Construct a built-in bed

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Mother Earth News has plans for building a built-in bed. I have yet to find a good set of plans for the famed Murphy bed; has anybody else?

Build one of these, put it somewhere semi-private in your home, and rent it to a community-minded friend (or random Craigslister) to decrease your energy footprint by increasing your denominator for home energy use. It’s up to you whether you make “help on projects” a condition of the rental:)

4 thoughts on “Construct a built-in bed”

Tony C says:

December 23rd, 2008 at 7:16 am

Perhaps more of a somewhat experienced carpenter level than for a casual maker, but it could be simplified a bit.

Part 1
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_wkr/episode/0,,DIY_14349_27255,00.htm

Part 2
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_wkr/episode
/0,,DIY_14349_27256,00.html
Laura Evers says:

December 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

Hello!

Thank you for mentioning us on your website. We’re glad you enjoy Mother Earth News.

Great post on building a built-in bed. I’m glad our plans were helpful to you.

Laura Evers
Mother Earth News