Work From Home Accessories Guide: Solving the Issues

Last updated on November 18th, 2025 at 12:51 pm

Well, I worked out of my kitchen table with a dining chair half a year, and then my lower back is screaming at me. That was when I understood something most working at home accessories manuals take the time to tell you what to purchase, but nobody tells you how to resolve the actual dilemmas you are in, as of the moment.

So here’s the deal. I am not providing you with any shopping list. I will be taking you through the three largest WFH issues I have observed (and experienced myself) and the corresponding accessories that, in fact, helped.

Issue 1: You Have aches in the Body at the end of a work day.

This is what was happening to me as a consequence of not paying the due attention to the ergonomics over the long-term: my neck started to ache, and my shoulders became sore and strained, not to mention that strange tingling feeling in my wrists that I just could not get rid of. As it turns out, your body is indifferent to the fact that you will save money when you buy a good enough chair.

The solution is not general, but particular. There are three things that you have to work together:

A real lumbar support ergonomic chair. Not “lumbar-ish.” Physical support that defies your back. Months living on a wooden chair, I decided to test a budget (Sihoo M18) and on the first day, I hit the difference. You should not get tired of sitting in a lower back, that is a failure of the chair.

Monitor at eye level. This one’s sneaky. I actually did not notice that my laptop screen was not high enough until I measured it, I had been tilting my head several hours a day. Take a stand of a monitor, and lay down some books. Your eyes have to be in the upper third of the screen. The pain in my neck has reduced by half after just one week when I resolved this.

External keyboard and mouse. When you are typing on a laptop keyboard you are beckoning the wrist ailment. It has been discovered that laptops expose your neck and back to 2-3 times more in terms of discomfort than external keyboards.

I replaced my keyboard and mouse with a wireless keyboard and mouse set, which cost me 30 dollars, and after a few days and the tingling in my wrist went away.

Issue 2: And Your Eyes are Fried You Can’t Focus.

I would attribute my disjointed attention to distractions. It turns out that I had atrocious lighting and my workspace appeared like cable explosion.

With two accessories everything was different:

A lamp that is adjustable in brightness. The natural light is beautiful but having lost it, they need a task lighting that does not cause glare on screen. I took a lamp with 4000K (cool white) lamps to work on. It has been found out that the correct lighting source directly affects productivity and minimizes eye strain. Place it directly by your side not at the back of your monitor.

Trays and cable management clips. This is not much until you have tried it. I made a trip to the cable clip and tray store and spent 15 dollars and my desk was no more of a visual disaster. Fewer clutters mean fewer mind distractions. In addition, it is much easier to customize what you have when the cables are not tied all up.

Issue 3: Your Bedroom: Your Office.

The biggest mistake I made? Working from my bed. It ruined my sleeping and combined work with the rest.

Unless you have a room whence to withdraw, limits are required:

A standing desk or desk riser. This forms a physical work zone, which is made with a small space. I began by purchasing a budget desk riser which allows me to sit and stand. Studies have shown that staff at ergonomic workstations are 18 percent quicker in accomplishing the work. Exercising 20 minutes every hour also gave me much better energy.

Noise-canceling headphones. These aren’t just for calls. I also use my headphones in the process of doing focused work so that they provide me with acoustic in isolation of the situation at home. It makes my brain (and my family) aware that I am in work mode. The mental switch is real.

The Truth About ROI

This is what most guides overlook and you do not have to use up $2,000 to correct these issues. My outlay was approximately 300 dollars over a period of two months with the chair and monitor set taking the first priority.

Statistics indicate that ergonomic investments pay back in productivity of between 3-15 dollars per dollar invested and reduction in sick days. The pain in my back had gone, the concentration became more efficient, and I did not get to the end of the working days feeling tired.

What Actually Matters

By experimenting and correcting my own errors, this is what I would suggest: begin with what is presently hurting you or killing your productivity. Not what is cool or what a certain influencer suggests.

In my case, it was the monitor height and the chair height. In your case, it could be the lighting or the noise or simply getting your working space out of your bedroom. Choose one issue, repair it with the appropriate accessory and go to the next.

Your brain and body will appreciate you. And honestly? As soon as you get over fighting your arrangement, working at home ceases to feel like a trade-off and begins to seem like an opportunity.

Quick Wins: Provided you have a tight budget, monitor risers (books work) external keyboard/mouse combo (30) and a desk lamp are all that you need at first. These 3 modifications resolved 70% of my initial issues with WFH at less than fifty-dollars.

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