Murphy Beds

The Murphy Bed was named for its inventor, William Lawrence Murphy  (1876–1959), who invented it over 100 years ago in order to increase the usable space in his small San Francisco apartment. It was a simple but innovative idea – to pack away his bed easily in the day time to use the space left over for other things. It took Bill several tries, but he eventually devised a product that was strong and durable, making it easy for anyone to fold away the bed, regardless of size or strength.

Being able to increase your living area without building more rooms made the Murphy Bed an instant success, and his bed was the standard in many homes right up to World  War II. Later, during the boom years, the size of the average house and living area increased, meaning people did not need the extra space afforded by the Murphy Bed. Today, however, the need for more space, economical use of existing space and the high cost of additions has seen the Murphy bed re-emerge as a great alternative.

The Panel Wall Bed

A Panel Bed is the same concept as a Murphy Bed in that it is a fold-away bed, but with some distinct differences. The Murphy Bed was designed as a stand-alone system to be installed in an existing closet or space, so it requires  doors to hide the underside of the bed once it has been stowed in the wall (like shutting a cupboard). A Panel bed is an all-in-one system where the “doors” are attached to the underside of the bed. There are no doors to open (like cupboard doors on the Murphy system) – you just pull the bed up or down and you’re ready to go.

Wall Beds, are a great multi-functional solution for the dilemma of what to do with a room that also needs to be able to accommodate a bed. Whether you are working with a Home office, a Family Room, even an open-concept studio space without a defined bedroom, a custom Murphy Bed offers you the opportunity to have a real bed – with a real mattress – that may be folded away against the wall when not in use.

Our Wall Beds

We start with two State-of-the-art gas piston lift mechanism that uses just a few moving parts. This durable, reliable commercial-grade mechanism is designed for daily use and is preferred for use in condos, homes and hotels including Walt Disney World® and DisneyLand® resorts. Should a piston need to be replaced, it can be replaced in seconds without tools and without disassembling the bed. Our fold over steel leg not only keeps clear when open to prevent stubbing toes, when closed, it rotates in to help hold bedding in place.

We construct our Wall Bed Cabinets out of ¾ inch plywood, melamine or solid woods to hold a Single, Double or Queen Size mattress, and everything surrounding the bed section – next to, above and even behind the bed area – is completely custom-designed to suit your space and needs. Working with a basement or other height restriction? Consider a horizontal (side tilting) Wall Bed, which won’t require as much height, and also won’t protrude as far into the room when open. Complete your Wall Bed with overhead reading lights, a pull-out night-table, interior pillow storage and a tremendous variety of board colors, trims and face profiles, even a drop-down work surface on the closed cabinet.

Like all of our projects, our Wall Beds are custom-designed and fitted for your space and style – add-ons available include profile exteriors, mouldings, endless finish options and as usual we will manufacture drawers, shelves, desks and wardrobes to make your Murphy Bed Solution a total Space Solution.