How can I hide my folding bed using a reclaimed piece of furniture.
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Gale O'Neal
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I want to buy a folding guest bed (with a good mattress) and want to hide it in a piece of reclaimed furniture to keep in my office and one in library room instead of paying thousands for a Murphy bed. Any ideas?
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How about some sort of bookcase on wheels?
Have you thought about building your own Murphy bed? There are tons of free plans out there, it is the hardware that will cost a few dollars, but you will still save a ton of money. Some are even wall units with built in bookshelves.
Do you watch the Clint and Kelly Harp spinoff from Fixer Upper on the DIY network? He recently made one that is awesome!
I would build a frame around the 3 sides and turn it into a day bed. You can make great ones using recycled pallets. This is an example to give you an idea. I would do mine more finished. https://www.prettyprudent.com/2011/07/prudent-home/how-to-build-a-pallet-daybed-2/
Thanks ladies. Issue is we downsized and I do not want to build a Murphy bed. I was thinking more in the lines of taking a piece of old furniture that has a nice design in front, hollow out (remove back and brace it somehow) and put on casters to wheel it to the side when I need the bed out for guests. This way I can make it look more like it belongs in the small library or office and can use the top instead of having wasted space where bed pulls down. A folding bed (even a full size one) is a heck of a lot cheaper than even the plainest murphy unit. They al km are $1,000 plus before adding bookshelves.
Hi there.
Not too sure what type of fold up bed yu have, but what about converting the folded bed into an ottoman?
Here is a picture (click on image to see full view) of one to give you an idea.
Hope this helps