I am really excited about having bedside tables in our bedroom, even if it was a DIY bedside table, as before this makeover our bed was squished between the wall and the chimney – definitely no room for anything else. It was always really annoying having to put our books/phones etc. on the floor next to the bed. I wanted the bedside tables to be on legs, with a drawer to hide things way neatly.
Here are a few nice ones I spotted…
This funky bedside table was in my moodboard. (Check out this post if you missed it!) I love the hairpin legs but it was too tall and a little bulky for our room.
This one was very close to the look I wanted but I felt I needed something that would stand out a bit more as all the furniture in the room is very plain.
This absolute beauty would be ideal except the price tag is just a little out of my budget! That handle is just GORGEOUS!!!!!
While looking for options there was another thing I was keeping in mind…the height. A bedside table always works best when it is level with the top of your mattress. That meant I was looking for a table with a height of around 60cm. To be honest, I couldn’t find one I liked within budget so I decided to DIY bedside tables instead.
How I made these bedside tables
Firstly, I bought these ones on vidaxl.ie. The pair cost me less than €80, woo hoo!! I was a little cautious, as I had never heard of this site before (and I google home stuff A LOT!!!), but I have to say I was very impressed! It arrived when it said it would and they looked pretty easy to put together. The front panels on each table did have scratches when they arrived, but when I contacted them they responded very quickly. All I had to do was email them a photo of the scratches and they resent those panels within a few days. Inspired by a few faux marble tabletops recently, I bought a roll of marble effect contact paper.
I stuck this onto the front panel, using a credit card to squish out any trapped bubbles as I was putting it on and it went on perfectly first time! I couldn’t recommend that brand of contact paper more! Next up, I had some leftover grey paint which I used to paint two coats on the top. Don’t forget to always use a primer first if you’re painting raw wood!
I love, love, love the drawer pulls!! Randomly they came about because I ‘sparked joy’ on my closet. For anyone who doesn’t know, that’s code for decluttering the Marie Kondo way. I was going to dump a leather bag I had owned for years, but it still sparked joy. So I kept it in the hopes of using the leather in some DIY project. Well for this I used the brown leather zipper pulls as drawer pulls and I couldn’t be happier with the result!
This was one of my fave DIY’s so far – each bedside table only cost €40!! Our artwork has arrived and I absolutely LOVE it!!! Can’t wait to show you! My next job is to find a lamp, I’m sure that will be easy peasy! 😉
