I have a copy of potted plants on top of a tall dresser. This location is so high that the cats don't jump up there. It's also high enough to get light from the windows.

Some folks might have a small altar on a dresser, with religious statues and a small votive candle.

Also comb and brush and a hand mirror.

A phone charger. A clear jar of cotton balls.
Perfume. A hair brush. A watch.

I kept a candle on mine. Maybe a bottle of perfume. Please take a picture when you are done so we can.admire your creativity.

I don't have one of those on mine because cat.

I would think most people keep their sex toys in a drawer, but it would be kind of fun if you could find a miniature...

While I haven't seen one, there is FIMO Clay, so all things are possible.

I definitely didn't think of that.

But you and everybody else knows . . . .

Nightstands might have a glass of water, a radio-ish thing, a remote.

A tissue box, book, lamp.

that may be useful during the night. For the hell of it, stick CPAP and blood pressure machines on it.

His dresser would have male jewelry box...
cufflinks, tie pins, etc wallet, change. Maybe a comb, and probably a clothesbrush.

Your dresser would have a jewelry box, vast amounts of makeup, and a few perfume bottles. And pictures. Lots of pictures.

(At least that's how I remember it.)

Next to my lamp, water glass and a small towel just in case.

My dresser is general shelf space. Nothing is permanent on our dressers

1950s, Republica de Cuba. Bought at an estate sale years ago. To put daily, needed items in for safekeeping. Perfume. Combs, brushes. Odds and ends.

Oh, what a great idea! I definitely didn't think about it. My cat used to sleep in my underwear drawer if I left it open.

I once had a cat who'd wake me up by trying to shove the lamp or the clock off the table.

No dresser, just a tall armoire/chest of drawers too tall to put anything on 🙂

Maybe an IPhone.

Water cup, tissues, cell-phone, tums;

LAMP!!!

Dresser: Nothing(much.)

I cannot keep clutter off of any surface in my home. If you've got nothing on your dresser, my hat is off to you.

used to use it every day, but don't since retirement!

Pawing at the glass of water on the edge of the nightstand..hehe.

My mom did dollhouses. For the perfume bottles she'd get little clear glass beads and glue even smaller silver or gold beads to for the tops. I don't know if that'd fly in some of the more professionally done houses but I always thought they were beautiful.

Nightstand ( on top ): medication, water ( at night ), kleenex box, hand sanitizer, and an African figurine. The shelf under: cell phone speaker, flashlight, and pens. The nightstand on the other side is actually a tv table and the only times anything is on it is when a friend stays the night but mostly one of my cats.

And if you have a cat on either the nightstand or dresser, there definitely needs to be on or more items knocked onto the floor.

there's a TV and the cable box, as well as a DVD player. On the nightstand, there's a lamp, and a small plastic basket with medications. And an emergency flashlight.

I have a huge bedroom (it’s my entire second story). I have a bed with no headboard. A comfy chair. A tv. A desk where I’m working. A filing cabinet. That’s about it.

I like the open space. Until I bought this house, I was in cramped quarters my entire life.

Dollhouses themselves are a period piece now.

Also a pet comb and brush. It's also very messy now that I look at it. I have a new nightstand all put together downstairs, I just haven't brought it up yet. This old wicker one is getting trashed.

Box of tissues, hand lotion.

Also an eyemask to keep the sun out if I wake up too early.

always a book

What's on my nightstand does indeed exist in miniature from a quick google search.

I will not post the results.

C'mon!

The suspense is killing me.

If it was condoms in packages, I saw those in miniature on Etsy.com

and my glasses if I am not reading

in the middle with a decorative matching basket on top to hold the clutter or movies, etc. on the left, it’s the setup for the DVD. I would love to find a way to hide or remove that, but that’s probably not possible.

Edit:second dresser, just a lamp and a glass tray with assorted jewelry holders, and another basket with plant.

Nightstand: A decorative box with another small candle on top. In the middle I’ve had a really cool Buddha that I’ve been loving for awhile and then a plant on the end. My husband’s side is usually kind of blown out looking, but there are some stacked IKEA boxes to hide clutter, a glass tray for his watch and a nice chunky knit white basket to hide more clutter.

They are very large nightstands so they hold a lot. The lamps are mounted on the walls on either side of the bed.

Sounds like you have a fun project. If you really want to have fun, Pinterest will offer up endless pictures of stunning ideas.

In pinterest. I don't know how to navigate it.

it’s worked for me is just Googling subject matters, like patio ideas or refrigerator organization, whatever topic you want, and then I just look at what’s served up. If I want to go back to things, I can usually find it like that, as well.

I have an account, but I don’t comment. I don’t even know if you can comment. Edit: ooops, of course you can comment. I haven’t looked for awhile after we finished some projects). I have had people obviously able to “save” what I’ve viewed, so I guess they wanted to see the pages I’ve viewed as a shortcut if they are looking for the same thing.

If I like a picture, I’ll click on it and then click “visit” the site, which often gives purchase info for items or brand descriptions so you can Google. I’m thinking of a furniture makeover site I found that was very informative with the knob links and paint color linked. I’m going to see if I can find that again.

I’ve had the same feeling as you, though—a crash course is needed.

different sizes, styles, material. I have a stack of books I'm looking through. And a long dresser scarf. My dresser belonged to my grandparents, and it has been part of my life since I was about 3 years old. Turning 68 soon. It is a lowboy, and very roomy.

I used to have a collection of cats on my dresser. All of your purchases sound fun.