Want your bedroom to feel lighter, calmer, and easier to keep tidy? Mount your nachtkastjes on the wall. By lifting storage off the floor, you free up precious space for feet, cables, and vacuums, while the whole room reads cleaner and more modern. In this guide from Wehebbenallesinhuis, you’ll learn how to choose floating bedside tables that fit your routine, look elegant with your bed and lighting, and age well through real life not just on day one.
Why go wall mounted?
Floor space is visual currency. When you can see more of it, the room feels bigger. Floating bedside tables let the floor run underneath, so sightlines stretch and dusting takes seconds. They also solve everyday frictions: no baseboards to work around, no wobbling on uneven floors, no legs to bump in a narrow walkway. If you like a serene, hotel calm mood, the crisp shadow under the cabinet is a subtle design detail that does a lot of work.
Storage that stays tidy
Calm surfaces begin with organised interiors. A single, soft close drawer is the best parking spot for the nightly lineup (glasses, hand cream, earbuds). If you need more storage, choose a drawer plus an open shelf: book stack below, clean top above. Prefer a completely minimal look? Go door front with a single internal shelf and let the elevation read as one plane. Add a simple tray or a small divider so tiny items don’t migrate. When the inside is thoughtful, bedside tables stop collecting piles and start clearing them.
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Cable management without the noodle nest
Nothing ruins “modern and calm” faster than a tangle of cords. Build power in from the start: route a hidden outlet at the wall behind the cabinet and drill a neat grommet through the back so only the final 10-15 cm of cable appears on top. If you love wireless charging, specify a flush qi pad in the top (stone, timber, or compact laminate all work) and keep one USB-C inside the drawer for earbuds and watches. With the path planned, bedside tables charge your tech without ever looking like a charging station.
Lighting that helps (and flatters)
Floating surfaces are small free them up by moving the light to the wall. A pivoting sconce above the cabinet puts light exactly where you need it and keeps the top clear for a glass and book. Prefer integrated solutions? A slim, warm LED under the front lip becomes a nightlight when you reach for the drawer. Keep colour temperature at 2700-3000K so faces (and pages) look kind. Good lighting turns bedside tables into little stages bright enough to find your glasses, soft enough to keep the room sleepy.
Style that lasts longer than a trend
Floating pieces look best when the outline is simple and the details are deliberate. Clean planes, one character move. A fluted front adds shadow without noise; a slim stone cap lifts a timber box; leather pulls soften minimal cabinetry; a thin metal reveal catches evening light. Keep pairs identical for hotel symmetry, or mix cousins same timber, different forms if you like a collected feel. When the palette is calm, bedside tables stay timeless while bedding and art rotate around them.
Installation makes or breaks the look
Wall mounting is easy to live with but it has to be solid. Fix into studs or use rated anchors appropriate to your wall type (brick, block, plasterboard with noggins). Check the load of drawer runners and keep heavy items low. Scribe side panels to skirting for a neat finish, align reveals to the headboard height, and use a laser to set both cabinets dead level. That care is why floating bedside tables look “custom” even when the design is simple.
Small bedroom playbook
In narrow rooms, mount the cabinets a touch higher and choose rounded corners to protect shins on tight routes. When floor space is precious, a single generous unit centred between twin pillows can beat two tiny pedestals: more storage, calmer symmetry. Match cabinet colour to the wall to “float” the elevation, then let handles or a small stone top add contrast. Paired with a wall light, slim floating bedside tables can make even a small room feel gracious.
Sustainability and build quality (the quiet upgrades)
Longevity is the greenest spec. Ask for FSC certified carcasses, low-VOC lacquers, and hardware with replaceable parts (runners, pulls). Full backs, real timber edging, and quality soft close mechanisms ensure bedside tables still glide and stay square years from now. Fewer replacements, less waste and a nicer bedroom every morning.
Styling: Edit before you add
A tray to corral small things, a carafe and glass, a book you’re actually reading. That’s enough. If you like a plant, choose a low light variety that won’t sulk beside a curtain. Leave negative space for the nightly routine you’re designing a landing zone, not a gallery. The more the top breathes, the more your bedside tables deliver what you want from a bedroom: quiet.
Why design with Wehebbenallesinhuis
You want bedside tables that look considered and make daily life easier. We start with your routine: which side you sleep on, how tall your mattress sits, what you charge, what you read, where the sun lands at 7 a.m. Then we design from the wall out stud locations, power points, mounting height so the floating look is beautiful and rock solid. We bring samples into your light, specify finishes that survive real use, and install with people who care about the last 5 mm as much as the first sketch.
Bringing it all together
Floating bedside tables aren’t just a trend; they’re a better way to live with small surfaces in a small (or any) room. Mount them to match your mattress, give them smart storage and tidy power, and let the shape stay simple while the details carry the character. Do that and you’ll get a bedroom that feels lighter, looks cleaner, and works smoother every night when you wind down, and every morning when you wake up. With a pair tailored to your routine by Wehebbenallesinhuis, the calm you want is built in.
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