Nightstand Vignette

I love a good nightstand vingette:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img align="middle" alt="colourful-condo-bedroom.jpg" border="0" height="594" hspace="0" src="http://www.styleathome.com/img/photos/biz/Style%20at%20Home/colourful-condo-bedroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="550" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/decorating-and-design/bedrooms/15-beautiful-bedrooms/a/34094/14">Style at Home</a><br /><strong>My favorite!</strong>  Love the scale, crisp white & silver, plus the artwork</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNX_2X3sURu_n6-T5G0NLNldDtCx8GROezKmP-t1iYL7QmWDkFgK5Tvi91mBLkZWB6zbFfcrnHFxSpE8JonVM0cJn3GTcCAu8aa3tps0PGIurp9fSLqPkWY7HMNDoVY0cUR0SXVU6fS2j/s1600/tablescapeV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNX_2X3sURu_n6-T5G0NLNldDtCx8GROezKmP-t1iYL7QmWDkFgK5Tvi91mBLkZWB6zbFfcrnHFxSpE8JonVM0cJn3GTcCAu8aa3tps0PGIurp9fSLqPkWY7HMNDoVY0cUR0SXVU6fS2j/s400/tablescapeV.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5811&">Living Etc.</a><br />Great lamps and nice pop of yellow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwPN8Lew1zHeYAS055_vRS-5h4z13Mk-L3asmAFjCZDKElbltIv-vqsWIEzMEqhr2RNzI8sRZwX3ndObE8eeVSla7mhENRhdb-Y72YjU2uyz3IP24ruFoSu6e9JdHCCFrJSB7jLwNf9zg/s1600/tablescape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwPN8Lew1zHeYAS055_vRS-5h4z13Mk-L3asmAFjCZDKElbltIv-vqsWIEzMEqhr2RNzI8sRZwX3ndObE8eeVSla7mhENRhdb-Y72YjU2uyz3IP24ruFoSu6e9JdHCCFrJSB7jLwNf9zg/s400/tablescape.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/window-headboard-g007/?pkey=cheadboards-bed-frames">West Elm</a><br />Great balance of soothing colours and <br />nice contrasting shapes (square lamp, rounded vases)</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0hzCYZtB7GEav2qgIkslemSc_HaQ-x7QdKpnwE1Fds1CS6Jibfi8fH28tIJzJOwx3nX4aLItTP_sfF3SdozMLDWxDOeP_mVCnVpB82UH1QzJiiSUvBOu4qowiEtyBDDJb2usjT5suwrq/s1600/tablescapeIV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0hzCYZtB7GEav2qgIkslemSc_HaQ-x7QdKpnwE1Fds1CS6Jibfi8fH28tIJzJOwx3nX4aLItTP_sfF3SdozMLDWxDOeP_mVCnVpB82UH1QzJiiSUvBOu4qowiEtyBDDJb2usjT5suwrq/s400/tablescapeIV.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=6114">Living Etc.</a><br />So simple but elegant - a unique vase with a single flower</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I always struggle with curating a nightstand because I like things to be practical.  Practical for me involves a place for books, my glasses, something to drink, etc., and decorative items can get in the way.  And I tend to knock them over while frantically trying to turn off the alarm.  As a result, sometimes my nighstands look naked.  But I'm <em>slowly</em> learning to style tables in a way that looks pretty but is still functional.  For me, this means:<br /><ol><li>A nice, big lamp</li><li>Ideally a two shelved table (top for "pretty" & bottom for "stuff")</li><li>One or two larger scale decorative pieces</li></ol>So, for me, something like this is too cluttered:<br />   <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZifGF4a6TS6Mra6BFOweaLyNavley7tSy42QfqNaPfo5ml-PeJqTsqDyOR7O6aQptIXgAidZVeLKct_zmwE4ExArIjI8uuAvRaSMXEmcClIx_V9XgrRbFVfyNhHL8gGWDyVW4O6tbcjs/s1600/tablescapeIII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZifGF4a6TS6Mra6BFOweaLyNavley7tSy42QfqNaPfo5ml-PeJqTsqDyOR7O6aQptIXgAidZVeLKct_zmwE4ExArIjI8uuAvRaSMXEmcClIx_V9XgrRbFVfyNhHL8gGWDyVW4O6tbcjs/s400/tablescapeIII.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/spring-floral-duvet-and-shams-b593/?pkey=call-bedding">West Elm</a><br />Pretty, but no room on that table . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Keeping in mind the first few photos of nightstands I love and my newfound "rules," I made an addition to the guest room nightstand which, if you recall, was pretty much just a lamp & a clock:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZEhrG0nWU2nyM5w_A5XAR6ytj7qcdpyRQ5n_nd1CEpdjqPlIGMBqHtTDUbOndAz0O2rpWBYd7_Vx2inJJ72CnLC6TKE-2gCWY_R-HzRwVBXWkzULkfX0i7LhSbFiQZ7_8i7k5BoQGFM/s1600/P1060103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZEhrG0nWU2nyM5w_A5XAR6ytj7qcdpyRQ5n_nd1CEpdjqPlIGMBqHtTDUbOndAz0O2rpWBYd7_Vx2inJJ72CnLC6TKE-2gCWY_R-HzRwVBXWkzULkfX0i7LhSbFiQZ7_8i7k5BoQGFM/s640/P1060103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F9E-NGRyjabrJVnBtNwE1JjrC8J3fOr3Fz2Tt725PFJPYyAwApzAjqimKhxeSGm5aNPE4AFbIljEUxQljcEZvknyQcFFGzzxQoGmUTy5b0kzy5aWAQo5EqBvP8kdnRpLujYEvPjC5ClF/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F9E-NGRyjabrJVnBtNwE1JjrC8J3fOr3Fz2Tt725PFJPYyAwApzAjqimKhxeSGm5aNPE4AFbIljEUxQljcEZvknyQcFFGzzxQoGmUTy5b0kzy5aWAQo5EqBvP8kdnRpLujYEvPjC5ClF/s640/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yawn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I aimed to add one more element (groupings of three!) and looked for a piece of the right scale and colour.  Happily, I found one in my mom's curio cabinet.  Haha.  She actually took it from me, years ago, but it is mine again!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK9r0JBOCiw_u0jVU5e4v5ccRtztFV9yUs3IWSlpsll9i0mM899DL75oAVlVhjgVUBp2lhTjS72khHD-rmiWUpy-66PT2LA1WPJgJ-zMSiIG34hipMR_0NRs3fzVxJbDg_-3ot9pBoIin/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK9r0JBOCiw_u0jVU5e4v5ccRtztFV9yUs3IWSlpsll9i0mM899DL75oAVlVhjgVUBp2lhTjS72khHD-rmiWUpy-66PT2LA1WPJgJ-zMSiIG34hipMR_0NRs3fzVxJbDg_-3ot9pBoIin/s400/084.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yoink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4mZxoBiYLu96hJvLEX-ZgmGplJyHWVDHP3ik-xN_iVMYjGcV1fSLpORh0ZIdYygoDRFUIamHfb-IR2xxYHh8wEs5Y_6jobHQ0kEelIL6k5qO0rv619PVk4iZ9CaFo1QJbb-vTe3pdhEB/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4mZxoBiYLu96hJvLEX-ZgmGplJyHWVDHP3ik-xN_iVMYjGcV1fSLpORh0ZIdYygoDRFUIamHfb-IR2xxYHh8wEs5Y_6jobHQ0kEelIL6k5qO0rv619PVk4iZ9CaFo1QJbb-vTe3pdhEB/s640/008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsCHV-AyXsCMFZVZi5TgbBRTafOBJeEuXk6zq75oYXR_AsGYp9do9i0dkSZTfH6xV6D3vju57Ilz07HUH2XKbNHWJ0eHO6lQFyGzh1TIIVbT5UCVR62B8CEsER1YZ1nlAOm4bNXQWAc0N/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsCHV-AyXsCMFZVZi5TgbBRTafOBJeEuXk6zq75oYXR_AsGYp9do9i0dkSZTfH6xV6D3vju57Ilz07HUH2XKbNHWJ0eHO6lQFyGzh1TIIVbT5UCVR62B8CEsER1YZ1nlAOm4bNXQWAc0N/s640/012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvvl2Av8AHAn_25SbkpFrt7PKZLc0iVFUzfGhUCQRhHM8rjIMI-Ev8xEiWBLh_17MZyqAIra9oUR0H_2jibs5emCCiQEbcN6DpjfvuGrW-8sAvmTLIuydxotD1YEVI_6NG-UXTQf4ibEH/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvvl2Av8AHAn_25SbkpFrt7PKZLc0iVFUzfGhUCQRhHM8rjIMI-Ev8xEiWBLh_17MZyqAIra9oUR0H_2jibs5emCCiQEbcN6DpjfvuGrW-8sAvmTLIuydxotD1YEVI_6NG-UXTQf4ibEH/s640/009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I like it!  The vase adds a bit more colour and interest to the nightstand (especially with some cheery Costco flowers!), but still provies guests ample room for a stack of books, cellphone or glass of water:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlf7-ljTvYczkjL_LJFzJ_91NSMViHEhuF5nKf5293Zbr0kedSH819C81KWw_FZTDFQIEAIOgmOiF_Fi1bOB8PKGT-jMf_BMGlmlMsKTD5f_CD7ZXwPLDcFIb05u5V2ZOKUHpZGmeIr-N/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlf7-ljTvYczkjL_LJFzJ_91NSMViHEhuF5nKf5293Zbr0kedSH819C81KWw_FZTDFQIEAIOgmOiF_Fi1bOB8PKGT-jMf_BMGlmlMsKTD5f_CD7ZXwPLDcFIb05u5V2ZOKUHpZGmeIr-N/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />What does a nightstand need to make you happy?  What are your styling tricks?

Nightstand Vignette

I love a good nightstand vingette: Style at Home My favorite!   Love the scale, crisp white & silver, plus the artwork Living Etc. Great...

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