jdougjo, I forgot to mention that CREE CR6 lights will be available for ~50 around the middle of this year. They will be the approximate replacement for the LR6 (with a shorter rated life span). I used environmentalLights neutral white lightbars for under cabinet lighting and am quite pleased with the results. Having said that, I'd strongly advise shopping around online - the same lights can be purchased elsewhere for less today. A brief view StarStrand LED could also be another option. Here is a link that might be useful: environmentallights

There really isn't a cure-all type of bulb that does all of this well, so you're stuck seeking a compromise you can live with. If you absolutely must have all these lights on dimmers and aren't willing to try some dimmable fluorescents then your options are very limited. Essentially you've just got to choose between a few types of incandescent bulbs. The fixtures and trims should have little stickers inside that list the bulb types and maximum wattages you can use. Most likely, you'll be choosing between basic incandescent "R" type reflector bulbs and halogen "PAR" bulbs. Both are available in a range of physical sizes (R20, R30, PAR20, PAR30, etc) and wattages. Both are fully dimmable and provide warm light that renders colors well. The "R" type bulbs will produce somewhat softer light and be more forgiving of poor can placement. Unfortunately they are also the least efficient bulbs you can easily get your hands on, meaning you'll have to use higher wattages to get enough light, therefore pumping more unwanted heat into the house. They'll also burn out quite frequently. The "PAR" type bulbs, being halogen, are more efficient, producing less waste heat than R-types, and won't burn out nearly as freqently. They produce light that is more crisply focussed, with more tightly defined pools of light, brighter surfaces and deeper shadows. Because they were initially developed for outdoor use they have very thick, shatter-resistant glass around them that heats up and can feel like a little radiator - the "heat lamp" effect. In other words, the bulb type that actually puts less waste heat into the house feels like it's heating things up more. I've heard good things about a hybrid type of bulb, made by Westinghouse, called "Halomax." These are halogen bulbs, so they are more efficient and last longer, but are not intended for outdoor use so their glass isn't so thick. Their light distribution is likely to be similar to the R-type lamps, and I'd bet they don't have so much of the radiant "heat lamp" effect either. You may have to order them online if a local company doesn't carry them. You might want to buy several bulbs of different types and wattages and experiment.

Thank you wws944 and davidtay for your help and educating me as I am just learning about bulbs and has light affects colors in the room. Another electrician was here tonight who I felt had a lot of knowledge and will email me a quote for six recessed 6" cans, update can under the sink to accept more bulbs (no spring in it) and new trim. He told me we can play with bulbs to see what you like. He will also let me know how much it will cost to install a fixture in the dining room. He said the cans had springs in them to accept various size bulbs with long or short necks. The other electrician that left the PAR40 bulb with a good price did not let me know if the cans had springs to accept various size bulbs. He just told me if I did not like the bulb to buy my own bulb. He was going to give me a new free can under my sink and install the fixture in the dining room for free since it is a matter of switching fixtures and no new holes. But I don't want an outdated can without springs. What questions do I ask him? I wonder if all cans are similar? I have a 21 year old canned recess light under my sink that had fit an incandescednt bulb that the other electrician put the PAR40 Halogen bulb in it and it is not long enough but still fits the socket and it was not as nice as the non -glaring ecosmart 3,000 75 watt PAR38 LED (despite being only 85 CRI, I seem to like the nice white color that is bright and happy without any glare and not harsh like the fluorescent 6500K linear bulbs I now have in my ceiling fixture that I will be replacing with recessed can lighting. I seem to like this 850 lumens LED bulb that the new electrician put in for me since I had it in a small lamp with the shade off as I had been trying out different bulbs. I can't find where it says what flood with the light is. The new electrician liked this too and liked the specs of some halogen bulbs I showed him that were PAR38 and PAR30 Edison bulbs with wide spread floods. The ecosmart LED soft white floor reflector blanco suave65 watt equivalent bulb with only 575 lumens and says CREE True White Technology with 2700K light spectrum is not bright enough for me and I like the 3,000 light better despite this 65 watt LED coming with white trim as part of the bulb and 92 CRI which is higher than 85 CRI. My tiles are not as pretty under this light and I prefer a 75 watt equivalent light. Any other LED ideas that are flood that have 3,000K light spectrum with around 850 lumens or more that is 75 watts that will include the trim as part of the bulb? I think I prefer to go with the cooler LED bulb but would like to see how the two favorite (recommended by some posters on the Garden Web Forums) GE wide flood PAR38 and PAR30 halogens look with my tiles and in the room

The latest Feit LED BR30s sold at Costco are outstanding and affordable (especially in areas that offer utuility-company rebates). The last time I was there they sold them in 2-packs. Look for an item on the packaging stating "shows COLORS true & natural, 93+ CRI" . That's lighting parlance for "won't make colors look dull like a CFL bulb". They also sell the smaller BR20 and larger BR40 sizes that are equally good. These dim nicely as well. Don't confuse these with the PAR30 which is the same size as the BR30 - these also have excellent color rendering (the same 93+ CRI) but are more of a spotlight or narrow-flood rather than a wide flood, and the color is cooler white than an incandescent bulb (although that may be what you want, especially if you have high ceilings, and the cooler color will look a bit more like a GE Reveal than a typical incandescent bulb. I've never tried these myself). If you want something that looks exactly like an incandescent floodlamp bulb but uses 1/5 the electricity, the Costco BR30 is the way to go. The GE Reveal BR30 LED also is excellent if you like the crisper, whiter color these give out - CNet raved about them - although they're more expensive then the Costco lights. The Cree TrueWhite LEDs sold at Home Depot (in the dark blue box) were once the best thing out there but if you already have a trim ring you don't need to pay extra for these (which have a built-in trim ring) vs. the Costco bulbs, and their light quality, though excellent, is a tad pinkish. It is the most efficient of these however. The Cree BR30 without the trim ring doesn't render colors very well (CNet didn't like them either). All LED bulbs by nature won't get hot underneath like an incandescent or halogen bulb. Whatever heat an LED downlight puts out is on top; the part that lights up doesn't even get warm to the touch when on. This post was edited by lee676 on Mon, Sep 8, 14 at 15:31