Bedside Desk Choices (I’ve Determined To Purchase As a substitute Of Construct)

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…

Once I made that call, that nightstand was $1829. Now the value is over $1900. There’s no approach I can spend nearly $4000 on two nightstands, and that’s the explanation I made a decision to construct.

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

I used to be making an attempt to make a psychological be aware of every part 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 venture, however shut),
• Sew draperies for 2 home windows and one door,
• Upholster a headboard,
• Construct a mattress body,
• Probably construct some bookshelves,
• Refinish our present dresser, and
• Reupholster an present bench for the lobby.

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

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

It’s going to be a problem to get the areas fully completed by the tip of the 12 months, however for my very own psychological well being, I have to get us into our bed room by the tip of the 12 months. I need to begin off 2026 with this space fully completed, with us being settled in our new bed room suite, and with me with the ability to deal with the following large venture — my workshop. And I actually don’t need to tackle any constructing tasks that aren’t completely crucial till I’ve my workshop arrange. A base for our mattress will likely be crucial 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 towards white wainscoting and darkish teal velvet draperies, with darkish teal grasscloth above, and an upholstered headboard in cloth 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 lightweight 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 bit of higher. These are $479.99 for a set of two (affiliate hyperlink). These are 30.9” excessive, 33.9” vast, 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 big distinction.

And these are the ultimate contenders that I’ve discovered. These are from Wayfair additionally, and they’re $869.99 for a set of two. Though, should you’re feeling beneficiant and simply need to donate a bit more cash 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” vast, and 17.3” deep.

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