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Everything we’d tell you across the counter.

Short, honest guides from the shop that builds the beds: planning the wall, measuring it, getting it home and living with it.

A vertical Queen Shaker Murphy bed in Pure White, closed, between side cabinets in a bedroom (rendered)
Measuring

How to measure for a Murphy bed

Six measurements, taken to the sixteenth, and the one thing on the wall most people forget to check.

· 4 min read
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A vertical Queen Shaker Murphy bed in Pure White, closed, between side cabinets in a bedroom (rendered)
Measuring

How to measure for a Murphy bed

Six measurements, taken to the sixteenth, and the one thing on the wall most people forget to check.

· 4 min read
A vertical Barn Door X Murphy bed in Alabaster, closed, between side cabinets in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

How much does a Murphy bed cost?

What moves the price of a made-to-order Murphy bed, and where to see yours priced as you build it.

· 4 min read
A horizontal Double Shaker Murphy bed in Pewter Green, lowered and made up in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

How does a Murphy bed work?

A bed on pivots, a counterbalanced lift, a cabinet fixed to the wall, and legs that fold down: what each part does.

· 4 min read
A vertical Five Panel Murphy bed in Evergreen Fog, lowered and made up, with the whole room around it (rendered)
Living with it

Are Murphy beds safe?

A Murphy bed is as safe as the wall it’s screwed to. The rules that keep it that way, and why they matter.

· 4 min read
A vertical Barn Door X Murphy bed in Agreeable Gray, closed, between tall side cabinets in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

Murphy bed kit or custom-built?

What a kit leaves to you, what the cabinet is made of, and what you get when one shop builds the whole bed.

· 4 min read
A horizontal Five Panel Murphy bed in Urbane Bronze, closed, between low side cabinets in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

Vertical or horizontal Murphy bed?

Which way the bed folds decides how much wall it takes, how far it comes into the room, and what fits above it.

· 4 min read
A vertical Slab Murphy bed in Fawn Brindle, closed, against a bedroom wall with side cabinets (rendered)
Planning

What wall does a Murphy bed need?

Wood studs, metal studs or masonry: what holds a Murphy bed, what doesn’t, and when to stop and call us.

· 4 min read
A vertical Barn Door Murphy bed in Light French Gray, closed, with the whole room around it (rendered)
Planning

A guest room that’s also a home office

One room, two jobs: where the bed goes, where the desk goes, and how to keep the floor clear for both.

· 4 min read
A horizontal Double Shaker Murphy bed in unfinished white oak, closed, in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

Painted maple or stained white oak?

How each finish is built, how it looks, what unfinished means, and how to see the real colors before you choose.

· 3 min read
A vertical Double Shaker Murphy bed in Dovetail, down and made up with bedding, in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

Murphy bed vs. sofa bed

A real mattress against a fold-out one, the floor each gives back, and which one guests actually sleep on.

· 3 min read
A horizontal Barn Door Murphy bed in Light French Gray, closed, between low side cabinets in a living room (rendered)
Delivery & setup

Curbside delivery or installation: which is right for you?

What comes on the pallet, what our crew does on an install day, and how to decide between the two.

· 4 min read
Two tall drawer-over-doors side cabinets in Naval, either side of a vertical Murphy bed in a bedroom (rendered)
Planning

Choosing side cabinets for a Murphy bed

Drawers, doors or open shelves; tall or low; and how wide to go before the wall runs out.

· 4 min read
A vertical Slab Murphy bed in Urbane Bronze, lowered and made up between side cabinets (rendered)
Living with it

What mattress works in a Murphy bed?

The size, how thick, why there’s no box spring, and what a heavier mattress does to the balance.

· 3 min read
A horizontal Five Panel Murphy bed in Tricorn Black with chrome pulls, lowered and made up (rendered)
Living with it

Can you sleep on a Murphy bed every night?

Plenty of people do. What makes it work day after day, and the small habits that keep it working.

· 4 min read

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