Chandeliers, pendants, lamps, LED strips and fairy lights. To size a hanging light, add the room’s length and width in feet and use that number in inches as the diameter: a 12 × 14 ft room takes about 26 inches. Warm white bulbs around 2700 K suit living rooms and bedrooms.
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Philips Hue White and Color Starter Kit, 2 Bulbs + BridgeFor a smart home start: schedules and color, run from anywhere
Skip for a renter with one lamp: two bulbs and a Hue Bridge to set up
Under $25
TORCHSTAR Metal Swing Arm Desk Lamp, BlackA spring-balanced swing-arm lamp that clamps to the desk edge
The splurge
IDEQUY Gold Ring LED Chandelier, 31.5 inA 31.5-in crystal ring; the remote sets brightness and 3000K–6000K
Unexpected
ZBOLE Wooden Folding Book Lamp, 5.7 inA wooden book that opens into a lamp
Skip if they want a reading light: it’s a 5.7-inch mood lamp
A handwoven rattan pendant that throws patterned shadows; E26 bulb
8.5 ft of 10 jack-o'-lantern lights, UL-listed for the porch
Lights the desk from the top of the monitor, with no screen glare
66 ft of 200 warm-white LEDs that stay lit if one bulb goes
A gamepad-shaped neon sign for a gamer’s wall or desk, USB-powered
A 31.5-in crystal ring; the remote sets brightness and 3000K–6000K
For a smart home start: schedules and color, run from anywhere
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