2 Small Condos, 1 Large Lighting Difference?

We've been captivated for quite some time with this view from our bedroom window. The difference in lighting from the second floor condo to the first floor condo is startling. What do you think is going on...

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We have to wonder if this is a fishbowl view of the difference between traditional incandescent lighting (first floor) and eco-friendly compact fluorescent lighting (second floor).

We are definitely partial to warm, yellowy lighting so we favor the first floor condo's lighting. (It might be hard to tell from the photo, but the difference in lighting is dramatic. And we're sure that it's not the interior elements - paint, curtains, etc. - that are creating the white vs. yellow lighting.) Now we just have to work up the chutzpa to tell them we've been ogling their household silhouette at night and ask them to kindly settle the mystery.

What are your thoughts? Do you prefer the lighting in one condo over the other?

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I use all CFLs and they feel yellow, it doesn't feel like I'm living in sterile white light that is typically associated with flourescent lights. The lamp shades and the number of lights on could be making some of that difference too.

posted by http://badhuman.wordpress.com on November 18th 2008 at 6:16am
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I replaced my lamp bulbs with CFLs in the spring and they are alright. But yesterday, a bulb burned out and all I had was an incandescent. So in it went until I could get a new one.

I'm sad to say it's beautiful. I didn't remember how much I missed that warm glow from an old fashioned incandescent bulb. Why can't they make a CFL that looks like that?!?

posted by LilyC on November 21st 2008 at 2:52am
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