What size should a bedside table be? What if the bedroom is too small to fit a bedside table?

Bedside tables are common furniture in bedrooms. They can provide great convenience and practicality for our bedroom life. However, since the bedrooms of most basic housing units are relatively compact, the size and design of bedside tables are also issues that many families need to consider when decorating their bedrooms. What is the appropriate size of a bedside table? What if the bedroom is too small and the bedside table cannot fit? Today we will talk about the solution to this problem!

1. Function of bedside table

①Mobile phone charging
I believe that putting the mobile phone on the bedside table to charge before going to bed is a lifestyle habit of many modern people. There is a socket and a bedside table next to the bed. You can lie on the bed and check the phone before going to bed, and then put the phone on the bedside table to charge when you go to sleep. It is really very convenient.
▲The mobile phone is charged on the bedside table.

②Placement of personal belongings
In addition to charging your mobile phone, personal belongings such as glasses, watches, hairpins, accessories, bedtime reading materials, etc. should also be taken away before going to bed. The taken-away personal belongings can also be placed on the bedside table.
▲Personal items such as glasses can be placed on the bedside table when you sleep.

③ Storage of small items
In addition to commonly used items, bedside tables can also be equipped with decorative or practical items such as photo frames, paintings, vases, and table lamps; in addition, bedside tables usually have small drawers, and some small items used in the bedroom can also be stored in the drawers for easy use.
▲Table lamps and decorative photo frames can also be placed on bedside tables.

④ Beautiful and rich bedroom
If the bedroom is large enough, it will appear too empty if the two sides are empty after placing the bed. However, placing bedside tables can make the bedroom space more rich and beautiful. The unique style of bedside tables can also enhance the design sense of the bedroom space.
▲Bedside tables can make the bedroom more beautiful and elegant.

2. The size of the bedside table

The function of the bedside table is only to temporarily place items and store small objects, so it does not need to be too large in size. The general dimensions are 40-60cm in width, 35-45cm in depth, and the height is controlled between 50-70cm according to the height of the bed (usually flush with and lower than the bed). You can choose according to the situation of your bedroom.
▲The size of the bedside table can be customized according to the site.

3. What should I do if there is not enough space for a bedside table?

①Small size customization
If the bedroom space is limited, you can remove the drawers and make a customized small-sized bedside table according to the site, as long as there is enough space for charging your phone and small personal items.
▲Small-sized customized bedside table.

②Bedside table with bedside backrest
If the bedroom is not wide enough to accommodate a bedside table, you can increase the thickness of the headrest and then implant the function of a bedside table on the headrest. Commonly used items, mobile phone chargers, etc. can be placed in this position, which is quite convenient.
▲The back of the bed head is widened to serve as a bedside table.

③ Dressing table and bedside table
If you place a desk or dressing table next to the bed, you can also use the dressing table as a bedside table. Through the combined design, the function of the small space can be more fully realized.
▲The dressing table serves as a bedside table.

④ Place a smaller bed against the wall
If it is not a double bed, a 1.5-meter bed can be replaced with a 1.35-meter bed, which is a little smaller, or one side of the bed can be placed against the wall to make room for a bedside table in the bedroom.
▲The bed can be smaller so that there is more space for the bedside table.

⑤ Make use of the bay window
In today's buildings, many bedrooms have bay windows, and the height of the bay windows is generally similar to that of the bedside tables. Therefore, when arranging the bed in the bedroom, you can place the head of the bed near the bay window and make use of the bay window as a substitute for the bedside table.
▲The bay window can be used as a bedside table.

⑥ Wardrobe embedded in bedside table
Many bedrooms have wardrobes placed next to the bed. If there is not enough space for a bedside table, you can use the space in the wardrobe to make a few open compartments inside the wardrobe to serve as bedside tables.
▲Add an open compartment inside the wardrobe, which functions as a bedside table.

The bedside table is a design that improves the comfort experience of the bedroom. If the bedroom is large enough, it is recommended to arrange a bedside table; if the area is not large enough, it is recommended to realize the alternative function of the bedside table through the method I introduced above.

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