Interior designer Bobby Berk is no longer mourning the warm glow of incandescent light bulbs.
means you will invariably be the one who sweats the small stuff—the one who deliberates over two nearly indistinguishable shades of white. I’ve been a professional detail-obsessive for nearly 20 years. And I’m not only thinking about theabout the spaces where you spend your time. And no matter how discerning your eye is, you will be confronted with limitations, and you’ll realize you can't control everything. Furniture will be out of stock. Walls will be immovable.
Most LEDs emit a cold, blue light that can feel sterile and clinical. They’re great for doctors’ offices and grocery stores, but my goodness, that soulless light enveloping every surface of your home? Not so much. For some less visually sensitive folks, a light bulb's color temperature may be imperceptible. But for someone who is attuned to these minute elements, LEDs felt nothing like the warm light I favored for all my design projects, let alone my own home.
Looking back, I now realize my love affair with a certain type of lighting began long before I had even entered the design world. As a kid, I remember never really liking the table lamp on my nightstand, even with its shade. I didn’t know anything about light bulbs, but I knew it didn’t feel “good” to my 6-year-old eyes. So one day, I threw an old t-shirt over the shade, creating a certain fire hazard, and thought, Oh, I like this.
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