Lighting

Most home offices are lit by a single overhead ceiling fixture — a boob light with a cool-white bulb that casts harsh, directional shadows across your desk, your keyboard, and your face. The result: eye strain that builds over hours, headaches that creep in by mid-afternoon, and a workspace that feels more like an interrogation room than a place of focus and creativity. Desk lighting is the most overlooked ergonomic factor in a home office — more important than your keyboard tilt, more impactful than your monitor height, and far cheaper to fix than a chair upgrade. ...