A bedside table is a real life-saver. You can have instant access to things that you may want or need right before you go to bed or when you wake up. It’s even better when it has a drawer and cabinet for extra storage.
You don’t have to spend a lot of money for a good bedside table. In fact, making one yourself isn’t that difficult. Here’s a guide showing how to make a bedside cabinet out of wood and wooden table with drawer with easy steps.
Step 1
Prepare the following materials and cuts:
• ½ sheet of ¾” plywood
o 3 – 22.5” x 17.25” (bottom and side panels)
o 1 – 24” x 18” (top)
o 2 – 17.25” x 10-3/8” (doors)
• ¼ sheet of ¼” plywood
o 1 – 23.25″ x 22.5″ (back)
o 1 – 20” x 14” (drawer bottom)
• 2 1x2x6’
o 3 – 21” (carcass support)
o 2 – 18.5” (drawer front and back)
o 2 – 14” (drawer sides)
• 1 20.75” of 1×3 (drawer face)
• 1 21” drawer bottom trim
• ¾” x ¾” cove molding
o 2 – 24” (top and bottom trim)
o 4 – 18” (top and bottom trim)
• Molding for drawer face
o 2 – 20.75”
o 2 – 2.5”
• 4 Osborne Wood turned legs
• 1 set 14” drawer slides
• 4 hinges
• 4 knobs
• 4 6” long turned feet
• ¾” brad nails
• Hanger bolts or lag screws
• Wood glue
• Wood filler
• 1.25” pocket hole screws
If you’re going to paint your bedside table, fill the plywood’s front edges with wood filler.
Step 2
Attach the legs using lag screws to the bottom plywood. Depending on the legs you use and how they attach, you may choose to do this last.
Step 3
Drill ¾” pocket holes on the insides of the side panels for attaching the top. Holes should be facing upward.
Drill ¾” pocket holes facing downward along bottom inside edge of the side panels. Attach them to the base using pocket hole screws.
Step 4
Attach front and back carcass supports at the top. Drill ¾” holes on their back sides (so they’re not visible) for attaching the top.
Step 5
Attach top panel with glue and pocket hole screws. Attach the cove moldings on the front and sides of the top and bottom panels with glue and nails.
Step 6
Build the drawer in such a way that it fits the slide requirements and opening. The dimensions of this drawer are for slides requiring a total of 1” clearance and an opening that’s true to width.
Drill pocket holes on the outsides and attach the plywood bottom using glue and nails.
Step 7
Install the drawer ¾” inset. Attach drawer face by nailing it on in some places except where you’ll place hardware. Leave a gap of 1/8” to the top and sides. Remove the drawer and screw from the back side.
Attach drawer bottom trim, leaving a 1/8” gap above. Drill holes and attach with pocket hole screws.
Step 8
Attach doors with hinges, leaving a gap of 1/8” around all the sides. Attach the knobs.
Step 9
Attach the back panel with glue and nails.
Step 10
To finish, apply wood filler to all the holes as needed. Once dry, sand the whole project with 120 grit sandpaper. Remove sanding residue using a vacuum sander.
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