![Abbaye de Fontevraud-Agence-Jouin-Manku-photograph-by-Nicolas Matheus-Remodelista-5](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Abbaye-de-Fontevraud-Agence-Jouin-Manku-photograph-by-Nicolas-Matheus-Remodelista-5_0-733x533.jpg)
My bedside table isn’t complete without a book or two. (And there’s nothing worse than getting into bed before realizing I’ve forgotten to bring whatever book I have going, then having to get out to find it.) Thankfully, we’ve noticed a slew of especially clever bedside perches—beyond the traditional nightstand—that ensure a book is never out of reach. Here are a few favorite ideas:
![Book Niches at Independente Hostel](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_indpendte-hotel-book-nook.jpg)
![Abbaye de Fontevraud-Agence-Jouin-Manku-photograph-by-Nicolas Matheus-Remodelista-5](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Abbaye de Fontevraud-Agence-Jouin-Manku-photograph-by-Nicolas Matheus-Remodelista-5_0-733x853.jpg)
![Lauren Snyder and Keith Burns Brownstone in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn Photo Jonathan Hokklo](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lauren-snyder-keith-burns-bed-stuy-brownstone-jonathan-hokklo-14-733x489.jpg)
![Bedromo in Fala Atelier Lisbon Apartment with Marble Details](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/plywood-floor-bedroom-mattress-fala-atelier-lisbon-apartment-3-733x935.jpg)
![Daphne Javitch Bedroom from Rip and Tan, Photo by Sarah Elliott](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/daphne-javitch-jenni-kayne-bedroom-sarah-elliott-733x1100.jpg)
![Jersey Ice Cream Co Old Chatham House, Remodelista, master BR detail](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jersey-Ice-Cream-Co-Old-Chatham-House-Remodelista-master-BR-detail-733x1100.jpg)
![Guest Room at Jennings Hotel in Oregon](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jennings-Hotel-Oregon-Remodelista-7-733x917.jpeg)
![JerseyIceCream_Riverhead-Kids-3](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/JerseyIceCream_Riverhead-Kids-3-733x1099.jpg)
![Amanda-Pays-LA-bunkhouse-bedside-shelf-Remodelista](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Amanda-Pays-LA-bunkhouse-bedside-shelf-Remodelista_0-733x933.jpg)
N.B.: This post is an update; it was first published October 2020.
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