What Is A Murphy Bed?
So just what is a Murphy bed?
For years I had heard the name but had no idea what it really was.
Essentially, a Murphy bed is a wall bed that folds up into a wall to
save space. It was patented by William Murphy way back in 1916. Since
then it has become very popular in small apartments, dorm rooms, and
offices. In fact, it is a great space saving bed for any tight
situation.
A Murphy bed typically has
some sort of a cabinet on the outside, hiding the bed in the wall or on
the wall. Hence the other name Murphy wall bed. Some people will build book
shelves on either side of the Murphy bed. These beds come in all sorts
of sizes to fit your particular needs and you can find
Murphy beds for sale or you can
build a Murphy bed
with some woodworking plans.