Murphy's Law
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Jeff Wardell lowers the riveted aluminum Murphy bed, custom-made by furniture designer Pat Carson, in the guest room. See the rest of his shipping container home in San Francisco here.
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The Murphy bed is raised and lowered by a a hand-cranked wheel and pulley. See more of this modern shipping container home in San Francisco here.
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"The Cube," as it is known, transforms into a room, then back into a big box when closed. By lowering the custom Murphy bed and rolling a sliding plywood door, Aleksander Novak-Zemplinski creates an insta-guestroom in his small, industrial-style Warsaw loft.
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In this small renovated apartment in Manhattan's West Village, the mahogany headboard turns the room into a bedroom at night. "I think of the bed as intimate space," Milan Hughston says, "and putting the bed away—having it out of sight when not in use—is satisfying."The custom-designed Murphy bed is ergonomically easy to lower and has a firm sleeping surface.
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During the day, the folding bed goes up and transforms into a living room, fit for relaxing or entertaining friends and guests. See more of this small New York apartment here.
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The dark steel blue origami-like desktop unfolds to reveal a perforated-steel divider that allows the passage of computer cables hidden inside the mobile office compartment in this space-efficient renovation in New York.
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The interior of the Murphy bed compartment is lined with a stained cork panel and contains a smaller shelving unit for bedside reading, alarm clock, and reading lamp. Click to see more of this open space apartment in the Upper West Side.
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In this diminutive apartment renovation in New York, floor-to-ceiling maple sheathes the storage cabinets and the bottom of the Murphy bed, (concealed, at right). The concrete ribbon continues as a window seat before becoming a desk.
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The Murphy bed in its pulled-down state is backed by mirrors from Sergi's Images Mirrors & Glass to help bounce light from the north-facing windows around the apartment. A cabinet hung at the upper left provides more storage. Read more about this pint-sized renovated apartment in the Upper East Side here.
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