Why Do I Need a Bedside Table?

Your bedroom is your most personal space that should reflect your unique personality, whilst creating a relaxing environment for rest. Bedside tables, often overlooked, play a crucial role in keeping your essentials at arm's reach while aligning with your distinctive style. You may be asking yourself, are bedside tables necessary? Absolutely. Bedside tables, also known as nightstands, can help to improve your sleep experience by allowing you to:

• lluminate your bedroom with a bedside table lamp for cosy bedtime reading or convenient nighttime lighting.
• Use a bedside table with drawers or bedside cabinets for easy and convenient storage of your nighttime essentials.
• Keep crucial items like phones and tissues within easy reach for added convenience.

How to Choose the Right Bedside Table for Your Bedroom

At Amart you’ll find a range of bedside tables and bed furniture made from all sorts of materials, in different colours, sizes and for different functional purposes.

Depending on the look you want to achieve, you can choose from a variety of wooden, leather-look or powder coated metal bedside tables in a range of sizes, shapes, heights, and styles, including:

• A slim bedside table that won’t dominate your bedroom floor space.
• Rattan bedside tables for a light and breezy look.
• MDF or natural timber bedside tables in a range of colours.
• Classic Hamptons-style ultra-modern bedside tables.
• Contemporary, minimalist Scandinavian and Heritage styles.
• Traditional, Industrial and French Provincial styles.
• Black or white bedside tables for a clean and simplistic look.

Depending on the functionality you require and the available space you want to achieve, you may want to think more practically. You could consider:

• A slim and narrow bedside table that won’t dominate your bedroom floor space.
• Side tables with one, two or three bedside drawers.
• Kids bedside tables to complement Amart kids’ beds.
• Left hand or right-hand opening bedside cupboards.
• Square or round bedside tables.

Your bed side table should not be higher than your bed, and instead should sit around the same height as your mattress. But it’s your space, so if you find something taller or smaller that looks good, go for it!

How to Style your Bedside Table?

Matching bedside table lamps provide both a practical function and aesthetic appeal. You might want to accessorising with:

• plants
• bedside lamps
• ornaments
• photographs
• clocks
• vases 
• even books can look very stylish on your bedside tables.

Choose just one or two home decor items  to keep the look clean and simple.

Should your Bedside Table Match Your Room?

Create a cohesive and organised look in your bedroom by opting for beautiful 3 or 4 piece matching bedroom suites or contrasting bedside tables from our collection. While they don’t necessarily need to match, consider complementary tones and textures to achieve a harmonious balance to bring your bedroom together. If you are trying to match your bedside table to your Amart bed, consider the following: 

• Contrasting Tones: Opt for bedside tables in contrasting shades like white or black to create a striking visual impact against your bed.
• Neutral Harmony: Harmonise the look by choosing bedside tables that complement the colour of your bed, maintaining a neutral and calming ambiance.
• Metallic Accents: Incorporate bedside tables with metallic accents like silver or gold to add a touch of elegance and sophistication.
• Texture Play: Experiment with different textures on your bedside tables, such as a smooth finish against a textured bed, to create an engaging visual contrast.

Explore Amart’s diverse range of bedside tables online or instore to find the perfect addition to complete your bedroom’s look.
 

• To hold bedside table lamps. Bedside table lamps allow you to switch off the light just as you’re ready to nod off, without having to get out of bed. Conversely, a lamp on your bedside table lets you switch a light on if you need to during the night.
• For storage. Bedside drawers or cupboards can store items you may want to be handy at night time or simply provide extra storage space for clothes and knick-knacks.
• For leaving items you might need in the night within easy reach while you sleep, such as phones or tissues.

Different styles and types of bedside tables

At Amart Furniture you’ll find a range of bedside tables made from all sorts of materials, in different colours and completely different designs.

Depending on the functionality you require and the look you want to achieve, you can choose from wooden, leather-look or powder coated metal bedside tables in a range of sizes, shapes, heights and styles such as:

• Small bedside tables that won’t dominate the space
• Rattan bedside tables for a light and breezy look
• MDF or natural timber bedside tables in a range of colours
• Classic Hamptons-style ultra modern bedside tables
• Contemporary, minimalist Scandinavian and Heritage styles
• Traditional, Industrial and French Provincial styles
• Side tables with one, two or three bedside drawers
• Kids bedside tables to complement Amart kids beds
• Left hand or right hand opening bedside cupboards
• Square or round bedside tables

What to put in bedside table drawers?

Anything you might need during the night, anything that doesn’t need to be on display, and anything that will fit!

Once you become accustomed to having bedside tables you’ll find the extra drawers or cupboard space very handy. Typically people choose to put night-time medications, hand creams, books, chargers, sleep masks, glasses, pyjamas and clothes in their bedside drawers.

Bedside drawers can be a great place to stash all your small-item bedroom clutter, leaving your sleep space feeling fresh and clean, and definitely more conducive to a good night’s sleep.

How do you style a bedside table?

Matching bedside table lamps provide both a practical function and aesthetic appeal. You might want to accessorise with:

• plants
• bedside lamps
• ornaments
• photographs
• clocks
• vases
• even books can look very stylish on your bedside tables.

Choose just one or two homeware items to keep the look clean and simple.

How tall should a bedside table be?

Home design experts in Australia will tell you that the bedside tables should be about the same height as the mattress. But it’s your space, so if you find something taller or smaller that looks good, go for it!

Do bedside tables have to match the bed?

Beautiful 3 or 4 piece bedroom suites create an escape and sense of ease and tranquillity. The look is refreshingly sleek, united and organised - which is how we want our sleep space to be. Explore the Amart collection for matching or contrasting bedside tables. If you want to toss out the matchy-matchy concept and go rogue, creating your own unique look with bedside tables that don’t match the bed, why not?

While they don’t have to match, interior design experts do suggest that bedroom furniture items need to come together with complementary tones, textures and styles. Try to find commonality in the features, for example timber bedside tables with black powder coated metal handles on the drawers may work with a black, powder-coated metal frame bed.

You can use the colours, fabrics, textures in your armchairs and accessories such as ottomans, rugs, cushions and artwork to tie various elements in the room together.

Bedside Table Ideas

Looking for oak bedside tables with a difference? The Valdis is a stunning piece of Scandinavian inspired bedroom furniture available in a black or natural finish.

The Archie is a unique blend of Scandinavian and art deco style, in that it is a round oak veneer bedside table with fitted drawer. Check out the Archie in matte black for an edgy vibe or as an eye-catching white bedside table to complement your dressing tables, chest of drawers, bedhead or other bedroom furniture.

Modern styles with a difference include the Ramos white bedside table with long wooden legs and the Tulum, a whitewashed Acacia piece that is inviting and interesting for lovers of simple perfection.

At Amart Furniture online and in store, you’ll find tons more bedside table wishlist ideas to suit your budget and bliss out your bedroom with showroom appeal!