Desk lamps are different to other lamps as they have flexibility to move the light around the space to suit your needs. Some take incandescent bulbs but more modern lamps are using LED to avoid eye strain and allow greater choice over light brightness and colour. LED lights also cost less and the bulbs don’t need to be changed as they last for years.
Known for their long flexible arms and adjustable heads, a lot of the styles have been the same for decades. The long arms can provide light above a computer screen to help eye strain or be really close to the table if you are knitting a project with a complicated pattern.
There are lots of different types to choose from that offer functional light options without compromising on looks so your desk can still look stylish. Some of the styles also take up a tiny amount of room so fit on even the smallest of desks.
With so many different styles, it can be tricky to work out which would work best for your needs. We have done the hard work for you and found ten different lamps to suit a variety of tastes and budgets. It might disappear though as family members steal your new light source for their own projects!
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For precision work, this LED lamp is fantastic as it can light up the whole workspace with three different light colour options to choose from. The brightness can be switched up or down with ten different settings to suit the work you are doing. The lamp clamps onto the side of the desk and can easily be moved with the wires fitting neatly inside the arms for a tidy look. The LED bulb uses less electricity and has the added bonus of no flicker to help concentration. The lamp head is 32cm and can rotate 360 degrees.
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At only 37cm high, this LED lamp is easy to move around the home for reading or craft work. It has a great timer feature making it the ideal lamp for your bedside table that will automatically turn off after 30 or 60 minutes. There are ten settings for brightness and five different colour settings, making it great for different projects. Slator have also included a USB port so you can charge your phone from the lamp, ideal for your bedside table as it the phone charger is one less thing to plug into the wall.
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This lamp is practical and really stylish so would look great in any room of the house. The wooden arms can be adjusted and the head rotated to suit your requirements. The lamp can also be separated into two pieces for easy storage. The light is incandescent, so the bulb wattage can suit your room requirements to a 40-watt maximum, though LED bulbs are recommended at four to six watts. Colour options are white, grey or black to suit your du00e9cor.
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BenQ have ticked all the boxes with this cool LED desk light. It looks different and trendy but offers incredible benefits like 150% greater light coverage thanks to the 90cm light projection area. It also has adjustable angles, mood lighting, dimmable brightness and an e-reader setting that can detect screens and change to a screen friendly setting. It is ideal for craft projects, your make up table, as a bedside lamp or even professionally for architectural drawing and other close work. It also comes in blue or gold if the pink isnu2019t the right colour choice for your setting.
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A great lighting choice for a desk or piano top to ooze vintage class and sophistication. The emerald glass shade adds a great pop of colour to your room and can be adjusted to project more or less light out. The pull chord is 6 inches long making it easy to reach to turn it on and off and the base is heavy so it doesnu2019t move. The light is 36cm high and 26.5cm wide, so it fits well on a smaller desk.
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This adjustable lamp can be an ambient warm light through to a cool bright light for precision work. At only 18.5cm high, it is small and can be used in different parts of the house easily. By purchasing the Hue Bridge 2 separately, you can connect this lamp to your Alexa so that you can turn the light on and off and change settings using your voice or phone. It can also be programmed to come on in the morning to ease you awake gently. Without the smart features activated, it comes with a remote control so you can turn the lamp on and off easily.
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For a simple lamp for your work desk, or a bedroom, this desk lamp offers great value for money and comes in lots of different colours to match your scheme. The head can be adjusted to point where it is needed and it comes with a chord switch to make it easy to turn on and off. At 38cm high it is small enough for most spaces.
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Habitat have nailed it with this fun design to brighten up your desk and add a funky Skandi vibe. The lamp head can be rotated to point in different directions using the stick, so you donu2019t burn your fingers. The cool base is great for space saving at only 17cm deep and your phone, pens or post-it notes can sit underneath it! The switch is on the chord to make it easy to turn on and the chord stretches to 1.8m so you can move it around your desk easily.
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Bright enough to light a whole room, this spiral lamp would look great on your desk and is LED so it wonu2019t flicker or cause eyestrain. At only 12-watts, it is energy saving and will help light up any work or projects you are doing. The round base is under five inches wide so it will fit easily on most desks. There is a switch on the chord that can turn the brightness up and down too to make it more ambient.
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To turn this LED lamp on you wave your hand over the head, making it completely touch free and good fun! There are 12 dimmable settings and three different colour options that can be programmed to memory, so you donu2019t have to remember which setting you prefer. The head and arm are adjustable to help with your lighting needs for different projects. Being LED it uses 80% less power than a standard bulb and though you canu2019t replace the bulb, it will last 25 years.