BH | Studio Stamford Slatted Tall 3-Drawer Nightstand

The bachelor's chest appeared in England early in the eighteenth century, a compact chest of drawers made for a single man's rooms, modest in footprint and tall enough to use standing up. That handy size has kept it moving around the house ever since, from bedside to hall to study.

This one is wide and waist-high, with three drawers that glide out fully on metal runners behind a front faced in horizontal slats. With no knobs or pulls, the front reads as one ribbed surface in a warm walnut tone. The drawers take folded T-shirts, pajamas, chargers and paperwork, and the top fits a lamp, a book stack and a charging tray side by side. The case is engineered wood, raised on tapered legs. Assembly is required.

Beside a king or queen bed it makes a generous nightstand that sits level with a tall mattress. It also serves as a small dresser in a guest room, an entry cabinet for gloves, leashes and mail, or a drawer unit beside a desk. Hazel slats warm a room with white or plaster walls: style it with a pleated linen lamp, a vintage clock, a stack of hardcovers and a brass dish for rings. This listing is for one nightstand.