All About Desk Lamps

Save your straining eyes

Desk lamps are important yet underrated accessories for your office, study room, or library. They help create comfortable, work-friendly lighting as well as protect your eyes from unnecessary strain and fatigue.

Desk lamps are extremely useful and versatile. They have the unique ability to cast light directly on your work surface. Whether you're crunching numbers, surfing the Internet, working from home or just enjoying a good book, desk lamps give you that additional light when and where you need it.

Desk lamp styles

Desk lamps come in a wide variety of styles to complement different types of indoor environments. However, most desk lamps are broadly categorized into two styles:  traditional and contemporary.

Traditional style desk lamps would include piano desk lamps, banker desk lamps and pharmacy-style desk lamps.

Contemporary desk lamp styles include desk lamps made of polished metals with sleek, modern designs.

Of those two styles, some are swing-arm style desk lamps that can easily be adjusted to focus light right where you need it. Swing-arm styles are great for multi-taskers, when you need light in several different places during the course of your work.

Where to place your desk lamp

To utilize your desk lamp for its full potential, it's important to place it correctly to reduce shadows on your work surface. For example, if you're right-handed, place the desk lamp on your left hand side, and vice versa. Techniques such as this ensure that turning the pages of a book or file won't cast shadows across the reading material.

When working at a computer, an adjustable desk lamp is ideal so you can focus the light on the keyboard, avoiding annoying screen glares on the monitor. If possible, desk lamps should be placed about 15 inches away from your work area.

Choosing a desk lamp

Remember that your desk lamp should be an appropriate size in relation to the size of your desk. You'll want to consider the desk lamp's style and color to ensure that it will complement the colors and styles of your desk. A modern, contemporary desk would be best suited for a contemporary desk lamp.

Wattage is one final important factor in buying a desk lamp. The lamp's maximum wattage should offer at least 150 or more watts to effectively illuminate your work area.

Thinking of purchasing a desk lamp? We recommend that you visit DeskLamps.com and browse their great online selection of desk lamps.

More information on table lamps