I have a table on each side of the bed. Each one has one of my mom's bridge napkins from the sixties (corny floral pattern, yellow and red), and a little Ikea lamp with a paper shade ($9.99!).
In addition, one side has:
Chartreuse candle on white ceramic base
Tiny digital alarm clock (not a radio, real simple)
Box of kleenex in wicker box cover
Little ceramic dish I got in Greece, with a lid
Pencil holder made out of a smooth stone
And the other side has:
Turquoise candle on same white ceramic base
Books
Cell phone
Another little dish from Greece
Multi-colored, striped coaster
This thread is funny, so intimate and yet in my case, not so much