I am not a fan of incandescent bulbs. Before the upgrade, this fixture had 6 20W flame tip bulbs. (plus some burnt out ones to round out the look) I installed 12 candelabra-based 1.5W LED bulbs (Lights of America brand, found at Sam's Club or online). Total wattage is 18W, an impressive 85% reduction in electrical usage for this fixture. Color rendering is good - unlike the early Lights of America product I purchased in August, 2008. There is a slight "speckle" pattern on the ceiling, something I can live with.
The total upgrade cost was $60 - the candelabra-LED bulbs are cost competitive with candelabra-based CFLs.
