BH | Studio Sancerre Fluted 2-Drawer Nightstand

Reeding and fluting wrapped around rounded corners were a favourite of Regency cabinetmakers, a taste they shared with the makers of Louis XVI France, who fluted legs and friezes like little columns, and again of the streamlined bedroom suites of the 1930s, where a curved, grooved edge took the hard line off a case. The detail invites a hand, which makes it a natural choice for the piece you reach toward every night.

This one has a rounded case wrapped in fluting at each side, two drawers at the front and four slim round legs that lift it well clear of the floor, the front pair rising as posts up the corners of the case. Both drawers run on full-extension glides, so they open fully: the top one for reading glasses, a charger and hand cream, the lower one for paperbacks and a spare throw. Each drawer is rated to 22 lbs and the top to 79 lbs, enough for a heavy lamp and books. The frame is solid hardwood and engineered wood under a wood-grain finish, and adjustable glides under the feet level it on an older floor while protecting the boards. Assembly is required.

Set a pair either side of a bed in a pale room and the Jet finish draws a crisp graphic line, while Almond and Chestnut bring warmth. It works just as well beside a sofa as an end table, or in a hall as a small drop zone for keys and mail. Style it with a white ceramic lamp, cream linen bedding and a single brass object for warmth. This listing is for one nightstand.