How to make hole in shelving unit look nice

[r_c]

(BTW I am not a tradesperson - I have a boring office job with little practical DIY experience.)

I want to drill a couple of holes in some shelving units, but am at a bit of a loss as to how to make these holes look nice. Or at least make them not look bad.

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• r_c
• 23 Jun 2021

I want to drill two holes to feed an electrical cable through (for LED strip lights at top of unit). I found these desk grommets on Amazon which might be ok for the horizontal (worktop?) surface.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HO2NLE-Gro...2HHN4KD/ref=pd_di_sccai_3/261-9441731-7571317

But is there something more suitable for the side vertical surface? Maybe something smaller? The shelves look great, and I don't want to mess them up with a bodge DIY hole.

 

[Notch7]

Can't you drill straight into the void on the left, up from the cupboard below.

 

[r_c]

Sorry @Notch7 I should have stated that this is for an electrical cable to provide power to LED lights across the top of the shelf, and I would like to have a switch somewhere in that 'box'.

Actually I was originally thinking of an inline switch like this but maybe there is something else I could use that is nicer? The power will come from inside the cupboard and then go up a hidden gap between the shelves and the wall.

 

[Alec_t]

Something like these?

 

[foxhole]

Run cable as Notch suggested then remote control switch for lights, all hidden.
Or plug in lights using a wifi switch , again all hidden.

 

[r_c]

@foxhole Is this what you mean by a remote control switch?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nineleaf-Portable-Wireless-Receiver-1Receiver/dp/B07Z5N7NQ2

I am a bit reluctant to buy mains electric stuff off Amazon (e.g. "Sorry it doesn't conform to UK regulations, we're just a market place ..."). Is there a UK seller that sells these?

 

[foxhole]

I just bought a cheap one off eBay, like this one, easy to install.

https://www.joom.com/en/products/5acd75e18b2c3701e7964c90