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Layered Home Lighting
Ambient, task, and accent — the three-layer method that makes rooms feel finished, and the lumens, color-temperature, and CRI numbers that make bulbs and fixtures comparable instead of a guess.
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Glossary terms
- Lumens (vs Watts)
- The actual light output of a bulb or fixture; watts only measure power draw.
- CRI (Color Rendering Index)
- How accurately a light source shows colors, on a 0–100 scale.
- Color Temperature (Kelvin)
- The warmth of a light source — 2700K is warm; 5000K is clinical.
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