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…
After I made that call, that nightstand was $1829. Now the worth is over $1900. There’s no manner I can spend virtually $4000 on two nightstands, and that’s the rationale I made a decision to construct.
However after the closet venture, which took manner longer than I had anticipated, and through which I constructed the entire thing on my own, I’ve come to comprehend that I simply don’t have the drive or power to leap proper right into a furnishings constructing venture.
I used to be attempting to make a psychological be aware of every little thing 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,
- Presumably construct some bookshelves,
- Refinish our present dresser, and
- Reupholster an current bench for the lobby.
And that’s along with the entire different normal 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 must do some fairly intensive work on the hallway toilet to make manner for the brand new attic entry, in addition to the brand new sizzling 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 yr, however for my very own psychological well being, I must get us into our bed room by the tip of the yr. I need to begin off 2026 with this space fully completed, with us being settled in our new bed room suite, and with me having the ability to concentrate on the following massive venture — my workshop. And I actually don’t need to tackle any constructing tasks that aren’t completely needed till I’ve my workshop arrange. A base for our mattress might be needed since I’ve to construct it to actual specs, however bedside tables aren’t. There are many choices on the market for bedside tables.
So in direction of that finish, I’ve determined to go forward buy bedside tables. For the reason that ones I actually wished are out of the query due to the price, I got down to discover comparable bedside tables at a way more cheap worth.
I’ve my coronary heart set on one thing that may be a gentle to medium wooden shade 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 material 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 shade.

Maybe, now that the ground has been modified, I needs to be on the lookout for darker nightstands. You may let me know what you concentrate on that. I like distinction, so I had deliberate on the darkish flooring and lightweight bedside tables, however I don’t essentially want that type of distinction. I additionally don’t need to make the room too darkish general. And so they’ll nonetheless have the darkish teal velvet draperies behind them.
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 toes higher, however I like the general design of the earlier bedside tables somewhat higher. These are $479.99 for a set of two (affiliate hyperlink). These are 30.9” excessive, 33.9” extensive, 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 probably not 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, in the event you’re feeling beneficiant and simply need to donate a bit extra money 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” extensive, and 17.3” deep.

So these are the three that I’ve narrowed it all the way down to. I’m nonetheless leaning in direction of the primary one, however you possibly can let me know what you assume.
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