If you or someone in your bed need to blow his nose, it's convinient to always have a box of tissues closed to your bed. Mine is an IKEA Malm. I used to pu a box on the floor close to my bed, but when I need one I have to bend over the bed to catch one form the box. Th event that made me do this design is when my 3 years old daughter was sick and in my bed, and needed for a tissue in the middle of the night. Now I can give her a tissue wihout any issue.