I use more than 220 TCP 1R4014IB CFL’s in my home. They are enclosed in a normal R40 flood light glass envelope so you can’t easily see the curly light inside. In addition they are in recessed “can light” fixtures so you don’t see much of the bulb to begin with. These bulbs are not “ugly” and have a good color temperature. TCP calls them “Instabright” and have about 80% of their brightness when turned on cold making them great for hallways and bathrooms.
I also have florescent tube lights, incandescent lights and LED lights in various places...
Which is cool in some situations, not so cool for reading, fornicating, etc...
Diffusion will be the key to winning.
/johnny
johnny