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A nightstand is important. It has to be there, yet it also have to be flexible enough to fit in tiny places, like a small bedroom.
But no matter how small your bedroom may be, what is important is that you have a place for all your bedside essentials.
Take a look at these creative nightstands for small spaces. They can easily fit a small bedroom!
And don’t forget to pin whatever you find useful and adorable!
NARROW PETITE NIGHTSTANDS
These are just like the typical nightstands, only smaller.
1. A traditional nightstand
This simple nightstand has a drawer that you can use for storage, giving you just enough room for the books you’re going to read, your phone, glasses and other bedside essentials.
You can leave the space on top just for the lamp, the book you are currently reading, and a little decor.
The traditional nightstand works well with almost any interior design style. Whether you choose colorful variations, black bedside tables, or white ones, you know that you cannot go wrong with the simple and practical design of this element!
Here are similar nightstands from Amazon. Click the image to learn more about the product.
2. Two-drawer nightstand
If one drawer is not enough for all your bedside essentials, opt for a two-drawer nightstand instead.
Here are two-drawer nightstands from Amazon. I find them really adorable!
3. A nightstand with more storage area
This nightstand came from an old work table and some leftover wood. Who would have thought these can be turned into a nice three-drawer nightstand?
But wooden or not, a three-drawer furniture is perfect not only for a nightstand but also for storage. You can even add a toeckick drawer if you need more space.
Here are similar nightstands from Amazon.
4. A tall nightstand
This one is complete with all the different storage options you can have – a drawer, a cabinet and an open space.
With lots of space available, you can safely place your lamp on the table top; or just mount it to the wall to save space for more essentials.
I didn’t find something really similar to this at Amazon. But perhaps, you can consider these two substitutes. They don’t have the cabinet-like storage, but what if you can do without the cabinet, right?
If you didn’t find something you like, here are more choices for traditional nightstands. Feel free to browse!
WALL-MOUNTED NIGHTSTANDS
Float your furniture is a favorite trick among a lot of small space dwellers.
It eliminates the clutter of legs, making you save that space for something else (your slippers probably), and makes you feel that your furniture is lighter.
For a busy mom, it makes your floor easier to clean! Right, Mama?
5. A small metal shelf and a clip-on lamp
The small metal shelf was bought from a flea market for only $10. How awesome is that?
The owner just spray-painted it with gold, then mounted it on the wall. The clip-on lamp came from The Land of Nod (now Crate & Kids)
6. IKEA Shelves
If you’re a fan of IKEA, you’re gonna love this trick! Simply install IKEA shelves on the wall where you can easily reach them.
Shehzeen of Desi Wonder Woman used two shelves for her husband’s nightstand as shown.
Now, whether you’re going to use two shelves also or even three, or just one, that’s completely up to you and your needs.
Here’s an IKEA shelf from Amazon.
And here’s another with three shelves in a set.
7. A little shelf by the bedside
This is ideal if you have a very little to almost no space beside your bed.
Mount a little shelf that is just enough for your essentials – your water, your phone, and probably a book you want to read before bedtime.
Here are some nice bedside ledge choices from Amazon.
8. A really small wooden nightstand
Only one book and a tiny plant may fit on its space. But perhaps that’s all you’ll ever need eh?
This DIY project was made for a living room. But who’s to say you can’t make one for your bedroom right? Besides, it’s not so hard to make!
9. An old drawer and a lightbulb
FROM THIS…
…TO THIS
Who knows that you can turn an old drawer into a small nightstand?
Polish the drawer with sandpaper until it’s smooth enough. Mount it to the wall. Then attach the bulb’s cord into the drawer’s handle.
Now you have a bookshelf and a lamp rolled into one – as a nightstand!
A little bit of caution though, do this only if you can be comfortable with the electrical cord exposed.
10. A wooden shelf with underneath space
If you need more space for your essentials, but don’t want to leave the surface looking too occupied, go for something like this.
Have the floating shelf installed beside your outlet for an easy phone charging. Then place your lamp, alarm clock, phone, water and personalized decor on top; then your books and other essentials underneath.
11. Open shelves and a plate on a separate table
You may need more space apart from the floating shelves beside your bed.
One great idea is to have a plate on a nearby table, where you can place some cute plant decor and perhaps your essential oils.
Just don’t overload the plate with things. You don’t want a cluttered nightstand.
You’ll want something that adds to the relaxing ambiance in your room.
So just like what you see in the image, keep it simple.
12. Bookcase shelves
This one uses two types of bookcase shelves. One is larger and rectangular and the other is more like a cube.
Depending on your needs, you can try combining different individual bookcase shelves. While it functions as your nightstand, it also serves as an additional storage area for your books, notebooks and other essentials.
Mount the lamp on the wall, so you can have most of the electrical cord hidden out of sight, plus you get to enjoy more free space on the shelf.
Here’s a cube shelf from Amazon.
And here’s a rectangular shelf.
See more choices for cube shelves in this page.
And more rectangular shelves in here.
13. Basket
A basket is indeed a flexible organizing tool! You can put it literally anywhere!
This time… you simply hang it on the wall beside your bed, and it’s all you ever need for nightstand!
Here’s something similar from Amazon.
You can try a different style, like this cotton linen storage basket.
Or go for a wire basket!
If you don’t like the three baskets above, you still have more choices here! Go take a peek!
14. Concealed floating drawer
Perhaps you want to be a little more private with your essentials? Or you just want to keep your things off the surface as much as possible and enjoy the free space.
Go for a floating drawer!
You can safely keep your essentials out of sight, yet easy to grab whenever you need them.
Here are some really cute choices from Amazon.
Go to this page for more floating drawer choices!
15. Two-shelf wooden box
Here’s a narrow wooden box, personalized to be able to hold books at the bottom, with a small space to fit other things on top, like an alarm clock, all the while fitting into that little space.
MORE CREATIVE NIGHTSTANDS FOR SMALL SPACES
16. Petite DIY table
If you have a wood slice and copper pipe, you might want to try making this one.
Pair this to a larger table, so you can have space for more items. But if you have a few essentials, this can be just fine on its own.
I imagine putting here just my water and a book.
17. A piece of log
This is one of the simplest nightstands for small spaces. Imagine? Just a piece of log!
Treat it. Varnish it. Put it beside your bed. And that’s it! You now have a nightstand!
No need for copper pipe or wooden legs. It stands perfectly on its own!
18. An ordinary chair turned nightstand
If you are on a tight budget, get one of your chairs, or pick one from a thrift shop and let it serve as your nightstand.
When I was in college, a chair was my favorite tool for keeping my books and notes that I was working on.
Just keep a few things here. Limit it only to the things that you really need, so that it won’t look messy and your items won’t topple when you grab them.
19. A skateboard and a stool
I would say this is quite unexpected. I mean, who would have thought? A skateboard for a nightstand?
Yet here it is!
Works great if you have a low bed. The stool supports the skateboard so it doesn’t roll away. You can also use it as additional space for more essentials.
20. LACK Wall Shelf
Yet another great idea from IKEA!
LACK wall shelf is only under-12-inches wide so it can perfectly fit your bedroom corner. If you have this, you don’t have to buy a separate nightstand because it can already function as one.
Here are IKEA LACK wall shelves from Amazon.
21. A Drop Table
This furniture is surely a great piece of work because it’s double-purpose.
It can function as your working table and nightstand. When you’re done working, you can simply drop the table.
It has a small part affixed to the wall where you can place your bedside essentials. A socket underneath is also available for the lights and for an easy phone charging experience.
Here’s a drop table from Amazon, with shelves for additional storage.
22. Creative & Chic DIY nightstand
If you have an unused table at home, you can turn it into a nightstand like this. This was formerly a four-legged table.
Two of its legs were cut and the other two were partially cut to conform to the height of the desired nightstand. Then it was sanded and spray-painted with pink. Finally, a cleat was installed to the wall, and the table was attached to it.
Here’s another one like it. It’s not pink anymore, but it proves that a table turned nightstand doesn’t necessarily need four legs.
23. Hanging nightstand
This is made from a cutting table, then suspended in the air through a wire and a hook on the ceiling. Simple, isn’t it?
Here is another one with different materials, but with the same concept.
24. Trolley tray nightstand
Don’t you just love it when you can easily move your nightstand from one side of the bed to another?
Well… here’s one like it!
The wheels make it so easy to move around. And I think that makes this thing multi-purpose. Not just for a nightstand.
It can function like your craft storage, or study table extension with all your essential stuff right there at the bottom.
If you prefer something smaller, two trays might not be enough. So go for three trays like this!
You’ll find something similar to these at Amazon.
25. Part of the bed
This is one of the coolest nightstands for small spaces. It’s attached to the bed!
You need a nightstand – pull it out from the bed.
Don’t need a nightstand anymore? Put it back!
Here’s a similar bedside organizer from Amazon.
The difference is you can’t pull it out and push it back to the bed. You attach it to the bed frame and it stays there. If this works fine with you, then you’ve got yourself a pretty cool nightstand!
Your personal piece of furniture.
As you can see, there are lots of nightstands fit for small spaces. You definitely have lots of options even when you have a small bedroom.
The nightstand is your personal piece of furniture. How you want it to look like, and feel like, is definitely up to you.
But more importantly, be decisive about what you really want to put in there. A cute and chic nightstand won’t be as cute and chic anymore when it’s filled with clutter.
That being said, when you have finally put your nightstand in your bedroom, make sure that you maintain it too.
Which of these nightstand ideas do you think will work, or have already worked for you? Feel free to leave your comments!
If you have ideas on nightstands for small spaces, especially those that can fit in small bedrooms, don’t hesitate to share it. I would love to know!
If you found this article useful, you might also want to check out the following posts:
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- 27 Cool & Clever Shoe Storage Ideas for Small Spaces
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