How to Choose the Right Light Bulb!

You can make good savings by switching from the old light bulbs to the new low energy LED bulbs.

Many have had some difficulty figuring out which bulb to choose.

The first low energy bulbs to hit the market were imperfect to say the least! The light was cold and sharp and not terribly well-suited for indoor lighting in our homes.

Fortunately today we have some really good LED bulbs that light up fast and give a pleasant light.

Do You Have Issues Figuring Out the Brightness of the New Light Bulbs, too?

Earlier we determined the brightness of a light bulb from the wattage.

25, 40 and 60 Watt were well-known terms and you always knew what to look and ask for, when out buying a new light bulb. - It was easy and straight forward. But then the low energy bulb arrived and those days where numbered.

Watt Is No Longer a Useful Measurement for the Brightness of a Bulb!

With the new light bulbs we are in a new situation, where watt is no longer a useful measurement to determine the brightness of a light bulb.

What is one to think, when looking at a bulb set at 2.8 Watt? It can fast turn your hair grey.

But what is one to do, when one does no longer know how to determine the brightness of a light bulb? Here a new measurement enters the picture!

When watt is no longer a useful measurement for the brightness of a light bulb, then one must use the direct measurement of brightness called Lumen. Lumen says something about how much light a given light bulb emits and this will be the defining measurement as the wattage to brightness is dependent on the type of light bulb.

Here You Will Find the Corresponding Lumen Values to the Old Wattage.

The wattage of the incandescent light bulb corresponds to the following brightness of the new LED bulbs  (Lumen will normally be shortend Lm on the packing of the light bulb.)

• 15 Watt corresponds to about 140 Lumen (Lm)
• 25 Watt corresponds to about  250 Lumen (Lm)
• 35 Watt corresponds to about 350 Lumen (Lm)
• 40 Watt corresponds to about 470 Lumen (Lm)
• 60 Watt corresponds to about 800 Lumen (Lm)
• 75 Watt corresponds to about 1.050 Lumen (Lm)
• 100 Watt corresponds to about 1.520 Lumen (Lm)

LED Bulbs Has the Best Light

There is much different between types of light. A good and well-known example is the fluorescent lamp, which emits a cold blue light, which is not terribly well-suited for the living room. This difference in light is dependent on what is called the colour temperature. Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin. Sunlight has a colour temperature of 5500 Kelvin. The good old incandescent light bulb was at 2700 Kelvin. The optimal Kelvin value for the private home is about 3000 Kelvin.

Nowadays there are a number of different types of light bulbs, but we recommend the LED type of light bulb. LED is short for Light-Emitting Diode. They have the advantage of being between 3000 and 4000 Kelvin, having a good colour reproduction and having the same shape as an incandescent light bulb, which allows it to fit into the common lamp designs.

If you are looking for a good light bulb that is similar to a 60 Watt incandescent light bulb, then you should choose one at 800 Lumen and 3000 Kelvin. This should give you good lighting.

Find good LED bulbs here

Scandinavian Design - The Newest Home Decor Trends and Colours

It is about time to follow up on the development in trends for home decor. Lately I attended Formland, the primary Danish trade fair in home decor and handicrafts. At the fair there are displays by a large part of the main Danish suppliers of designer brands like Royal Copenhagen, Rosendahl with its Kay Bojesen wooden figures and Bjorn Wiinblad inspired handicraft and many others. They exhibit the goods that we as consumers will see in the shops in the coming year. Like in earlier years aside from the booths of the suppliers there is much inspiration to be found by visiting Trendzone, where some of the most renowned interior designers in Denmark show of their ideas for the home decor and colours of the coming season.

Pictures from the Trend Booth at Formland - Plates have become trendy again! This exhibit is made by PejGruppen and shows an example of next years trendy colour combinations, materials and home accessories. I am especially pleased to see that they have chosen to decorate the wall with various plates. This gives those of us with plates in storage or the attic a reason to bring them out and use them in our home decor again. The Trend Theme of the Spring/Summer 2016 Is "Simple Complexity" According to the leading trend agency Pejgruppen the theme for the coming season will be as follows: Life is complex; more inputs, choices and possibilities shape and define the future. This requires us to find a new path in the resurging world of possibilities. In this complex world change where technology, nature and people come together is natural. It is important for good design to be interdisciplinary, where the technical details are hidden. New aesthetic design opportunities arise in the surroundings. Meanwhile globalisation has never been more important. The world has never been this close and despite upheaval and crises in many geographic regions the mentality is surprisingly optimistic.  The colours are more important than ever. Colours are no longer just something we see. The colours are used to maximum effect, experienced and felt. A whole new dimension of colours arise. The colours frame the design. The colours attract and form experiences. Colour Themes for the Spring/Summer 2016 Below the four colour schemes set to dominate the coming season are shown. The red thread in the themes of home decor is that nature will retain its dominating role in the homes of the Danes next year, too. Brass and Copper will return as a stable in the Scandinavian home.  As indicated by the pictures below, there are many nuances of grey, blue, beige, yellow and green. Each row of yarn represents a colour scheme. Thus it is prefered to combine colours within the row, but it is also possible to combine the yellow colours with the other colors like green.  The grey and blue colours have many nuances from the warm grey-brown to the cold grey-blue and everything in between. Many Green Nuances The news concerning colours in 2016 is that you will see many more nuances of green. We are speaking muted green nuances with one exception as seen in the images below. The strong green will be used to highlight small details like a pattern on a pillow in your sofa, a runner in the hallway, pictures on the wall etc.  Pastels Are Back! The strong colors now have to retreat in favour of the more muted pastels as seen below. This is true both in fashion and our home decor. Environmental Awareness Focus on Reuse. We have grown tired of the throw-away culture. Personal style is trendy. The new focus is on design, good materials and nice functional handicraft, which come to light in the choice of building materials, furniture and accessories. Nowadays many choose to reuse charming old goods rather than buy new merchandise produced without concern for man nor beast. Reuse have become trendy not the least because it helps preserve the wealth of nature and limit pollution. Combine New and Old - Use Plates to Make Your Home Decor Whole. Take a look at this wonderful plate produced by the renowned Noritake porcelain factory. The green in the plate fits well with the new 2016 colors. It is currently on sale and can be bought at a very reasonable price: Notitake plate for SALE - Buy online today  € 79 Here two beautiful Hutchenreuter plates designed by Ole Winther have been used in the decor. Again the plates make the arrangement fit together. The Hutchenreuter plates can be found on our homepage and bought at a very fair price: Hutchenreuter Christmas plates for SALE from € 66 Browse through the wonderous plates of the Bing & Grondahl porcelain factory. These are the quintessential old Danish blue plates and includes the first Christmas Plate ever made! Bing & Grondahl also made wonderful Easter plates: Bing & Grondahl Christmas plates for SALE - Buy online Bing & Grondahl Easter plates for SALE - Buy online The familiar old Danish blue porcelain plates from Royal Copenhagen that are famous throughout the world. Take a look at all the beautiful old plates from 1908 to 2015. On SALE from € 4 - Find them here  Thank you for reading my blog. I hope that you have found interesting ideas for your own personal home decor.

How to Date Danish Porcelain

So you have some wonderful Danish porcelain from either Royal Copenhagen or Bing & Grondahl, but you don't know, how old your cherrished item is? How do you date your porcelain? Fear not! Help is at hand! Both Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grondahl has left clues in their trademarks/factory seals that will help you date your porcelain.

Want to learn more about the history of Royal Copenhagen - click here!

Or learn more about the history of Bing & Grondahl - click here!

So how do you go about it? Underneath your item you can find the factory seal that tells you, which factory made it, but the style can also tell you something about when the piece was produced. Over the years changes where made to the seals, which can help you in your quest to date the item. The seals retain some features through the years like the three waves of Royal Copenhagen and the three towers and the B&G of Bing & Grondahl, but there are changes, which makes it possible to give a more exact date.

How to date Royal Copenhagen:

Royal Copenhagen has a marking system that allow you the date an item down to its year of production between 1935 and 1968, which makes it possible to date items very accurately.

This seal is from 1935, which can be seen from the marking above the R. It is shown in red here for visibility. Normally it is green. The following years are marked by the marking moving from letter to letter in the name ROYAL COPENHAGEN, which the N being reached in 1949.

From 1950 the marking was moved below the letter as shown in this seal. It then moved year by year under the letters in the order ROYAL DENMARK COPENHAGEN until the A i COPENHAGEN was reached in 1968. Then it did not follow single years.




Learn much more about dating Royal Copenhagen - click here!

How to date Bing & Grondahl:

A very obvious change can be found in Bing & Grondahl's design of the three towers in 1970. Note the difference below:

This is the seal from 1962 until 1970.

And here we have the seal from 1970 until 1983.








It is a marked difference in design. If your B&G item has the newer towers, then it is from after 1970.

Learn more about dating Bing & Grondahl - Click here!

There are a number of different indicators on the seals, which can help you date your item. 
The dating can be done on any of the porcelain from Royal Copenhagen or B&G; figurines, plates, plaquettes or ornaments.

I hope that this short description has been of use to you and please feel free to visit us anytime. Our webshop with porcelain figurines and collectibles is always at your disposal.

Many summer greetings,

Jacob Lunddahl Pedersen

Discount on Le Klint lamp shades

 

Right now we are having a 20% discount on Le Klint lamps shades both in our store in Odense and also on the internet.

 

We send safely to the whole world within a few days. So order now - the discount only lasts until March 6th 2015.

 



 

Please refer to our website for prices and sizes.

 

 

The new year starts well.

Our store i booming with new arrivals - and more are to be expected during the year.

Some of the new items we have in our stock is a series of beautiful glass ware - vases and figurines.



Beautiful glass vase with flowers and butterflies















Two beautiful elephants that protects you
and gives stability

Some of the figurines - besides being beautiful and decorative - also have a symbolic meaning.

E.g. the elephants are - besides being beautiful creatures - signs of dignity, happiness, brightness and loyalty.

The elephant with lowered trunk is being used to create fertility - as the lowered trunk is used to gather energy and at the same time can be used to push through different obstacles.



Besides the beautiful glass ware, the spring collection from Royal Copenhagen has arrived.




Spring bonbonnier from Royal Copenhagen

It is the well known "darlings"as the Easter Egg and the spring bonbonnier that have arrived in the store.
And they are as always pretty.

If you cannot either wait for spring to arrive - with the lowely flowers in the garden - this is the perfect way to make a "cheat start" of the spring.



Easter Egg from the 2015 collection

Go to www.dphtrading.com to find the full collection - and have a bit of spring come to you in the middle of winter.