Explore the Ash and Walnut Bedside Table

At 53 cm wide and 62.5 cm tall, this bedside table with an ash veneer body is taller than it is wide, a proportion that fits the narrow gap between a bed and a wall where a broad nightstand simply will not go. The body is ash veneer, whilst the door and legs are solid ash wood with a walnut-coloured finish, so the parts that get handled and knocked are solid timber and the large flat surfaces are veneer, which is exactly the right way round for stability and for wear.

Behind the door there is a single closed compartment, and the door runs on soft-close hinges that catch it in the last few centimetres and draw it shut without a sound. Closed storage beside a bed does something open shelving cannot: it lets you put the room to rest visually at night, with cables, books and clutter behind a plain front. Ash has a strong, straight grain, and the walnut colouring deepens the tone whilst leaving that figure clearly readable.

Solid Ash, Certified Wood and Levelling

The timber holds FSC 100% chain of custody certification under a responsible forest management model, so both the veneer and the solid ash components are traced through the supply chain. Ash is a European hardwood with high shock resistance, the reason it has traditionally been used for tool handles and sports equipment, and that toughness is why it makes sense for a solid ash door opened several times a day for years. It is also a pale timber, which takes a walnut-coloured finish evenly without the blotching that softer woods show.

Set the adjustable feet before you load the table, because a door hangs from the carcass and any twist shows as an uneven gap along the closing edge. After that the upkeep is minimal: a dry cloth for dust, a barely damp cloth for a mark, dried straight away. Keep the piece clear of a radiator; solid ash reacts to sharp swings in humidity more than the veneered body, and steady conditions keep the door aligned and closing softly.