All You Need to Know About Murphy Bed
Hardware
by Eddie Tobey
The Murphy bed, once the best
way to fit into a small one-room apartment, has become a clever
way to expand the functionality of a homeowner’s living
space—allowing a room to become a home office or studio,
while, at the same time, to be a bedroom for the occasional
guest. The cabinetry surrounding the bed can be as ornate or
simple as the homeowner prefers, and can utilize any variety of
wood, but the hardware that makes
the unit a Murphy bed is basically similar in purpose from one
bed to another.
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A Look at Murphy Bed
Libraries
Dave Lavinsky
Homeowners and apartment
dwellers alike have a need for
functional living space that is
attractive and economical. As
housing becomes more expensive,
and more people choose to
telecommute, choices have to be
made to use the space available
in an efficient, flexible
manner. One solution for this
problem is a Murphy bed
library.
The Murphy bed library unit is
an elegant piece of furniture
that allows multiple uses of a
room. An apartment dweller can
sleep, exercise, entertain, and
work in the same small space,
while her books, entertainment
system, computer, and bed share
the same wall. .
With the bed in its closed
position, the unit looks like
an entertainment center or
library shelving. These units
can be made of any modern
material used for fine
furniture, and can be found in
any furniture style, from
traditional to avant garde. The
unit is a piece of quality
furniture, while the bed and
mechanism are strong and
long-lasting. The Murphy bed
library is an investment that
puts a premium on comfort and
elegant efficiency.
When the bed is needed, units
differ. Some units have sliding
shelf units that move on tracks
to expose the bed, which then
drops down. Others have cabinet
doors that open to expose the
bed. Some clever designers have
hidden the drop-down bed behind
a fake wall decorated with a
permanently-attached, framed
painting. The wall drops with
the bed, becoming part of the
support for the mattress.
The Murphy bed library unit is
also useful for homeowners who
need to turn that spare bedroom
into a study or work space most
of the time, and a guest area
some of the time. The room is
furnished as an office, but the
guest bed is always available
for that unexpected guest.
A third use for this furniture
is as a wall-unit in an actual
executive office. Bookshelves
and cabinets are available for
attractive display and storage,
but the bed is available if the
tired executive is working late
and can’t make it home.
Murphy
Beds provides detailed
information on murphy beds,
murphy bed plans, wall beds,
bed libraries, and antique
beds. Murphy Beds is the
sister site of Bunk Beds
Web.
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Murphy bed hardware performs the same function, no
matter how old or new the bed is. This hardware supports,
moves, and positions the mattress, allowing it to be easily
pulled into place horizontal to the floor for use, or lifted,
bedding intact, to hide in its recessed cavity, safely locked
away.
Buying the Murphy bed hardware as a complete kit is the logical
way to complete the creation of a custom Murphy bed or to
refurbish an old one. The kit will consist of all hardware to
support the mattress and fix it to the wall, as well as locking
legs, a track for the bed to pivot on, and the actual mechanism
that lifts the bed. All the hardware will be in the package,
and will fit together and work together—avoiding potential
problems of not finding that necessary rail, bolt or screw that
will fit and that will take the strain of frequent use.
Murphy bed hardware is available in different sizes and price
ranges, as the bed can be for a twin, full, queen or king
mattress - or for a horizontal mount as well as the standard
vertical mount. There are economy kits available for $200 and
up, as well as deluxe versions beginning at $500 and up.
Shipping the kit is an extra cost that should be factored into
the price of the bed.
About the Author
Murphy Beds Info
provides detailed information on murphy beds, murphy bed plans,
wall beds, bed libraries, and antique beds. Murphy Beds Info is
the sister site of Bunk
Beds Web.
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