Murphy Beds

[Celery Man 21038]

I have a guest room I'd like to make a bit more usable for the 99% of the time there's not anybody staying in it.  It looks like there are some murphy type beds that also have a small desk, like this - 

https://www.costco.com/Bed-%26-Room-Porter-Queen-Portrait-Wall-Bed-with-Desk-in-White.product.100299771.html

Anyone have anything similar?  Thinking about getting something like that and maybe one of those less expensive foam mattresses.  Might be an upgrade anyways from the old mattress we have in there now.

[tbone_ 14300]

Guest rooms are so overrated. We’ve had one outfitted for 2 decades, maybe less than a dozen times in all that time has someone slept in it.

Use that room for more guitar shit.

[destroya 387]

Airmattresses are a lot cheaper. Use the money and space you save on more guitar shit. 

Edited June 11, 2019 by destroya

[Celery Man 21038]

Ha.  I've lost the war on having a decent place to work, but so far am holding strong on the guitar front - one side of the game room is all amps and guitars.

Of course the one couple that comes down and stays is my brother in law and his girlfriend, and I ended up giving him one of my guitars, so I guess the guest room is taking me the wrong way on that front.

I don't think wife would go for the "chuck the bed get an air mattress and make it my office" idea but she's on board with doing something like a murphy bed.  I think there's an element of coming from a fucked up family and a) having a good place for her brother to stay when they come down b) remaining multiple echelons above her nearby mother when it comes to being a proper adult.

But I'd love to get use out of that space the remainder of the time.

[tbone_ 14300]

All that sounds about right. But you’ll almost never use it. Welcome to the club.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4980]

That's an awful lot of money to spend on something that will be barely used. Just get a roll away mattress or something similar for half the price so they still have someplace decent to sleep.

[tantric superman 4668]

17 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Guest rooms are so overrated. We’ve had one outfitted for 2 decades, maybe less than a dozen times in all that time has someone slept in it.

Use that room for more guitar shit.

Precisely my issue.  It's going to be 90% music room, 10% guest room/me sleeping in the same room with the grand dogs when they visit -- I'm figuring a really simple futon but the wife wants some kind of more comfy bed.   

[tantric superman 4668]

I'm thinking ultimately the best idea is some kind of twin bed that can do prime duty as a couch.

 

[tbone_ 14300]

I’ve tried for years to go the futon route. Never been a hill worth dying on.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22070]

I'm thinking ultimately the best idea is some kind of twin bed that can do prime duty as a couch.

 

That’s called a day bed

[tantric superman 4668]

Ah!  For sleeping in the day?

Brilliant!

 

[tbone_ 14300]

That metaled out Dean kicks ass. It probably scares guests.

[fuggled 576]

I’ve tried for years to go the futon route. Never been a hill worth dying on.

You can find futons with inner springs that are pretty comfy. If you keep a mattress topper stored away for guests, it works well.

[tbone_ 14300]

You can find futons with inner springs that are pretty comfy. If you keep a mattress topper stored away for guests, it works well.

That makes perfect sense and I agree with you 100%.

You aren’t married though are you?

[fuggled 576]

That makes perfect sense and I agree with you 100%.

You aren’t married though are you?

13 years yesterday. But I had to get rid of my futon. We eventually replaced it with an Ikea pullout couch that we keep a mattress topper for. So...I win?

[tbone_ 14300]

I guess so

[4th&Five 41729]

We have a couch in the home office that folds down into a bed that nobody would want to sleep on for more than one night. It’s also too small for my in-laws to use. A great purchase if I say so myself. 

[El Diablo 4232]

I've been a guest more than once at a home where the host had a decent futon in the "guest room", slept damn well for multiple nights. Real estate ain't cheap, keep a running tally of the cost of the in-utilized space  and give the old lady a bill once a month. The last part is a joke btw.

[Soldierhorn 206]

When my youngest daughter moved out, I then had a bed room that I could use as a hobby room.  I then bought a used murphy bed that I could stand up in the corner out of the way (between two book cases) and roll out (the headboard has 4 wheels on it so it can be rolled around while stood up) during the RARE times that someone wants to sleep over. I LOVE it and it is perfect for my needs!  I dont have a tv in the hobby room so sometimes we roll the murphy bed into the living room so they can stay up and watch tv as well. 

[Soldierhorn 206]

On 6/11/2019 at 9:00 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

That’s called a day bed

yeah, looks nice but that's not a murphy bed.  Takes up too much room for me