There is such a cabinet at home, you buy it like opening a blind box, and you don't know what it can hold before you use it.
But every family is indispensable, especially the older generation, you tell your parents not to?
Not only do you want to, but you have to come in pairs, and smart friends have guessed it, and it is the "bedside table".
Unlike wardrobes, which are used to store clothes, and cabinets are used to store kitchenware, which have established storage objects, bedside tables can be used for everything except bedding.
Imported goods in an embarrassing situation
Europeans have the habit of eating in bed, and also have the habit of writing and reading books by the bedside, and the 10,000-year-old combination of bedside table + desk lamp is very convenient for lighting, or taking food, books, pens and paper.
However, in ancient times on the mainland, there was a floor-to-ceiling candlestick on the bedside, and the couch for eating and reading was called a crime table, and there was no habit of storing it at the bedside since ancient times.
After watching "Dream of Red Mansions" several times, we know that our ancestors did not have a bedside table, because they used a shelf bed, surrounded by screens and curtains, and it was not easy to put anything next to the bed.
When bedside tables, carved Western-style beds, chests of drawers, and dressers were introduced from the West, they were also called "night kettle boxes" by the older generation.
The lighting of the old society is inconvenient, and people have three emergencies at night can only be solved in the house, many people put a box next to the bed and in the corner of the wall, lift the lid and fill it with a night pot, and cover the lid and can be used as a fixed stool to sit on.
Later, the night pot was gradually replaced by a new toilet, and people were still used to putting a cabinet at the head of the bed, and the name was still called the night pot box.
Source: Xiaohongshu @ Old Things Mover
It is a foreign product, and in the early years, the Chinese people used it, and they can also refer to the Western cabinet lamp combination, which is the standard configuration of the bedroom, and now it is replaced by a more warm and eye-friendly master lamp, and the situation is even more embarrassing.
The small bedrooms at home are not enough space, and the two bedside tables block the aisles, and some of them block the wardrobe doors and sockets, which makes matters worse.
The bedroom at home is large, made into a suite, with a separate bathroom, cloakroom, water bar, reading area, than storage, the bedside table is more useful for furnishings.
A universal "replacement cabinet" at home
Nowadays, however, the general situation is that the smaller the house, the more you need a bedside table.
Glasses, drinking glasses, mobile phones, chargers, as long as there is a countertop to put it, it will not turn the bedside into a pile of clutter.
For example, on the first floor of my drawer, there are creams, lotions, and essences that cannot be placed on the dresser, and on the second floor are some electrical manuals, charging heads, and data cables that I am reluctant to throw away.
I also have friends around me, and I use the bedside table to store underwear, socks, and the mite remover that I use every day, and if the wardrobe has enough capacity, I don't need to take care of the bedside table at all.
The bedside table also has a "wonderful use", that is, it acts as a sub-clean area, and the pajamas and coats that are changed out of the bed are not willing to throw on the bed, and there is no other good place to go, so they throw it to the bedside table.
Whatever the purpose, the bedside table is like a universal "substitute cabinet" in the home, storing a brick and moving it where it is needed.
But think about it another way, the replacement cabinet is a remedy, if we can improve the original storage purpose at the beginning, such as a more subdivided wardrobe, a more defined daily necessities area, a more convenient coat rack, why bother?
There are also 100 solutions to the Bench Cabinet
The bedside table is not the only solution to the replacement cabinet, many items in the home can be used as a replacement, saving money and space, and it is also very designed.
Solution 1:
Movable bedside table
It can be easily folded when not in use and does not take up space. When needed at night, you can unfold and place small items such as mobile phones, drinks, glasses, and watches.
Solution 2:
Bedside ladder frame
The bedside ladder can improve the longitudinal storage space, and all of them are open storage, easy to access, and can also place books, ornaments, plants, aromatherapy, etc., with a strong decorative effect.
Solution 3:
Stools with shapes
It's important to buy a stool that you like, and have a sense of design, not only to meet the needs of bedside storage, but also to move around the room, sit by the window to bask in the sun, and move to the corner to read.
Solution 4:
Small trolleys
A trolley with universal wheels is the replacement cabinet YYDS. Even if you don't want bedside storage in the future, it can be pushed to the kitchen, living room, study, and any place to continue to use.
Solution 5:
Storage beds
Instead of a box bed that is troublesome to open and expensive, there are already many finished beds with bedside storage on the market, and some also have a multi-function combination of night light and socket, which is very suitable for small bedrooms with insufficient storage space.
Solution 6:
Box/Siege
Textured wooden boxes, suitcases, and woven baskets can store some bedding, clothes, and sundries inside, maximize the storage space, and the surface can also be placed with hand.
In addition, our loyal readers have also contributed a lot of inspiration: flower stands, cat climbing frames, coffee tables, etc., can all be used as an alternative to bedside tables.
The bedside of less than 0.5 square meters, instead of using it as a storage area, it is better to drink tea, tease cats, read, and raise green plants as you like, creating a bedtime preparation area to enhance happiness.