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The design bedside table
Complete guide to choosing
If you think of today’s bedside table as the classic squared furniture, massive and equipped with the canonical drawers, you are very wrong! In fact, in contrast to the traditional image, today’s market offers countless original solutions with more varied functions. They range from minimal tables, to full and low furnishings, to stools and metal structures with a high tech look. Instead, for smaller rooms but also for those who want to insert an original and practical model, suspended bedside tables will be perfect.
Before making any type of choice, some formal and spatial elements must be kept in mind. In fact, it is important not to forget how the bedside table is a functional piece of furniture and at the same time how its appearance inevitably conditions the entire environment in which it is placed. Furthermore, it is a good idea to combine bedside tables with lamps, furnishing accessories and accessories capable of enriching this furniture from the point of view of use and aesthetics.
So let’s see how to proceed to purchase the bedside table that best suits your needs.
What to evaluate before navigating the market
The first characteristic that is essential to evaluate is represented by the space available in the sleeping area. In fact, choosing a bedside table that is too large and bulky, or on the contrary too small, would cause a significant problem to be solved. To avoid this, it is necessary to take measurements of the spaces around the bed, taking care to always leave a few extra centimeters, useful to guarantee the right “breathing room” for the whole. For small rooms, space-saving bedside tables will be perfect, solutions capable of accommodating objects and lamps and at the same time not taking up precious space! After having established the optimal dimensions of the bedside table, it is good to think about your needs and habits that are part of your daily life.
If you love reading, a solution that can guarantee the support of a good book and a hot herbal tea will be perfect, so the furniture must have the right height to encourage always the same gestures. The support surface must also be measured to accommodate the objects mentioned. However, if your mobile phone and iPad accompany you until bedtime, the bedside table will have to accommodate the devices, with the wires for electric charging attached. In this regard, it is advisable that the electrical sockets are always positioned at the back of the bedside table. There are original solutions on the market that arrange the wires in hidden sections inside the drawer, so as to ensure order and maximum functionality.
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The shape, queen of every choice
As already mentioned, today we are far from the standardized image of the bedside table as a box-like and massive element that accompanies the bed. Depending on personal tastes and needs, this type of furniture can present itself in very different ways. For those who prefer a classic and minimal style, square geometric shapes are suitable with dimensions that can vary between 40 and 50 cm in width and height and between 30 and 40 cm in depth. Naturally the measurements are not fixed but variable depending on the product and in the choice it is also necessary to consider the bed and the relationship between the two furnishings: the bed – bedside table set, in fact, must always ensure harmony in size.
As regards the shape, however, ample space can be given to creativity: modern bedside tables can be sinuous and with rounded profiles, reproduce particular shapes or even have different shapes. For those who want to dare, furniture can be used that apparently has a different function than that of a bedside table. This is the case of ladders, baskets and old boxes recovered and repainted. In this way, it will be possible to personalize your bedroom to the maximum, inserting original furnishings with a strong aesthetic impact.
The materials and finishes
Another important aspect to consider concerns the materials to choose for your bedside tables. Wood guarantees quality and durability over time and adapts well to rooms with a classic and more traditional style. However, thanks to the numerous finishes, it is possible to combine quality and contemporary aesthetics by choosing lacquered solutions with matt or glossy paints and with modern details. If the budget is limited, it will be a good idea to opt for PVC models which are light and practical but with less resistance over time. The advantage could be given by the possibility of changing a piece of furniture more often, although it is still indispensable. However, if you have the possibility, there are products on the market with high formal and functional quality; an example of this are the bedside tables in leather, bamboo and metal. Even those with a tempered glass shelf are popular models with a modern and refined appearance.
As for the colors, you can choose them based on the style of your home and your personal needs. They range from the neutral nuances of beige and white, for minimal and bright environments, to the dark tones of anthracite and black, up to the bright colors of red and yellow for those who love bright colours.
B30 bedside tables: a combination of formal quality and contemporary aesthetics. The peculiarities of the wood and the curved shapes make these bedside tables a timeless piece of furniture – Benjamin Fournier
For children’s and teenagers’ bedrooms, pastel colors are usually chosen for childhood and colors such as green, blue and magenta for adolescence. What really matters is that overall harmony is maintained throughout the environment and that a comfortable atmosphere capable of promoting sleep is ensured.
The extra touch: the lamp to illuminate reading moments
To make the bedside table even more functional, one of the furnishing accessories that is essential to add is the table lamp. To recreate a vintage atmosphere that is more faithful to bedrooms that fall within the traditional scenario, bedside lamps will be the most suitable. The structure, usually made of wood, is completed by a lampshade which can be chosen in numerous variations of shape, color and material. They range from those in solid color fabric, to those with brocade prints, up to those stapled or in velvet and equipped with fringes.
In lampshades, sometimes the material of the structure can also change: for example for homes located by the sea, table lamps in Vietri ceramic provide a priceless aesthetic result. However, care must be taken to preserve them intact given the fragility of the material.
In addition to traditional models, there is no shortage of modern reinterpretations on the market such as plexiglass lampshades or those with geometric and square shapes. For those who love precious details, the models with a base and body in polished metal will be perfect, in fact the gold and platinum colored profiles will give a warm and refined look to the whole. A valid alternative to this type of model is made up of wall lamps; already used in the past, they have the dual advantage of not taking up useful space on the bedside table support surface and of being able to direct the light beam according to need.
If, however, the desire is to have unique lighting and amaze the guests of the house, instead of the more classic solutions, today it is customary to insert light fixtures that usually perform another function. This is the case of bulbs suspended from the ceiling, of different sizes in which the peculiarity is often represented by the rope or colored plastic cover. In addition to the bulbs, it will also be possible to choose fixtures with a minimal style such as bars, LED strips and thin, linear structures with recessed spotlights.
Regardless of the type of appliance, it is best to consider personal needs and ensure a comfortable environment from a visual and lighting point of view.
