Measure from the floor to the top of the mattress. Most beds land between 19.7 and 25.6 in. Iris at 25.2 in suits a standard to high bed. Affe at 23.2 in suits a lower one. Lisa goes on the wall at exactly the height you choose.
How high should a nightstand be?
Level with the top of your mattress, or a few inches above. Your hand lands on the top without lifting your shoulder off the pillow.
How wide?
Wide enough for a lamp, a phone and a glass: about 15.7 in. Iris is 15.7 in wide and 13.8 in deep. Lisa is 30 by 12.2 in, enough for a small lamp and a book. Affe has a round ø12 in top, for a glass and a phone, with the lamp on the wall.
In a small bedroom, the depth matters more than the width: it decides whether you squeeze past the bed.
Drawer, shelf or neither?
A drawer hides the clutter: glasses, chargers, medicine. Iris has one, fitted and running on delivery.
Lisa has two vegan leather straps under the top that hold magazines and a paperback, and nothing to open. Affe is a pedestal with no storage at all, for the bedroom that is already tidy.
Do the two sides have to match?
No. A pair of Iris reads calm and hotel-like. Iris on one side and Affe or Lisa on the other works if the finishes relate: black frame and black oak, or beige frame and natural oak.
The two sides of a bed often have different needs. One person wants a drawer, the other wants floor space.
Is there a nightstand with charging?
Not from us. None of our nightstands has a built-in outlet. A cable through the gap behind Iris or Lisa to a wall socket is the simple answer.
Mattress height, then storage
- Iris
- drawer, 25.2 in
- Lisa
- on the wall, 30 x 12.2 in
- Affe
- oak pedestal, 23.2 in
