I hate flourescents

Ever since I moved into my apartment two months ago, I have had fun decorating and trying to turn it in a fun and homey place. For the most part I was successful, finding decorative posters and furniture that made the place look far more sophisticated than the average college apartment. However, at night the place never seems to look the way I want it to look. Although my living room, bathroom, and bedroom always look cozy and inviting, for some reason my kitchen always looks disgusting. When I come home at night, the first thing I always notice is how sickeningly bright the light is in my kitchen and how it highlights every little speck of dust, food, and trash my roommates have left out. Even worse, the time I came home to find a roach in the kitchen the bright lights seemed to emphasize it even more. All the rest of the rooms in my apartment always look good at night with the lights on, so I wondered why my kitchen always looks so gross at night. I finally realized why this was when I studied the different kinds of lights for the 50C midterm - the kitchen is the only room with flourescents, and I think they look disgusting.

Honestly, I do not need that much light in the kitchen. With light that bright, I feel like every little detail is under scrutiny, and the light is trying to highlight everything that is wrong. I do not need that much light to cook. The light just emits this sickening yellow-white color that seems to make my white cabinets, white counter, and light gray tile glow even more white, which just makes everything that is white (like dust or bugs) pop out. While this is great for cleaning, it is not what I want to be greeted with when I come home at night. If I want that much light to clean, I will just clean during the day and use the natural light from the window. I prefer the less bright glow from the rest of the lamps in my apartment, that make it feel warm and cozy, rather than making me feel like I am under scrutiny. Although I may not use all of the information from the midterm in my regular life, at least it explains why I hate my kitchen light.