MikeB - thanks!

Splintergroup - my husband had asked her what she typically has by her chair when reading, and she said her phone and the TV remote.  So tried to accommodate those.
 
Jim - thanks!  I'm sure your version would have special mechanisms or secret compartments!  

Ron - thank you!

Corelz125- I'm now always looking for opportunities to use that spline jig!  In this case, I do think that top joint needed support.

GeorgeWest- thanks.  I saw some online that also had a pencil/pen holder slot and a way to support an iPad.  I just included what I thought she would find useful.