I mounted electrical strips under my counters. No outlets on the wall, except where I wanted a light switch.

We just built a house and have the outlets mounted under the upper cabinets. They are easy to access and you can't see them unless you duck down and look under the cabinet. I'd post a picture, but we don't close until Friday.

Agree with sarahpost's post. Check with local electrical inspector for any code requirements.

Dear "sarahpost" -- not in any kind of a track, just screw right into the cabinet bottoms? or edge of the cabinet frame that extends below the cabinet bottom?

Dear "debfackler" -- what kind of electrical strips (mfg?)

It isn't a strip. It is a box attached to the back bottom rail of the upper cabinet. The box doesn't cut into the cabinet at all. The box is angled, so it is really easy to access the outlets. I'm trying to find a picture of it online.

Something like this one? It's brown and blends into the backsplash but is attached to the underside of the cabinet. Hover to expand photo and click on the name for details


Here is a cool one that is hidden in the countertop and pops up when needed.


These are under cabinet power outlets (not strips). It might be difficult to see them because there is also under cabinet lighting but you can see they are separate from one another

I think this is similar to the one in my new house: http://houzz.com/photos/1204358

I did the undercounter box mounts in a remodel and it worked great. There was wiring coming down the inside of each cabinet that had one of these boxes, however. It didn't bother me at all because the look was so clean. Wish I would have done it on my new house.

BTW the electrician that did the new house said those pop ups absolutely do not conform to code. When you think about it, you might not want one. Spill a bottle of water, water gets into it, disaster. Hopefully a small disaster involving sparks, not a large disaster involving Frankenstein like special effects.

We install power strips at the bottom face of the upper cabinets. It is fine as long as you don't mind seeng the cord dangling down when you plug something in.

Oops, didn't know it didn't meet code.

To be clear, some of these pop-up plugs are UL approved and are not against code in certain situations. For instance, if you have the required outlets on each end of an island, but want one in the middle. If you are allowed to put an outlet inside a cabinet by local codes, then you can drill a hole in your counter and plug one of these pop-up plugs in as a "relocatable power tap" (that means "temporary" for less than 90 days continuous use). It is supposed to be inspected for wear at that time, and that doesn't just mean physical damage on the outside of the cord. One reason for this is that the more you bend or flex copper, the more brittle it gets. The more brittle, the more electrical resistance. The more resistance, the more heat. The more heat, the more brittle. Repeat until an arc fault starts a fire.

Check out angle power strips from Task Lighting
Great idea and we use them in our kitchen.
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Our Pop-Out Outlet stays completely out of sight when you aren't using it. It simply clicks into place: http://www.legrand.us/adorne/select/outlets/arptr151gw2.aspx#.Uyd6qkJdUbY

If your outlets are in the backsplash you might be able to make them more of a style statement. We used ORB for our hardware, faucet, etc. There was some dark brown in our backsplash so we ended up using brown plugs, switches and ORB covers. They're still there but look more "designer".