Murphy Bed
In my opinion, this has been the best addition to our home. The hinge assembly and metal frame came in a kit that I purchased from Rockler, then, I supplied the plywood/trim. The kit came with standard instructions which were easy to follow, and there’s additional plans you can find for adding more detail and nightstands/shelving.
I now use this bedroom as my office, as the bed is put away most of the time and I work from home. My desk is assembled in two pieces and the larger portion disappears so the bed can fold down. It’s roughly a 5 minute process to change the room around.
original bed frame
I broke all plywood down before this, this is the only pic
laser line to cut outlet
outlet exposed
poplar for the face trim
poplar ripped down
first project with the new domino
cutting dominos into the wall pieces
installing hinges. messed up here with the depth, as I didn't add the 1" poplar face trim
this had to be assembled in the room
box constructed, tip it up!
building the frame
frame installed
doors on, trim and hardware added. (yes, hardware should be after stain)
I used a gel stain on this, then, finished with a paste wax
attaching first door