Murphy bed

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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

So the Mazureks added a Murphy bed — essentially a pull-down wall bed — to their living room, turning it into a space they could use as a bedroom at night.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

Folaron has since graduated from nursing school and moved with her husband to a home in Tucson, Arizona, where she is once again considering adding a Murphy bed.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022