So, I undertook this DIY murphy bed project. Murphy beds are fucking expensive. The kits Are even expensive.
I'm into this for about 300 total. That includes buying myself about 50 bucks worth of tools. I was originally going to incorporate a table but abandoned that when the thing got heavy.
I was also going to forgo a lifting assist.....but it got
really heavy.
I used this page for materials and a cutlist.
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/rooms- ... murphy-bed
It says 4 sheets of 3/4 ply but i did it with 3
I also used 3/8 ply vs 1/2 for the bed support because I had it already.
I had HD make the long rips instore
Trim is not included in the cutlist but IIRC I used 6 1x3's and 2 1x2's i had to rip to 3/4 square true dims.
The rotating mechanism is 2 $5 boat swivel seats. I did have to modify the header length to get the spacing correct.
Trim styled after the house cabinets, & painted to match cabinets in the house.
Not a lot of pics of early progress, but here it is from 'start' to finish
Overall it came out really good. I wish I'd have gotten/found the cabinet grade ply before it was too late, but oh well. It still looks pretty nice.