king bed and nightstand size

[abseptember17]

The wall the bed and nightstands will go on is 140".  The king bed we are getting is 85".  The nightstands can be either 20" or 24".  I like the idea of having more space between the wall/nightstands/bed but worry that the 20" nightstands will look too small.  WDYT?  Thanks!

[tarheels]

20"'s definitely too small. Mine are 30" and I think they're perfect, but could be bigger if I wanted them to be. Think about it: decorators often use small chests of drawers beside king beds and they don't look too big.

[abseptember17]

I mostly worried that with the 24" ones it will just look like a big wall of furniture. With the 24" nightstands, there would only by 7" of wall space. With the 20" nightstands, there would be 15" of wall space... not a lot but a bit more.