Artie Open Bedside - Butter

The Artie Open Bedside in Butter is 55cm wide, 45cm deep and 50cm high, with one drawer above an open shelf. The shelf is left open rather than closed with a second drawer, so a book goes in and out without a handle. At 50cm high it sits near mattress height on most beds.

Bedside height is worth measuring rather than guessing. You want the top level with the top of the mattress or slightly above it, so a glass of water is reachable lying down rather than by sitting up. At 50cm this suits a standard bed base with a standard mattress and will be low against a tall one.

The open shelf is the useful part. A drawer is for the things you want hidden and a shelf is for the book you are actually reading, and one of each is more practical than two drawers.

The caveat is that an open shelf is visible. It stays tidy only if you keep it to one or two things, so this is the wrong bedside if the pile beside your bed is a pile.