Lighting
Warm bulbs, lamps and layers of light.
3 guides
Lighting
Tool How many lumens does a room need? Light it and see Watts used to tell you how bright a bulb was; with LEDs, the number to read is the lumen. A room needs a total, and a handy way to find it… 5 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer Which bulb cap fits your lamp? Match the socket and see A bulb can be the right brightness and the right colour and still be useless, because it will not fit the lamp. The part that decides is… 4 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer Why does warm light feel cosier? Slide the kelvin and see The number on a bulb box, like 2700 K, is its colour temperature, and lower means warmer. Slide it from candle-flame orange to daylight… 4 min 3 picks
Tool How many lumens does a room need? Light it and see Watts used to tell you how bright a bulb was; with LEDs, the number to read is the lumen. A room needs a total, and a handy way to find it… 5 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer Which bulb cap fits your lamp? Match the socket and see A bulb can be the right brightness and the right colour and still be useless, because it will not fit the lamp. The part that decides is… 4 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer Why does warm light feel cosier? Slide the kelvin and see The number on a bulb box, like 2700 K, is its colour temperature, and lower means warmer. Slide it from candle-flame orange to daylight… 4 min 3 picks