Bed breakfast table in bed

Sometimes it's nice to spend the morning in bed. Even getting up for breakfast doesn't always feel like it. For such occasions, there is a breakfast table in bed. A very convenient thing that allows you not only to have breakfast without getting out of bed, but also to work if you wish. Also, this little thing is useful and convenient for those who have to spend time in bed.

Types and varieties

The simplest breakfast table in bed is a tray with small legs. Maybe it is with or without bumpers. With bumpers, of course, it is more convenient due to the fact that accidentally spilled liquid will not end up on the bed.

With or without bumpers, with or without handles - you choose

How else can this item be different? The presence or absence of handles on the sides. They are not at all necessary - you can lift the table by the edges of the "table top", but it is still more convenient to use.

Also bed breakfast tables can have different legs. It's not about form, it's about construction. Some models are foldable. They are more compact in storage, which can be useful. The legs are also adjustable in height. It's also not bad - for tall and short people, different tabletop heights are convenient.

Breakfast table in bed can be for double bed

The food stand for the bed is almost always small - for one person. But there are models for double beds. If breakfast in bed is not only for a loved one, but also for yourself - it's also nice.

Functions

A breakfast table in bed, in addition to its direct function of placing products, can also act as a stand for a laptop or become a small work table. Some models have a small drawer on the side - you can put napkins and cutlery, or pencil-ruler hands - depending on how you are going to use this item.

Even simple furniture like a bed breakfast table can have many varieties.

If desired, you can find modifications with bulky baskets on the sides. This is probably more convenient for those cases when such devices are used to care for bedridden patients or to organize their time: in the baskets you can place the press, some other objects and devices.

The tabletop of the bedside table for the laptop consists of two parts: one is larger, the other is smaller. The large one is hinged on one side, on the other it has a height-adjustable stop. Holes are made in it - for better air circulation and cooling of the device. A smaller part remains stationary. Here you can put a glass / cup with a drink, a small plate or use it as a table - put a notebook and a pen.

This bedside table can also be used as a laptop stand

The design of the table in the bed for work differs only in that there are no holes in the folding part. It is used as a working one, a book, notebook, etc. is placed here.

Materials

A breakfast table in bed is made of wood, sheet materials based on wood (most often painted plywood), plastic, glass, metal (mainly of painted thin steel), there are also combined ones - of two materials. The most expensive is a wooden tray for breakfast in bed - oak, beech, linden, which are carved from a solid - a solid piece of wood. But trays assembled from well-processed fragments look no worse, and at a price two or three times lower.

A tray with legs is another name for a serving bed table

They also use a simpler and cheaper breed - pine. But pine wood is very soft, so you need to handle it carefully.Wooden portable tables can be simply well polished, or can be varnished or decorated with carvings. They are selected according to the taste of the owners or the environment.

More affordable options are made with a plywood tabletop and a wooden frame. The option looks no worse, fits into any interior.

With plywood or plastic top

There are also glass and plastic models. Glass tables in a breakfast bed are usually made in combination with a wooden frame and legs, you can find a glass + metal option. But glass models are not so numerous, as they still require special handling.

Plastic models, maybe not so elegant, but definitely practical

The cheapest and, at the same time, the most practical are plastic bedside tables for serving breakfast in bed. They are very easy to care for, they are lightweight and strong enough. The legs in such models are usually metal, painted in a contrasting color or to match the table top.

Not such a large group - metal portable tables for bed. They are more positioned as part-stands for a laptop, but can also be used for serving. They are convenient in that they have a large range of leg height adjustment.

Metal tables in the bed look very modern

Bamboo tables can be found if desired. The frame can be covered with matting, made of bamboo wicker or other ecological material.

Bamboo is an exotic material for our country, but the breakfast table in bed can also be found in bamboo

Probably, you can find tables for the bed and other materials. What does not happen. By the way, the shape of this tray-table can be not only rectangular, but also round, although this option is very rare.

Round table for breakfast in bed

There are even more elegant models - with carvings, curved or curly legs, but they are not suitable for every interior.

Drawings and dimensions for self-production

For those who are at least a little familiar with carpentry tools, making a breakfast table in bed with your own hands is not difficult. To make things even easier, we will publish some drawings with dimensions.

Simple bed table for serving breakfast in bed with dimensions

A simple model is presented above. The most difficult knot is folding legs, but you can make them stationary - fix them with screws, nails, make them according to all the rules of the carpentry art - on thorns.

Dimensions of the table-stand for self-production

More sophisticated design at the breakfast table in bed with hinged lid. This is essentially a computer table. In this version, the ability to change the height of the legs is implemented. For this function, it is necessary to make a long and narrow cut in one of the parts of the legs, in which the height will be fixed using clamps.

Breakfast table in bed with drawer (dimensions in inches)

The second possibility to make the legs adjustable in height is to drill several holes with a step of 1-1.5 cm. An easier way, but the change in height is not smooth but "step by step".