I prefer to light all of my work areas individually rather than flood an entire space with light. I’ve got no idea if this is the appropriate way to do things, but it certainly works for me. In any case, for years I’ve used different kinds of vintage (of course) lighting with differing results. I rewire just about all of these vintage fixtures I get, but many are either incredibly inefficient and go through bulbs like crazy or are just flat out unreliable.