Bringing in the new light, trying out LED bulbs

I was approached to try something new recently. I have partnered up with Home Depot to switch out all of my light bulbs in the house with new LED bulbs.<br />I was a little hesitant because when I hear LED I think of the early Christmas lights from oh 6-7 years ago , you know what I mean those glowing blue neon looking lights that people were putting on their trees. They were to save lots of money on the electric bill and were going to last a long time but if they looked like that who cares.<br />Here's the thing Canada has banned the sale of incandescent bulbs so when they are gone off the shelves they are gone....did you know that? I didn't know that until recently.<br /><br />You can check out Home Depot's selection of LED bulbs<b><i> <a href="http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchView?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&langId=-15&N=0&Ntt=LED+bulbs&Nty=1&D=LED+bulbs&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&s=true">HERE</a></i></b> or check them out in store.<br /><br />I know we have all tried the compact florescent bulbs right! I don't know about you but I have always gone back to the incandescent bulbs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxd3ELYYgof47S9QgtPFOruNa6rmHO8QrbcJzSt2ZfEg_CWgyvNZQK9mihjhNjYNU8f9GpsYpVviIw3OsU-tNNdP3PHSshKfVGeskFkLsp1e7H9kUto2TAgDmYc1rDUsvWGbl0FXOduIU/s1600/photo+1+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxd3ELYYgof47S9QgtPFOruNa6rmHO8QrbcJzSt2ZfEg_CWgyvNZQK9mihjhNjYNU8f9GpsYpVviIw3OsU-tNNdP3PHSshKfVGeskFkLsp1e7H9kUto2TAgDmYc1rDUsvWGbl0FXOduIU/s1600/photo+1+(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />I was being offered a great opportunity to try out the new LED bulbs by partnering with Home Depot and so I accepted the challenge as it was offered.<br /><br />I have now replaced 95% of our houses bulbs(we have a lot of bulbs) with LED bulbs. I selected a soft warm color light for all of our lamps and hanging fixtures as well as bathroom fixtures, and bright white for all of our pot lights.<br />I have to say I am very pleased with all the new light. The bulbs are all dimmable so I will be installing lots of dimmers ASAP.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqqX2GGjsEXUT9wkkhoIByrKIiWN-_Zevz1gt4Eut8sD-E0ORw1M4z635aJJQ2FIJRPriHg9uzuWWwA7t1oNe-Ss2Q5E-7U0CP0n9CFFKSCnpvISgkOIwaZS78O_XcvnOc1CKwgkuLUtQ/s1600/photo+4+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqqX2GGjsEXUT9wkkhoIByrKIiWN-_Zevz1gt4Eut8sD-E0ORw1M4z635aJJQ2FIJRPriHg9uzuWWwA7t1oNe-Ss2Q5E-7U0CP0n9CFFKSCnpvISgkOIwaZS78O_XcvnOc1CKwgkuLUtQ/s1600/photo+4+(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Lasts 22.8 years wow I won't miss changing those pot light bulbs, I have already changed all of our kitchen bulbs twice in 2 years.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQswadD23EKkZPwiYbWvsMxpW9AXJgmawLXnbUQPyDrdpUqYliZ0INHw-WqIHsPDJeS0zIZ2JKiy2_qZ-yC7DLsRoZPd0iss3eDU0zskx0x5rredP3Pq9RU3kb2HVoRChMxjcHy7wWv2uQ/s1600/photo+5+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQswadD23EKkZPwiYbWvsMxpW9AXJgmawLXnbUQPyDrdpUqYliZ0INHw-WqIHsPDJeS0zIZ2JKiy2_qZ-yC7DLsRoZPd0iss3eDU0zskx0x5rredP3Pq9RU3kb2HVoRChMxjcHy7wWv2uQ/s1600/photo+5+(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Over the next year I am going to see how these new bulbs impact our electric bill, this should be interesting to see. This pkg says saves $231.00 well that sounds great to me.<br />It's amazing how new lighting and better lighting changes a space, for instance our basement is no longer a dingy space. I had thought to replace some of the builder basic single bulb fixtures in our unfinished basement with track lights to gain light but it turns out just changing out the bulbs has made the basement much brighter and lighter which is so nice. The change in the bathrooms is amazing it is so nice to have the perfect lighting for make-up even on those dark winter no sun days which we have had a lot of lately.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfP5ozsWM0-w4vZXyC7URL91nDTOJGLXFWStNpV0voUgMn47aRt1wXOzxdXzPMoX92spIy0h3Kao0zJomHMYjNCmigL3yi33xcX3fOB029ehJtIZUWpR0KgJWfvHNKpPlGSPgGlmj_o-N/s1600/photo+2+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfP5ozsWM0-w4vZXyC7URL91nDTOJGLXFWStNpV0voUgMn47aRt1wXOzxdXzPMoX92spIy0h3Kao0zJomHMYjNCmigL3yi33xcX3fOB029ehJtIZUWpR0KgJWfvHNKpPlGSPgGlmj_o-N/s1600/photo+2+(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Here is the before of our pot lights<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iMl8QyWuQlP4gN_d-gX5z0OuT08gwMsJ5rktuRxCeB8V0W6qjqyjJr8T7KEQH6eCeAzikvNnZkRZGMjqlhngUUv2PvkqsOKi_0TCLbmt5W_6uytAf8FWLDrZ00YRc1dVy7l8USjQV4JE/s1600/photo+3+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iMl8QyWuQlP4gN_d-gX5z0OuT08gwMsJ5rktuRxCeB8V0W6qjqyjJr8T7KEQH6eCeAzikvNnZkRZGMjqlhngUUv2PvkqsOKi_0TCLbmt5W_6uytAf8FWLDrZ00YRc1dVy7l8USjQV4JE/s1600/photo+3+(1).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the after ...the light is bright and clean I like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you go to choose your new bulbs bring in what you are replacing and ask the Home Depot associates for help because you may need some help getting the right bulb the first time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a great display set up in the bulb dept to showcase the different colors and bulbs, everyone has a preference and it makes it easy for you to select what you like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far my opinion is that I am pleasantly surprised with the new LED bulbs , big thanks to Home Depot for asking me to try them out... now how do I get them to let me try out a new HOT TUB!!! kidding....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchView?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&langId=-15&N=0&Ntt=LED+bulbs&Nty=1&D=LED+bulbs&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&s=true">click here to more on LED bulbs</a>

Bringing in the new light, trying out LED bulbs

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