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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am finally getting to the end of my stash of incandescent light bulbs. What —exactly— do I get now?

I have an internal hallway with ceiling fixtures. When I bought some bulbs that claimed to replace 60 watt bulbs, I ended up with dim, yellowish almost brownish light.  I have lamps in the bedroom that use 3-way bulbs, and large round globe bulbs around the vintage mirror in the bathrooms. My biggest issue at the moment though is the hallway. I used to just grab 4 packs of GE lightbulbs, and all was well.  Now I have no idea what brands are reliable and which ones aren’t, or what really replaces the old regular 60 watt bulbs.

Please help. An Amazon or other link with specifics would be great.  Thank you! 
Yes, this is a real plea. The hallway really is that bad now. [/quote]

LED artificial light producing products are horrible for indoor ambient/atmosphere light, and harsh on your eyes and health, there's no debating those facts. So IF you want to convert to LED you will have to live with that, but you can try to limit them by choosing a "warmer" Kelvin color to the diodes.

Pay attention to the Kelvin "temperature" look/color, and stick to 2500-3700K for a warm incandescent look. If you go over 3800Kelvin it gets blueish light and harsher, more industrial like, similar to original fluorescent lights. If you get over 5000K it becomes insanely harsh on your eyes.

Also be sure they never have the diodes exposed but always filtered through a frosted plastic/glass, as directly seeing the diodes is very bad for your eyes. This is why many vehicle headlights and taillights are so harsh on the eyes when you are driving.

You could also hunt online for pre-ban incandescent bulbs, or "rough use" bulbs, "appliance" bulbs, etc. to get real incandescent natural light again.  [/quote]

Thank you! This is very helpful. [/quote]

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