Cheryl Belk

"In today's economy, it's not a priority," says Cheryl Belk, associate interior designer with the Hnedak Bobo Group in Memphis, Tenn.
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"If you can convince the client [to spend money], it's for the functional [accessories]," says Belk.Phone trays, paper trays, and mail bins have had success with slat wall systems, and all help to keep the workstation organized, which can translate to higher productivity.Bliss points out a more timely justification: as workstations get downsized, accessories that keep a shrinking desk area tidy are essential."Vertical organization is important," he says, citing the need for slat wall systems, which hold increasingly popular vertical binders, and monitor systems to keep flat-screens off the surface.

Budgets will dictate the extent to which the office is accessorized, but one exception to the rule is ergonomics."Anything to do with it will definitely be considered," says Belk.
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However large or small the budget, Belk gives another argument for the need to specify office accessories: human nature.If you don't give them a way to do it, they'll do it themselves with a visit to the local Business Depot, she says.If the client wants any sense of consistency-and most, quite logically, do-personnel shouldn't be purchasing their own accessories.Having a prescribed set of accessories, however modifiable they may be, is about "getting away from everybody having something different," says Belk.