Small Bedside Table: What Fits Beside a Tight Bed

Short answer

Lisa
30 x 31 cm
Affe
ø30 cm top
Iris
40 x 35 cm

In a tight bedroom, depth is the number that matters. Lisa floats on the wall at 30 x 31 cm and frees the floor. Affe stands on a ø30 cm top. Iris is 40 x 35 cm with a drawer.

Floating bedside table Lisa with black steel frame, solid oak top and sand vegan leather straps, mounted on the wall.

A small bedroom often has 30 to 40 cm between the bed and the wall, and a standard bedside table does not fit. The answer is not the smallest table you can find, but the one that still holds what you need at night: a light, a phone, a glass. This guide is how to measure the gap, which shape fits it, and when a floating table wins.

How much space do I need?

Measure the gap from the side of the mattress to the wall or the wardrobe. Leave about 5 cm between the table and the bed so the duvet does not catch.

How much space do I need?
GapFits
35 cmAffe ø30 cm, or Lisa on the wall
40 cmLisa 30 cm wide, Affe
45 cm and upIris 40 cm wide

Why floating wins in a small room

Lisa is screwed to the wall, so nothing touches the floor. The room reads larger, the floor is easy to clean, and you can mount it at exactly your mattress height. Two vegan leather straps under the top hold a book or a magazine.

What will fit on it?

On a 30 cm top: a small lamp or a wall light above, a phone, a glass. On Iris at 40 by 35 cm: a lamp, a book and a glass, and the drawer takes the rest.

If the top is too small for a lamp, put a wall light above it. That is the small-bedroom trick that makes any bedside table enough.

Round or square?

Round Affe is easier to walk past in a narrow gap: no corner to catch a knee at night. Square Iris and Lisa give more usable top for the width.

Measure the gap, then pick the shape

Bed gap
5 cm
Floor
free with Lisa
Drawer
Iris

Leave 5 cm from the bed. Lisa on the wall at 30 x 31 cm, Affe at ø30 cm, Iris at 40 x 35 cm with a drawer. A wall light frees the top. Made in Sweden, 10-year warranty.

Frequently asked questions

What is the smallest useful bedside table?

About 30 cm across: enough for a phone, a glass and a small lamp.

What bedside table for a small bedroom?

A floating one like Lisa frees the floor. Affe's ø30 cm top fits narrow gaps.

How much space between the bed and the bedside table?

About 5 cm, so the duvet does not catch.

What size is Lisa?

30 cm wide and 31 cm deep.

Is there a small bedside table with a drawer?

Iris has a drawer at 40 x 35 cm.

Can I put a lamp on a small bedside table?

A small one, or use a wall light above it.

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