I am typing this in the part of my home that used to be a porch until we incorporated it into our home's "proper." We still call it the porch. It has two walls of windows and one wall open to our family room which also has large windows on two walls. The porch also has 3 skylights. Outside it is grey and dismal and it has been raining off and on all day. Where I am sitting, however, it is bright. My son is having an after-school snack at the kitchen counter a few feet away from me, but he is sitting in the dark. This is where I often sit and bead. The natural light is great for visibility and reducing eye strain. I have both a floor and table OTT light and I use them some of the time, but mostly I depend on my home's generally adequate lighting , and especially, natural light. Proper lighting is not only important for our eyes, it also is critical for making color selection, threading needles, and putting a needle or crochet hook in the correct place when using thread that blends perfectly with your bead colors! I run into trouble when I am beading at night and think, "I'll just finish this row and go to bed." I'm tired, the light is often as bad as I let myself use, and often I pierce my thread, create a knot, or spill beads onto my couch, rug, etc. Less than optimal lighting, combined with being overtired, spells bead disaster! Do yourself a favor and invest in a good light, or create a space with a good work surface and chair or stool near a window with good natural light. Your work will