Ambient home office lighting.

[nOOky]

I am searching for ideas for my home office. I actually had a Christmas tree in the room over the holidays, and it had soft white LED lighting. With it gone I use my desk lamp which doesn't offer the same soft room flood of light that I am looking for. I would prefer something either wall mounted, or maybe something that can sit on top of my desk hutch up high.

LED desk lamps just don't offer the type of light I am looking for, and I have a dimmable ceiling fan light, but it too isn't what I am seeking. Anyone have any creative ideas of examples of what you use?

 

[lxskllr]

Wall torches. If that's too retro, use xmas lights. You said you liked the look. Tuck them away so they put out a diffused glow.

 

[feralkid]

Mirrored twin-dragon candle sconces; you just can't go wrong with these.

 

[mindless1]

What price point? Hard wired or corded? Search around on Amazon for warm LED sconce

 

[Red Squirrel]

"warm white" LED or CFLs may work.

 

[Greenman]

I used led strip lights hidden under the bottom edge of a floating shelf over my desk. They stick to pretty much everything, are cheap, invisible, easy to install, and put off a nice warm light. Use 3000 degree lights, anything higher is to harsh.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Sconce lamps w/ edison bulbs. 40w or less. More of the firelight end of the spectrum. You'll need 3 or 4.

Maybe also a desk lamp directly behind the monitor, or hanging lamp over the seating area. Same style bulb.

 

[rh71]

Ceiling fan light here originally but we added [dimmable] hi-hats. Make sure you put in enough if you go this route. The ceiling fan light is woefully useless, just wanted it for the ceiling fan.

 

[bfun_x1]

Himalayan salt lamp.

 

[nOOky]

Himalayan salt lamp.

Those are cool!

 

[bfun_x1]

Those are cool!

My wife has on in the bedroom and I like it. It makes a soft orange glow that is unique. As a bonus your kids can dare each other to lick it.

 

[zinfamous]

Himalayan salt lamp.

they also improve molecular vibrations and align your DNA for better health. It's true because it's on their website.


but for your actual needs, I think LED strip lighting is the way to go

 

[nOOky]

Got two salt lamps just for fun, one on the wife's desk and one on mine. Brighter than I thought, but I may put both of them up higher and see how I like it. Otherwise I found an LED light that changes color and can put that under the top of the hutch and see how it goes.