To make a foldaway wardrobe bed yourself, there are three steps. First, prepare the hardware and holes for assembly. Then, move on to the stage of assembling the box spring and the box. Finally, attach the legs of the Murphy bed and get to work on the finishing touches.
Step 1: preparing the assembly
You need :
12 boards, preferably pine, 1.6 cm thick and of different dimensions: 3 to support the slats, 2 for the head and foot of the bed, 2 for the sides, 2 others for the bottom and 3 more for assembly.
The wall box requires 4 additional boards.
Material level, you will also need:
- a router,
- a drill,
- a screwdriver,
- about 40 screws,
- assembly brackets
- paint for finishing touches.
Then pre-drill the holes for the assembly using the router and drill.
Step 2: assembly
Start by assembling the box with the Murphy bed frame using wood glue and wood screws. Assembly brackets will help solidify the junction points. To reinforce the box, add two boards inside, screw them to the sides of the structure and install two assembly brackets.
You can then screw the 14 slats of the box spring, making sure to keep equal spacing between each of them. Finally, assemble the sides of the wall box and use assembly brackets to reinforce the corners.
Step 3: the mechanism and finishes
The last step is to put in place the spring mechanism and drill the holes for the installation of the retractable U-shaped legs , with a height of 10 cm. Now you can begin the finishing touches, namely preparing the cupboard, varnishing the wood and installing the handle to lower and raise the Murphy bed.
