Style Or Function In Lighting?

I get different opinions from my mother and my husband.

My mother prefers to go for style. She prefers the look of Dolan lighting, yellow lights, soft muted lights. Problem is, it's sometimes more energy consuming and difficult to work under.

My husband, on the other hand, prefers function. He prefers the long fluorescent lights that give maximum working lights with less energy consumption but looks about as stylish as factory lighting.

I'd go for both. Get the stylish lights for the areas which don't need much illumination but need more pizzazz (like the living room) and the functional lights for the study and the kitchen.