White or Black Bedside Table: Which Suits Your Bedroom

Short answer

Iris frames
black, white, beige
Oak finishes
natural, dark, black
Rule
match the bed or floor

Match the bedside table to the bed frame or the floor, not the walls. Iris comes in white, black or beige frames with a white or black top. Lisa and Affe come in natural, dark or black oak.

Bedside table Iris in all black: welded steel frame, Jade Black leather straps and a black laminate top.

White and black are the two most searched bedside table colours, and both work. The question is what they sit against. A bedside table is seen next to the bed, on the floor, under a lamp, so those decide the colour more than the paint on the wall. This guide is how to choose, and which of ours come in which colour.

White or black?

White disappears against white walls and bedding and makes a small bedroom feel lighter. It suits a pale wood floor and a white or upholstered bed.

Black outlines the table and grounds a bed with a dark frame or a dark headboard. It is the stronger choice in a large room or against a coloured wall.

Which colours do you make?

Which colours do you make?
TableColours
IrisFrame black, white or beige; top black or white laminate, or Dekton stone
LisaBlack frame; top natural, dark or black oak; straps Sand, Jade Black or Chocolate
AffeNatural, dark or black oak

Beige or oak?

Beige Iris is the soft middle: warmer than white, lighter than black, with a white top on a beige frame reading calm next to linen bedding.

Oak brings warmth that no paint does. Natural oak with a light floor, dark oak with walnut tones, black oak where you want black that still shows grain.

Does it have to match the bed?

Match or contrast clearly. A black Iris beside a black bed reads as a set. A natural oak Affe beside a white bed is a deliberate contrast. What looks wrong is nearly matching: two slightly different whites, or two oaks a shade apart.

Match the bed or the floor

Small room
white
Dark bed
black
Warmth
oak

White for light small rooms, black to ground a dark bed, beige for soft, oak for warmth. Iris in three frame colours, Lisa and Affe in three oak finishes. Made in Sweden, 10-year warranty.

Frequently asked questions

Should a bedside table match the bed?

Match it or contrast it clearly. Nearly matching looks like a mistake.

Is a white or black bedside table better?

White for small, light rooms. Black against a dark bed frame or a coloured wall.

Do you make a white bedside table?

Yes. Iris with a white frame and a white top.

Do you make a black bedside table?

Yes. Iris in black, and Lisa or Affe in black oak.

Is there an oak bedside table?

Lisa has a solid oak top and Affe is solid oak throughout.

Can I get samples of the Iris tops?

No. Iris tops have no samples. Oak wood samples exist for Lisa and Affe.

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