A little lighting know-how.
Clear explanations and practical questions to ask before choosing your next lamp.
How to Choose a Desk Lamp for Your Home Office
The right desk lamp fits your work, reaches the right part of the surface and leaves room for everything else. Start with those everyday needs before comparing lighting modes or finishes.
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Floor Lamp vs Table Lamp: Choosing Light for Your Space
Choose the place the light needs to serve, then decide what can support it. Floor space, tabletop space and the view from your seat are more useful starting points than choosing a lamp format on looks alone.
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Cordless Table Lamps: Battery Life, Charging, and Placement
A cordless lamp gives you more freedom to place light, along with a new routine: bringing it back to charge. Choose around where you will use it, how you will power it and the information the exact model actually provides.
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Warm vs Cool Light: Choosing Color Temperature
Two lamps can look equally bright and still give a room a different feeling. Separate light appearance from brightness, then compare the effect with your furniture, wall colors and the activities that happen there.
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