I don't think it is crazy.
But then, I have been using a Stickley nightstand as an end table in our living room for years!

Why not? They are like miniature chests, are they not? It's a great idea!

Jim:

Thanks so much for the picture of your beautiful living room - that helps to get a visual. Could I bother you to ask what the dimensions are?

Thanks for the props!

The nightstand is 25-1/2's tall and long, it's 16"s deep. it also has a pull-out top so it can be used like a desk.

Previously I used it in my BDRM before I got my new furniture.

I think you can use a "night" stand or an "end" table anywhere
that it fits and looks nice. Doesn't matter what someone
"named it. Just my humble opinion.

Oh, absolutely! People do it ALL the time and it looks wonderful. :)

Yes -- nightstands (or end tables) are so useful in any room! :)

Jim -- Wonderful room! So charming!

Jan

teacats: I agree. Jim, please come over to my house and arrange my artwork for me? I live in Boston, do you? :)

I don't use it as an end table, but I do have a nightstand in my family room.

Laurie

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Not crazy. I moved into my house in May and in furniture limbo.

I moved my nightstand into a corner nook in the living area, and made the plant stand/shelf originally in that corner nook into my "new" nightstand.

The switch-out worked so well that I'm not feeling urgency to get furniture for those areas at the moment.

Gayle

I think it would work, but my nightstands aren't finished on the backside, so it would depend on where you were going to put it. Most end tables are finished wood on all four sides. Chests and other pieces aren't always finished on 4 sides, so if it's going to float in the room or be viewable from behind etc. it might not look so good.

Cherri: Is your nightstand finished in the back? If not, it would work as long as it backed wall. I have a few nightstands that I've used as end tables but they back to a wall.

Msrose: Your nightstand is beautiful. What is the greenish color of the wall to the right of it? It's so pretty.

In your mind, disregard the 'name' and just call it a 'side table'.

That's what I had to do with 'sewing machine cabinet'.
I had to call it 'side table' in my leetle head so that I could use it as a night stand.

Needed a table for a very, very high bed (thank you Mr. Amity for the mis-measurement) and thinking out of the box I came up with a vintage sewing machine cabinet that is the perfect height.

In other words, doesn't matter what you use as a 'table' (stacked vintage suitcases as tables have been around for ages!) as long as it works for You and your family.

mldao - I'm honestly not sure what color that is. As you can see from this picture, I was trying out different colors.

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My favorite color of green was BM Northampton Putty, but I don't think that's the one on the left. I got out my paint cans and it could be BM Providence Olive or Behr Fossil Butte. Another favorite was BM Jamesboro Gold, so it could have been that.

Laurie

msrose: No wonder I like it. I have BM Northhampton Putty in my MBR and BM Jamesboro Gold in my FR. What color did you end up with for the wall?

mldao - I ended up using Woodstock Tan. It's a greenish brown, so it blended with the paneling better.

Laurie