Furniture, a laptop, a camera, a microphone, and perhaps an extra monitor or two are all worth investing in, but lighting considerations should not be dismissed out of hand. You may want to show off your background (or yourself) in the best light possible on your next conference call and the right ambiance can help when you need to concentrate, read, or stare at a screen for long periods of time. Custom lighting can prevent eye strain and smart lighting options can be used to inject color and personality into a room you will now be spending a lot more time in. To view our top picks for home office lighting, check out the list below.
This Philips Hue starter kit includes everything you need to start smart lighting in your office space: three smart bulbs, a Hue hub, and a smart button. With the Philips Hue App, you can set custom routines to help you feel energized and productive in the morning in the morning and change to a dimmer setting once the workday is over. In the same manner as the Philips Hue bulbs previously mentioned, the basic Wyze Bulb only offers the color white, but as an added bonus, you can use an accompanying mobile app to set a timer to turn lights on and off while you are not at home. You can pick up a single bulb for $7.99 or a four-pack for $29.99. You can customize the brightness with three different levels and angel it at the perfect tilt so it hits your face like a ray of sunshine. This help would be especially useful if your current office space doesn’t have any windows to allow natural sunlight in. Nanoleaf’s panels are controllable via an app and can be set to a variety of colors and warmth levels. You can also choose themes – such as for concentration, a sunset, or seasonal colors – and you can also pick the speed of color transitions. The square panels could be set on a wall as an office backdrop, for example, or installed behind a monitor for custom lighting while watching films or gaming. The light has five rotating pivot points so you can maneuver it to your liking, as well as two USB port so you can charge devices. An adjustable clamp allows it to fit on nearly any desk setup you may have.
