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A bedroom is not complete without a bedside table to hold one's favorite reading material under the light of an elegant lamp, along with a phone and other personal items. Modern bedside tables do even more, containing shelves and pull out platforms for laptop computer use. Others have a lower basket for holding needlework and crafts. One type of table is equipped with wheels and can be positioned with its tabletop over the bed like a desktop. Following the form of a hospital bedside table, they are more sophisticated and handsome.

All of these modern tables are made in a range of materials such as wood, metals, and plastics and offer a variety of finishes and covers like patterned fabrics. Some come in sets that are stackable and others are of an appealing nesting variety of different sizes. Another option is the miniature butcher block table for the bedroom.

Traditional bedside tables may be obtained in a variety of woods and finishes, such as oak, other hardwoods, and veneers. Modern editions employ the same woods for some models, but also include a wider range of colors, from traditional wood tones to a black or white bedside table, to metal-like finishes and scroll-work accents.

Some of the newer models are covered in primary and pastel colors throughout many shades and a choice patterns. Fabrics, plastics, vinyls, and recycled ceramic materials are attractive alternatives as well. Mirrors large and small are often applied to the surfaces with a gleaming result.

Bedside tables come in all shapes and sizes and nearly any material one can imagine. From two white bedside tables to just one black bedside table, your choices are almost limitless. A pine or mirrored bedside table is also an option. Table bases can include drift wood or spreading tree branches in natural finishes or natural dyes, large rocks, sections of redwood pine, and many unexpected guises. Even shopping carts of a certain size make interesting bedside tables.

Tabletops for these modern versions are often transparent or frosted glass. However, you may choose to have the traditional pine bedside table at your side. A pine bedside table certainly does offer a great look, but contemporary tabletops offer factory-made square, rectangular, octagonal, round, oval or free form tops. All these essential bedside tables are truly works of art.

Children’s bedrooms also need bedside tables to hold bedside table lamps, alarm clocks, radios or iPod stations, a favorite action figure, or a glass of water. Water resistant non-scratch tabletops in primary colors are great for these uses. Many of these tables are cubes with interior storage and as children age, these units can be used for modular storage in the teen's command station.

Bedside tables are produced for one of the wide ranges of affordability found in home furnishings. They are available at department and big box stores for far under $50 and at upscale specialty stores for several hundred dollars. Many online furniture retailers market their bedside tables online effective, some offering free shipping within the United States. International brands and antiques are also available online, at retail and auction outlets, and in a variety of other venues.

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