There is never enough room on your bedside table for every function you need it to perform...... Light/ Lamp, book rest, phone space/charger, kindle space/charger, ear plugs, earrings, watch, charging cables etc.
How do you then stick a dribbly cup of coffee/tea in the middle of that an expect things to not get sticky??
Oh look, i think I have a solution.......................
The author remixed this model.
widened, added phone holder, re-orientated the trinket/ watch holder