What is Nightstand?
[[Image:Nightstand 2184073576.jpg|thumb|Nightstand]] A '''nightstand''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/night%20stand?fromAsk=true&o=100074|title=Night table|publisher=The Free Dictionary By Farlex|accessdate=2012-05-18|archive-date=2020-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412194101/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/night%20stand?fromAsk=true&o=100074|url-status=dead}}</ref> (could also be called a '''night table''' or '''bedside table''') is a small type of [[table (furniture)|table]]. It is usually placed next to a [[bed]] or somewhere else in a [[bedroom]]. It is a [[coffee table]]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/coffee+table|title=Coffee table|publisher=The Free Dictionary By Farlex|accessdate=2012-05-18}}</ref> which is used next to a person's bed at night time. Before [[flushing toilet]]s became [[wikt:common|common]], nightstands usually had a [[chamber pot]] in them. Nightstands which were made a long time ago sometimes had a [[drawer]], and they usually had a small [[cupboard]] at the bottom. Nightstands used today usually also have a drawer. Things like [[lamp]]s, [[alarm clock]]s, [[mobile phone]]s, water or [[medication]], which could be useful during the night, are often put either on top of or inside nightstands. French, Italian and Spanish [[antique]] nightstands usually have a drawer and a small cupboard with only one door. They can also have special finishes, like [[bronze]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatantiquefurniture.com/2010/12/antique-night-stand-in-different-styles.html/|title=Antique nightstands|publisher=Antiue Furniturer|accessdate=2012-05-18|archive-date=2012-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513005044/http://www.whatantiquefurniture.com/2010/12/antique-night-stand-in-different-styles.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==History== It is thought that the word ''nightstand'' was first used in 1892.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20stand/|title=Night s