An 800LM bulb might be great for a lamp in the the corner of the living room, but I like something softer, like a 400 for the bedroom. We have a great variety of different lumens in our house depending on the use. Since the energy bulbs use are now all significantly lower (yay!), it is very important to become familiar with how much brightness you want. Every box will tell you how many lumens the bulb will put out. So, why should light be any different? For decades, we have been buying light bulbs based on how much energy they consume (Watts) - no matter how much light they give us (Lumens). We typically buy things based on how much of it we get, right? When buying milk, we buy it by volume (gallons). What are Lumens? Watts measure the amount of energy required to light products, whereas lumens measure the amount of light you are getting from a bulb– aha! The more lumens in a light bulb, the brighter the light. I’m sure you’ve heard about watts, but fortunately almost every bulb has become more energy efficient so while a box will list the watt equivalent conversion, what you should really be looking at is Lumens! We did a little experiment in Polly’s room switching out light bulbs to demonstrate the difference a light bulb can make. Because you can spend all the time in the world outfitting your spaces with cute lights, but if the bulbs aren’t right–what good are they anyway?! Did I lose you? I hope not because truly, the lighting in a room can (and will) make or break the overall look and feeling. It’s been a very popular post that people ask for a link to all the time except most of the bulbs we shared as favorites in that post are nowhere to be found now! So, we thought it was time to do an updated post on our favorite bulbs with way better visuals 4 years later. Back in 2017, we shared a very extensive posts about light bulbs.
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