Murphy bed (guest bedroom)

[glgene]

Since a guest bedroom is used only a small %age of the time (repeat...usually) would it make sense to have a Murphy bed in that room (to free up that space for general usage)?

Having never used a Murphy bed, I don't know the sleeping comfort. Don't know the space requirement or cost.

Comments?

Gene

[redwitch]

Cost: Usually pricey.

Comfort: Good, depending on the mattress you purchase.

Takes up little space, so that's a good thing. Is a permanent installation, so no redecorating and can be a detriment if you try to sell your home.

[cathyw]

Murphy beds are great. It's like having a extra room. The beds have full sized mattresses and are very comfortable. Many murphy beds are sold right here on TOTV- Classified section.
Check out this link for Wall Beds Plus in the Villages. Many styles to choose from.

Wall Plus Beds (http://www.wallbedsplusthevillages.com/gallery.html)

[ladydoc]

We just came to that conclusion ourselves...we are selling are queen size bed in the guest room and we purchased a daybed with a popup trundle. Murphys are very pricey..You can see a wide range of daybeds on Amazon.com. A very wide price range. Some come with mattresses, most do not. But the cost difference is huge between a day bed and a murphy bed,

[cathyw]

Cost: Usually pricey.

Comfort: Good, depending on the mattress you purchase.

Takes up little space, so that's a good thing. Is a permanent installation, so no redecorating and can be a detriment if you try to sell your home.


We recently sold a home that had a Murphy bed-- was not a problem.

We also just recently sold a Murphy bed, right here on TOTV. The installer from Wall Beds Plus just unbolted it from the wall and floor. When they install, they put a small slice in the carpet, which is left under the bed. After they un-installed it, the carpet just fell back into place-- can't even tell there was a Murphy bed there.

This is , of course, just my personal experience.

[asianthree]

i thought about it but can't put that much furniture in room, after putting the bed down, so i am putting in a queen

[mak44070]

My husband made a Murphy bed after purchasing the bed mechanism online. We got a mid-priced Queen mattress, and our guests said it was very comfortable. When we don't have guests, we use the room as a craft room/office.

[graciegirl]

Our grandson is sleeping like a log this week on two blow up mattresses stacked on top of each other.

Another easy solution.

[uujudy]

We have a sofa bed, and we put a blow up mattress on top so the houseguest can't feel the bar. The other nice thing about a sofa bed is that you can actually sleep on just the sofa if you need to sleep somewhere else at 3AM (without moving furniture, blowing up a mattress, unfolding a bed) because someone else is snoring to beat the band. :icon_wink:

[PattyPan1]

Have a murphy bed with a queen size mattress, couldn't be more comfortable. We didn't pay that much, went offsite to a place in Clermont and it was a little over $1,000 cheaper. Looks great too.

[Mark1130]

We have a sofa bed, and we put a blow up mattress on top so the houseguest can't feel the bar. The other nice thing about a sofa bed is that you can actually sleep on just the sofa if you need to sleep somewhere else at 3AM (without moving furniture, blowing up a mattress, unfolding a bed) because someone else is snoring to beat the band. :icon_wink:

I wish I were this smart...:bigbow: Great idea