Rough Linen I didn't know I had a problem! I just love them both...

anewpennameandthata I love this website. It's like getting a new decorating mag in the post every day. (Pls forward monies upon quoting testimonial.)

Fine Art & Portraits by Laurel I love mismatched nightstands, hate furniture sets. Several great examples. Even matching lamps are a bit too staid.

lkallen200 I have mismatched bedstands (similar in color and style but different heights) and a pair of lamps that I love (identical lamps that I can't give up). Any suggestions how to handle the height differential of nearly 3 inches? Visually it bothers me that these lamps are at different heights--they are very striking so your eye goes to them right away...

sheilabou Ikalen200, Why don't you get a "coffee table " book the right size and thickness, and place it under the lamp that is lower? That would raise your lamp.

morgana44 I don't like mismatched side tables. I like balance because it pleases my eye. So matchy poo for me!

lorirobinson Love this! Struggling with the same issue in my bedroom right now, kept tweaking the tablescape and couldn't figure out why I didn't like my untwins. They were just out of balance! Thanks for the great tips!

sclawson I've always liked mismatched nightstands. We only purchased one to match our bedroom set, and my husband later built one the same size and finish, but instead of 3 drawers, put a top drawer and 2 shelves. We eventually traded out that bed for a king-size in a similar color but with drawers at the foot. To help it blend with the nightstands and armoire from our old set, I bought knobs for the existing pieces that matched the knobs on the bed drawers! I'm looking now for a new nightstand for MY side, since it hasn't held up nearly as well as the one my husband built. He doesn't make furniture any more, so I need to find one ready made to fit the bill.

frenchdecor I tried incorporate this trend couple of years ago, but had the same issue as @lorirobinson. Finally I added a basket on my side and added pearls and light brush fringes to plain lamp shade to give it more feminine look and of course different accessories to complete mismatch look. In my daughter's bedroom we did night table and tall dresser on the other side, like it. I could live with picture#2 and #3 (if no bulky arm chair) the rest are too much for me.

Lisa Nelson Our bedroom has very limited space on either side of the bed so I utilised a tall thin sarcophagus shaped chest of drawers on my side and my partner is using a trio of matching hat boxes on his side in the same colour. Lamps took up too much space so matching reading lamps on the wall free up the surfaces and bring unity to the space.

gillianne Must say that I like mismatched nightstands if they're the same height. What seems to grate on my sense of harmony are mismatched lamps atop them.

Georgia Lewis This is what I was thinking about last weekend as I was cleaning/rearranging my bedroom. I have a blond-colored queen seagrass sleighbed, my dresser and lingerie chest are a bombe-style teak with a mahogany finish, and I have one rattan nightstand with a mahogany finish. I wanted a second nightstand, but I really can't stand the matchy-matchy thing. So I finally settled on placing one of my spare teak Biedermeier dining chairs and put a rattan basket on it for my Kindle, lotion, etc. I've dressed it with a prettly little throw. It looks great! And I appreciate the validation I received from this timely article.

horamirta Great ideas. I love this website

Jan C. To lkallen200 -- I also have mismatched side tables of different heights. I have a matching pair of lamps and I make up for the height difference by putting one of the lamps on a stack of books. I love the look of a lamp on books so it works out well.

match I love love love

Design & Decor By Shelley I also love mismatched..I have several antique furniture pieces some that have been family pieces and a few I couldn't resist purchasing..They all work together..I have walnut, cherry and an unknown wood I inherited all together in harmony..The only matchy-poo of course is the style of furniture..All furniture including my antique replica bed dates from the early 1900's..I truly love mixing it up..