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I am a transplant.
Which, loosely interpreted, means that all of my family (and my husband's) lives more than three hours away from us. So, when they come and visit they are in need of a bed...or two. And we don't have a guest room...
In the past, they have rested their weary heads on our futon, a cot, Sophie's bed or ours. It all winds up feeling like a serious case of musical beds, and it really wasn't working very well for anyone.
The handyman to the rescue!!!!!!
(This is the handyman):
He is also my husband, for those who might have been
wondering.
Anyway, he is very handy. He buys us coffee:
He fixes things and, more importantly, builds me things:
And he is a very good father:
But don't go getting the idea that he is perfect.
He is very messy, and he can never find anything!
Can yours?
Well, this handyman is also a problem solver and to solve our lack of a guest room issue he has built us a Murphy bed!!
From Wikipedia: A Murphy bed (a North American term only), also called a Pull Down Bed, is a bed that is hinged at one end to store vertically against the wall, or inside a closet or cabinet. To achieve this, the mattress is attached to the bed frame, often with elastic straps.
I have secretly always wanted a Murphy bed. After seeing them on television shows in the late Seventies, I hankered for one of my own. And a futon just didn't cut it!
If you search Murphy beds on Google images you won't find anything all that inspiring. Because, let's face it, they are a hulking piece of furniture, aren't they? On a recent episode of HGTV's Bang for Your Buck, the homeowners spent more than $10,000 on making one that more seamlessly blends in to the room, mimicking an armoire/entertainment unit.
Well, ours is costing decidedly less than that (we purchased the mechanics at Lee Valley), and the handyman is going to do his best to make ours looks as handsome as possible. We hope to have it completed within the next two weeks and I will reveal the final product then. This is the only example that is appealing to me at this point:
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After costruction is totally complete, I will just have to paint it, dress it in pretty bedding and tell some guests to...
"Come on Down!"
