Decorating & Renovating
MommyLiberty5013
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Light Bulb Question
In some rooms, the color and feel of light a Compact Flourescent Lamp (CFL) light bulb - the type that is more energy efficient, gives off doesn't match the ambiance I'm trying to create. In some rooms, a regular old incandescent bulb looks and feels better to me...just warmer and more cozy.
I like this: http://www.lampsplus.com/products/khaki-10-and-one-quarter-inch-wide-cfl-bronze-ceiling-light__k2833-m0616.html
It comes with two CFL bulbs. But, I'd want to swap them out to incandescent ones to create a warmer glow in the room.
So, my question is: if I buy this lamp that comes with CFLs included, does that mean it cannot take incandescent bulbs at all in its light bulb sockets? Am I stuck with using CFLs?
Re: Light Bulb Question
I usually lurk on this board but I might be able to help.
You should be good to use an incandescent light bulb. Check the base of the CFL lamps to ensure that you are buying the correct base.
I, too, dislike the cool white that CFLs often come in. I try to look for ones with a warmer color temperature (around 3600K) or ones labelled "warm white".
Love the lamp!
That website sucks! They should tell you what type of bulb it takes. You want a Type A base which = screw in base so you can use any bulb type you want. Either contact someone at the website or go to a different website like lightinguniverse or lightingdirect. Both of them will have something that looks like that and they will give the information you are looking for. I have had good luck with both.
As far as how CFLs vs. incandescent look you just need to buy better CFLs. You want ones that are in the 2700-3000K range (which is a warm temperature aka.glow). Sometimes this is called soft white but always look on the back for the temperature rating. If you're looking for special bulb types you might not be able to find them at a big box store. You can go to a lighting store, Batteries + (they now sell light bulbs), or order them online.