Thanks, everyone! A lot of great ideas!!
There was only about 11" between the bare mattress and the wall next to it, which led to the bath. We don't own this unit. It was a prospect, about which I wondered if there was a way to create some nightstand space for it.
I suppose that the other easier way to take care of this is to sleep with the head at the foot of the bed. The dresser would be over the head...one could close in the slide a bit to decrease the distance between the bed and the dresser. That would give a LOT of nightstand space! Has anyone ever done that?
