Rustic Queen Sized Wall Bed

Expecting our second child, my wife and I decided to do away with our guest bedroom and combine it with our office. The only problem was our queen bed took up way too much space and it didn't get enough use to justify the sacrifice. We looked at the wall bed options available for purchase and decided they were way too blah and very expensive. I then found the "A MURPHY BED YOU CAN BUILD, AND AFFORD TO BUILD" post on Ana's website (thanks for the inspiration)!

Using cheap pine boards, plywood, door hinges, vinyl upholstery and stain I constructed the wall bed you see here. It really wasn't that difficult but facing it took the most time. To give the boards a more rustic look I used a utility knife to shave off the edges/corners and stained them with the Minwax American Walnut water based stain and the Minwax White Wash Pickling. When this started we thought we were going to have to settle for something unattractive and less than desirable. Seeing it in our office now, we love our new bed and actually think it makes the room look much better! I didn't keep track of costs, but it couldn't have been more than $150.

Built from Plan(s)

PLANS: A Murphy Bed YOU Can Build, and Afford to Build

Estimated Cost

I didn't keep track of costs, but it couldn't have been more than $150.

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Minwax American Walnut water based stain and Minwax White Wash Pickling

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Comments

Ana White

Wed, 06/25/2014 - 11:11

Nice!

This turned out great, love it! Thanks for sharing!

moosmani

Wed, 06/25/2014 - 14:03

Very cool!

jwm816

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 08:08

Dimensions

Looks great! May I ask what the final outside dimensions were? Curious to see if this would work for me.

Thanks!

ldo2626

Wed, 08/06/2014 - 09:23

Re: Dimensions

I would have to measure it when I get home... at work currently. Looking back, I think the best approach is to take the measurements from the plan, find the difference between standard mattress and queen mattress dimensions (check wikipedia for standard sizes), then add that difference back to the plan. I cut it real close on mine and could use a little more space. It would be nice to make it a bit deeper and with some head room to store comforters and pillows.