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This is a Murphy bed that was completed on January 26, 2008. It is called The Ross. This is a style that I build often, but this is the first sideways version. Here is an upright version that I posted on Lumberjocks called Ross Murphy Bed.
It is built in oak with 2 24” bookcases. Most of the time I keep the two sides symmetrical. This customer chose to have two different style bookcase.
Recently I changed the Ross design and moved the legs from in the middle of the doors to the outside edge. This gave the piece a cleaner look.
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8 comments so far
RJones
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posted 640 days ago
Chris,
Awesome work!!! Did you create the bottom molding as well?? Do you have any pics of it pulled out??
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Chris Davis
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posted 640 days ago
RJones,

The bottom molding is 5 1/4” crown cut down to 5” to square the top edge. I don’t have any pictures of it open. I need to remember to take those pictures. Here is a picture of another sideways version open.
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Grant Davis
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posted 640 days ago
That looks sweet. I better not show this to my youngest daughter or dad will have a new project added to his list of “to do’s”
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GaryK
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posted 640 days ago
Very cool. I’m thinking of something like that for my daughters room.
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Critterman
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posted 640 days ago
I like it! Very cool the way it works sideways and gives you the bookcase as well. Excellent work.
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Grumpy
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posted 640 days ago
Gret job there Chris. Very practical use of space.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 639 days ago
Hi Chris,
This is very nice project. You have taken an ordinary bed and made it into a piece of furniture.
Thanks for sharing.
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tenontim
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posted 517 days ago
Chris,
I saw this pop up on the Home page and I guess I hadn’t seen it before. I really like the design of the side ways, rather than upright design. As usual, this is a great piece of work, but I’m sure you could make a camp cot look good. Thanks for posting your work.
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