Murphy bed can be great space savers, but they also have their downsides. One of the biggest challenges associated with murphy beds is figuring out where to put your pillows when you fold up the bed in the morning. Here are some ideas on how to make it easier to use your murphy bed without losing your pillow every day.
A Murphy Bed
A Murphy Bed is a low-height type of bed that folds up and down against the wall, like an armoire. A Murphy Bed can be stored away when not in use, saving space. The bed frame’s height is typically less than three feet tall when folded up or unfolded – just enough for someone to sit comfortably.
How Does It Work
A Murphy Bed is one of the most practical, economical, and stylish ways to maximize space in your home. Murphy beds often double as an extra workspace, and because they are more compact than a traditional bed, they don’t dominate the bedroom.
Murphy beds typically take up about the same amount of floor space as a sofa or loveseat, so if you have limited floor space in your bedroom, this type of furniture will give you room to stand up and walk around inside the room. One way people get more use out of their homes is by using what’s called a wall bed. A wall bed comes down from the wall when needed and disappears into it when not in use.
Wall Beds
Murphy beds are great because they’re space-saving and allow for greater flexibility. But if your bed only has one or two shelves, it’s probably not enough to store all your things in. In that case, an armoire is perfect! They can hold everything from books to clothing to sheets and pillowcases. Plus, the material usually matches the color of the room so there’s no need to paint anything after.
To get the most out of a wall bed, make sure it complements its environment by choosing furnishings that match well with its surroundings like chestnut armoires with pine floors or walnut chests with cherry table tops. Of course, we’d also love to help you find what might work best for your home – just contact us today!
Console Tables
Since most of us have experience with a regular bed, we already know where to put the pillows and sheets. For a Murphy Bed it’s not that easy because it turns into an upright position so there’s nowhere to store the pillows or anything else that usually goes with the bed. However, there are some options for storage that might work for your home or office.
One option is to use a console table in front of the Murphy Bed when it is lowered. If your room has open floor space behind the Murphy Bed, then this might be one way to utilize the extra space in your bedroom by adding in a custom console table that will hold everything you need while sitting upright.
Coffee Tables
This is not a common need. If the futon type has no room to walk around, then there will not be room for the coffee table either. Murphys are usually big enough that there is no need for anything else in the middle of it.
Kitchen Carts And Islands
Murphy beds can be a great space saver in your home. When not in use, the Murphy bed has the appearance of being nothing more than an empty room. There are only three things you need to complete the transition from bedroom to living room – blankets, pillows and sheets. The question is: where should those pillows go?
It turns out that there are various opinions about this, with some people claiming that it’s okay to place them on top of the mattress while others claim it’s safer if they’re draped over the frame. There is no right or wrong answer but remember that placement will depend entirely on how much storage space you have inside of your Murphy bed and how much effort you want to expend upon using it.
Conclusion
Murphy beds are great for small spaces because they fold up when not in use and take up very little space. Once the mattress is lowered onto the base and the footboard is folded against the wall, it only requires about 1 sq. ft. of floor space to stand.
It’s important to ensure that there’s enough room to stretch out once you’re in your bed before lowering the mattress down into position. Your mattress will have a label telling you which way is UP; when it goes down into place, the labels should be right-side-up (though this may vary by model).
Make sure that any loose items are off of the floor and out of harm’s way before operating your Murphy Bed!
