Top 5 compared
The best floor lamps
A reading light by the armchair or a warm glow in a dark corner, for cosy evenings in.
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Most living rooms have one ceiling light, which lights everything flatly from above. A floor lamp brings the light down to where people sit, for a softer evening than the ceiling light gives on its own. A fabric shade spreads a soft light around; a slim column throws it up the wall, and an uplighter sends it across the ceiling.
Every lamp here comes with its own LED, so there’s no bulb to buy, and most dim, from a remote or an app. Govee’s two set up in its app and need a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network; a foot switch on the cable is the simplest control of all, and never needs a battery.
What matters
- Light colour: 2700K to 3000K is warm and cosy; 6000K is crisp daylight.
- Lumens: a few hundred makes a mood light; reading needs more.
- Space: a tripod’s legs need floor room; a slim column fits a narrow gap.
- A memory that brings it back at its last brightness and colour.
#1OUTON Tripod Floor Lamp with Shelf and Remote
£50–£75
A mid-century tripod in walnut-finished solid wood with an oatmeal linen shade, and a round wooden shelf between the legs for a book or a mug. The bulb comes with it, and the remote dims it and steps through four shades of white, from warm 3000K to 6000K daylight.
What owners say: Owners like the warm wood colour and its seventies feel, put it together without tools, and find the wide-set legs keep it steady.
A closer look: It remembers its brightness and colour when switched off, so it comes back on just as it was left. The 1-hour timer turns it off on its own, handy beside a bed or a reading chair late in the evening. A foot switch on the cable still works when the remote has slipped down the sofa.
- Round wooden shelf
- Remembers its last setting
- 1-hour timer
- Four shades of white
- Solid wood legs
Best for: Soft light by a sofa or chair
- Type
- Tripod, linen shade
- Height
- 160cm
- Bulb included
- 9W LED
- Dimmable
- By remote
- Control
- Remote and foot switch
#2Govee RGBICW Smart Floor Lamp Basic (H6076)
£89.99 RRP
A slim aluminium light bar that stands in a corner and washes the wall with colour, run from the Govee Home app, Alexa or Google Assistant, and it works with Matter. Fourteen segments can each show their own colour, and its white light runs from warm 2700K to cool 6500K for everyday use.
What owners say: Owners found it quick to put together and to connect to the app and Alexa, and enjoy how many colour and brightness settings there are; several like it in a home bar, though some wish it were brighter.
A closer look: Stand it in a corner with the light strip facing the wall, as Govee suggests, so the colour spreads across the paint instead of shining into the room. Setup in the Govee Home app needs a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network. The app’s schedules can bring it on at dusk and off again at bedtime.
- 14 colour segments
- Lights sync to music
- Works with Matter
- 1,000 lumens
- Warm to cool white light
Best for: Colour and mood lighting
- Type
- Smart RGB corner lamp
- Height
- 136cm
- Bulb included
- Built-in LED
- Dimmable
- In the app
- Control
- App, voice, control box
#3EGLO Barbotto Floor Lamp
£50–£75
Black steel, 137cm tall and slim, with a gold-lined top cut at a slant, so its warm 3000K light spills up and across the wall as a soft background glow. The LED comes in the box, and a foot switch on the cable turns it on.
What owners say: Owners find it solidly made, and one says it looks better in the room than in the pictures.
Heads up: At 345 lumens it gives a mood light rather than a reading light, so pair it with a brighter lamp where you sit.
A closer look: Its narrow footprint suits the gap beside a TV unit, a bookcase or the end of a sofa, where a lamp with a wide shade would crowd the space. Standing it near a pale wall gives the strongest wash of light. When the bulb eventually goes, any GU10 LED will fit.
- Gold-lined slanted top
- 3000K warm white
- Takes any GU10 LED
- 18.5cm round base
Best for: A warm glow in a narrow spot
- Type
- Slim column, indirect light
- Height
- 137cm
- Bulb included
- GU10 LED
- Dimmable
- No
- Control
- Foot switch
#4Govee Uplighter Floor Lamp (H60B0)
£179.99 RRP
A 170cm smart lamp with three zones that light separately: a rippling, water-like glow thrown across the ceiling from a head that turns through 330°, colour along the middle and a white light for reading, run from the Govee Home app, Alexa, Google Assistant or Matter.
What owners say: Owners call it a lamp that does three jobs at once, praise the lively colour effects and how quickly it answers the app and Alexa, and are split on the price.
A closer look: Turn the head towards a clear stretch of ceiling for the ripple effect, and keep the white task light on its own for reading. Setup in the Govee Home app needs a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network, and a firmware update lets the top and bottom zones shine at the same time.
- Water-like ripple effect
- Head turns through 330°
- Needs 2.4GHz Wi-Fi
- 80+ scene modes
- Works with Matter
Best for: Ceiling effects and a reading light
- Type
- Smart uplighter, three zones
- Height
- 170cm
- Bulb included
- Built-in LED
- Dimmable
- In the app
- Control
- App, voice, buttons
#5EDISHINE Floor Lamp with Linen Shade and Remote
£30–£50
Its rounded linen shade sits on a slim black pole, and a magnetic remote clings to the pole when it isn’t in use. The bulb dims from 10 to 100% and moves from warm 2700K to 6000K daylight.
What owners say: Owners like its smart look, the range of settings on the remote and how quickly it goes together, and find it bright enough for a small or medium room; a few had a bulb fail early.
A closer look: Pair the remote first: with the lamp switched on, press the remote’s on/off button twice. After a power cut it comes back at its last brightness and colour, and a pull chain under the shade works the lamp whenever the remote goes astray.
- Magnetic remote clings to pole
- Remembers settings after power cuts
- 1-hour timer
- Warm to daylight white
- Slim 23cm base
Best for: Small and medium rooms
- Type
- Pole, linen shade
- Height
- 165cm
- Bulb included
- 9W LED
- Dimmable
- By remote
- Control
- Remote and pull chain
How they compare
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| Feature | #1OUTON tripod | #2Govee H6076 | #3EGLO Barbotto | #4Govee Uplighter | #5EDISHINE linen shade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best smart lamp | Best premium | Best budget | ||
| Picked Rating | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Price | £50–£75 | £89.99 RRP | £50–£75 | £179.99 RRP | £30–£50 |
| Type | Tripod, linen shade | Smart RGB corner lamp | Slim column, indirect light | Smart uplighter, three zones | Pole, linen shade |
| Height | 160cm | 136cm | 137cm | 170cm | 165cm |
| Bulb included | 9W LED | Built-in LED | GU10 LED | Built-in LED | 9W LED |
| Dimmable | By remote | In the app | No | In the app | By remote |
| Control | Remote and foot switch | App, voice, control box | Foot switch | App, voice, buttons | Remote and pull chain |
| Best for | Soft light by a sofa or chair | Colour and mood lighting | A warm glow in a narrow spot | Ceiling effects and a reading light | Small and medium rooms |
| Buy now | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon | Amazon |
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