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Matching Mismatched Nightstands

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Things are moving along just swimmingly in my master bedroom redesign.  I’ve spent nap times and evenings sanding away out in my garage on a secret project that I hope to be able to reveal in the next week or so.

Because I’ve figured out that project, my mind starts wandering to the next project.  This week’s newest obsession is our nightstands.  I currently have two very nice nightstands that I bought a while back to refinish.  Of course, I never got around to doing that before I moved on to something else.  I’m glad I didn’t, though, because now I’m obsessed with having two mismatched nightstands instead of a pair of matching pieces.

Emily Henderson discussed it in a recent episode of Secrets From a Stylist (are this summer’s season of design shows so much better than in years past, or is it just me?), so I feel confident that I’m heading in the right direction.

It seems to me there are a few keys if you are looking to find a good looking mismatched pair.  The nightstands should either be the same general shape and different colors/finishes (as above) -or- they should be different shapes and the same general color/finish.  Regardless, I think they should have the same weight to them.  There are occasions that those “rules” don’t apply (as below, where I believe the bench balances out the weight and color differential), but those are easy guidelines to remember when you are out shopping and/or thrifting.

Now for the dilemma – do I refinish our current nightstands in different colors?  Or, do I find another nightstand or occasional table to replace one of the ones we are currently using.  Decisions, decisions.  I guess I should sleep on it.

What about you?  Do you have matching nightstands or are yours mismatched?

Photo credits: Domino Magazine, Apartment Therapy, Decorpad, Domino Magazine.

About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

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  1. Inspire Me Heather says

    Mismatched – but they are both raw wood and similar in height and width. Thanks for posting!

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  2. Renee says

    we’ve had mismatched ones for years (same finish, but one is more masculine and one more feminine) glad to hear that its in style 😉

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  3. Suzan says

    Mine are mismatched and different heights but the lamps also do not match and are different sizes. The lamps make the nightstands appear to be the same height. I am not crazy about matchy-matchy so I like the differences.

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  4. Michelle says

    Love the mismatched nightstands. My hubby and I have very different needs out of a nightstand so we pick out what we really want while making the room still match.

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  6. Holly says

    I have been asking myself the same design questions lately! I cannot start on our master bedroom until several other projects are complete, but I am already gathering my ideas! One dilemma I am having is that our bedroom furniture is really fantastic, solid, beautiful wood, but I think I want to paint it! I paint furniture all the time, but it is usually furniture that needed a severe upgrade! I have never taken a perfectly good (and very expensive!) piece of furniture and painted it! What do you think? To paint, or not to paint?

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  7. Robyn @ Imperfect Nest says

    Our nightstands are the same color (satin black) and similar weight. One has legs while the other has two drawers. The lamps are a similar color, but different shapes. The shades do match. I’m a blendy-blendy girl not so much a matchy-matchy girl.

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  8. Kristie says

    Mismatched. My hubby uses our oak dresser and I have a turquoise 2 drawer nightstand. I’d like to paint the dresser some day but that will be a project for waaaay in the future.

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  9. Ashley says

    I am the same way — once I have a project figured out, I start planning the next one. I rarely complete one before starting the next lol it drives my husband crazy =)

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  11. Chris says

    I have two small but different dressers of the same height and scale , I unified them by painting them with the same wide stripes in white and aqua

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  13. Andrea says

    Ours are matched, but I am on the search for something more ecclectic to break up our boring cherry bedroom suite. I have a question for you…I love the bedding on the picture with the turquoise walls. Do you have a source for that photo? Thanks.

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  14. Michelle@OurWonderfilledLife says

    Love that you mentioned Secrets from a Stylist as I just noticed this same thing yesterday on an episode I had on the DVR. I have seen the mismatched before, but she brings it together so well. Can’t wait to see what you decide! It made me too think that I wanted to go out and get something different. On the particular episode I watched she had different lamps too, it was so pretty!!

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  15. PJ@mylifeinpencil says

    I’m supposed to have side tables? CRAP!!! LOL

    I’ve wanted side tables for years, but i can never find one that the husband I agree on, so this might be a perfect solution! One for him, and one for me!

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  16. jenn aka the picky girl says

    In both my bedroom and the guest bedroom I have mismatched nightstands. I have a 108-year-old house and live by myself, so budget is part of that. But I’ve actually grown to love picking out pieces here and there. The guest bedroom nighstands are my favorite. They are same weight but different. One is rectangular; the other is a demilune. I painted them both a light gray and love the way they look.

    Good luck!

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  17. Erin says

    I have matching night stands because they were free and the right height. I LOVE miss matched stands though. But I like it better when they are painted similar colours. If you have 2 matching stands then just replace 1.

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  21. tammylee says

    I want matching nightstands and cannot find any. Ofcourse, I am frugal and only looking in thrift stores lol !

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