What kelvin are the lights? That has a lot to do with the color of light put out. I am not sure what is going on with any of the lighting in your kitchen. Your upper cabinets look lavender on my screen.

My under cabinet lights allow the choice of 3 kelvin levels. One was too yellow and one was to blue. The middle one was just right at 3000K. I do not see any green in any of the levels.

I personally am more offended by the reflection of the lights on the countertop.

Any chance of searching for better quality lighting?

Find out what the CRI number of the lights are. 90 - 100 CRI will give you excellent light. The lower you go the more pink and green it can look. The higher you go the more expensive the lights. A lot of cheap lights don't even tell you the CRI number.

Those lights do not compliment your space. I would get rid of them or have an electrician install under cabinet lights. Can you add a light rail, around the bottom of your upper cabinets, to hide the lights?

what palimpsest said. you should not be able to see them.

try some diff led lights in a 4000K temp. those cheaper rope lights are'nt the best.

I have an inset space up underneath mine. I've had this light for about 16 years now. it's on 24/7

I did move up the outlet when I tiled, but that's as far as I could go. obviously if doing the cabs now, I would have had the cabs wired so no plugs would show.

Agree with most the advice given already: you need LED undercabinet lighting with a Kelvin temperature of 3000. Some manufacturers have selectable color temps from 2700 (which yours appear to be) up to 5000K. But please find ones with frosted lenses so you don't see reflections of every diode!. And mount to front of uppers , hidden behind a light valence, a small piece of matching trim. And put them on a dimmer switch. Good luck!

Better lights............and a better electrician and contractor. I'll pray that tv/monitor isn't remaining there. Not enough planning on all right down to faucet location: )

If that's the only light option on those lights and you are unhappy with that color, you might need to get different lights.

First you do not get stick on lighting it needs to be installed properly , yes you need a light rail to hide the actual lighting and no those are not right.

Ugh, make them fix it even if you have to pay extra. We had crappy cheap undercabinet lights installed by our contractor in our old house and I hated them everyday.

LED tape lighting is perfectly fine for UCL. They just should to be taped inside a channel, with a diffuser cover. As already said, placed towards the front of the cabinet (within 1" or so of the valance/light rail, or mounted perpendicular on the back of the valance/light rail, depending on the style of channel used and the purpose of the lighting).

The wires could be managed better, that would be based on where the transformer is located (which the receptacle should be placed ahead of time based on where you want to run your UCL wires).

To add a bit on more things others already said, LED tape lighting comes in different lumens/foot (number of diodes and how close they are), different temperature (Kelvin, some are selectable CCT), and color (CRI).

You definitely need a diffuser over the lights (a white plastic panel that covers the diodes). Many under cabinet lights have that built in. When using the tape lights, the diffuser needs to be purchased separately.

Yes on previous comments to place the lights at the front of the cabinets, not the rear. That puts the light where you need it on the work surface. You don't need to light the wall or backsplash!

Any lights will be visible unless a light rail is added to the bottom of the cabinets.

It appears that your contractor has little experience or knowledge about effectively installing under cab lights. Those adhesive tabs generally don't support things light wires/cords/cables for long, especially if the surface isn't properly prepared.

Where does the wiring run to? is it connected behind the tiled wall to the light switch shown?

You might consider replacing the tape lights with a strip light that has a diffuser coating, or a slim build light bar.

these look terrible, yes to a channel and a lens, or start over. the corner connection was ammature at best. I would start over and I would put them at the front. or consider a lip on your cabinet.

Thank you all so much for your helpful, informative and intelligent comments and suggestions. I have not been in touch with our contractor yet but I will post an update as soon as I have one :)

@JAN MOYER I agree there was not nearly enough planning and I deeply regret using the contractor we chose, but I’m curious, where is a better place to put the TV? Or is it because it’s not mounted? I love having it there when I do dishes but I agree it could look better. How?

You need an undermount TV. I'd be terrified to have electricity and water that close.

You SKIP the darn tv and stream on an Ipad. You don't have space, it's hardly worth chopping a cabinet. It should have been addressed before now. If it's a ground fault? It's not a safety hazard, is no different than drying hair at a bath sink. It just looks dumb and takes up space.

OR do UNDER THE CABINET/smart tv

LOL Jan.