I like to have things well-lit, but only with indirect light and no "hot spots" that I find distracting. What works best for me: * North side of the house, so

I like to have things well-lit, but only with indirect light and no "hot spots" that I find distracting. What works best for me: * North side of the house, so no direct sunlight and nice even shadows * Lots of lamps - currently have four lamps around the room, some pointing up at the ceiling and some with large shades to even out the light. * Warm colours - All the lamps are incandescent or around 3-4k kelvin. * Timers on all the lights - Old school mechanical timers - I always forget to turn things off at the end of the day, so it's nice to just leave and not worry about it anymore. Also nice for the AM, coming into the room already lit up and looking cozy.