I have found I need light coming from all angles in my sewing room. If I was designing my own I would have my ceiling covered in lights. I think very sewing room needs floor lamps to focus on where you are cutting, sewing, and ironing. I love the Task Floor Lamp with metal shade at Lowes. It's inexpensive and doesn't take up much space at all. I use a 100 wt equivalent LED bulb and have all the focus light I need. I like it better then my OTT floor lamp. I have one over my cutting table, over my ironing board, and over each sewing machine.