Murphy Bed

This is a very innovative solution to your dilemma. The use of knotty pine gives this piece nice details. The edging adds a nice touch to the piece as well.

How did you finish this?

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Scott:

I used a water white sanding sealer and WW lacquer for the top coats. All are nitrocellulose based.

-- Wuddoc

Thanks for the great post. This is a great use of space and a great solutio to accomodate the sloped ceiling. What hardward did you use for the murphy bed mechanism?

Thanks,
Daniel

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Another impressive project. Excellent design elements and use of available space.

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Nery nice. I used to have one of those in my room growing up.

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Great idea. Well executed. Looks cozy and welcoming.

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Good looking, useful project. The aluminum trim is an interesting design touch.

-- Maplewood, MN

AWESOME!!

Thank you all for the nice comments.

Blackdogwoodshop aka Daniel

The Murphy mechanism came from www.Rockler.com

-- Wuddoc

thanks!

-- Daniel, Southern Indiana -- "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -- http://blackdogwoodshop.etsy.com

Wuddoc, Thanks for the post. I have been contemplating something like this for an upcoming extra room remodel.
Question- dos that panel covering the bed remove from yours? I do not seem to see it in the photograph nor see a leg of some type?

Thanks.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

clieb91

There are four removable panels that are stored in my equipment room when the bed is pulled down. Each panel is edgebanded on the top and bottom with aluminum angle but not on the sides. What looks like side edgrbanding is just flat aluminum stock which overlaps the preceding panel to cover gaps and gives the appearance that each panel is edgebanded.

The top rail of the entire unit, which is just a big box, is actually an aluminum angle and the four panel top sections slide up behind the angle. This restrains the tops of each panel so they will not fall out. On the floor I reversed the angle and the four panels slide against the floor angle which acts as a stop. The vertical sides of the overall box are also aluminum angle edgebanded.

The first panel has a handle at the bottom which allows me to pull it out so I can reach behind each of the other three panels near the floor to remove them.

The legs where attached to the mechanism I bought. As the bed is pulled down the legs swing down.

I will include a construction picture in my project Murphy Bed section shortly. Great question.

-- Wuddoc

Absolutely fantastic. I have a similar need and an this is just the inspiration I require. Great job.

Wuddoc, Thanks for the explaination. I will keep my out for that post, my wife likes the idea as it would provide us a bed when needed but also storage for her scrapbooking and sewing supplies in the room.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."