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  Meh.  I have migraines.  My lights are dim and warm.  If it bothers you, you're either very fortunate because you don't have actual problems to worry about, or very unfortunate because you are irritated by way too much in life.
context: And this is why my boyfriend isn't allowed to buy light bulbs any more. He prefers the hospital/crack den tone. >
  
  I like the way you expressed it. >
  
  This is a great unpopular opinion. Creative and anal retentive! Well played. >
  
  Everyone is acting like im some evil judgemental psycho. I posted it in unpopular opinion because I know it’s…unpopular. Although I see some other anal retentive folks showing up in the comments!
  The Danes actually have a word for it “Hygge” and a big part of Hygge is comfy lighting (usually candles for them) >
  
  Interesting that you got everyone talking about temperature, when the larger factor is how high or low the lights are in the room. Ceiling lights are ugly no matter what the temperature. Table lamps and mid-level lighting in general will look cozier. 
  Also, light has to be slightly ambient. Even a table lamp can be ugly if it has too little shading and is glaring. But don't make the light so ambient that it's one big haze. You want to be able to see the light casting softly across the furniture, artwork, and people. 
  After that, consider the temperature. And then we run into the other real debate: LEDs suck. I use them anyway, because of the environment, but if you dislike warm lighting these days, it's because LEDs are a sickly yellow. Warm lighting of the past was glorious. >
  
  Couldnt imagine walking into someone elses home and thinking "damn you have mixed light tones? You ever thought about jumping off a roof instead?" >
  
  Actually that was the one part of his post I agreed with. >
  
  Maybe people use different rooms for different purposes, so they use different lights. >
  
  That’s fine. Warm light for a comfy bedroom. Fine. I’m talking a lamp with 2000 kelvin and another in 8000 K in literally the same room. Like they just buy a light and plug it in without thinking “is this the right brightness and temperature?” >
  
  Yes....? I don't really think light color impacts me that much, I don't even know if my house has warm or cold light colors I just pick something random >
  
  I just get what’s on sale man. >
  
  True correct answer right here. Costs too much to get what I want, I’ll just get what I need and be content with it. >
  
  Yeah, this is a true unpopular opinion. >
  
  I have color changing leds throughout my home. Can adjust color on the fly. >
  
  While light temperature is pretty indifferent to me (where I live everyone uses warmer lights), I do think Americans generally suck at having comfortable light in their homes. It’s always a single ceiling lamp in full force. I loathe it. Why not have a number of smaller lamps (floor lamps, table lamps, window lamps) at different places in the room that spread a balanced and subdued light. Jeez >
  
  Oh look at fucking Martha Stewart over here with their fancy light design. >
  
  Ha great comment >
  
  I realize that most people do not pay attention to lighting color temperature. I’ll go for walks at night in my neighborhood and notice how many people light their homes with high wattage 5000K bulbs. It would be like living in an icy warehouse for me. >
  
  It's so bright in here but I still can't see anything! 
  Also doesn't help that they are the cheapest bulbs known to man with a 2 CRI >
  
  I've never even thought about this. But like you're right. >
  
  Successfully converted at least one to a lighting nerd! All I could ask for. >
  
  What's the proper color temperature? I like a nice 5000 kelvin >
  
  Between 2700K and 4000K. I prefer warmer light. >
  
  I think my husband and son fall into vampire lair lighting. I’m all about natural light but I swear those two like to keep all the lights off and the blinds closed. I like light but not the sterile industrial look. I open all the blinds in the daylight hours but the nighttime compromise here is using the kitchen lights to illuminate the open floor plan. It does make it cozy. >
  
  Aside from bulbs, seems lighting design on homes built in the last 20 years was handed off to the HS intern at the architect's.  I live in a 5yo house and it's horrible. >
  
  I use bright white for the kitchen, warm in most places. There's one lamp in the living room with a high power bright white light behind the couch for me to work on computers and my wife to work on jewelry. The vanity bathroom lights are a brighter white for getting cleaned up, shaving, etc. 
  Mixed lights that all serve a purpose. Even in the same room. 
  You have no imagination. >
  
  I hope I live across from you. I'm going to change every single one of my smart LEDs to a different temperature of lighting. Enjoy the show! 😈🤣 >
  
  Ha, well played! I’ll be fuming in my flat wondering “WHY!?” >
  
  I like cool lights. I want blue tones. Stores only carry stupid warm one. >
  
  Every store I've been to lately has daylight bulbs, those are very cool >
  
  This is actually a really unique opinion, bravo. However there are some legitimate reasons for bad lighting choices. For example, it's not in my budget to remodel my kitchen from the 70s, meaning it's very brown. Wood cabinets, brown laminate countertops. I've already replaced the brown laminate floor and painted the brown wallpaper, but it's still just. Brown. 
  If I put a warm light in there, everything looks slightly orange. I agree that my lights are a bit too cool, and if you were looking in my window from outside you'd probably judge my lighting choice too. But I promise from the inside you would not like a warmer light. 
  Also, a lot of people buy light bulbs from amazon these days, and they tend to be fake/sham products. They don't last long at all, forcing people to replace them and increasing the chances of mixed colors. And of course they are rarely the color they are supposed to be. >
  
  “People Suck” 
  Fixed your title >
  
  100% agree, I hate how poorly lit some homes are.
  Gotcha with that 2-point ambient lighting at night and moderate natural light utilization all day > >
  
  How about “just high rise” ha. Didn’t mean to sound like a prick just explaining how many apartments I can see >
  
  You silly, there can never be too much warm light >
  
  Ok nerd >
  
  Damn judging the look of something from the inside despite only looking at it from the outside? You love to see it >
  
  It’s lighting…you think it looks different inside lol >
  
  Yes, you can have different moods for different spaces but you only see the lighting from outside >
  
  I can’t afford electricity. Sorry to disgust you my lord >
  
  Because im not paying 15 bucks for a single light bulb. >
  
  My house has mixed lighting, but that's because it's a rental so for the overhead lights in the bedrooms and kitchen I don't get a choice. My living room has those wifi color changing lightbulbs, so it's usually set to warmer tones, but I really love the ability to set the mood of a movie night by changing the color and brightness. If it were up to me they'd be in every room of the apartment. >
  
  I really can’t stand those rgb lights people have. Gamers made it cool and gamers made it annoying. >
  
  Well I live in an apartment and I have at least three different types of lights because all of them serve a different purpose. My kitchen needs a really bright neutral light because I draw and paint there, my living room has two lights one is bright cold light for makeup and another is a warn light for just chilling. Rest of my lights I don't really care about. I would be really uncomfortable if I had to stick with one type of lighting, luckily I don't need to do that. >
  
  I cant imagine having my blinds or curtains open for people to judge my lighting period. >
  
  Welcome to NYC >
  
  I simply don't give a shit lol. Does it allow me to see in the dark? Good enough for me >
  
  As long as there's enough light to see things I do not care >
  
  What a difference quality light bulbs make. The lights I have are the same color as the sun at the beach. The ones I replaced them with were the same color as the florescent lights in a 1970's state mental institution. >
  
  The crack-den look comes from having LED lighting that's so cheap and so bad at color rendition that it makes everything lit by them look pale and colorless regardless of colortemperature. People should spend more than 99cents per lightbulb and seek out stuff that has good color reproduction. Don't just buy the cheapest LED available with the worst possible visible-light-spectrum. 
  And on the contrary. The reason most houses look dumb is because people don't mix colortemps so they just end up with a stupid 'all cold room' or 'all yellow room'. Accenting between spaces is everything.
   
  I will say though.. if you have a dark-brown bathroom and a bathtub that's made of all-black-tile: THAT's when you should just quit life. Not even the most expensive 3000//5000 lumen workshop light is evverr going to properly light a room that's mostly BLACK.. >
  
  I don’t care, my cheap ass is fine with whatever helps me see >
  
  Who gives a shit how other folks light their home. Also this is why i mostly keep my blinds closed. People are weirdly nosey >
  
  I can't say I care one bit. Even after reading your comments. I will continue on. >
  
  There's an unpopular opinion, and then there's looking through other people's windows to judge their light bulbs because for some reason it affects you. >
  
  It’s pretty weird that you don’t recognize the fact that peoples homes are not decorated for your approval or comfort. >
  
  Lol. Where did I get close to saying that? Did you read my entire post bud? The point is it’s something that impacts everyone and they should be aware of it but most aren’t. >
  
  It wasn’t worth reading and  was riddled with typos. Similar to the comment I’m responding to. My point is that it’s a weird thing to be concerned about. >
  
  Alright troll. Have a good one. >
  
  You too, actual troll. >
  
  What a strange thing to care about. I mean, I don't care for anyone else but myself this seems a bit odd.
  Granted I run my whole house around 3000k warm but I never knew anyone gave a single thought to someone else's setup. I know I don't....but I guess that is the point of this sub.  I just don't understand even having an opinion on this. >
  
  I think I compare it to having a comfortable mattress Vs not. It literally has 0 impact on me or my life or my happiness. But the fact that people don’t know about it as common knowledge just seems surprising to me. It can have a fundamentally positive impact on your living space and it costs maybe $30 to match them up.