Modern Murphy Beds - Insights
If you have overnight guests regularly, or if you have a small apartment or space that prevents you from having a traditional bed, you'll want to consider a Murphy bed.Now hold on a minute! Murphy beds have changed - they're not the same fold-up-into-the-wall beds you may remember from years ago.Today there are many modern Murphy bed models to choose from. They can be unobtrusive, or they can make a statement as part of your decor. It's completely up to you! murphy beds offers excellent info on this.
Most people consider a fold up
bed, or wall bed as it is also known, because of a lack of space, or because
they don't want to devote an entire room for guests who may visit only a few
nights a year. Did you know that the average American household has overnight
visitors 11 days per year? That's certainly a good reason to consider sleeping
accommodations that can be placed out of the way during most of the year.
Modern fold up beds are available
now in many configurations, including twin, full, queen and king size models.
Would you like to have your bed disappear as part of a wall of bookcases? Would
you prefer that your bed hide behind a fold-up table or desk work area? Do you
want it to look like a cabinet? You can even choose a special unit that hides
behind a bar. Some Murphy beds come with built-in storage so you can store
pillows and bedding away until needed. Today's wall beds can even be designed
as bunk beds.
You can choose a bed that folds down straight from the wall, or you can choose a horizontal orientation if your
floor space is limited.The best part about today's
modern fold up beds is that unless you give it away, no one will know there's a
bed in the room.Prices for modern Murphy beds
will vary, from just a few hundred dollars for the Murphy bed folding
mechanism, to a complete bed system including cabinets and hardware at about
$3000.
Is a Murphy bed easy to open and use? Actually, yes it is. The mechanism is steel, and most frames are designed to hold up to 1700 pounds. The opening mechanism is spring-loaded, so the bed can be dropped down from the wall with very little effort. It's similar to the way a hatch on an SUV opens.
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According to the Murphy Bed Company, William L. Murphy and his wife lived in a one-room apartment in San Francisco around the turn of the century. Since their standard bed took up most of the floor space, he began to experiment with folding bed designs and eventually patented the 'Murphy Bed'.
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