More Woodworking Murphy bed project

Aug 11, 2021 Last reply: 4 years ago 7 Replies
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So I have been busy this year. It started off with a kitchen rehab. Basically all new new cabinet doors with book matched center panels, new drawers plus 13 additional drawers to fill the lower cabinets. And all new hardware.



Then a Murphy bed project for us.



We wanted more storage room in one of our bedrooms so a Murphy bed was the ticket. This is the second that I have built.



To keep cost down we decided to go with an antique paint finish, Milk Paint. Two tone, really it will be three tones. Mostly Basel green, Georgian grey, IIRC for face frames, and there will be black for top trim of the bed and the two towers.



All done except for the top trim and pulls.



The concept drawing.



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The bed front before trim was complete.



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Painted



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The bottom of one of the tower cabinets mid build.



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Almost finished. I need the top trim and pulls.



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And last with the pullouts pulled out for placement of glasses, watches, alarm clocks, what ever.



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I found the HiddenBed customer service folks to be extremely helpful and responsive.

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Nice. What supports the foot of the bed when it's down ? John T.

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L

Thank you.

I used Creatabed, same as the one 10 years ago. They too were very helpful. Their normal plans call for a 10' tall mattress, or less. They modified the plans for me to handle a 14" pillow top mattress. Perfect!

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L

Thank you.

Two fold down feet on each side. They swing around after the bed is down.

I used the Adjustable Deluxe kit.

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K

Nicely done!

10' tall mattress... must have some high ceilings!

Did you think about building in a Qi charger (or two)?. I think it would be a nice touch, better than cords dangling about.

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L

Thank you!

I know right? LOL I figured some one would catch that.

Yes! But this is a simple design and the charger/electrical receptical would be seen from somewhere. The towers are free standing and the bed only has 3/4" thick side panels.

The bed does not get used often but it is handy when it is needed. 95% of the time the bed is unused.

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K

The charger can be buried under the surface (hole drilled from the other side). The power cord is a problem.

It would be handy for guests. I look great anyway. Just a suggestion.

BTW, if anyone is thinking about imbedding a Qi charger, forget Rockler. They want 10-15x what they're worth.

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