The Murphy Bed
Step by Step
The Master Bedroom
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In
the course of making our beach house into a desirable rental cottage,
my
studio space was converted into the master bedroom. So for the
last several years I have had to make my paintings in the living
room. To regain a studio the idea was to make the queen-sized
bed into a fold-up, or Murphy bed. The mechanism I designed for
this is shown below and the step by step process by which it was
constructed. Thus in winter I regain my studio space and in
summer the bed can be easily lowered and the space converted back into
the
Master bedroom. |
 The mounting board attached to the wall |
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| The
bracket
as it will be attached to
the bedframe |
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| The
brakets
and the bedframe |
The
headboard attached to the mounting board |
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| Headboard
and mounting board |
The
brackets
attached to the headboard |
 The bedframe attached to the brackets |
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| Will
it fit? |
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| Haha!
Yes it
fits |
The
second
bottom board inserted. Bungee cords attach on each side at the top to hold the bed upright. |
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| The
finished
product. The bottom of the bed, now upright, with removeable shelves and pinboard. |
Finally! A place to work. |
