Lighted cabinet assembly

1. A lighted cabinet assembly comprising:

a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, each of said sidewalls including an elongate recess;

a top wall interconnecting said sidewalls, said sidewalls defining an interior space therebetween;

at least one shelf supported between said sidewalls;

a base for supporting said cabinet assembly on a support surface, said base having an upper surface and a lower surface for facing the support surface, said sidewalls terminating at said upper surface and being mounted to said base, said elongated recesses extending from said base up at least a portion of said sidewalls;

a recessed portion at said lower surface;

a perimeter portion extending around said recessed portion;

a cover inward of said perimeter portion for covering said recessed portion;

at least one light strip positioned in each of said elongated recesses for illuminating at least a portion of said interior; and

a power cable assembly including a power cable for electrically coupling to a power supply, at least one light strip cable electrically coupled to said light strips, and a power harness coupling said power cable to said light strip cable for selectively powering each of said light strips, said power harness and said light strip cables being arranged in a generally planar arrangement in said recessed portion at said lower surface of said base.

2. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said base has an overall height of less than about 3 inches.

3. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 2 , wherein said base has an overall height of less than about 2 ½ inches.

4. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of said sidewalls includes an outer edge, said elongated recesses spaced inwardly from said outer edges.

5. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 4 , wherein said at least one shelf includes an outer edge, said elongated recesses positioned between said outer edge of said shelf and said outer edges of said sidewalls.

6. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said elongated recesses extend from said base to said upper wall.

7. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a back wall interconnecting said sidewalls.

8. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 7 , wherein said back wall extends between said upper wall and said base.

9. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a switch, said power cable assembly further including a switch cable electrically coupled to said switch.

10. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 9 , wherein said switch is mounted to one of said sidewalk.

11. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 10 , wherein said one of said sidewalls includes a passage extending up from said base to said switch at an inner surface of said sidewall, said switch cable extending up from said base through said passage to couple to said switch.

12. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of said light strips comprise a plurality of light sources.

13. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 12 , wherein said light sources arc encapsulated in a flexible extrusion.

14. The light cabinet assembly according claim 13 , wherein said flexible extrusion comprises a PVC extrusion.

15. A lighted cabinet assembly comprising:

a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, each of said sidewalls including an outer edge and an elongate recess adjacent a respective outer edge;

a top wall interconnecting said sidewalls, said sidewalls defining an interior space therebetween;

at least one shelf support between said sidewalls;

a base for supporting said cabinet assembly on a support surface, said base having an upper surface and a lower surface for facing the support surface, said sidewalls terminating at said upper surface and being mounted to said base, said elongated recesses extending from said base up at least a portion of said sidewalls, said base including a recess at said lower surface to define a compartment;

an inner perimeter portion of said lower surface extending around said recess, said inner perimeter portion having a plurality of notches, each of said notches aligning with a respective elongate recess;

an outer perimeter portion of said lower surface extending around said inner perimeter portion;

a cover at said inner perimeter portion and flush with said outer perimeter portion for covering said recessed portion;

at least one light strip positioned in each of said elongated recesses for illuminating at least a portion at said interior;

a power cable assembly including a power cable for electrically coupling to a power supply, a light strip cable for each light strip, a coupler for electrically coupling each said light strip cable to each light strip, and a power harness coupling said power cable to said light strip cables for selectively powering each of said light strips, said couplers comprising 90° couplers wherein said power harness and said light strip cables may be arranged in a generally planar arrangement in said compartment of said base; and

said notches at said inner perimeter portion receiving and retaining said 90° couplers therein.

16. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said recess extends no greater than 2 inches into said base.

17. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said base has an overall height of less than about 3 inches.

18. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said at least one shelf includes an outer edge, said elongated recesses positioned between said outer edge of said shelf and said outer edges of said sidewalls.

19. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 15 , wherein said elongated recesses extend from said base to said upper wall.

20. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 15 , further comprising a switch, said power cable assembly further including a switch cable electrically coupled to said switch.

21. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 20 , wherein said switch is mounted to one of said sidewalls.

22. The lighted cabinet assembly according to claim 15 , wherein each of said light strips comprise a plurality of light sources.

23. A method of assembling a lighted cabinet comprising:

providing a base having a recessed portion at a lower surface, an inner perimeter portion extending around said recessed portion, and an outer perimeter portion extending around said inner perimeter portion;

providing a cover;

providing a plurality of shelves;

providing a pair of sidewalls, each including an elongate recess;

supporting the shelves between the sidewalls;

supporting the sidewalls at the base;

providing a light strip;

positioning the light strip in the elongated recess to illuminate a portion of one or more of the shelves;

providing a power harness and a power cable for electrically coupling to a power supply;

coupling the light strip to the power cable with the power harness;

arranging the power harness and the power cable in a planar arrangement in the base; and

positioning said cover at said inner perimeter portion and flush with said outer perimeter portion to cover said recessed portion.