Closed down my office, as it had become little more than a storage facility, since I do all my stuff online now. Had taken over the dining room, and my wife wanted it back. After a remodel of my daughter's room upstairs (for her birthday) I decided to move my office into the other bedroom upstairs. Had to keep it as a bedroom for family visits, but needed more space than i had. My mother- in- law always wanted a Murphy bed. She passed away 3 years ago. I built this as a tribute to her, as we live in the house she spent her adult life in. Buying a prefabricated bed would cut into my guns and ammo money, so I decided to build one. It took 5 sheets of oak ¾ plywood, 1 2x4, and 4 1x3 solid oak boards. Also took a box of 1¼ decking screws and about a dozen 3"decking screws. The pivot point is simply an $8 boat seat swivel from Walmart. Saw a guy on YouTube do this, and it looked like a better option than the $300 hardware kits online. There is no assistance in lower and lift, but it is manageable for an adult. My chosen locking mechanism is ⅜x4 bolts through the top. These go through glued in sleeve bushings and into tee nuts mounted in the bed box itself. The floating shelves on the front function as the if the bed when lowered.
The room is small, and at the top of the stairs. Had to measure and cut everything outside, and assemble and finish in the room itself. Nothing could be fab'd before taking into the room. The ceiling height upstairs is low, but there is a hipped wall on both sides, so a vertical bed was impossible. I did have leftover space at the top, that I turned into a bookshelf. I also added a fold up desktop between the shelves. Here are a few pics. I will add and update as time goes on. I am still putting on the finish. I decided to stain it to match the new flooring I installed. The match is not perfect, but close enough...
The room is small, and at the top of the stairs. Had to measure and cut everything outside, and assemble and finish in the room itself. Nothing could be fab'd before taking into the room. The ceiling height upstairs is low, but there is a hipped wall on both sides, so a vertical bed was impossible. I did have leftover space at the top, that I turned into a bookshelf. I also added a fold up desktop between the shelves. Here are a few pics. I will add and update as time goes on. I am still putting on the finish. I decided to stain it to match the new flooring I installed. The match is not perfect, but close enough...
