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Strap it to the wall

Screw the strap under the top at the back, then to the wall through a washer. Pick a plug and screw that suit your wall.

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Seventy-five centimetres is tall for a nightstand, so the height comes first, then the 6 cm drawer, the shelf inside the cupboard and which way the door hangs. An owner on reddit.com describes the finished unit as top heavy and says it should be fixed to the wall.

Owner discussion on reddit.com The GULLABERG bedside table, 38 × 40 × 75 cm, with one drawer and a door. The 53 × 43 × 69 cm version is a different cabinet with an open shelf.

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38 × 40 × 75 cm with one drawer and one door. The 53 × 43 × 69 cm GULLABERG is a different cabinet with an open shelf, so check which one the listing shows.

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What the tape measure says

Seventy-five centimetres decides which bed it suits.

The footprint is small enough for a gap. The height is what decides whether it looks right beside your bed.

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PRODUCT FOOTPRINT
38cm wide
40cm deep
75cm high

Listed size 38 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 75 cm tall, with 19 cm of clear floor under the case.

What the listing does not say

The drawer is a tray, not a compartment.

Thirty-eight centimetres wide, 40 cm deep and 75 cm tall, with 19 cm of clear floor under the case. The legs are doing the work: the cabinet itself is about 56 cm, so the height comes from the base rather than from a taller box. Check the top of your mattress before anything else, because a table this tall beside a low frame reads as a shelf on stilts.

The drawer is a tray, not a compartment. Inside it measures 21 by 30 cm and 6 cm tall, so a phone, glasses, a book and a remote fit, and a folded jumper does not. A cut-out at the back of the drawer lets a charger sit inside with the lead running out, which owners describe using every night.

Below the drawer is a cupboard with one adjustable shelf. The shelf height is set during assembly, and the door can be hung to open from either side, so two units either side of a bed can mirror each other and both open away from the mattress. Changing the handing later means taking the door off again.

Hanging the door is the part owners complain about. The hinges are described as fiddly, and at least one buyer found the door screws too large for the predrilled holes and replaced them. Test each screw in its hole before tightening, and hang the door before the unit is upright and loaded, because the carcass is heavy enough to make that awkward.

It is heavier than it looks. Owners consistently describe it as solid and surprisingly weighty for the price, which is a compliment until you move it. The same weight makes it top heavy when the drawer is open and full, so fix it to the wall if a child sleeps in the room, and lift rather than drag it across a floor.

The top is paper foil over particleboard. A wet glass left on it can leave a ring that does not come out, and once water gets under the foil at an edge the board swells. Coasters and a quick wipe are the whole of the maintenance.

Wipe with a cloth dampened in a mild cleaner, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a coaster under a cold glass, and lift the unit rather than sliding it.