Murphy bed

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The designer Annie Selke, for example, had California Closets install a Murphy bed in a home office at her vacation house in Palm Springs, Calif., which allowed the space to double as a guest room.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

With only enough money to rent studio apartments, Naidorf’s parents slept on a Murphy bed while Naidorf spent his nights on a mattress on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023

And they have a whole community center and I got this little studio apartment there with a Murphy bed that folds out, and I think it was like $550.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Multipurpose design has come a long way since the Murphy bed was invented in 1900 to allow rooms to be “parlors” by day and bedrooms by night.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Two other bedrooms, including one with a Murphy bed, on this floor could be used as home offices.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023