A bedroom needs to have at least three pieces of furniture in it: a bed, a dresser drawer, and a bedside table. Most bedrooms will have more furniture than that but in order to be a functional room they must have at least those three pieces. Why is a bedside table listed as one of the essential pieces of bedroom furniture? Well, simply because it carries within it the three most integral bedroom items. Within your pine bedside drawers are concealed items necessary for daily (and nightly) life.
Everybody is going to have their own take on what necessary items should be kept inside their 3 drawer pine bedside table but all of them will agree to the following three: contraceptives, sleep aids, and something that provides self defense. You might add a few extra personal items for your own drawer but in the end if you don’t have those three things your bedroom is lacking.
Let’s examine the reasons why each of these items are important to keep in your bedside table drawer at all times.
Contraceptives:
Unless you’re under the age of eighteen you should always have some kind of birth control in your bedside drawer. Whether you’re married, single and looking, or never had a date in your life, you never know when the moment will strike and you need something close at hand to protect yourself and your partner from serious consequences.
Anyone who is sexually active should keep at least a few contraceptives in their bedside drawers to prevent against unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and cold showers.
Sleep Aids:
At least one night in your life you’re going to have trouble falling asleep. Stress, over activity, late meals, noise pollution, and a cacophony of other issues will cause your brain to stir and keep you from getting the rest you deserve. Keep some sleep aids, whether they are prescription pills, boring books, or scented candles in your bedside drawers so you don’t have to climb out of bed and wake yourself up even more to get at them.
Self-Defense Equipment:
It isn’t every day that some night prowler wanders into your house while you’re sleeping but you can never be too careful these days. If you worry about your safety in your most vulnerable state you can put your mind at ease by keeping a survival knife, handgun, or bottle of mace spray in your small chest of drawers while you sleep. The close proximity of the drawers will allow you to respond quickly to any threat and give you the confidence you need to sleep through the night.