This is one of my favorite client projects I’ve helped with this past month!

The room doubles as a guest room and a home office, so during our consultation the family mentioned they wanted a murphy bed to conserve as much space as possible. Here’s a snapshot of the proposal I sent them for the room that included this along with everything else for the room (bed, bedding, shelves, desk units, and desk top).

You’ll notice I suggested a long desk for them as well. This was actually something I configured myself to go between two large windows in the room.  I found a unit with heavy drawers/filing cabinets for both ends and then a file organizer for the middle.  Then I proposed building a 96″ (crazy long!) countertop to fit the top that would include plenty of space for two chairs. Fun, right?When it came time to actually build the piece, I had to figure out how large I wanted the spaces for the chairs. I took a few measurements to make sure everything was spaced evenly and got to work building, sanding, staining, and sealing.
Then I dry fit the countertop (the middle unit needed a 1/2 inch filler because it was a tad bit shorter).  I attached it to the 3 pieces and voila! DONE!  It actually took a good couple of hours, even though that one sentence made it seem really fast and easy.  Haha.  Keeping it real for you.It turned out really great though. PERFECT for this space! Oh, and we added some shelves (of course!) above to decorate and provide extra storage as needed.  Here’s the finished product! You can get a glimpse of the murphy bed unit in here too!