Westek 6089B Indoor Plug-In Full Range Foot Control Dimmer
If you aren't going all in on automated lights, there are still ways to easily control your existing lamps. With a foot dimmer (which you could also adjust with your hands), you don't have to fumble around for the switch to turn it on, you can even put the lamp in a hard-to-reach spot, and you have a lot more room to make adjustments (even if it was originally a 3-way fixture).
I also use this for strings of Christmas tree lights.