We installed over 45 curly florescent bulbs in our house when we moved in 8 years ago. Cost a pretty penny I might add, because they said it was better on the electric bill. They neglected to say they require special handling when disposing of them. Anyways we are slowly switching back to regular bulbs because they are brighter. Our house's interior is painted in a "chocolate milk" color called Tawny Taupe, its actually a very relaxing and soothing color.
I have one LED lamp hooked up on my Bailey, but there is no way we can afford to put 45 LED bulbs in the house. After reading what the OP discovered I am glad we are not.