May 18, 2018 - Home/Design Taking requests: nightstands
My friend Lori mentioned that she might find a post on nightstands useful, and I realized I’ve been sort-of-but-not-really in the market for just this item since I moved into my current place a few years ago. My old apartment’s bedroom was huge, but my current one is small, and I’m stuck with these two unwieldy nightstands that only fit when I turn them sideways, which makes opening the drawers challenging. I like this midcentury-style option because I am always a sucker for wood contrasted with white.
This is very Country Farmhouse, which isn’t so much my style, but I find myself drawn to it nevertheless.
The brass feet and drawer pulls here are a nice touch.
This rattan number is rather trippy in a way I can really get behind.
This one looks like it would just sort of disappear.
Again with the white and wood.
A pop of red is kind of a fun idea for a bedroom.
This is narrow enough to fit in a snug bedroom, and under $100 too.
Kim France
I was born in Houston, Texas in 1964 and have lived in New York City since 1988. I had a long career in magazines, working at Sassy, Elle, New York, and Spin, and in 2000, I founded Lucky magazine, which I edited for ten years.
Nightstands are just tricky pieces of furniture and one piece of furniture I must have because I like a light next to my bed so I can read and I have to have a place to put the book I’m reading and then there’s that box of kleenex that needs someplace to be and, of course, a small bottle of lotion and my inhaler and nasal spray just in case….(sigh)…
I have two GREAT nightstands in Austin that belong to Ned and I will always be grateful to him for providing them.
Of these I’m really drawn to the West Elm with the brass feet because you can stow everything away out of sight and a dust mop will fit underneath it!
The rattan one is spectacular!!