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May 26, 2011 Excerpted from Light Bulb Saving Time
 
 
Cheryl Gerber for The New York Times  
Bryan Batt, the actor and decorator isn't stockpiling incandescents, but he does travel with a four-pack of 60-watt bulbs to replace the ones in his hotel rooms. "I look better in 60 watts," he said.
  
Bryan Batt, the actor and decorator from New Orleans, is not stockpiling, exactly, but he does travel with several four-packs of 60-watt incandescents so he can switch out the bulbs in hotel rooms.

“I look better in 60 watts,” he said.

Mr. Batt, who played Sal Romano on “Mad Men,” has a new book, “Big, Easy Style: Creating Rooms You Love to Live In,” out in October, in which he urges readers to put all their lamps on dimmers.

“After a certain age, as far as I’m concerned, it’s ‘Dim all the lights, sweet darling.’ But make them incandescent,” he said. “For my next birthday, I might get a case of light bulbs. Here’s an idea: For a hostess gift, instead of showing up with a bottle of wine, bring a case of light bulbs.”