It’s nice to spend the morning in bed sometimes. Even getting up for breakfast is not always desirable. For such occasions, there is a breakfast table in bed. A very convenient thing that makes it possible not only to have breakfast without getting out of bed, but also to work if desired. Also, this little thing is useful and convenient for those who are forced to spend time in bed.
Types and varieties
The simplest breakfast table in bed is a tray with small legs. It can be with or without sides. With sides, of course, it is more convenient due to the fact that accidentally spilled liquid will not end up on the bed.
How else can this item be different? The presence or absence of handles on the sides. They are not required at all – you can raise the table by the edges of the “tabletop”, but it’s still more convenient to use.
Also bedside tables for breakfast can have different legs. It’s not about the form, but about the design. Some models are foldable. They are more compact when stored, which can be useful. The legs are also adjustable in height. Not bad either – for tall and short people, different tabletop heights are convenient.
The food stand in 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 the direct function of placing products, can also serve as a stand for a laptop or become a small work table. In some models, there is a small drawer on the side – you can put napkins and cutlery, or hands-pencils-rulers – depending on how you are going to use this item.
If desired, you can find modifications with voluminous 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: presses, some other items and devices can be placed in the baskets.
The top of the laptop bed table consists of two parts: one is larger, the other is smaller. The large one is hinged on one side and has a height-adjustable stop on the other. Holes are made in it – for better air circulation and cooling of the device. The 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.
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, they put a book, notebook, etc. here.
Materials
A breakfast table in bed is made of wood, wood-based sheet materials (most often painted plywood), plastic, glass, metal (mainly painted thin steel), and there are also combined ones – from two materials. The most expensive is a wooden breakfast tray in bed – oak, beech, linden, which are carved from solid wood – a single piece of wood. But trays assembled from well-crafted fragments look no worse, and at a price two or three times lower.
They also use a simpler and cheaper breed – pine. But pine wood is very soft, so it must be handled with care. Wooden portable tables can simply be well polished, or they can be varnished and decorated with carvings. They are selected according to the taste of the owners or the environment.
More affordable options are made with a plywood worktop and a wooden frame. The option looks no worse, fits into any interior.
There are also glass and plastic models. Glass tables in the breakfast bed are usually made in combination with a wooden frame and legs, you can find the glass + metal option. But glass models are not so numerous, as they still require special handling.
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 light, strong enough. The legs in such models are usually metal, painted in a contrasting color or in tone with the tabletop.
Not such a large group – metal portable tables in bed. They are more positioned as a part-time laptop, but can also be used for serving. They are convenient because they have a large range of leg height adjustment.
If desired, you can find bamboo tables. The frame can be covered with matting, made of bamboo wicker or other environmental material.
Probably, you can find tables for the bed and from other materials. What just 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.
There are even more elegant models – with carvings, bent or figured legs, but they are not suitable for any 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.
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 carpentry – on spikes.
A more complex design at the breakfast table in bed with a hinged lid. Basically, it’s 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 with clamps.
The second possibility to make height-adjustable legs is to drill several holes in increments of 1-1,5 cm. An easier way, but changing the height is not smooth, but “step by step”.