Alright so this is the post that gets it all going.
My name is Brad Ross and I build Murphy beds for a living. I have been building these incredible beds for almost ten years now.
So why start a blog you may ask?
Well if you go and search for “Murphy bed” or “wallbed” in Google you will find that all of the results shown on the first couple of pages are companies trying to sell you there version of the Murphy bed. So much for unbiased information for you the informed consumer.
I meet people every day who have been given inaccurate information about how Murphy beds work and which hardware will work best for their type of application. Almost every day I answer the same questions and I am happy to do so because it helps me to determine what kind of solution they need.
Wouldn’t it be great if this blog could do that!
…and at the same time not try and sell them a several thousand dollar Murphy bed.
So let me be clear here and say that the goals for this blog are;
- Describe and review every type of Murphy bed on the market
- Review all of the hardware choices and rate them honestly
- Provide buying, building and installation tips and advice
- Create a community where your questions about Murphy bed can be answered
- Provide plans for Murphy beds using a variety of hardware
- Provide advice on room design and space saving ideas
- All this and I am not going to try and sell you a Murphy bed
Sound good I hope so. if there is something you want to see or have a burning question leave me a comment or fire off an email and i will post it here.
Well I have lots of work to do
Brad
I am a relatively competent amateur cabinet maker who is about to design, make and install his first murphy bed. The only constraints are that it must be a single (AKA twin) bed and it must attach to the wall, not the floor (it is in a 6 th floor condo and the floor is cement). My main question is where the best hardware mechanism can be found
Thanks
RJB
RJB,
Thanks for the question. For your first build, i would reccomend the Create-A-Bed hardware kit. It mounts to the wall easily and is very straight forward to build and install. The hardware kit come with an a detailed set of plans and an assembly guide. their website is http://www.wallbed.com
Brad Ross
Brad
OK, I am close to making the fatal choice. Your recommendation is critical and the fact that Woodworker’s Supply recommends it also is good. The only reluctance I have is over the piston drive. At http://www.murphybedhardware.com there is a spring driven model. It is more expensive but has a frame. My concern is about life expectancy and repairs and parts. If the pistons are standard issue stock then there is no problem. If they are custom it is hard to replace them. Pistons fail rarely; hinges fail never. True or false?
RJB