The 8 Best Murphy Beds You Can Buy Online
A Murphy bed is the unsung hero of tight spaces. By day, it's completely inconspicuous, in disguise as a wall or storage chest; by night, a gorgeous place for you or a guest to lay their head.
Of course, not all Murphy beds are created equal, and since it’s a large piece of furniture, you want to get it right the first time. We found the smartest, most functional, and most attractive options to create more living space in compact quarters (and for anyone who wants their mattress out of the way during the day).
- Amy Peltier of Peltier Interiors
- Mandy Gregory of Hunter Carson Design
After chatting with our expert interior designers, we researched popular options, assessing the many differences. You'll want to find the right size and orientation for your space: Horizontal is best for low-ceiling spaces. There are a variety of styles and materials—the most durable of which is wood (and typically the most expensive).
Lastly, you'll want to consider how many bonus features you want like couches, shelves, and smart plugs, and how much you want to be able to customize. The more features and customization, the higher the costs go, but then you have a personalized bed frame that will serve all your needs—and your space.
Resource Furniture Wall Bed with Desk at Resourcefurniture.com
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This Murphy bed doubles as a sleek bookshelf and comes in several sizes, styles, and colors.
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You’ll have to clear the bookshelf every time you lower the bed.
No Murphy bed is right for every room, but this is the bed to get if you need a bed that’ll blend into any bonus room—whether that’s a nursery, home office, or crafting room. You can make any room a guest bedroom. The Lori Bed is one of the sleekest Murphy beds we found. It looks like a stylish storage bed when extended and a sleek bookshelf when folded up.
The bed sits on top of rounded rockers, so it smoothly rolls up and down, and it’s held in place by two easy-to-twist locks. This spring-free design requires less force than a piston-based Murphy bed, so this bed is particularly user-friendly.
That said, you’ll still want to enlist a partner to help you lift and lower it, and you’ll have to clear the external built-in bookshelf every time you extend the bed.
We think the bed’s real selling point is how customizable it is. It comes in two sizes, four different finishes (you can even paint it yourself for added savings), and you can set it up vertically or horizontally.
Materials: Plywood | Mattress Size: Twin, queen | Weight Capacity: 1,000 pounds | Warranty: Lifetime limited warranty on parts and hardware
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This foldable Murphy bed collapses down to a fraction of its size and looks like a storage chest when you’re not using it.
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The bed requires a foldable mattress, which isn’t easy to replace.
Don’t want the fuss of mounting furniture to your wall? Look for a freestanding Murphy bed, like Canora Grey’s Storage Murphy Bed. The bed doesn’t hinge at the headboard like a traditional Murphy bed. Instead, it comes with a special mattress that folds in three places, so the bed can collapse to a fraction of its size.
This design is great for saving space: The bed is just over three feet tall, and just over five feet wide when closed (depending on the size you choose). And it looks like a storage chest, hiding in plain sight.
Though the bed’s mattress is foldable (and therefore hard to replace), it’s made of comfortable three-layer foam. The bed itself comes in three sizes giving you plenty of options for your guest room.
Unlike other Murphy beds, this one has a solid wood frame, and it’s designed with a charging station for phones and electronics. It also comes in three sleek finishes: Walnut, gray, and light toffee.
Materials: Wood | Mattress Size: Twin XL, full, queen | Weight Capacity: 800 pounds | Warranty: 1-year limited warranty
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This horizontal Murphy bed is great for small rooms and comes in several sizes and finishes.
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The bed takes up lots of wall space, doesn’t disguise as other furniture, and its size range stops at full.
Horizontal Murphy beds are great for rooms with low ceilings or limited space. While vertical Murphy beds hinge at the head, horizontal Murphy beds hinge along the side, so they’r