Chair Accessories

I spent two years hunched over a desk in a chair without a headrest, and my neck felt every day of it. Eventually the tension headaches became frequent enough that I did something about it. A decent headrest on an ergonomic chair costs a fraction of what a new chair costs, and for most chairs, it’s the single biggest comfort upgrade you can make. I tested 7 headrests and neck support attachments across different chair types: standard office chairs, ergonomic mesh chairs, gaming chairs, and high-back executive chairs. Some attached in seconds. Others required drilling. A couple barely worked at all. ...

Most office chairs come with basic plastic casters. They roll fine when new, but over time they pick up hair and debris, stop rolling smoothly, and either scratch hardwood floors or dig into carpet. Replacing them with better casters is the cheapest improvement you can make to your chair — usually under $30 — and it takes about two minutes per wheel. I swapped the casters on my Steelcase Series 1 and a generic AmazonBasics chair to test 8 sets of replacement wheels across three floor types: engineered hardwood, medium-pile carpet, and luxury vinyl tile. The differences were immediate. The right set makes your chair feel newer. The wrong set can make things worse. ...