Home Depot

I have to admit that CFL's (Compact Florescent Lights) are really great. Go get some right away! I'm ashamed that I didn't purchase them sooner. After all, I recommend them online in my blog and to customers at The Home Depot here in Wilmington, NC where I work. I guess I was hesitant only because I remember CFL's two years ago, when I worked in a lighting showroom in western Massachusetts. They were very yellow in color and seemed dim according to their wattage and somehow. Also, it took them a long time to light up.

Well, things have changed! Replacing the bulbs in my living room and bedroom lamps with the NVision Soft White CFL's (compact florescent lights), the lighting quality actually improved. The illumination is soft and welcoming and is just as bright as my previous incandescents with good contrasts in shadow/illumination quality. There are three colors to choose from in the NVision series at Home Depot. I chose the Soft White for my living room and bedroom lamps for a warmer color rendering. The other choices are the Daylight and Bright White. Daylight is whiter and a cooler spectrum and Bright White is very white and a very cool spectrum (bluer). These bulbs are particularly good for high contrast lightiing for reading and detailed work, and for anyone visually challenged with macular degeneration or glaucoma.

Check out CFL's. They are many brands available everywhere--your hardware store, your grocery store and, of course, The Home Depot. See what CFL color and type would be best for you. You will notice a drop in your electric bill for each bulb you replace. Consider CFL's for your overhead flush or semi-flush fixtures and also your exterior porch lights. At a much ower operating wattage, they will save you money and these bulbs are guaranteed to last for six to eight years!