| Do you have a studio or loft apartment and don't quite | | | | The first step in choosing a wall bed is selecting the |
| know how to hide the bed? Then a Murphy bed is for | | | | cabinet size you want. Wall beds are available in |
| you! | | | | queen, twin and double bed sizes. Measure the area |
| The Murphy bed, or wall bed as it is sometimes called, | | | | where you want to put the bed. If you want side |
| goes back to the 1800's when many people simply | | | | cabinets you will have to think about placement |
| lived in rooms. At that time they were beautiful pieces | | | | carefully to make sure the whole unit, along with the |
| of furniture that could act as a bed at night, then during | | | | side pieces, fits. |
| the day, the actual bed part would lift up and the entire | | | | Secondly, decide on the type of mattress. These beds |
| piece would become a mantle of sorts. | | | | can be made with the mattress attached to the |
| Todays Murphy beds can be an ornate piece of | | | | cabinet itself or you can put the mattress in |
| furniture like those of the past, or simply a piece that | | | | afterwards whenever the bed is being used. An air |
| fits right into the wall or a cabinet. Todays wall beds | | | | mattress, or a foam mattress or a coil spring mattress |
| are easy to lift and hare great for people with small | | | | can be used. |
| rooms, that have one room living or that want to make | | | | Side cabinets are optional but a great way to add |
| a guest room do double duty. Wall beds can also be | | | | more storage space to your room. Two or more side |
| used at dormitories, hospitals, firehouses and hotels. | | | | cabinets can be attached to the main wall bed cabinet. |
| Today, they use the latest technologies to design | | | | Side cabinets will give the whole unit a finished look |
| these beds. With these new designs you get a | | | | much like a big wall unit - no one will ever know there |
| comfortable place to sleep as well as a great piece of | | | | is a bed hiding in there! The side cabinets can be built in |
| furniture. Murphy beds can also help you gain space, | | | | a library style with shelves for keeping books, photo |
| something that is much needed in small living quarters. | | | | frames and other articles. |
| When you have a studio or loft, having a murphy bed | | | | Wall beds are great for getting added use in small |
| can open up the room into a whole new living room. | | | | spaces as well as extending the use of your guest |
| Once you fold the bed up, it no longer needs to serve | | | | rooms. Instead of the typical sofa couch, surprise your |
| the purposes of a bedroom and can be used for most | | | | overnight guests with a bed that folds down from the |
| anything! An office, a bar, a home theater, a gym - the | | | | wall! |
| possibilities are endless. | | | | |