Just the name Murphy bed makes me laugh. It conjures memories of scenes in slapstick comedies, where the beds, possessed with demonic intentions, drop into rooms unannounced or swallow up ...

Imgur user AvalonAwoken To ensure that the bed can fit over the sofa, you'll want to build a 2-by-4-foot frame and mount the Murphy bed hardware to that instead of the baseboard.

Built-ins (including a Murphy bed!) make the room more functional. One of the biggest projects in the room was a DIY built-in unit complete with a Murphy bed, which Caitlin said made the biggest ...

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