So, you're buying light bulbs, or specifying the lighting for a new home, and this term keeps popping up... CRI. What exactly is it, and why is it so important anyway? CRI stands for Color Rendering Index, and you simply cannot overstate how important CRI can be on the overall look of a space. Have you ever walked through the paint department of yo...

Back when your entire home was lit with incandescent light bulbs, you probably took for granted a particular beautiful effect that comes naturally to incandescence.. The warm dimming effect. Essentially, when an incandescent bulb is dimmed, the filament of the bulb cools down. This cooling effect actually has a very pronounced impact on the quality...