Murphy Bed with Sofa Design

Murphy bed with sofa, as the name implies, function as beds and as sofas. They are excellent for bedrooms, camps and cabins. Your guests will be happy to sleep on a folding sofa bed instead of on inflatable mattresses or sleeping bags. Building one is an easy task that only requires some basic knowledge about carpentry. Position two 28-inch boards on its side 2 inches wide, parallel, and 41 inches apart. Place seven 60-inch boards perpendicular to and above the two previous boards so that their ends protrude from the sides to a length of 8 inches on each side. Place them with a space of 1/2 inch. Screw the 28-inch boards using four screws for each. Repeat this step to complete two thirds of the structure of your sofa bed. These will be the external structures.

Murphy bed with sofa, the measurements should be similar, but standard pine woods, such as 1 x 4 inches, are actually equal to 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. The one labeled as 1 x 4 inches is the nominal size, but not the real one. This happens in all those bought in construction stores. Position two 28-inch wooden boards on one edge, parallel, at a distance of 44 inches. Place the last seven 60-inch boards perpendicularly above the two boards so that their ends protrude about 6 1/2 inches on each side of the other boards. Place them with a spacing of 1/2 inch and screw them as you did in the previous step. This will be your average structure.

Murphy bed with sofa, places the middle structure next to one of the first structures you built. The outer side of the 60-inch board of the middle structure must be 1/8 of an inch away from one of the 60-inch boards of the other structure. The ends, in both structures and frames, should be aligned and above the 28-inch boards. Connect both structures by screwing two hinges on the 60-inch boards in each. The hinge pin should rest within the 1/8 inch (0.3 cm) gap, with these positioned at 8 inches from both ends of the 60-inch boards.