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Edison Bulb Lights?

8 years ago

I love the look of all the fixtures with filament bulbs but when visiting Schoolhouse Electric the other day, I noticed they provide a very soft light. Very pretty for mood lighting but not so much for task lighting. I'm not sure where they would be appropriate. Even at restoration hardware when i used their restrooms, they had the narrow filament sconces in the bathroom and it was super dark. Like club/lounge dark. I've already decided not to use these for my kitchen island or bathroom sconces because they will just not be practical for us but I love the look. Would love to know where others have incorporated these. Thanks!

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scoutfinch72

8 years ago

I'm going to use LED Edison bulbs for my island pendants. I think that we have enough area light from the recessed fixtures that it will work relatively well. This is the fixture we are using:

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heatheron40
8 years ago
Hi!

They are a bit impractical, but I wanted them in our utility room. We have a lot of windows for day lighting, so we put them in the utility room for night lighting. We try to stay pretty dark for the fireflies, they work perfect for that!

Heather
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How is the small sitting area illuminated? Does the light from the kitchen wash over it as well? I'm asking because from what you've described it looks like the sitting area and the entryway are pretty close together. If they're really close, just match the same colors. If you feel they're far away, then create a contrast with whatever is in the sitting space. I woudn't go for Edison bulbs or any tungsten bulbs. I personally prefer LEDs. Save costs and you get a wider range of brightness options compared to vintage ones. Hope this helps!
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namarie
8 years ago
In our new build, we are using Edison bulbs in our pendant lights over the island as well as the dining room chandy. Similar to scoutfinch, we planned ahead and have built in sufficient recessed lighting above in order to have those fixtures just for looks.
lmgch
8 years ago
we put them in three pendants over the island but like PPs have sufficient lighting in the room that they aren't *needed* as task lighting, I just love(d) the way they look
agk2003
Original Author
8 years ago
thanks all. scout, love that pendant. I hadn't considered that the recessed lighting in the room would be enough so that the pendants wouldn't necessarily be needed to provide a major light source. that might work for us in the kitchen as well though definitely not in the bathrooms. I hate dim bathrooms!
cawaps
8 years ago
Scout mentioned LED Edison (or filament) bulbs--I saw these in person at Restoration Hardware a couple weeks ago and come MUCH brighter than the incandescent Edison bulbs. They aren't a 100% convincing substitute when off, but pretty good, and very convincing when turned on. I was pretty impressed.

I found a 4.5W LED filament lamp at 1000Bulbs.com that it says is a 60W equivalent
mom2sulu
8 years ago
Ours were just not enough light over the island. We switched them out for bulbs with higher lumens.
karin_mt
8 years ago
We just got LED Edison bulbs this weekend. DH wanted them for our retro-modern lights outside the garage. They are 60W equivalent. These particular bulbs cast a decidedly yellow light. They provide light that's ambient but not exactly bright. DH likes them, so I'm good. I love the look for indoors too, but I'd pay close attention to the lumens and the color temp of the bulb while shopping around. I'd definitely go with LED; I can't justify the energy usage of incandescent lights anymore. I love LEDs!

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