Bedside Table Options (I’ve Decided To Buy Instead Of Build)

I’ve needed to come to phrases with actuality. I had been planning to construct the bedside tables for our bed room, and my plan was to construct one thing like this…

After I made that call, that nightstand was $1829. Now the value is over $1900. There’s no method I can spend virtually $4000 on two nightstands, and that’s the rationale I made a decision to construct.

However after the closet undertaking, which took method longer than I had anticipated, and through which I constructed the entire thing on my own, I’ve come to appreciate that I simply don’t have the drive or vitality to leap proper right into a furnishings constructing undertaking.

I used to be attempting to make a psychological notice of every little thing I really wanted to construct/make for the lobby and bed room, and I’ll have sufficient on my plate with out including “constructing two nightstands” to that listing. I already plan to:

Set up wainscoting (not precisely a constructing undertaking, however shut),

Sew draperies for 2 home windows and one door,

Upholster a headboard,

Construct a mattress body,

Presumably construct some bookshelves,

Refinish our present dresser, and

Reupholster an present bench for the lobby.

And that’s along with all the different normal stuff, like trim (baseboards, crown molding, door facings), putting in wallpaper, and normal adorning to complete the areas.

As I discussed on Friday, I’ll additionally must do some fairly in depth work on the hallway toilet to make method for the brand new attic entry, in addition to the brand new scorching water heater and the scuttle gap to the crawl area beneath the home.

It’s going to be a problem to get the areas utterly completed by the top of the yr, however for my very own psychological well being, I must get us into our bed room by the top of the yr. I need to begin off 2026 with this space utterly completed, with us being settled in our new bed room suite, and with me having the ability to concentrate on the following huge undertaking — my workshop. And I actually don’t need to tackle any constructing tasks that aren’t completely obligatory till I’ve my workshop arrange. A base for our mattress can be obligatory since I’ve to construct it to actual specs, however bedside tables aren’t. There are many choices on the market for bedside tables.

I’ve my coronary heart set on one thing that may be a gentle to medium wooden colour since they are going to be sitting in opposition to white wainscoting and darkish teal velvet draperies, with darkish teal grasscloth above, and an upholstered headboard in material that has a creamy white background subsequent to them. Right here’s a reminder of the general look…

However after all, since I did that mockup, I’ve modified the colour of the flooring within the bed room suite. So now, the bedrooms suite flooring are a light-weight colour.

Wayfair has the exact same bedside tables, however they’re listed for $712 for a set of two. Don’t these look the identical to you?

I additionally like these from Wayfair. I really like these ft higher, however I like the general design of the earlier bedside tables a little bit higher. These are $479.99 for a set of two (affiliate hyperlink). These are 30.9” excessive, 33.9” huge, and 15.7” deep. So I do like that these are a bit wider than those above, however they’re not that a lot wider. It’s not likely sufficient to make a major distinction.

And these are the ultimate contenders that I’ve discovered. These are from Wayfair additionally, they usually’re $869.99 for a set of two. Though, should you’re feeling beneficiant and simply need to donate a bit extra money to Wayfair, in addition they have this very same set of two bedside tables listed for $1179.99. How loopy is that? Anyway, these are 26” excessive, 27.3” huge, and 17.3” deep.

So these are the three that I’ve narrowed it right down to. I’m nonetheless leaning in the direction of the primary one, however you may let me know what you assume.