Watt the LED is a Lumen: Lighting explained

It doesn’t matter how many light bulbs you currently have in your house – I have three boxes of the damn things – it is a truth universally acknowledged that you haven’t got one to fit that light that just blew. And if, by some miracle, you do have one that fits the socket, the chances are it won’t be the right wattage. Or it may be written in lumens. Perhaps it’s an LED (light emitting diode) rather than an incandescent tungsten bulb. In which case you need to look at the number of kelvins to get the right atmosphere.

capsule alas light by 2LG at Cameron Design House. Prices start at £2,600

Hunting through boxes over the weekend after the light in the 17yo's bedroom blew, I realised I'm not even sure what half of the bulbs mean any more. I was basically just picking out anything with the right fitting. And then when he said it wasn't bright enough feeling to see if it was hot because he has a paper shade and I didn't want to set the house on fire.

So I thought if I'm confused perhaps y…