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I used 1/2" diameter clear rope lighting. For the countertop lighting, I stapled clear plastic U-channel to the underside of the cabinets (2 pieces, front & back) and the rope is a friction fit in the U-channel. The upper cabinets don't have a soffit, so there's a 24" space between the cabinet tops and the ceiling. My wife has various decorative crap up there, so I also put the U-channel and rope lighting on the inside of the crown moulding that's around the top of the cabinets.
The switches control outlets that are in the wall just above the upper cabinets. The lower rope lighting cords pass through the inside of the upper cabinets and everything just plugs into the outlets.
Every couple of years I replace all of the ropes, but they're very inexpensive. It's a very low profile system and gives very even natural incandescent light to the countertop area.
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