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[fj]

In an effort to both be cheap and stay with the industrial look, the builder who ddi the retrofit of this office building into lofts used an alarming amount of fluorescent fixtures. Two in the kitchen area, one in the bathroom. I have removed and replaced one for halogens pointing up. But in the other two, I have made a change that has had the most impact in changing the look of this place for the buck: taking out the tube rated "cool" and replacing it with a tube rated "warm" or "soft warm".

Skin tones look great, food looks delicious, the icky green hues in the lights are gone, and getting these tubes at Home Depot costs between 7 and 5 dollars. If you have any fluorescent fixtures in your home, check if you can replace the tube, and then do so, even if it is still working. Beautoful light makes living so much better.

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[fj.livejournal.com]

Well, there is "cheap blue", and then there is "daylight", another variant, which is not as red as "warm" but also does not leave things looking dead. I haven't been able to find one for a fixture that I have, though.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Well, I asked for full spectrum, but I'm not sure what they actually installed. Ours was the only office that emitted an eerie bluish glow, though. Quite different to see our office doors after walking past dozens of normally-lit office spaces.