In this blog post, we are going to explore how to light your home workspace to help you zone in to get more productivity out of yourself. The reason behind this is without adequate lighting or even the right environment, this can cause challenges for people that struggle with working from home.
The Covid pandemic has seen a huge number of office commuters become home office workers, with restrictions lifting there is a majority of people who will return to their main workspace, however, some of you will still be bound to the home desk and chairs for the foreseeable future becoming the new normal to ensure the safety of your businesses colleagues and employees.
So you may be asking how can better lighting ensure that any of the above will make your work from home experience better?
To start with we need to look back at why you may be more productive in the office.
Usually, an office is lit very well, with a cool white colour temperature between 3000-4000k mimicking natural light. Whereas when some of you are working from home, you may be working under a very warm white light with colour temperatures as low as 2000k. Hence this causes lighting to play with your feelings as well as morale to work, it will create an extremely relaxed environment and should be the first thing addressed when setting up your home workspace. Not to mention the scientific studies that have proven inadequate lighting can cause a reduction in energy, migraines and headaches when straining to see the screen.
Here are some tips to light your home workspace and make it a productive area.
Add some natural lighting
A dark office can lower your mood, so find an ideal spot where you get access to sufficient natural light. Natural light can be soothing and can help you concentrate more on your tasks. Natural lighting will also bring the closest colour temperature to office conditions, bringing out more efficiency. Keep the sunlight in mind, you do not want a glare of light across your screen for a whole day, so positioning is everything!
Add a desk lamp or side light with a 4000k light bulb in.
When the evenings get dark you may be working late or even need that extra focus on intuitive tasks, a desk lamp is the best solution. They are generally adjustable so you can get the perfect height and positioning for your desk, to aid with computer work, reading, writing or filing. Be careful not to overuse a very bright light next to your face as this may also lead to a headache. Use it wisely.
A Philips LED GLS 4000k would be the perfect fit for desk lamps.
Add some magical (Smart) strip lighting to your desk. 
An amazing solution to creating a well-lit area is using LED Smart strip lighting. Colour, as well as temperature, is proven to affect one's mood. Creating a workspace that not only entices you to want to work there, but looks the part of your dream setup can help improve motivation as well as aesthetic appeal to the house.
Ledvance smart Bluetooth strip lighting is the perfect solution for this avoiding the need to connect to your wifi which may cause it to slow down or interrupt your working tasks.