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Perfect for small rooms and apartments! Make your own folding bed using our hardware. Hardware includes plan for making basic box construction bed (bookcase shown in photo is available as a separate plan #31942). A comfortable bed by night, and attractive furniture by day.
See optional Murphy Bed Bookcase Plan #31942 shown in photo for complete set.
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 A fold down bed mechanism
is perfect for guests, small rooms and apartments. This finely engineered hardware
is counterbalanced for smooth operation without binding or overextending. Mechanism
uses a sophisticated piston lift system rather than old-fashioned springs that
can snap back. Beds are held securely closed, and open gently for added safety.
Steel pivot pin and bracket points install easily without adjustments. Includes
instructions for basic cabinet construction and instructional DVD. Hardware available in Twin, Full or Queen Sizes.
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Vertical Mount Murphy Bed Hardware
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Average Rating:
(4.9)
(28 customer reviews)
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1) Submitted by
HJ Haney, from Sun Prairie, WI
on 4/29/2009
Customer Rating:
Good clear directions.
I was in hurry to get this in a usable state so I put it together without a headboard or face panel, figuring I would work on them later. The lack of a headboard made it tougher to keep the sides straight and parallel (it would have helped correct a slight bow in one side) which made it more difficult to get the cylinder on.
Skipping the face panel I installed a couple 5" wide pine boards to the bottom to hold the legs as the directions call for. This worked but without the face panel the bed was not heavy enough to counterbalance the cylinders and it wanted to fly back up against the wall. So I screwed a couple pieces of rough plywood into the the bottom of the bed (where the face panel will be). The extra weight holds it down just fine.
I want to figure out another way to do the legs ultimately as I just don't particularly care for the having 2-4 little pieces sitting on top of the face panel.
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2) Submitted by
Pat Filoteo, from Woodinville, WA
on 3/9/2009
Customer Rating: 
Instructions are very clear. Do what they say, step by step and everything works. Technically, not especially challenging, though layout & cut accuracy are very important. The biggest challenge for me was just dealing with the number of large sheets in a small shop footprint.
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3) Submitted by
Russ Herold, from Christiansted
on 3/8/2009
Customer Rating:
Easy to use & customize your design
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4) Submitted by
Tom Knitter, from Medina, OH
on 12/30/2008
Customer Rating:
I have built 4 of these beds now for various customers. Great kit and directions.
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5) Submitted by
Brian Ekins, from Portland, OR
on 7/7/2008
Customer Rating:
My wife wanted to use a spare bedroom for a craft and sewing room but we still needed it for a guest room. She asked about a Murphy bed and after a quick search I found this kit from Rockler.
When it came in the mail I was expecting the box to be much larger than it was, I guess because of the price. The directions are excellent, both the printed and DVD instructions. Having the DVD is especially useful so you can see each step done. It's nothing fancy but the picture is clear and you can see everything you need to.
The plan they provide is makes the construction as simple as possible. I didn't like the idea of the glue-on edge banding and screwed butt joints so I made some changes. I dovetailed the corners of the bed box and used pocket screws in a couple of areas to avoid visible screws. I also used solid wood for the edges, where the plywood would be seen, except for the bed box which I made from baltic birch and I let the edges show.
After looking on the web at commercial Murphy beds, I liked one that looked like a two door cabinet. My wife had the idea of camouflaging the bed feet as coat hooks.
It took me a lot longer (way too long according to my wife) but I'm happy with the result. The cost is relatively high for what you get but it seems to be high quality and there was obviously a lot of effort in the design, which you're also paying for.
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6) Submitted by
Marilyn Johnston, from Holt, MO
on 11/17/2008
Customer Rating:
I was changing a guest bedroom into a quilting studio and asked my brother to build a Murphy Bed for when grandchildren visited. He proceeded to built the bed with the side bookcases to hold my quilting books. It was a great success and I am one happy quilter. Thanks a lot for excellent product and plans.
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7) Submitted by
Brian, from Jupiter, FL
on 11/30/2008
Customer Rating:
Our office/guest room was cluttered and uninviting. We had A large computer table, small dresser and a queen bed in a small room. I did not want to give up the queen bed, but I need more storage space (no basements in Florida) and a computer desk. Therefore are only option was Murphy bed. I looked into buying what I wanted and it would have cost $6000-$8000. I then quickly decided to go with this Create-A-Bed from Rockler. The plans are east to follow. We were able to complete this over a 4 day weekend (working 10 hr days). One piece of advice, plan out your trip to the lumber stores. The Create a Bed comes with a pattern for each of the 8 sheets of ¾’ plywood ($50 each) you will need to buy. Going to the lumber store when it is slow (weekday evenings or Friday night) you can get them to make all or most of the cuts on the 4’ x 8’ sheets plywood. They have the large table saw which makes it easy to make the long cuts, it saves you time and it makes it easier when loading into your vehicle.
The bed came out better than expected and company that has slept on it said it is very comfortable. I also made a small book case along the left hand side of the bed and built an L-shaped computer desk with stock cabinets I bought from [home center]. The Murphy bed alone cost me nearly $600 in materials and the total project cost me approximately $1400. The Murphy bed office completely changed the look and feel of the room. No longer is it crapped and cluttered, it is open and inviting.
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