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Maestros are one of the two that are ideal for gentle room lighting
I use this and the Lutron Abella Dimmers, which complement conventional switches (smaller opening). Know that the Maestro delay-turn-off lasts about 10-15 seconds, the Abellas are a 20-40 second delay (time to cross a room).

Lutron dimmers illuminate, and extinguish, lights in a brief, steady action, so you don’t have the “shock” of the instant on or instant off of conventional switches. Depending on the application, this is one of the best selling points. The ability to reduce the brighteness is said to save electrical expenses. And as said, you can have a choice of dimmed setting of “full bright” when you turn the light on. Likewise, you can switch lights from “full bright” to “dimmed” setting by tapping the button twice (one starts the “turn off” the second sets to dimmed setting), and the lights will not go all the way out, and then come on again. I use these dimmers for most of my overhead lights, and always use them in the kitchen and dining rooms.

Very smart little light switch.

WARNING: you usually cannot use these with CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps), a specific dimmer model is necessary for those.