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Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Danlamp: my dirty secret

It's kind of ironic that I'm writing about an incandescent light bulb I've just purchased because for the past few months I've been working for an organisation which encourages energy efficient lighting upgrades. 

Ssh! Don't tell.

I really am eco...truly. But there is something about the forbidden fruit of an incandescent which makes this light bulb so attractive to me. Clearly, I thought to hell with increased carbon emissions when I ordered it online.


Danlamp light bulb
It is purely a decorative light bulb which emits a nice warm glow - lovely ambient lighting which you just can't achieve with compact fluorescent or halogen energy saver bulbs. It is definitely not a bulb for task lighting if you need to read or sew.

Anyway, I will have to hide it when the Carbon Police raid the house.

10 comments:

  1. Deb14 December 2011 at 23:28

    I don't want to find a broken item of the week post about it either.
    xo

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  2. Tricia Rose Rough Linen15 December 2011 at 02:23

    I bought Edison bulbs for my skeletal crab-net lights and I was underwhelmed, I can tell you. After three successive dinners when Stefan said "Candles! More candles!" I gave up and got the big incandescents with their bums dipped in chrome - I'm sure they have a name but it escapes me.

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  3. Mise15 December 2011 at 03:33

    There's something of the Victorian murder mystery about these. I have yet to try them myself and must hasten to catch up.

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  4. the foto fanatic15 December 2011 at 06:29

    There's something warm and secure about this lighting - almost like rain on a tin roof.

    Bugger the carbon police!

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  5. A Treasured Past15 December 2011 at 06:35

    Ooh, that bulb is awesome! Carbon... what carbon????

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  6. Mimi15 December 2011 at 07:02

    That's is solo cool. Mimi xx

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  7. The Distressed Mother15 December 2011 at 19:12

    It's so pretty though!

    TDM xx

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  8. Spots & Stripes15 December 2011 at 21:56

    It's gorgeous, well worth the carbon foot print. A

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  9. Naturally Carol15 December 2011 at 22:05

    Well, my husband keeps telling me that the old light bulbs didn't take nearly as much energy to actually produce as the new ones do..so are we just kidding ourselves about our new energy efficient lighting???

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  10. Ange17 December 2011 at 10:42

    As is my wont I have just done a marathon of catching up on as many of your posts as possible given I spend too much time playing with the kids or letting them hijack the computer while I'm running. Thankfully; at 1.42am they are all in bed and I can read at my leisure ;-)
    I have one question…DO THEY HAVE RED FROGS IN THE LOLLY BUFFETS. I do believe my mouth is watering!!!
    xxx

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