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What’s the difference between a nightstand and an end table?

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What’s the difference between a nightstand and an end table?
The difference between a nightstand and an end table is their location: A nightstand is in a bedroom, while an end table is in a living area.

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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
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Pair of French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstands End Tables, Louis XVI Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic French set of two Swedish Gustavian blue painted nightstands or bedside tables. One stand has 3 drawers and the other has one. Classic details on this set including dove-ta...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI End Tables

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Wood, Paint

Spanish 1900s Walnut Round Side Table with Solomonic Legs and Beleveled Edges
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish walnut side table, scalloped apron and carved legs from the late 19th-early 20th century. This elegant Spanish table features a simple, round top with carved edges. The tab...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Swedish Designer, End Table, Wood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood end table or side table designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Natural cracks in tabletop surface. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19.55"...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Organic Modern Nakashima Style Live Edge Walnut Side or End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An awesome studio made walnut burl side table. It features a thick cut of walnut with beautiful graining. A truly one of a kind piece.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Burl

Tall Aesthetic Movement Pewter Inlaid Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare English Aesthetic movement pewter inlaid mahogany tall octagonal taboret table in the "Orientalist" taste, after the Indian and Middle Eastern examples, this one using very dens...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement End Tables

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Pewter

Shagreen Side Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Ginko Sde table by R & Y Augousti is an elegant and versatile piece. The piece is both sculptural and graphic with its organic shape and floating two top detail. The piece is inl...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Brass

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