Matching is also the simple answer when the bed is centred on a wall with the same space on both sides. Two Iris, the same frame and the same top, is that look: 64 cm high, 40 cm wide and 35 cm deep, each with a drawer.
Should bedside tables be a matching pair?
If the room is calm and symmetrical, yes: a matching pair frames the bed and makes the bedroom read tidy before anything else is in place.
How much wall do two bedside tables need?
The bed width, plus the width of both tables, plus a small gap on each side so the duvet clears the table.
The table allows 5 cm between the bed and each table. If the wall is shorter than the figure for Iris, two Lisa at 30 cm wide or one Iris and one Lisa usually solves it.
| Bed width | Two Iris (40 cm each) | Two Lisa (30 cm each) |
|---|---|---|
| 140 cm | about 230 cm | about 210 cm |
| 160 cm | about 250 cm | about 230 cm |
| 180 cm | about 270 cm | about 250 cm |
When should you mix two different bedside tables?
When the two sides want different things. One sleeper wants a drawer for glasses and chargers; the other wants the floor clear for a robot vacuum or a narrow walkway.
Iris on one side and Lisa on the other is that split: a drawer on one side, a table on the wall on the other. Keep the tops level with each other, or close, so the bed still reads as one composition.
How do you make a mixed pair look intentional?
Repeat one thing across both sides: the colour, the material or the height.
A black Iris with a black oak Lisa shares a colour. A beige Iris with an oak Affe shares a warm tone. Two lamps that match will also hold a mixed pair together, even when the tables are different shapes.
How do you hang two floating bedside tables level?
Pick the height once, then measure both from the floor, not from the bed frame or the skirting. Floors and frames are rarely as level as they look.
Lisa is screwed to the wall and you choose the mounting height, so set it level with the top of your mattress or up to about 5 cm above. Mark both sides at that height, check with a spirit level, and fix them before the bed goes back against the wall.
Bed width, then match or mix
- Match
- calm, symmetrical rooms
- Mix
- when each side wants something different
- Repeat
- one colour, material or height
