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Old 03-31-2010, 01:51 PM
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Have any of you wood workers ever built a Murphy bed? I'm getting ready to build one for my guest bedroom/office and have been looking at kits for the hardware. Some use pistons like car makers use for hatchbacks, etc. Some employ springs. I wondered if any of you had experience with these and if so, which one you used.

The big dresser that I bought at an estate sale years ago was real thick but didn't seem to have much depth in the drawers. That's when I turned it around and found out it was a Murphy bed on the other side!

It used an 80 lb counterweight and the thing was well-balanced so not difficult to move up or down.

It's kind of bunched up against a wall in a spare room now that's full of books and stuff, so I can't readily take photos, but I think you get the idea.
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Old 03-31-2010, 04:47 PM
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The big dresser that I bought at an estate sale years ago was real thick but didn't seem to have much depth in the drawers. That's when I turned it around and found out it was a Murphy bed on the other side!

It used an 80 lb counterweight and the thing was well-balanced so not difficult to move up or down.

It's kind of bunched up against a wall in a spare room now that's full of books and stuff, so I can't readily take photos, but I think you get the idea.
That sounds pretty cool. I've never heard of one like that before.
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