Lighting

avoid placing lights in a “dark zone” from about waist-high to just above your head. This keeps offensive light out of your eyes so you can better enjoy the fire, gaze at the landscape and linger long into the night. The illustration above visually recaps the six lighting tips

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Circular fixtures. LED strips come in straight lines but they can also be flexible, which means they can be used to create shapes such as a circle.

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Manufacturers now make “warm dim” LEDs that go as low as 1600K when dimmed, giving off a more traditional incandescent glow.

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Traditional and transitional homes typically look best under 2700K LED warm white, because they produce a glow that is closer to candlelight, firelight and gas light once used in classic houses.

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if you have a lot of natural materials like hardwood floors or cabinets, woven rugs and upholstery in browns, tans, reds or oranges, warmer whites like 2700K LED bulbs will likely enhance your home.

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5000K LED daylight bulbs might be a good idea in an office that you use primarily during the daytime, but if you have enough daylight coming in from your windows, consider warmer-temperature bulbs instead that will be more comfortable at night.

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If you are at home mostly in the evenings, then warmer color temperatures, such as 2700K LED bulbs, are likely the best option. They are more relaxing, less likely to disrupt your sleep patterns and will provide a similar glow to traditional 60 watt incandescent bulbs.

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Generally, warm light is anything 3000K or lower, while cool light is 4000K or above. 3500K, a middle ground often called neutral, can look either cool or warm depending on furnishings and other nearby lights.

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