Looking for ideas to replace/renew over the cabinet lighting?

My first thought is new covers, but it sounds like they are pricy. Could the existing covers be modified in some way to your liking? A picture would be helpful.

You can replace them with LED lights

http://www.create-enjoy.com/2017/03/how-to-replace-fluorescent-light-with-flush-mount.html

https://www.mydesignrules.com/replace-fluorescent-light-box/

Ideas here

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/12173861467075818/

Some type of fairy light would work. They draw little juice and you can shape them to fit your layout.

https://www.amazon.com/over-cabinet-lighting/s?k=over+cabinet+lighting

Take a look here at these decorative light panels:

https://www.fluorescentgallery.com/decorative-light-panels/

Hmmm, they are a bit pricey, maybe put up some decals on the plastic covers, a minimal design that is pleasant. Check out Dollar Tree and see what they have.

Look here at Amazon at these Iron Orchid design transfers and see if something like this would work for you:

https://shop.thepurplepaintedlady.com/Iron-Orchid-Designs_bymfg_31-0-1.html?msclkid=cc7e3513589d1b9f465d5579455a4c6c

Hi Ravendra, what if you just put a nice cling on the existing frosted cover, then you could replace the florescent lights with LED lights they do make light frostied decaling

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hampton-bay-2-ft-white-rectangle-led-flush-mount-ceiling-light-1500-lumens-dimmable-3000k-4000k-5000k/1001088305

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Decals on plastic light covers are just going to hinder the light from being emitted through the plastic, not enhance it. I would not recommend this suggestion.

I agree with William's suggestion to replace these old fluorescent fixtures entirely with new LED lights. As many stores and websites no longer even sell fluorescent lights anymore, it does not make sense to spend time and money on purchasing plastic covers for fixtures that may be very difficult to find replacement bulbs for. Besides, florescent light emits a greenish hue (incandescent a yellow) compared to LED light that is clear.

Keeping in mind that our eyes require 60% more light as we age over the decades, if you are planning to stay in the home for the near future, IMO switching to brighter, less shadowy LED light is a sensible move.

Integrated LED light fixtures do not require bulb replacements, do not require robust hardware to mount as they are lightweight, do not heat up, and run on very little electricity.

Here are some examples of integrated light fixtures. The first photo shows what one looks like on the inside.

The wiring you see is specific to the existing fixtures so changing the fixtures out to something like Flipturn is suggesting shouldn't be difficult as the wiring will be different. Plus LED's are very electric-bill friendly.

could you take down the frosted covers and then just add new bulbs to the existing lights

Thanks all. I am attaching a picture of what they look (realized I should have attached one). I removed the frosted covers in the renovation so these are clearly visible.

As you can see each pair is connected end to end, and each pair is supplied power its own power cable.

Can I use, perhaps, four round recessed low profile LED lights replacing flourescent tube - installed on a nicely stained rectangular wooden box simulating installation inside a drywall, and then attach the rectangular box to the back wall? I don't want to install the LEDs in the drywall itself as I will need to run wire inside the wall. So, sixteen four inch integrated recessed LEDs? Will I be able to connect the eight LEDs in a daisy chain for each side?

Thank you for the photo.

Yes, recessed low profile LED lights (examples below) can be installed into boxes, then mounted on to the walls. These are available in different diameters, with different styles of mounting clips.

However, as these shallow lights are generally designed to be installed into ceilings, I think that 16 lights over these two walls would be too many. It is commonly suggested that these lights be installed a distance of 3-4 feet apart, centre to centre, depending on the Kelvin number. Measure the length of the wall that you would like covered by light, then divide to determine the optimal amount of units.

I see however, that you presently have a dim, opaque ceiling fixture. I would recommend replacing it with one of the LED fixtures similar to the examples in my answer above. Do this first before you proceed with purchasing any other lights, making the boxes, and so forth. Once it is up and running, re-evaluate the light in the room to determine what you may still need, or no longer need.

Based on Flipturn's suggestion I changed the hanging light to a flushed LED. Thanks much for this. Its looks good and brightens the kitchen. Now for the flourescent tubes, the wife and I cannot agree to what to do. She is ok with them as is and I think they are ugly. So, looks like we will leave them be for now.