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Desk light for a loft room under £150

For a desk light in a loft room: the desk top is 0.84 m² (1.4 × 0.6 m), so pick lights giving about 467–778 lm on it (our estimate); 529 models suit under £150.

loft room · desk top 0.84 m² · under £150 · change
general
1,111–2,222 lm
50–100 lux over 12 m²
task
467–778 lm
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accent
444–1,111 lm
20–50 lux over 12 m²

Lights for this

50 lights
Atman Table Lamp
Atman Table Lamp
Atman Table Lamp

Atman Table Lamp

£90
Ø 16 × H 7.9 cm · table lamp · no wiring
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Snnopy Table Lamp
Snnopy Table Lamp
Snnopy Table Lamp

Snnopy Table Lamp

from £144
Ø 28 × H 26 cm · table lamp · no wiring
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Colette Table Lamp
Colette Table Lamp
Colette Table Lamp

Colette Table Lamp

£121
Ø 32 × H 30 cm · table lamp · no wiring
Arrives 14–24 Oct
The first 50 are shown, best fit first

The numbers for this situation

  • Area lit0.84 m²desk top 1.4 × 0.6 m — the surface, not the room
  • Light level300–500 luxOur estimate — there's no official UK light level for homes
  • Lumens needed467–778 lmlight level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest)
  • Models that suit529
  • Price from£24

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Lumens = light level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest); a task uses the area of its surface, not the room. Catalogue filtered by room, task and constraint. Checked against 870 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 529 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Area (m²)Light level (lux)Lumens fromLumens to
0.84300–500467778

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