona]

Magnets aren’t installed in it yet

[@albertkelly7129]

Matthew are those high CRI lights? The quality of light looks excellent

[@Tman317]

Ok, I must be missing something, but I checked this video and description and looked back again at Episode #74, but I can't find the product used for the interior cabinet lighting. Building cabinets right now, and I'm very interested! Update: A hint at 34:19 led me to Hafele Loox5 system...need to research more, but I think that's it!

[@RandomTorok]

Why do you change the philips head screws for slotted screws? Are all the lights in the kitchen low voltage?

[@edqueen7345]

What is the purpose of switching phillips head screws for slotted?

[@Steven-v6l]

Matthew, time to shorten the flex hose going to your thickness-er (almost said planer). How many times have you needed to push that hose out of the way ??

[@mcremona]

The duct needs to be tied off. It’s rotated down

[@rootvalue]

❤❤❤

[@fleurdelune5240]

❤

[@thewoodshop69]

How do you like that new glue? Been thinking about getting some but want feedback from users first.

[@JLLG2]

On the under cabinet lights, did you get a dimmable driver?

[@mcremona]

Yes

[@JLLG2]

Were the under cabinet lights the same as the shelf ones?

[@Rocketfua21]

I'm going to take a nap now.💤

[@kevinandreoli3176]

I'd have left the Phillips screws in the hinges!

[@keithkenny4576]

Hey Matt that spray gun needs a good cleaning on the outside

[@mcremona]

I’ll worry about that when I’m done

[@mm9773]

I’d love to see your current kitchen, your temporary setup - out of pure curiosity, but also because my own kitchen is unfinished: I have everything I need, but things aren’t built in yet, for a bunch of reasons. It’s embarrassing and I even have to paint again before I can do anything else because I’ve been cooking without a backsplash, but even though it’s the bane of my existence, I’ve strangely gotten used to this crappy “temporary” mess. Also, I’m wondering if you’ve been cooking in a fully finished IKEA kitchen without telling us 🙂

[@MisaMcAnallen]

He is using the original kitchen to the house, it's not temporary really. But it is a lot smaller than the new one.

[@mcremona]

See episode 1

[@gdp3rd]

Re clocking screws: even if they start that way, after a few years of doors being opened and closed frequently, things get loose and need to be tightened, and the clocking is undone.

[@tylerbarrett6652]

Wow! You made those cabinets so tight that when you closed that left one back in the corner, the right one in the corner was forced open by the air pressure. Aren't the doors soft close? Or do you think this is going to be a problem? Is the solution to create another way for the air to escape? Just curious...

[@mcremona]

There’s no catch on that door yet

[@bubashalom8274]

Is that music in background, Mission Impossible?

[@JaKe-bd2fq]

I see when you assembled the shelves, that you only used glue and clamped them. I didn’t see you use any biscuits or dominos. Do the biscuits only help for aligning the wood during assembly ? Do they have any added strength for the shelves ? You are doing a great job on the kitchen and I have enjoyed the series.

[@mcremona]

They aid in alignment. I’ve milled my boards true so I don’t need any help with alignment

[@JaKe-bd2fq]

@ thank you for the follow up.

[@cityguyusa]

Why can't you hang the doors with Phillips screws or even security screws? Maybe some double faced tape on the loose LED bar rather than gluing it?

[@davidhenryhudson3102]

I question all the electronics and double outlet under the sink. Good idea?

[@mcremona]

GFI

[@robertm348]

The Smithsonian called. They want your kitchen for their museum. Nice job hiding all the spaghetti wiring, Matt!

[@jacobhaley5387]

Any idea about the reliability/longevity of these lights? I sure would hate to have a module go bad shortly after install.

[@mcremona]

We shall see

[@johnhawkinson]

"Replacing the Phillips heads with 'proper' slotted head screws" my heart skipped a beat; followed by "I typically don't" "clock the screw heads," there goes another beat. And then "I typically try to do some kind of pattern with them," OK, I feel roller-coaster trolled. At least he didn't say "flat-head screws" to mean "slotted." As I heard the word "proper" my brain wondered if Matt was going to claim Torx was "proper" (or, as others have pointed out, Robertson). But really, why not tapered hardwood (oak? mahogany?) pegs in a flat-head profile with no surface features whatsoever. You want to take them out, you can drill them out (or use the hidden magnet tool?). Can you really say you went the Full Cremona if you didn't make your own screws/pegs? I think not!

[@kellypalmer1077]

Why so thick shelving?

[@mcremona]

Thickness specified by the architects

[@j.c.linden]

Can't say I have ever felt the need for lights IN upper cabinets. Depending on how the ceiling light is placed, lights under the upper cabinets are either essential or not. I can NOT imagine wanting to try and plug in anything with those outlets up UNDER the upper cabinets. When I plug things in I want to be able to SEE where those prongs are going and having to lean over AND crane my head to look up seems like the most inconvenient way possible to location outlets! All this specialized technology reads like a nightmare waiting to happen down the road when stuff starts to break! What happens when hands or cans or other conductive things touch those bus bars?

[@gorak9000]

Those undershelf lights look really nice. But slot screws?? Is it 1860??? Who uses slot screws for anything these days?? And no self closing hinges on the doors? The dichotomy between LED shelf lights, and outdated hinges is troubling.

[@charlesmorrow-rf7rm]

Bigger question: Why not just leave the phillips heads

[@mcremona]

They’re gross 😂

[@JaKe-bd2fq]

@@mcremona what are your thoughts on the Robertson head screws ?

[@HalfAssHomestead]

@@mcremona lol

[@allendauterman2676]

I see election signs in the background, did Lindsay run for office?

[@pileofstuff]

I tighten screws until they are uniformly tight. The direction the slot faces is an irrelevant distraction.

[@chuckolson5825]

Not to criticize but sounds like it could be an high maintenance item

[@brendanconnelly1835]

Standing in that sink. You live dangerously sometimes.

[@jeremytate7516]

you must be fed up by now

[@georgekornfeld5168]

O you do not have a 8 - 5 job