To LED or not to LED

My kitchen is dark - there is no natural light in my kitchen other than the attached breakfast nook and the utility room.  I also have this funky recessed light fixture (see below) that I can't wait to put a sledgehammer to.

Now did I really care or know about LED vs. regular lighting?  Not really.  I just wanted more light in the kitchen.  However, when my dear husband Paul informed me of the energy savings down the road - I was all for it.  When it comes to saying money on electric bills, I am ALL for it.   Also, whenever we do a project, we look at what will sell down the road  because many folks can't see past paint and wallpaper. I do plan to die in this house, but I do think about making it easier for my kids to sell it. 

Again, V, our kd directed us to a family owned lighting center up north of us and said to see "Arturo" when we went.  Now this is the guy's real name, you think I could make that one up?   But alas, Arturo wasn't there, so we talked to Ed instead (this one I made up - since I couldn't remember his name).

While Paul and Ed were debating size, number of drivers, etc.  What was I doing?  Walking around looking at all the pretty shinny light fixtures thinking to myself, where could I put this?

Then I wandered back to Paul and Ed and then came the moment of truth.  Paul turns to me and says "what do you think - xyz or zyx?"  Uh . . . . .

So I turn to Ed and say "what are my choices?"  "Warm or cool light?" he says with smile.  "Warm," I say with all the confidence in the world.  Did I need to know about drivers, etc., No.  So we decided on warm LED under counter  and indirect lighting, as well as 4 lovely cans,   Take that you ugly light fixture.

And that's why I leave the technical stuff to the experts.