In American history, people didn’t have vintage bedside tables before. This kind of furniture is not the cave furnishings, or for one room with a loft cottages, either. But shortly after beds were removed to a separated room, and definitely after stairs became the elegant way to reach them, bedside 'stands' became popular.
Think about it. If you sleep in the same room that you cook, eat, and sit in - for warmth or because its the only room you have - the light of the fire will get you safely to bed. If you are sleeping in a loft, you can't take anything with you that you can't carry in your teeth as you climb the ladder.
However, when you go into a dark chamber with a door or a curtain, you may need a candle to light your way. What are you going to do with it when you get to the bed? First settlers probably blew it out and put it on the floor, hoping not to step on it in the morning.
This is the cue for someone to visualize the practicality and luxury of a small table, same height as the bed, with just enough room for the night light. Soon every woman on the creek would want one, too.
Early furniture was made of the readily available oak and maple, but many vintage home Décor bedside tables were made. The New World was forested with huge pine trees, first used for masts for ocean sailing ships and later for the lumber to build the new country. The Industrial Revolution required warehouses and factories, and the pines were harvested to fill the need.