3000K vs 4000K New Home?
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2700 vs 3000K for kitchen lighting?
Comments (18)Something to keep in mind is the color temperature of the natural light your kitchen gets. If its north or east facing then the light coming in will be cooler, so a slightly cooler bulb will look better. Conversely, if it's south or west facing then the natural light will be warmer and a warmer bulb will tend to look better. That's a big factor in why paint reads differently in different rooms. Also, any bulb you get should have a color rendering index rating of at least 90 for the best color reading. No bulb will give perfect color rendering, but the higher the rating the more accurately colors in the room will be depicted. In my cans I went with 2700 because I have warm, western exposure. I used warm bulbs in my pendants too since they can be seen from the living room and dining room where I also used warmer bulbs and it would have looked odd and very apparently blue in comparison if I went with a cooler bulb. eta: If your kitchen cabs or walls are painted cool colors, the same principle applies. Cool toned paints can read best with cool light, whereas warmer light can make them appear too yellow (as in Suzy's pic above), and vice versa. Basically it all depends on your specific kitchen and there's no one size fits all answer....See MoreNew Construction: LED Bulb vs. LED Fixture
Comments (31)LED lights on a house circuit require a "driver" to change 120 volt AC to low voltage DC and protect the LEDs from fluctuations in voltage and current that can cause the diodes to vary in output or degrade faster due to high temperatures within the diodes. This is especially important inside of a small recessed light fixture. In an integral LED recessed fixture the "driver" is a small brick-like thing in the housing external from the rest of the fixture with a wire to the "light engine" which is the diode array sandwiched between a lens and a cast metal heatsink. The life of such a light is usually rated at 50,000 hours ... whatever that means. An LED lamp (commonly called a "light bulb") is similar but has an internal miniaturized driver in its base connected to an array of diodes behind a frosted lens. Some have a metal surround with holes that acts as a heat sink but more commonly they rely on the wide spacing of the diodes and the closeness of the lamp to the fixture opening to reduce the chance of overheating. These lamps usually have a rated life of 25,000 hours but often fail much sooner. If you pay $15 for a PAR 20 LED lamp and $24 for the appropriate dimmer it might take a long time to break even unless you're putting the PAR 20's in existing 5" fixtures....See More3000K/4000K lighting
Comments (8)We have a transitional, slightly leaning more toward modern aesthetic in the house with white and blues and greys so the 4000K looks nice in the main house. It's more for me that I think the foyer and staircase and dining room chandeliers look warm and inviting with 3000K, but I"m not sure how that will look with 4000K (but again they are all in a open concept where you can see all of them and the 4000K hallway and kitchen/living room pots all at once so to keep consistency 4000K would have to be done). And then for the bedrooms, is 4000K just a plain old bad idea in there? (I have small children so not sure if that makes a difference for their rooms)...See MoreA (funny) Cautionary Tale changing to 4000k lighting
Comments (40)I think our homes are a reflection of our personalities and that we shouldn't just follow the latest trends. At 60 years old I don't really care if white on white is the latest rage, I had that 25 years ago and got tired of it. I think the colors in our home should bring us joy. I thin the lighting should match the colors and feelings that you want to portray. My one sister has a Tudor home with Queen Ann antique furniture and fall colors (greens, oranges, browns and greige) She has Edison bulbs in her Edison fixtures and uses a very soft 2700 k lighting. Her home is warm and welcoming and very relaxed. You feel like you are in a historic home. It fits her style. She also has olive tone skins, light brown hair and looks great in fall colors. I have a MCM home with very clean lines, 10 ft wide windows and my colors are taupe, violet grays, purples, wine reds and teals. I use 5000 k lighting in my home. Purples turn to mud when you add yellow. My home is much more energized than my sister's home. I have ivory toned skin and dark eyes and hair - I am a winter and look good in jewel tones. My sister-in-law has a country style home. She has blond hair and blue eyes and looks good in spring colors, Her home is decorated in cornflower blues, peaches and ivory. 2700 k lighting was too yellow in her home and 5000 k was too bright. She uses 3500k lighting. We all live in Pennsylvania, but I spent 30 years in San Diego. Studies show that geography and lighting preference is connected. Canadians are much less likely to use 5000k lighting and those in the Southern states in the US are much less likely to use 2700k lighting and more likely to use 5000k lighting. I miss the bright, sun filled days and need to combat the dreariness of the overcast days. I also have 2 other siblings, one that uses 4000k and one that uses 5000k lighting in their homes, but both are in their 70s and needed brighter whiter light due to failing eyesight. Our ability to see colors and contrast diminishes as we age, There really isn't a one size fits all answer. We have to know what works in our homes, with our style, personality and the colors we love....See MoreRaiKai
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