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Aside from color temperature and CRI, which are important factors when considering what light is best for your space, wattage (especially wattage equivalency) and lumens are likely what most people are concerned about when shopping for LEDs. Wattage equivalency is a way to approximate the LED bulb you need based on the incandescent bulb you’re replacing. For example, SunLake’s standard A19 bulb comes in both 60 watt and 75 watt equivalents but only uses 9 and 12 watts respectively. This is a han

Most people’s everyday experience with globe or G-series lights is likely as illumination in their bathroom vanities. Dressing rooms as depicted in Hollywood tend to feature a frame of globe lights around the actors’ mirrors to provide maximum illumination for makeup artists and hair stylists. But there are many more uses for these beautiful, spherical bulbs.A trend in the teens and twenties has been hanging strings of lights for backyards, decks, events, and other times and places where soft, a

The B-series light bulb is better known as the candelabra or chandelier bulb. The “B” stands for bulged and the number that follows (for example, a B11) refers to the diameter of the bulb measured at the widest point in eighths of an inch. These nearly always use the E12 “candelabra” base, which is smaller than a normal E26 bulb base used for most household fixtures. The B-series bulbs are most closely associated with chandeliers. Their design mimics a candle’s flame and they are often used in t

Also known as “Edison bulbs” or “vintage-style” lamps, the ST19 is a classic slightly tubular shape that tapers toward the base. While they largely fell out of popularity in favor of what we think of as a traditional bulb, the A-series, they are seeing a resurgence in popularity. Today’s ST bulbs almost exclusively feature either an incandescent or LED filament. They are used primarily for decorative purposes and impart a touch of class to any fixture into which they’re installed. The light bulb

In this installment of our term spotlight we’ll be discussing the BR and PAR series of light bulbs. BR stands for “bulged reflector” and is considered a wide-angle floodlight often exceeding 100-degree beam angles, the most common being 120 degrees. The additional bulge before the base of the bulb works to reflect additional light that was lost in the older R-series bulb. As with most other bulbs these days, what were once incandescents are now available as more powerful and efficient LEDs. Sinc