• Built-in
• Bedroom
• Guest room
• Murphy bed
• Painted
• Lights

Murphy bed library wall

A queen wall bed that folds away behind what looks like four tall Shaker doors, between two bookcases with cupboards below and a row of cupboards bridging over the top. Pull the brass handles and it comes down on its own fold-down leg, lifted by a bought piston kit, with a brass reading light reaching out either side of the pillows. A cove crown runs across the whole wall, and the shelves glow with warm LED strips.

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At a glance

Overall W x D x H

2990 x 611 x 2700 mm117 11/16" x 24 1/16" x 106 5/16"

Parts to cut

118

Build steps

119

Boards

8

Sheets

14

Solid wood

12.5 bd ft

Weight

546.2 kg1204 lb

Materials

• Birch plywood
• MDF
• Poplar (paint grade)

Finish

• Paint - warm white, satin

Tools

• Saw
• Square
• Tape
• Chisel
• Clamps
• Router
• Table saw
• Drill
• Pocket-hole jig
• Dowel jig
• Sandpaper
• Brush
• 10mm bit
• Cable clips

Hardware and fittings

• 12 x Concealed face-frame hinge, partial overlay
• 6 x Round knob, 30mm, brushed brass
• 2 x Plug-in LED strip kit, 12V, warm white 2700K
• 2 x Anti-tip furniture wall bracket, steel, with stud screws
• 1 x Piano hinge, steel, 38mm open
• 2 x Bar pull, 128mm centres, brushed brass
• 1 x Your queen mattress, up to 250mm thick (not part of this build)
• 1 x Vertical wall-bed mechanism kit, queen, piston lift
• 1 x Cove crown moulding, 100mm
• 2 x Plug-in swing-arm reading light, brushed brass

Cut list

The first 3 of 89 lines, in millimetres (inches below), finished size including joint allowances.

The 3D model

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