Incandescent light bulbs seem to be making a comeback. Things I read say these are newer, better types, they save more money and last longer. But when I look at the stats I do not see that much improvement, still nowhere near LED. Only real benefits I see are the specific light temp and cost. Am interested in others' opinions?
I have a 1940's / MCM house, with some original fixtures. One of the ceiling fixtures recently broke and I need a replacement base - I want the same thing, where I can 'screw' the glass shade back onto the receptacle. The base attached to the ceiling with a plate (it's come undone from its metal plate).
Google image search isn't turning much back, AI is being unhelpful, so it is time to turn to humans!
Are these still made? Or do I need to give up on keeping this glass shade fixture and replace with something mass produced?
I hate when they are point straight down. What direction should I position these. I bought some gimbal LED fixture the pivot 30 degrees. Do I need to get some that pivot 90 degrees?
Using the aluminum channel led track lights. Usually I install the channels onto the wooden soffits but this style of roof doesn’t really have that. Just looking for some ideas thanks
Can anyone help me find this light fixture without a gold interior? White or silver would be much more preferable. Ideally not Amazon but also ideally not more than $500. Thank you!
https://a.co/d/0gErZEeX for reference
It’s to go over a kitchen island with a cooktop in it (not our design choice, came with the home), so needs to be safe for that.
Can anyone here lead me in the right direction? This light died. Is it possible to change the bulbs? If not do I have to change the whole thing? I'm lost lol
Does anyone have a DIY idea to create lampshades for this teak chandelier? I’m broke at the moment so trying to source replacement bulbs isn’t in the cards for me right now. But I’m fairly handy so maybe I can make something?
The light from ceiling fan is too directional and not bright enough for board games. The single recessed can light is more mood lighting. I am thinking about adding a bunch more recessed cans but wanted the opinion of the reddit hive mind.
Can I use the existing junction box? The box looks to be rated for 120V.
Lutron , long, they hang off the ceiling in my classroom. They have a button on one side next to what I think is a sensor...?
I'm just looking for the manual for the light so I can turn them down, it's like being in a tanning bed when the lights are on.
The button does do stuff. It turns red or green depending on if I touch or hold down the button but I don't know what it means.
Thanks for your help.
USA
so this fluorescent light in my school hallway is flickering and the bulb is dim and the other ones are fine but one of them is flickering and the bulb on this fixture is dimmer then the other one and since it uses magnetic ballast how do I change a ballast on this dang thing to F32T8 Electronic programmed start ballast
I’ve assumed two lights over the island, three in the south walkway centered and 3 over the North area. I’ve pulled the North line up instead of centering it in the walkway because we won’t have any upper cabinets there.
We will also have 2 small lights in the range hood and under cabinet lights along the east wall. (North wall has 11’ of windows and South wall is mainly full height cabinets)
8’ ceilings and 6” can lights. The GC wants to use Halco 6” flat LED down lights.
My two questions are should we center the north line in the walk way or keep it 20” off the wall? And is there a similar priced regressed light we should use instead?
I am working in an older school building that is not properly air conditioned and we just renovated this section of the building (still no air conditioning) and converted a fixture to LED. we are having trouble having the tubes to stay lit and found the tombstones to be bad. the maintenance supervisor here wants to replace the fixture with the cheapest disposable fixture that money can buy, the room is rarely used and the school is a private school with limited funds. can anyone find a super cheap fixture?
Back in 2015 I made Palettes, one of the early Hue light-show apps (~100k downloads), then life got busy and it disappeared from the App Store. This fall I rebuilt it from scratch, and found 2,000+ people still had the old version on their phones.
The idea now: an animated scene with music plays on your phone or Apple TV, and your Hue lights act out the story. In the Haunted Manor, a ghost passes through the room bulb by bulb, three knocks dim the lights, and a Boo! button flashes every bulb at once (my kids won't stop pressing it).
There's a pumpkin patch scene that's completely free to play, and every other scene has a free preview. Just needs a Hue Bridge.
Happy to answer questions about how the light sync works. Search "Palettes Hue" on the App Store.
I have looked and looked for what I’m wanting and I can’t seem to find cheap, battery powered panels, so I figured I’d ask yall for any ideas. I would also be down to using some other light than a panel, as long as it would work the same. Sorry if this is vague! Thanks!
I want to get rid of this Sputnik chandelier that came with my apartment and change it for a pendant light or literally anything else, but I have no lighting experience
Bottom currently has two puck lights.
Hi! We're remodeling our kitchen, and after a few days dipping my toes into the topic of lighting I'd appreciate some feedback and suggestions with our lighting layout. I'd like to do something that has a bit of thought behind and helps make the rest of the new kitchen shine.
This is an ranch home built in the 60s with 8 ft ceilings, and loose cellulose insulation on the attic. We're coming from the original lighting layout: two pendants and a fixture above the sink, all with basic bulbs. Almost anything we do will be a huge upgrade. I'm aiming for good light on the counters, minimal glare, and some accents with a modern look.
Based on a lot of the posts in here, I'm strongly considering the ELCO Kotos HC, labeled A1-A9 in the diagram below. I like the smaller fixtures, but it seems like 2 in can be a bit trickier given the size of the hole, so I'm leaning towards 3 in deep reflectors. There doesn't seem to be a big difference between the canless and canned versions. I am a bit worried that 4000 K may look too clinical along the top 50% of the brightness curve... For context, the kitchen palette is light and warm: it will have off-white matte countertops (Dekton Albarium), rift white oak cabinets, warm terracotta porcelain tiles, and a copper hood.
I'm not sure if the A8-A9 fixtures would be necessary, and if they should live in the same circuit. Everything would be on dimmers, leaning towards Lutron Sunnatas.
P1 & P2 are two pendants with glass housings on the sides of the copper hood. Since those lightbulbs will always be visible, I'm considering the EmeryAllen G25 6.0W DTW Clear (LED Filament) bulbs. Any other suggestions?
A7 could potentially turn into an accent fixture, eg if we added some artwork on the wall over the stairs. It may be worth it to wire it separately for flexibility, and maybe it'll look better if it turns on with the rest of the cans so that the stairwell doesn't feel like a dark hole.
Any recommendations for the under cabinet lights (U1-U2) or thoughts on adding LED strips under the toe kicks or the L-shaped island overhang?
Do the locations of the fixtures make sense? Would you change any of them? Add or remove something?
The dashed circles represent the size of the Koto's beams (60 deg lens) at countertop height.
Thanks!
