What kind of bulbs do you have in your kitchen and family room?

[Anonymous]

I've been reading up so much on kelvin, lumens, watts etc and also went to Lowes and picked out some of the higher lumen bulbs but nothing seems to work for me. Cherry kitchen and I want it to be bright. I tried Daylight GE ultrabright at 24Watts (165W equivalent) and it got too hot in the recess light fixture and was blinding to the eye. Then I tried 20Watts GE softlight 2700Kelvin and it looks too yellow, but bright. The GE Relax bulb was 1000 lumens I think and it was a kind of reddish tint. So I have a bluish, reddish and yellowish bulb and none of them work for me.

What kind of bulbs do you have in your recess lighting fixtures that make the space bright but not too yellowish or as if we are in a hospital with the bluish white?

[Anonymous]

We have cherry walnut cabinets. We loved the way the old incandescent 65W flood bulbs lit the kitchen with a warm color. I understand how you don't want that bluish white institutional look.

I get OptoLight BR30 flood bulbs. They are 11 Watts, 950 lumens, 2700 Kelvin. And they give us almost an identical feel to the old incandescent bulbs that we loved. I tried 3-4 different options before I found this one that works best for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have cherry walnut cabinets. We loved the way the old incandescent 65W flood bulbs lit the kitchen with a warm color. I understand how you don't want that bluish white institutional look.

I get OptoLight BR30 flood bulbs. They are 11 Watts, 950 lumens, 2700 Kelvin. And they give us almost an identical feel to the old incandescent bulbs that we loved. I tried 3-4 different options before I found this one that works best for us.

Thank you!

I have an issue with my kitchen though. We do not get natural light and the lights are on even in the morning. We turn them off only in the afternoon. The yellow light looks awful during the daytime. Open floor plan and a family room with 10' ceiling adjoins this.

Is there an in between color temperature that is neither bluish nor yellowish that will work even during the daytime

[Anonymous]

Hi, you want 3000K... trust me it looks much less yellow than 2700K. In addition, you'll want as high CRI as you can find. At least 90, if not higher.

With 10' ceilings you'll also need more lumens. How many bulb spots do you have to fill?

https://store.waveformlighting.com/products/ultra-high-95-cri-e26-br30-led-bulb-for-home-residential

I would try these, you can return them if they don't work. But at 800lumens per bulb, I'm a bit worried it won't be enough light for you unless you have at least 6 spots.

[Anonymous]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8TNK47C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you are not sure of the exact color why don't you try these bulbs. There is a dial where you can set it at any of 5 shades of white. Then you can decide what is best. If the link doesn't work, search for: Philips LED White Dial Flicker-Free Frosted Dimmable A19 Light Bulb - EyeComfort Technology - 800 Lumen - 5 Shades of White

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, you want 3000K... trust me it looks much less yellow than 2700K. In addition, you'll want as high CRI as you can find. At least 90, if not higher.

With 10' ceilings you'll also need more lumens. How many bulb spots do you have to fill?

https://store.waveformlighting.com/products/ultra-high-95-cri-e26-br30-led-bulb-for-home-residential

I would try these, you can return them if they don't work. But at 800lumens per bulb, I'm a bit worried it won't be enough light for you unless you have at least 6 spots.

You are right, 800 lumens will not work for me (the GE Relax bulb that I got was 810?? lumens and it didn't work regardless of the tint.

I have 9 recess lights in the family room with 10' ceilings (I could be wrong, maybe it is 11'). The kitchen is 9' ceiling and has only 6 recess lights. Dining area has 2 recess lights.

My recess can is 6". Will a BR40 work better then the BR30?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8TNK47C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you are not sure of the exact color why don't you try these bulbs. There is a dial where you can set it at any of 5 shades of white. Then you can decide what is best. If the link doesn't work, search for: Philips LED White Dial Flicker-Free Frosted Dimmable A19 Light Bulb - EyeComfort Technology - 800 Lumen - 5 Shades of White

Is there a version of this in BR40, BR30 or PAR30? I have a similar looking standard Sylvania bulb in one fixture temporarily and it looks weird in the recess can.

[Anonymous]

Maybe consider GE REVEAL. It has 300 K color, BUT the light spectrum has been altered so whites look white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, you want 3000K... trust me it looks much less yellow than 2700K. In addition, you'll want as high CRI as you can find. At least 90, if not higher.

With 10' ceilings you'll also need more lumens. How many bulb spots do you have to fill?

https://store.waveformlighting.com/products/ultra-high-95-cri-e26-br30-led-bulb-for-home-residential

I would try these, you can return them if they don't work. But at 800lumens per bulb, I'm a bit worried it won't be enough light for you unless you have at least 6 spots.

You are right, 800 lumens will not work for me (the GE Relax bulb that I got was 810?? lumens and it didn't work regardless of the tint.

I have 9 recess lights in the family room with 10' ceilings (I could be wrong, maybe it is 11'). The kitchen is 9' ceiling and has only 6 recess lights. Dining area has 2 recess lights.

My recess can is 6". Will a BR40 work better then the BR30?

OK, yes I also have 6" recess cans and I got BR40 bulbs. They certainly are more powerful than BR30 and I only have 8' ceilings. BR30s are much more readily available as people do prefer the smaller bulbs.

I got these exact ones about a year ago and have been pretty happy with them.

https://satco.lightingnewyork.com/product/lighting/accessories/light-bulbs/satco-lumos-light-bulbs-s28580/1816564.html

[Anonymous]

I have these GE relax bulbs and they look just like the old incandescents:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07HDJGFN2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title