Torino Bedside 1 Drawer: size, clearance and what to check

The Torino Bedside 1 Drawer is a single-drawer bedside table from the Torino range. The supplier's description is one line, Size available: 44 x 47 x 62cm, and nothing else: no material, no finish, no colour. That sounds thin, but the measurements are what decide whether a bedside table works, so they are worth taking seriously.

The figures as listed

The description gives the three numbers without saying which is width, which is depth and which is height. The 62cm reads as the height of the case. Whether the 44 or the 47 is the front is the question to settle before you order, because a 44cm front with a 47cm projection suits a deep recess, while a 47cm front projecting 44cm suits a wider gap with a walkway in front of it. One question to the shop settles it.

Set against the other bedside tables, the pattern is clear enough:

All three list 62cm as their third figure, so if that is the height, a mixed pair either side of the bed will still line up on top. This is the only one of the three listed with a 44cm figure, and the only one whose second figure is 47cm rather than 37cm. Which of those two is across the front and which goes into the room is the part to confirm, because taken together 44 by 47 covers more floor than the 47 by 37 of the three-drawer cases.

Where a single drawer makes sense

One drawer rather than three is the right call more often than people expect. It gives you one place to look instead of three, and a plainer front next to a tall headboard. The listing gives no internal drawer sizes, so if what you keep by the bed is bulky, ask the shop what the drawer actually holds rather than assuming it is deeper than a three-drawer case gives you. Three drawers earn their place when the bedside table is doing the work of a small chest, which is usually in a room with no space for an actual chest of drawers.

How to check it fits

1. Measure the clear gap at floor level and again at mattress height. Skirting, pipework and a trailing curtain all reduce what you can actually use.
2. Leave clear floor in front of the drawer roughly equal to the case depth, so it opens without hitting the bed.
3. Compare the 62cm height with your mattress top. A bedside surface near that height is the one you can reach without sitting up.
4. Decide which side the bed will be pushed to. A single drawer in a tight alcove is easier to live with than a wider case you have to squeeze past.

What is not stated

The listing does not state the material, the finish, the colour, the handle, the drawer runners, the weight, or whether it arrives assembled or flat-packed. The photographs on the product page show the appearance; everything else is a question for the shop, and it is better asked before the order than after the van has gone.

Ordering

Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store and £50 beyond; ask the shop for the current lead time when you enquire. The photographs and the listed size are on the Torino Bedside 1 Drawer page, and the rest of the range is under bedside tables in bedroom furniture.