I have a nightstand on both sides of the bed. There are two short drawers and a shelf in each. The shelves and drawers are filled with books.
trains, and model building supplies. also there is a puzzle and an old crt monitor on top of one and some frequently used tools in a trey on top of the other and a big box of folded up empty boxes for repacking if i ever get the chance to move and another in front of it. i had kind of forgotten these things were kind of night stands because where i live everything is within reach, the advantage of a small space. i was going to say i didn't have any until i realized, oh yah, i do have those after all.
I just realized I have 2 drawers filled with nothing I need at night or even need to have in bedroom! I could probably free them up, but for what? Oh wait there is a flashlight in there (no not a Fleshlight), but I'd sooner use my phone which lives on top of the nite table, like everyone else. What ya think of Elon Musk's nightstand?
Probably a baby bottle, pacifier with a blankie, and tissues for him after he went nearly broke. Cha ching!