I have a clothes cabinet thing in the BR called a HiBoy that has a shelf
enclosed inside it that is as wide as the piece of furniture.
I took some of that thin foam like shelf liner that my wife had for the cabinets
and kitchen drawers and lined the 2 ft long shelf with it.
I then can lay my 6 or so watches out flat lined up so no scratches on the watches
or on the furniture.
I also set my Wallet, Keys, Phone etc on this same shelf and I like the way
the liner protects it all and nothing slides on it and I always know where everything is.
You could do the same thing with the liner in a night stand or closet shelf,
but being inside the furniture will keep dust off of them.