Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Musings on Executing a Wall Bed or Murphy Bed

The cost of real estate has ensured that I stay hooked to the concept of wall-bed. I think any piece of estate that makes multiple uses possible is a gift. I think wall-bed is one piece of furniture that is crucial to make use of the precious estate we own.

It's been a while now and I've been reading and checking videos of different kinds of wall-beds.

A bed is typically a stationary object but a wall-bed involves movement. One movement results in bed occupying space for sleeping and another movement results in clearing space for uses other than sleeping. Easy to miss little but important things whenever or wherever movement is involved. So am trying to list them all down here. You can add too in the comments. Here I go.
  1. When a wall-bed opens obviously it needs clear space so that it can open fully. Nothing should obstruct the opening and landing of wall-bed legs on the floor. So if, before the opening of the wall-bed, the space was used for some other purpose or occupied with some other objects, one needs to move these objects beyond the space to be occupied by the wall-bed. If this space is visibly marked based on the dimensions of the wall-bed, then it would be a good reminder every time the wall-bed is opened and will result in smooth movements day in and day out.
  2. When the wall-bed closes, how does the mattress and the bed-sheets stay in order?
  3. When the wall-bed closes, where do you keep the duvets, blankets and pillows? One may need a dedicated space to keep them properly and easily. Of course, when the wall-bed opens, it should be easy and quick to retrieve the same.

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