(Part 3) Reddit mentions: The best lamps, bases & shades

Making a house a home can be tricky! But definitely fun :)

A rug - I personally wouldn't go with orange, because it would be too much for my taste. Blues really pop against orange, so I'd go with this pretty teal colour, and maybe some cushions (these are just some covers but you get the idea!) to pull it all together - but, of course, it depends on the type of orange you've got going on.

Lamp? How about this tetris lamp? Because it's cool, that's why!! Okay, okay. If you want something a little more classy, how about this instead? It's a table lamp, so you'd need to have an end table to go with it. This end table is kind of fun too :)

Or you could go with something like these - they come in multiple colours, so you could mix and match if you wanted.

Personally, I'd get these because I LOVE the colour :) That should tell you something about my taste (I haz none, I know).

For artwork, I like stuff like this - I dunno why, I just like the swirliness. Also this would be awesome, or this.

Yes, I like Banksy. I know. /hangs head.

You should also have some funky coasters for when you have company :)

Okay. So my wordy suggestions taken from my recent purchases or wish list.

If he doesn't have a great desk light then I can fully recommend (Lightblade 1500S by Lumiy.)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FFYJIHC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_WS1aAbSE23Y3H]
I bought it because I wanted something that folded up and traveled easy. As I like to go paint at friend's houses. In that same vein. Mini porcelain well pallette is what I use in my travel kit. And the Jack Richeson 22 Well Porcelain Palette is what I keep on my table.

Since he has an airbrush already. If he doesn't have a good mask that filters particles, then get him a mask and make him use it. My wife doesn't let me airbrush without one. I'm not sure on the best quality but I use a N100 standard filter mask.

He'd probably love to get exactly the paints he has on his mental wish list. But I'll tell you that's a risky purchase. While the main paints are all great. He just may not want to pick up the paints you buy.

If he likes painting minis just for so they look really nice on the shelf. Then he would probably be thrilled to receive a high quality miniature. My favorite makers are Scale 75, Nocturna, Black Sun, and Nuts Planet. I'll update this later with links to their US based stores if I can find them. But you can find many of their selections and many more at http://www.figone.fr/en/

A note about scale. If something says it's 75mm or 54mm or 35mm, etc. If you stood a ruler up that many mm is about how tall you'd expect the mini to be. Not exactly. But it'll give you an idea of how big the item you're order is. I know looking at the photos they have for products gives no sense of scale many times.

Me personally. If I was getting a Xmas gift. I'd he most excited to receive a completely unexpected gorgeous miniature to paint. The other stuff is great. But for me stuff I "need" for mini painting is added to this long mental list. But a mini that wasn't even on my radar, it'd be great because I hadn't mentally budgeted for it already.

If you have any questions just let me know.

Quite a few actually aren't too bad. Yeah, you can tell they were taken with a phone or low resolution camera, but they do give plenty of detail.

Free route to improve photos: North facing light. Use light from the window/s facing North! It's the most diffused (in this hemisphere lol) and therefore best natural light that won't make things glow or end up as grainy (which outside of being a phone camera, is a lighting issue)... also wiping off the camera part with a soft cloth before shooting. Fingerprints, dust, stuff gets on the surface and can make things hazy and not focus right

Cheapest route: this will help with light diffusion. You will need two lights, one at each side, and cheap little desk lamps like this will do well and allow you to move the light angel as you need. These work well too, you know, whichever is cheaper and easier to get. I know places like Home Depot have the clamp lights, but I'm not sure the price, here I think the small ones are $8 which isn't bad.

Next cheapest: phone upgrade or point and shoot camera! Nothing fancy, not sure how you'd get for close ups because I haven't used a point and shoot in years. I know there's silly attachments for phones that you can add telephoto lenses to or probably macro if they have those now. I've only seen iphone stuff so far though, not sure if it'll work with others

Most expensive route: DSLR + macro lens (or filters, because filters are cheaper lol)

Hey there! Just finished setting up the nursery and writing this from my hospital bed during the induction process. Loved seeing everyone's nurseries! 


A few very smart humans before me said to decorate with things that you like or things that can live in the rest of the house. It really stuck with me and with kids toys being so loud, I kept the base elements simple and soft.  Honestly it's my favorite room in the house and both my doggos love to chill in there waiting for their bud to join :)




Amazon:

Doggo lamp (so far so good, but don't lose the allen keys.): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0746CX88D?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


Tripod lamp, great deal imo: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDPJXGH?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


Wood & Steel Side Table: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017ADG15W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share


Promise Babe Baby Play Gym Wooden Frame: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCN2TL7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_R47gDb6WH0RCJ



WayFair

Glider: https://www.wayfair.com/baby-kids/pdp/davinci-piper-reclining-glider-dv2203.html



IKEA

Bakvam Spice Racks for the books

Raskog rolling cart for extra diapers and the whatnot.

Hemnes dresser and tall dresser (in the closet) found on Nextdoor. I kinda followed: https://www.twotwentyone.net/nursery-dresser-organization/ for the large dresser organization (with the drawer organizers). 


GOOGLE

Camera, home, nest smoke alarm, and hue lights bulbs.



From around...

The plants :) most hailing from Flora Grubb in SF and planters from Etsy and Flora Grubb.

Pillows, pretty sure the succulent is from Society6

Black and White throw, won't last long in the kids room, but from the couch and probably Ikea.

Rug: originally in our office (now kids room) is from ruggable. It's machine washable and w two older doggos, totally saves the day. 

Posters from Society6.

The crib was a hand-me-down from friends. 




Moar photos:

http://imgur.com/gallery/Y8gS2nF


Thanks! 

Edit: he's out! 3 days of inducing and then an emergency C-section. Fun.... Birth story coming:)

You have a lot of small pieces in the space - if you want sleek, simplify. I suggest getting two more of the tv cube stands and bunch all three together. Now you have a long tv "console" and storage. You can migrate the printer and everything else on the short black shelf onto/into the cubes and eliminate that shelf from the space entirely. Maybe put the printer on the side closest to what I assume is the dining table so nobody has to cross over the tv if someone else is watching it. There are also cube baskets/bins you can get to put in some of those shelves to hide some of the clutter.

I agree on the floor lamp in the corner. Try to get something in brushed nickel/silver/iron Example 1 Example 2 - you have enough black and i think straight chrome would stand out too much. No shelf lamps or spider lamps. If you need that trashcan in the living room, try to hide it next to the lamp in the corner, or between the shoe rack and the wall.

The size of the rug is good but the pattern/color is eh. If you replace it, don't get anything smaller than that (5x7 I assume?), and maybe get something with a bit of color. If you like the red pillow, look for a rug with some red. Example 1 Example 2. If you're not going red, blues and greens would look good too. Low pile and polyester or better, polypropylene are your friends for college (well, anytime) rugs - low maintenance and easy to clean! Wool rugs can be like having an inanimate dog - very nice to look at but the shedding is not so great. If you don't mind that maintenance then go nuts.

I also agree on the coffee table - the end table probably isn't super functional for you. If you can, find something that has black and brown (example) so you can keep the end table at the end of the sofa while making it match your tv stand. Other things: If you need the woven cube storage in that room, try to bunch it on the dining table side of the TV stand. If the back of the sofa feels too bare after that, a slim console table would be a good idea - then you have somewhere to drop keys and a secondary drink/snack/etc surface. Wall art of course, be it pictures or just framed art on the big wall by the door. Maybe do 3 larger pictures/art pieces or a collage of different art in matching frames.

I LOVE these dvd storage cubes

these are probably the best thing ever for storage. they come in other colors i just couldn't finfd on amazon.

and use these with them. again come in multiple colors. Both the shelf and bins are cheaper at like walmart and kmart, the bins are like $2 a piece and i got the shelf for $35.

and then these water speakers

and this awesome light projector

i like these salt lamps which help clean the air and give a nice relaxing lighting

and this because everyone should have a lucky elephant in their room

thsee pillows

i have this wall art and love it, but it's not purple or black.

but this is purple

maybe this

and then i think you should go to kirklands and buy lots because kirklands is the best store ever.

and wall sconces

Great topic!

Something purely functional that helped me out a lot was to add a lot more light to my living space. I'm in the US, so we've got some pretty short days now (though certainly they're even shorter in Canada, Europe, and other countries at northern latitudes.). Having lights on at sunset (which can be around 4:30pm-5:00pm or so right now) until bedtime really helped keep my energy up through the evening, and then let me get a good night's sleep when I turned them off and went to bed.

I found 2700K temperature color bulbs to be the best looking by far. Floor lamps with indirect light (i.e., the bulb is obscured) were good to have, as well as additional task/accent lights. I bought enough lamps so that I felt awake inside even after dark. So I'd put 2-3 floor lamps in the living room, along with 2-3 accent lights and maybe a task lamp. Similar, though slightly scaled down, for the bedroom.

A few floor lamps I liked:

• https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/vidja-floor-lamp-with-led-bulb-white-30416149/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KMWCNBY
  
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NBPHPYF
  
  So if you're in the northern hemisphere and you feel a lower-mood, lower-energy this time of year, and maybe are also having poorer-quality sleep, consider if adding more light to your living space might help. I can say in my own experience, it really helped soften those difficulties for me.

It does man. Reference no lighting , Reference lighting . It looks crisp af in 1080 too. This is my lighting setup two cheap desk lamps covered in baking paper.

Edit: Watched your latest vid. I noticed you do alot of full face-cam cuts like you said. Additional lighting will bring up the quality of the camera, but with deep zooms you will still get a somewhat pixelated picture, but not as bad as you have now. If you want crisp zoom ins, you'd be looking at a dedicated DSLR camera, possibly through a capture card if you want syncs to be easy, with additional lighting (additional lighting is a must), Regardless, i'd just get some cheapo lamps see if it brings up the quality if not start looking at dedicated cameras.

Two of these behind the monitor would be the way to go with if your strapped for space, just remember to put in high luminosity bulbs, l.e.d's get pretty high in luminosity and don't push out too much heat.

I made my stands for my Rift using cheap-assed Ikea floor lamps and a camera mount epoxied on top. 2 lamps make 1 89" stand (cut to length using a cheap pipe cutter), with the 2" camera mount, and 2.5" for the sensors, all coming to 93.5" in total...2.5" from my 8' tall ceiling. The lamps were originally $10 each, but they seem to have gone up. The best part of the stands is that the base is only 10", instead of 2-3 feet square that a tripod takes up. Fits nicely in corners, and also looks nicer than the legs of tripods. They're actually quite fashionable. :P

Here's the same lamp, but cheaper. I own that one and it's great. I've got a couple of the clip on red/blue lights from Amazon as well, but that big one is my favorite-- it's easy to move around and it kind of blends in as furniture.

I adore my Koncept Z-bar lamp. You can see pictures of it in action here and here. It has a touch strip for brightness that lets me choose from a lot of different levels of brightness. I change the brightness more often than I ever though I would.

I have a gen three which is on the price size: http://www.amazon.com/Koncept-Tech-AR3000-C-SIL-DSK-ZBar-Desk/dp/B005ZW85KA/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1341700321&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=koncept+z-bar+gen+3

The Gen 2's are supposed to be ok: http://www.amazon.com/Z-Bar-Power-Lamp--Metallic-Generation/dp/B000U6DW5E/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1341700321&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=koncept+z-bar+gen+3

I think this is both weird and cool. ;)

Feel free to surprise me if I win. Thank you for the contest! :D

I absolutely love this desk lamp. The light is full spectrum so it looks really nice, definitely worth the price!!

Lamp over a bucket of water works great. They just fly in. I put in some extra olive oil and soap to make sure they stay in there.

A reading lamp seems to work best. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Daylight-Naturalight-Hobby-Floor-Lamp/dp/B0021GKBT6/ref=sr_1_12?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1371560683&sr=1-12&keywords=27w+reading+lamp

I think this style would go well, but you'd need to find a black base instead of the silver since you don't have silver anywhere else.

This might be a bit big for your space, but has the colors.

Alternatively, something like this or this has a nice big lamp shade which will help wash the whole room with light as opposed to a specific direction (reading light).

It doesn't solve all your problems, but I use a magnifying lamp for working on my minis. It means I don't have to get so close. (Though I still always end up with nose smudges on the magnifier!)

Also, using things like makeshift stands or third hands help lift your mini from the table while still not being so high you have to raise and tire your arms.

(Note, there are much cheaper versions of both those items, those were just great examples, don't loose faith over money.)

You can find it on amazon. Its eligible for prime, so if you don't have it you could always register for a free month and get it delivered to you in two days for free.

Edit (link): PHILIPS 259531 Friends of Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Bloom Starter Pack https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00I812GC8/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_KEiEub1C5HA92

I just got a Koncept Z-Bar LED desk lamp (cool light) and It. Is. Amazing. Definitely an investment but it's so versatile that I felt good about spending so much on a lamp!

Koncept AR3000-C-SIL-DSK Z-Bar LED Desk Lamp, Cool Light, Silver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ZW85KA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8gg-BbN7QWMFA

Good question, and it pains me a bit that I have a small box of unused tools that were purchased when I began. I'm sure I missed a few things, but here you go:

• Lamp I love this thing, and it's silly how much it improved my craft.
  
• Utility knife (Stanley) with many replacement blades. I flip then toss these frequently.
  
• Shovel knife
  
• Beveler
  
• Burnishers
  
• Microfiber clothes
  
• Granite block
  
• Stitching pony (handmade and based upon http://www.instructables.com/id/3rd-Hand-Leather-Stitching-Clamp/)
  
• Awl
  
• Diamond Awl
  
• Wing Divider
  
• Pliers
  
• Craft scissors
  
• Thread snips
  
• Bone folder
  
• Mallet
  
• Cobbler hammer
  
• Ruler
  
• Cutting mat
  
• Detail brushes
  
• Needles
  
• Tokonole
  
• Glue
  
• Glue brushes
  
• 50/50 neatsfoot oil and beeswax (double-boiled)
  
• Heat gun
  
• Ritza Tiger thread
  
• Chisels I use these as pricking irons because they leave a massive hole
  
• Dremel
  
• Bulldog clips
  
  If links weren't provided then I already had the item.

Yes.

GravityLight Home System GL02 Portable Self Powered LED Lamp
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7SM0KE/

Works like this: https://youtu.be/iJUM4pCi71Q

It isn't a "much larger scale" like you imagine, and it may not need an escapement, but it is certainly reasonable to translate energy of motion into power.

If you want to get really abstract, you can imagine a hydroelectric dam as an analog to this, but the escapement concept would be replaced with the small inlet pipe of the turbine.

OK this makes so much more sense now. id still suggest going with a light (maybe a higher quality one than one from Walmart). The higher quality light have adjustment settings so that you can adjust how much or how little effort you want to put in when moving the arms around. I think that might neatly solve your problem without breaking the bank too much. This or this would both be good options and the tension is adjustable where you need it. and both are at good price points as well.

Thanks, im glad you like it !
Its the obsidian 500d se.

Lamp is https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R3LQW42/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I almost bought that one, but then I saw this one and liked the height, but are LEDs better than fluorescent? So many varying answers.

All the lights used a part of a Philips Hue system. There is a bulb in the lamp, two bloom lights for the wall, and a Hue Lightstrip inside the PC. They are controllable from my phone/pc. They are RGB, and the Hue system allows for some pretty fun colors!

Got itttt

I think if you’re keeping your tv placed there, you should replace the tables on either side of it w 2 side tables that match each other and are either white/light stain wood or glass/metal

The lamps are kind of bulky in general, I wonder if it’d be more efficient to have a standing lamp. I got this one from Amazon and it’s really bright

Again w your bedroom, I’d put down an extra large area rug to cover up as much of that brown carpet as possible. And change the curtains for something much lighter as well as the bedspread.

They need to be relatively close to be effective as far as I've read but it's worth it. It doesn't have to be elaborate just a bulb like this (you want it to be 6500k) and a desk lamp or clamp light .

I have two of these and I love them. (1 for travel, 1 for home station). Good light, different filters, really adjustable head.

Lumiy Desk Lamp

I would definitely recommend installing something in the ceiling since you have the option. Otherwise I'd recommend perhaps finding a new desk lamp. Perhaps something like this that can clamp to the desk and be adjusted as needed?

TaoTronics TT-DL16 Stylish Metal... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EJJDD10?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Best decision I have ever made and can’t believe how I could paint without it. It has 5 color temperatures to choose from and let’s you adjust brightness.

I think this was quite fun. Here is what I've found:

The rug

With this lamp

And these cushions


making a house a home

Thanks for the contest!

I had the magnifying glasses headset when I first started out but I didn't continue with it. It would strain my eyes and hurt my head as i would have to tighten it quite a bit to keep it on my head successfully. I have another friend who loves it. It's up to you but I personally couldn't use it. I use this hobby light most of the time.

http://www.amazon.com/Daylight-UN1072-Naturalight-Hobby-Floor/dp/B0021GKBT6/ref=sr_1_3?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1464290165&sr=1-3&keywords=hobby+light

I also use a magnifying light very similar to this one if I really need to get up close and personal or if the shadows cast off of the other light bother me.

http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Magnifying-Magnifier-Electric-Tabletop/dp/B00CNUT50G

$60 on Amazon .... nice lamp! There are some cheaper alternate models that would be fine too
https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Lighting-Charging-Favorite-Function/dp/B01EJJDD10/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1498178514&sr=8-6&keywords=taotronics+lamp

> Boardgames are also totally the shit when the power goes out (assuming you have daylight or candles etc)

What do you think of (below) as light prep?

https://www.amazon.com/GravityLight-System-GL02-Portable-Powered/dp/B01M7SM0KE

Chairs are super tricky, I would recommend trying them out before buying. The next chair I get will probably be an ergohuman style chair. ( Something with an aggressive lumbar and a headrest which is lacking in most chairs )

Any normal looking chair with robust padding is probably a 'safe' choice though. Just stay away from barely padded fake leather chairs. Padding is really the most important factor if you're going in blind.

I have a cheap swing-arm lamp - $20 - with a - $4 - clamp-on mechanism for my desk. That and a bright white, high lumen bulb will work very well for $30~. A friend has a more robust version, which is basically a giant hinged arm with built-in, color-changing LED bulbs. That's much more impressive but is > $100.

Examples:

https://www.amazon.com/Globe-Electric-Multi-Joint-Finish-56963/dp/B00HX2EVPS

https://www.amazon.com/Architect-Dimmable-Eye-Care-Technology-Adjustable/dp/B01N07P618

https://www.amazon.com/BYB-Architect-Eye-care-Drafting-Brightness/dp/B014KQE6RW

Safe: ( aside from the cancer )

https://www.amazon.com/Office-Star-Intensity-Ergonomic-Synchro/dp/B00752SXS2

Probebly not safe:

https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Furniture-Mid-Back-Leather-Swivel/dp/B0049FWN5M

True "magnifying" requires more than one lens, something like a loupe or clip-on magnifiers. I know these are clunky, and it's why dentists pay a couple thousand to make custom "telescope" glasses with their prescription ground in.

More practically, bringing work close to your eyes has the effect of magnifying, since anything that is closer "subtends a larger angle" ie makes the image on your retina bigger.

At age 30 you should be able to hold things close and keep them in focus. Later on you can't focus as well, so to keep the same effect ("relative distance magnification") you will need a reduced power in your glasses to hold things closer, something we do with bifocals. In a pinch, you could get a drastic amount of this relative distance mag by taking your glasses off and holding your work at 12 cm.

The most practical suggestion might be a table magnifier for your work area.

In my experience I've found that having an adjustable light works better than tipping overhead. The overhead helps too, but I went with something like this to supplement what got blocked by the shadows of my hands

A floor lamp/magnifier with the arm long enough for it to be over my lap while sitting in a low big armed chair. Like this lamp but with better reviews too many people had this lamp stop working.

we bought it at some local electornics store, but it's a led lamp, something like this basically:

https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Care-Dimmable-JolyJoy-Architect-Reading/dp/B07KGNNT5L/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=large+led+desk+lamp&qid=1561986290&s=gateway&sr=8-18

Nice, they have a dog one too!

First Christmas gift of the year purchased. And someone else is getting the dog light.

I use this lamp: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EJJDD10/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_EorMBbYR764DQ - the variable color temp and brightness are on point!

This lamp for those interested

https://www.amazon.com/GravityLight-GL02-Portable-Self-Powered/dp/B01M7SM0KE

> It includes 2 LED lamps providing lamp brightness of up to 15 lumens

15 lumens is about what you'll get from one of those keychain lights used to find a keyhole. If that's the max, then this promo image is pure horseshit.

Hey! Thanks!

Phive CL-1 LED Architect Desk Lamp/Clamp Lamp, Metal Swing Arm Dimmable Task Lamp (Touch Control, Eye-Care Technology, Memory Function, Highly Adjusta https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N07P618/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_JRdqG5Yh1JdZx

Never done me any wrong, 9/10 recommend! 9 cause it’s not RGB haha

Monitor: Dell AW3418DW

Keyboard: Vortex Race 3

Mouse: Logitech G703

Karlby + Alex drawers combination

Lamp from Amazon

Furniture legs to raise up height of the desk

SKADIS Utility board from IKEA

PC:

NZXT H200, i7-8700k, X52 Kraken, 18GB 3200Mhz Trident Z RGB Ram, Evga 2080Ti, 650W PSU

Pictures of PC here

Logitech z33 2.1 Speakers

I've had Ottlites in the past and had the same problem as your mother. This is the light I purchased most recently and I've been happy with it. Fulcrum on Amazon

I definitely want to be serious about streaming but I portioned out a budget, and right now a new webcam isn't on there yet, but thinks for the advice I will check into that. As for the lamp I have this lamp right behind my computer, I might just need to move it forward I think.

Since you seem to be looking for completely wireless lighting, I'll bring the "Gravity Light" to your attention. It uses a ~25 pound weight to drive a built-in generator to light up an LED at 15 lumens. Seems like you can vary the light intensity by changing the amount of weight you use. But it's not really something that can be automated or adjusted much. One warning: 15 lumens is extremely dim by most people's standards - you can get the same amount of light out of a pair of AA batteries.

Swing Arm Lamp, LED Desk Lamp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KGNNT5L?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You think that's expensive? Check out the original design that these seem to based off of.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00R3LQW42/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1485966278&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=light&dpPl=1&dpID=21kuNwqzdAL&ref=plSrch

Gravity light:

https://deciwatt.global/gravitylight

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M7SM0KE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hy8TDbPNXPHZC

Z-Bar. It built with LEDs, will actually last for L in BIFL.
http://www.amazon.com/Z-Bar-Power-Lamp--Metallic-Generation/dp/B000U6DW5E

Hi, is this the correct unit I cannot see: Ikea 101.398.79 'NOT' Floor Uplight, Black/White (Height: 175 cm) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00R3LQW42/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_jCe8BbD6PEFNT

https://www.amazon.com/GravityLight-GL02-Portable-Self-Powered/dp/B01M7SM0KE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486663195&sr=8-1&keywords=gravity+light

Use a goose neck lamp similar to this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Designs-LD1003-BLK-Basic-Flexible/dp/B00CM5SBSO/ref=sr_1_2?s=lamps-light&ie=UTF8&qid=1457067092&sr=1-2&keywords=gooseneck+lamp

It’s this one. https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-TT-DL16-Brightness-Official-Licensing/dp/B01EJJDD10

I have a lamp in the back of my room here with this bulb to change the colours. Behind the monitor on the left I have this one too.

I don't care what anyone says, lighting is important. It's second only to sound as the two biggest and easiest to fix flaws that damn near every streamer has issues with.

The good news is that you don't need to go overboard with professional lights. You can get the Neewer lighting kits for under $50 and, if you watch for sales, you can get it as cheap as $35. It comes with three lights and two umbrella diffusers meant for three point lighting set-ups.

But you don't even need to go that far really. If you're streaming from a couch, you'll do better with a kit. But if you're streaming from your desk, you can get away with using a couple of cheap desk lamps with CFL bulbs in them, one acting as a key and the other acting as a back. You can use the monitor light as your fill. You can probably find lamps like that cheaper from Walmart or the Dollar Store, honestly, but the link is more to give you an idea.

Whatever you do, do not just use your room's overhead light. It can create issues with backlighting and some really harsh shadows across your face. Also, make sure to put shades or curtains over all your windows in order to block out sunlight. The light through a window can change a lot in as little as an hour just as the sun moves, let along changing weather conditions. It can cause you headaches trying to light yourself if you've got that sort of inconsistent light screwing things up every time you set up.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CM5SBSO/ref=twister_B00CTA38YE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Not joking. Start very simple and learn as you go. Single point direct lighting (no diffusing through a softbox or umbrella) will teach you a lot about intensity, shadows, glare, etc.

Then maybe move up to a pair of softboxes with single bulbs. After that you could get into gels or reflectors to add colour or change the colour temperature of the light.

I've found the old big box retailers to be cheaper, way cheaper in some cases. Here's a lamp from Ikea on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00R3LQW42/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1500991549&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=lamp&dpPl=1&dpID=21kuNwqzdAL&ref=plSrch


And the same lamp on Ikea's site http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/10139879/

It's less than half the price. For a while Amazon was cheaper but now people have stopped checking other sites and sellers have jacked up the prices.

Also, these monitors have no converter. They just run AC I guess unless it converts it within the monitor.
https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/PB278Q/specifications/
The only other thing I can imagine myself using is a laptop, phone or camera battery charger. Oh! and some sort of small speakers. I work on a lot of video edits where sound design is important. For lighting I'm going to try this: https://www.amazon.com/GravityLight-GL02-Portable-Self-Powered/dp/B01M7SM0KE/ref=sr_1_1?s=boost&srs=12034488011&ie=UTF8&qid=1501190875&sr=1-1&keywords=gravity+light

And there is only one left so I should likely buy that now... Do you hate me for trying this gravity light setup? (: