Guide to Office Furniture Accessories

Improve efficiency and comfort with the right office furniture and accessories

By Mary Beth Doyle

1. Determine exactly what kinds of business furniture accessories each employee needs.
2. Determine a budget for office furniture and accessories.
3. Don’t forget about ergonomic office furnishing accessories.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy only the office furnishing accessories you need

You don't want to overbuy or underbuy, and providing the right office furnishing accessories might help employees do their jobs more efficiently. That's why it's so important to sit down and ask employees what they think their office space is missing and how they think a certain office furniture accessory could assist them with productivity.

I recommend: OfficeFurniture.com is a great online resource for a variety of office furnishing accessory areas, including lighting, mobile organizers, display boards, desk organizers and more. Check out Interiors for Business to find office furniture and accessories divided by industry, such as corporate, healthcare, architectural and government.

Explore discount office furniture accessory options

Style over function? This might be important for some, but if you're looking to the most bang for your buck, check out used and discount office furnishing accessory suppliers. Most will have everything you need at the quality you desire.

I recommend: OfficeMart offers discounted rates on furniture accessories for offices and cubicles for corporate, healthcare and government customers as well as schools, churches and nonprofits.

Consider ergonomic office furniture accessories

Some employees may not even realize they need ergonomic office furniture accessories until it's too late. Carpel tunnel and other repetitive stress injuries can be very serious; cut them off at the pass by outfitting cubes and offices with ergonomic solutions.

I recommend: ErgoStoreOnline is a one-stop shop for all of your ergonomic office furniture accessory needs. They are an online retailer of ergonomic chairs, desks, computer stands, keyboard trays and more.

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  A great way to save money on certain office equipment accessories, such as light tables or drafting tables, is by setting up one or two common task areas with this type of equipment.
• •  Don't overload an office or a work cubicle with too many business computer accessories. Choose the ones you use on a daily or weekly basis, and free up the rest of your space for your computer and space to work.