Wrought Iron Bedside Table
Buy the best wrought iron bedside table selected and recommended by interior designers. By Chloe Hughes.
When it comes to the design of your bedroom’s interior, the bedside table is one of the most important elements to take into consideration. You can use it to place your phone, a glass of water, a table lamp, and your favorite nighttime reads, to name but a few. However, choosing a bedside table that is both beautiful and functional while also complementing your bedroom décor may be difficult. That’s why we went the extra mile to find unique bedside table options made from durable wrought iron to suit every space.
Wrought Iron Bedside Table
Buying Guide
Chloe Hughes
Interior Design Expert
Chloe is a highly-regarded expert in all things vintage and antique. She’s excited to share her vast knowledge with readers and clients wishing to infuse their homes with a mixture of old-time warmth and modern comfort. In addition to her design work, Chloe regularly volunteers at her local community center, teaching DIY projects to adults and kids.
A wrought iron bedside table is a sturdy furnishing that can easily become an heirloom. Wrought iron can be simplistic or ornate. Combined with glass or hardwood shelves, it becomes an item of beauty as well as one of excellent utility.
Wrought iron is a natural substance and should be protected against chemical agents that could mar the finish, cause it to rust or to corrode. The best cleaning equipment for wrought iron is a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush hose attachment, a soft cloth for wiping and a solution of mild dish detergent. Vacuum away loose dust and grime, then wipe with the soft cloth. Check the items for places where the paint has chipped because this can encourage rust.
Deep cleaning wrought iron can include sanding away rust spots and touching up the place where the paint has chipped with an oil-based paint of matching color.
Wrought iron isn’t just for bedside tables, of course, although that is a fantastic application of style. It can also be used to create coffee tables or occasional tables that match your bedside table or end tables. Again, the beautiful contrast of iron and glass make a statement that just can’t be beaten.
Wrought iron and glass makes beautiful end tables for your living room. The simplicity of the clear glass coupled with the flourishes possible with wrought iron creates a lovely conversation piece for your living room. You can add a fun conversation piece to your end table by adding a lamp made from either authentic cast iron plumbing pipes or from faux antique pipes. Add an Edison bulb, and you have a steam-punk decoration that will either enchant or horrify visitors. These crazy lamps work well as lamps on your bedside table, as well.
If you have a wrought iron bed frame, wrought iron and glass bedside tables, and a wrought iron occasional table in your boudoir, then it makes sense to continue the theme with wrought iron drawer pulls and closet door knobs. They need not be overly ornate, just enough similar to the other furnishings to give a feel that everything in your space belongs together. Of course, if you are creating a steam-punk environment, you could always use plumbing elbows and short pieces of pipe to create that vintage mad scientist look. Not many of us are that much into steam punk, however. Your local hardware is likely to have perfectly serviceable wrought iron finish items.