Nightstand
The bedside table that's actually the right height
Intermediate template · drawer / shelf / hybrid variants
Nightstand design details
What's distinctive about this template
Design highlights
What this template's algorithm handles for you
What this template builds for you
Nightstands are the most-used and most-worth-building bedroom furniture — retail nightstands run a standard 40 × 40 × 50 cm, but your bed might be 55 cm tall (high box spring) or 35 cm (platform). Off-the-shelf rarely lines up.
The template auto-suggests nightstand height from your bed height (0–5 cm taller than mattress is the phone-reach sweet spot). 40–50 cm wide × 35–45 cm deep. Drawer version holds glasses, skincare; shelf version holds books, lamps, humidifiers. Hybrid is most practical: drawer on top, shelf below.
Material cost runs $25–50 each — but this is what you see every morning and night. Pick a wood you like, hardware you like, and years later you'll still like it. Two matched nightstands set the room.
Who this template suits
✓ Recommended for
- · Refreshing a bedroom set with a new bed
- · Building two matched symmetric pieces
- · Heirloom small-furniture practice
× Not for
- · Less than 40 cm of bedside clearance
- · Want USB / wireless-charging built in (add hardware separately)
- · Sleep without bedside furniture at all
Parameters you can adjust
The algorithm auto-computes dimensions, joinery, and material usage.
Enter sizes, get everything
Six deliverables in one pass — print A4 and walk into the shop.
Real generated output
The screens below are actually generated from the Nightstand template — apply your sizes and they update live.
※ These regenerate live whenever you tweak size, wood, or style
When you'd build one
Build two matched nightstands for the wedding-night bedroom — far more meaningful than IKEA.
Need 4 identical nightstands; in-house build runs ~80% of IKEA cost at way better quality.
Switched beds, old nightstand is now the wrong height. Rebuild one to match.
Build a height-matched nightstand for a parent's room — they won't fumble in the dark at 3 a.m.
4 preset variations
Swap styles in one click — no need to re-adjust every parameter from scratch.
FAQ
Ideal nightstand height?+
0–5 cm above mattress is the sweet spot (no need to reach up). If you like to sit up before reaching, add 5 cm.
Make both nightstands identical?+
Traditional set is symmetric. Modern style sometimes runs asymmetric (one drawer + one shelf) and it can look great.
Can I add a USB port?+
Yes. Drill a 30 mm hole at the back for the cable, mount a USB module to the top (off-the-shelf for ~$10). Charges your phone without cable spaghetti.
Depth — 35 or 45 cm?+
35 cm is enough for an iPad + phone. 45 cm if you want books and a humidifier. 40 cm is the comfortable middle if you have the room.
Back panel needed?+
If wall-mounted, you can skip it. But adding a 9 mm thin back panel makes the lamp cord exit through a clean hole rather than a gap.
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