The Spruce Daily has instructions for making a DIY Murphy bed. You can also check Pinterest, and I'm sure there is a video or two on YouTube that will walk you through the process step by step.
What is your experience with carpentry? Do you have all the necessary tools?
While it is possible to make a Murphy Bed yourself, before you go ahead and start buying anything, I would suggest that you price the total cost of diy- all tools and materials first. This way you will be in a more informed position to decide whether to buy a ready made one or diy.
There are a couple of ways to hide a bed against a wall. You can build a cabinet and buy the Murphy bed hardware but before you do that go to You Tube and watch some videos. There is a warning that is stuck in my head about installing M'bed hardware and getting hurt by the springs. It may be simpler for you to buy a cabinet that is already a M'bed and just install it. I don't think it is a good first wood working project if that is where you are, but if you do it you should post it.
Hello Wanda Ham :) You ARE an ambitious woman! :) There are 2 links below. The first one is the article about how she made her Murphy bed -- lots of pictures too -- and the second link is actually a PDF of the FREE plans and directions (and if it doesn't open correctly, although it should, there is a link at the end of the article for you to click on to access the free plans PDF). Good Luck Wanda and thank you for asking HOMETALK for help :)
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See if these help!
https://www.thespruce.com/diy-murphy-bed-projects-every-budget-4110832
https://www.loriwallbeds.com/
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/rooms-and-spaces/bedroom/how-to-build-a-murphy-bed
You can buy the hardware from www.rockler.com
https://www.yourmodernfamily.com/diy-wall-bed/
http://www.ana-white.com/2010/03/plans-a-murphy-bed-you-can-build-and-afford-to-build.html
The Spruce Daily has instructions for making a DIY Murphy bed. You can also check Pinterest, and I'm sure there is a video or two on YouTube that will walk you through the process step by step.
YouTube has several tutorials on making a Murphy bed. I have found those making the tutorials to be very good and precise.
What is your experience with carpentry? Do you have all the necessary tools?
While it is possible to make a Murphy Bed yourself, before you go ahead and start buying anything, I would suggest that you price the total cost of diy- all tools and materials first. This way you will be in a more informed position to decide whether to buy a ready made one or diy.
There are a couple of ways to hide a bed against a wall. You can build a cabinet and buy the Murphy bed hardware but before you do that go to You Tube and watch some videos. There is a warning that is stuck in my head about installing M'bed hardware and getting hurt by the springs. It may be simpler for you to buy a cabinet that is already a M'bed and just install it. I don't think it is a good first wood working project if that is where you are, but if you do it you should post it.
Hello Wanda Ham :) You ARE an ambitious woman! :) There are 2 links below. The first one is the article about how she made her Murphy bed -- lots of pictures too -- and the second link is actually a PDF of the FREE plans and directions (and if it doesn't open correctly, although it should, there is a link at the end of the article for you to click on to access the free plans PDF). Good Luck Wanda and thank you for asking HOMETALK for help :)
https://addicted2diy.com/2016/03/30/diy-modern-farmhouse-murphy-bed/
https://addicted2diy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/queen-size-deluxe-murphy-bed-plan.pdf
go on line and look for murphy bed kits.