Under cupboard lighting

[The Dentist]

hi guys,

what i want to do is have this Black or White Floating TV Stand with High Gloss Front | eBay in black and the tv like in the pic. But underneath the cupboard i want to have some lighting.
The standard lighting i have seen are cheap LED ones with batteries or plug in ones.

What i want is to have nice bright white (the floor is grey porcelain tiles) that are connected to the ceiling lights.

So as soon as i switch the ceiling lights on, i want these to come on. What would be the best way to achieve this?

PS: also that ebay listing unit looks a bit cheap and might not last, can anyone recommend that but better quality? I like the design, its exactly what Im after.
Its going to be holding all the sky box, playstation, dvd's, books and a pc...so might get a bit heavy.

 

[johnboymartin]

is there no way take 1.5 cable up in corner an run it under the floor boards then come in to the ceil roses

 

[khan888]

As comment above you need to run a 1.5mm cable to your ceiling rose/light. The live needs to be connected onto the switch live within the fitting otherwise it won't turn on when you switch the ceiling lights on.


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[coathanger57]

you could also check at light switch to see if live and neutral are present then you could run a 1.5mm cable to new position and change switch to a 2 gang.

 

[dexyweescot]

if you need lights then i use these, great quality for the money and beats Ikea prices.

12V Waterproof LED Strip Light Kit, RGB Colour Changing, 5M 5050 | LE

 

[The Dentist]

Cheers guys bit clearer now.
Obviously will get an electrician to do it but wasn't clear if it was possible at all. It's fairly close the switch so can run a cable to there.

 

[Mick]

you will need a transformer / driver also, these can be bulky, so try and plan a location where you can access this in the event of a failure!

If you want it bright go for a SMD 5050 strip they do a 14w per meter and a 7 watt per meter.

or you can go for the 4w they are also nice but not as bright.

All depends what you want to do, I would not use water proof indoors but it will work.

Mick

 

[johnboymartin]

Cheers guys bit clearer now.
Obviously will get an electrician to do it but wasn't clear if it was possible at all. It's fairly close the switch so can run a cable to there.

have u got live feed as well neg feed on your switch