Originally Posted By: Dignan
Originally Posted By: K447
LED bulbs can be covered with a coating or fabric that absorbs some of the light output.

That would dim all light levels, though, so I couldn't get the bulb as bright as I might want.

I think I'll go incandescent until I don't need the light at all.
You could use some other lamp for 'bright' and the cloaked lamp for 'very dim'.