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.