Our kitchen is dark. We considered putting in tubular skylights but because of the second floor, it would be too expensive. We have several different light sources but it still just wasn't enough.
We put up a set of three pendant type lights on a track which was hard enough to find but they require candelabra lights. We bought some expensive daylight CFLs and they didn't last more than a few months. We tried other candelabra lights but they just didn't give enough light or were yellow tinged. I wanted daylight bulbs. The photo shows daylight in the foreground and regular in the back.
Art looked on line and found that there are adapters that will change a candelabra socket to a medium socket. They were cheap, just a dollar. However, it cost over $4.00 to ship it to us in Hawaii... a piece! It would have cost us $3.00 for the three adapters and another $13.00 + in shipping charges. Couldn't they put three of them in one box? I guess not. Sheesh!
We checked several lighting and electrical stores and found one for $4.50 a piece. Sigh...
My brother recommended we go to Hardware Hawaii in Mapunapuna. They didn't have it but their Kailua store did. They sent it over and voila! Yae! It worked!
We bought some medium socket daylight CFLs and are thrilled that now I can read the morning comics... I mean NEWS with enough light. It never bothers Art to not have a lot of light. But I like it bright.
It's easy to find bulb adapters going from medium to candelabra, but difficult to find the other way around.
POSTSCRIPT 1: Ummmm.... you know what? We used the light tonight and uuuuuuhhhhh.... it was a little too bright. Did you hear Art's sigh of exasperation?
POSTSCRIPT 2: Just kidding.
We put up a set of three pendant type lights on a track which was hard enough to find but they require candelabra lights. We bought some expensive daylight CFLs and they didn't last more than a few months. We tried other candelabra lights but they just didn't give enough light or were yellow tinged. I wanted daylight bulbs. The photo shows daylight in the foreground and regular in the back.
Art looked on line and found that there are adapters that will change a candelabra socket to a medium socket. They were cheap, just a dollar. However, it cost over $4.00 to ship it to us in Hawaii... a piece! It would have cost us $3.00 for the three adapters and another $13.00 + in shipping charges. Couldn't they put three of them in one box? I guess not. Sheesh!
We checked several lighting and electrical stores and found one for $4.50 a piece. Sigh...
My brother recommended we go to Hardware Hawaii in Mapunapuna. They didn't have it but their Kailua store did. They sent it over and voila! Yae! It worked!
We bought some medium socket daylight CFLs and are thrilled that now I can read the morning comics... I mean NEWS with enough light. It never bothers Art to not have a lot of light. But I like it bright.
It's easy to find bulb adapters going from medium to candelabra, but difficult to find the other way around.
POSTSCRIPT 1: Ummmm.... you know what? We used the light tonight and uuuuuuhhhhh.... it was a little too bright. Did you hear Art's sigh of exasperation?
POSTSCRIPT 2: Just kidding.
Oi, too bright at night? How bout sunglasses?
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your post I think we could probably do with more light in some of our rooms. The kitchen, especially over the stove area. But, Gregg calls me the mole girl. My eyes have always been sensitive to too much light and I tend to like it less bright. It doesn't bother me to sit with the lights off but for reading then the lights go on. Also when Gregg gets home I make sure all the needed lights are on.
ReplyDeleteLight is very important! We can buy now light bulbs which are good for the environment.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. Today you can find the answers!
I'm glad you were able to correct your under lit area! It is really important to have great light and I hope it works out for you.
ReplyDeleteThis is the time of year that everybody needs more light. I didn't think that is true in Hawaii, but apparently it is. Glad you've got your light right. Right? :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information. We've got several fixtures that use candelabra-type bulbs. I suppose I'll have to start looking for alternatives when my supply of small socket ones runs out.
ReplyDeleteOur kitchen lights are adequate, but we could use more lights in the living room and enclosed lanai. Overhead lights would be hard on the eyes, though.
ReplyDeleteI'm having the same problem with lighting and my old eyes make the problem even worse. Maybe I need to try the daylight bulbs.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Nice to be back here and read your posts. I was away from blogging for awhile.
maybe you need an adapter or dimmer switch on your light...lol!
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ReplyDeleteI like my lights bright too. I probably comes from growing up in a home where we only used 60w bulbs to save on electricity.
ReplyDeleteLet there be light!
Oh, yes! Let there be light indeed!! It gets gray and dark enough, often enough in Seattle and I sometimes need some light to lift my spirits!! Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks for the very helpful info. You're very funny Kay. Reading comics lol
ReplyDeleteAfter pondering where I've heard the "my" reference...why it's how I imagine grade school teachers talk with one another when discussing students from their class. I had a big laugh on that one.
L.
L. You're right actually. I always thought of my students as "my." They will always be "my."
ReplyDeleteWe've been switching over to LED lights, but they are not as bright as the incandescent. I like them better than the CFLs. they are energy efficient. and they are not dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI read once that those of us over 35 need 8 times the amount of light to see as well as teenagers and youngsters do. I know I sure notice it lately.
ReplyDeleteIt is always fun to read about your daily adventures.
I don't like bright lights, but my husband does. Our condo is overlit, in my opinion, and I'm always asking him to turn off the battery of lights in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteOur Hilo kitchen does not have much lighting, but there is ample outdoor light during the day, and I do most of my cooking in the a.m. and early afternoon, so that's fine with me.
I had to laugh when you said "too bright"! Glad you were just kidding. I never used to think about the difficulties Hawaii has in getting things we readily find in the mainland US and here in Canada. Good for you two to search out those adaptors. Ridiculous shipping charges!
ReplyDeleteGlad you can see clearly now! Someone should write a song about that.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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I like it bright too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot, Kay. Be careful: you may be meeting the maximum level of Art's wonderful cooperativeness.
ReplyDeleteI'm betting good school teachers like lots of light.
Yep, comics are important! The Okla. Sunday paper had 10-12 pages of comics, and my mom would mail them to me as an adult, then my son at college.
There's always using a light on your head like a camper or miner to hang out in your kitchen.
DrumMajor
Hello Kay!
ReplyDeleteI didn't have time to leave a comment the other day when you posted about Shirley Temple (when she sang that song perfectly in Japanese). I just wanted to say that I always thought that she was a genius, and that I always liked her movies very much indeed. So, thank you for posting and telling us about her Japanese song!
LOL!
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I'd stay away from those online merchant's who seem to make their money from 'shipping charges.' Funny thing about the Hardware Hawaii in Mapunapuna, it's right next door to another big hardware store.
ReplyDeleteWell Chandan likes lot of light so we have in fact too much of bulbs and windows at at our home .
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