How to Build a Hidden Guest Room w/ a Murphy Bed 

Add a couple of recess lighting above the pillows would be a nice touch

I think I would add a collapsible desk surface on the wall of the bed’s bottom. That way it can be office space, but fold up when the bed is in use.

this video is emphasizing how you frame the bed to the fake wall. you can customize or put more storage whatever you want. :) all in all great DIY. :)

Fantastic! I can finally hide the bed for unwanted guests lol In all seriousness I love it !

The only problem with this, is that y’all make it look so easy that I want to start on my own project right away knowing that I’ll get myself into trouble haha.

Great fun project! TY! Space could be maximized utilizing all for storage. Perfect for guest pillows, blankets and linens. Another option: Table that folds out when bed is closed.

I just have to share this. My sister lived in an old bungalow apartment when I was in high school. It was built in the 1920 or 30's, it had a Murphy bed that had a ring bolt on the floor you had to tether to or the bed would flip up. I assume to make it easier to lift and store. One day I cut class and went over to visit. I jumped into the bed to surprise her and the force dislodge the tether. We ended up folded in the bed against the wall. It was hysterical moment we had to fish our self around and use our legs to push the bed down and crawl out from the side. Every time I see one of these bed I laugh 😃.

I installed a pair of spring loaded garage door hinges in reverse with the galvanized pipe hinge and the possibility of the bed EVER coming down with ANY possibility of an accident and hurting ANYONE is reduced to almost NEVER. Using this install tip, a single person can open and close the bed and there are no loose eye bolts that you need to track. Cheers!

I loved it all! Quite nice, indeed. With a space like this, I would enjoy seeing a hidden office, and library to accommodate 500 books. Semper Fi

Wow! Jaw dropped! This is the best idea I've seen all year! So much space saving. And the easy to get pivots were encouragingly doable. Monica is my favorite DIY master. I'd love a more substantial trim for the seam around the bed when up. Maybe a solution that can remain with the bed when down. But everything else was fully inspiring.

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Couldn't the trim boards that were attached with velcro be attached to bottom of bed?

Love this idea, but I thought putting doors on the top would provide more storage for my craft room. Wish they'd bring Weekender back.

This is a great idea, I have a guest room that is rarely used and I'd really like to turn it into a multipurpose room such as yours. Excellent video

An easy & cheaper project than I expected, I love it. All I'd do is maximise the space above the bed to hide away the bedding. Great job!

We did this in a spare bedroom utilizing an existing closet and purchasing a spring loaded queen Murphy bed kit. Well worth every penny! I would not like lowering and lifting this heavy wood frame. Ours was so easy and only one handed lower and lift. Also a lot of wasted space here. Just my opinion.

Great video! I would add a pass through opening on the inside of the built in shelf on each side of the bed for phone storage and plug ins. I would also put built in shelving all around the bed wall frame.

This design is the best I've seen. I live in London and we have to live in tiny spaces, this is such a good idea for a studio flat! Thank you so much for this video!

I came across Monica's weekender videos and was hooked. Every project is easy to duplicate and leave room to tweak for individual's needs. Monica's enthusiasm has always been in the forefront, which I miss in this one.

I love it. I am a quilter and wanted a craft room when we downsized to a two bedroom. This is a perfect solution for when family and friends come to visit us in Spain.

This would be great for a person leaving a a studio apartment or have a room/ workspace like myself. I Love it

finally i can hide the guests

Like this idea instead of the crazy expensive murphy bed kit.......finally lowes creating quality content.....also i like this girl......is well articulated, you can tell she knows construction things, good choice of her as guest.....

Since one of my kids when to college, I have turned the room into a sewing room, but I still need a guest room. This is a perfect idea!

Love this! I've been thinking of putting a murphy bed in my small bonus room, but other DIY's looked too complicated for my skill set. This actually looked doable and affordable! As others have said, more storage could be added and the drop-down desk was a cool idea too. This basic build is adaptable to adding other features depending on your skills, but for us beginners its simplicity is perfect.

Fantastic job. You make it look so easy and seemless. I would have never thought something like this could be done. What an inspiration.

Awesome job! As usual, you have made people inspired and their wheels are spinning. Some of them, outta control. They are full of ideas all of a sudden. Thank you for the inexpensive and doable project. You are great. ❤ People have been looking at trying to do a hidden bed and not break the bank . So many ideas.....thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!!

I really like that the inside of the Murphy bed "cabinet" is painted the same colour as the wall, really makes it blend in seamlessly.

This project is the "bomb". I am so in love with it and looking at having our guest room done like this. Job well done both of you. Congratulations.

This is almost exactly like the one I designed. However I Incorporated a 12in work table across the width of the bed bottom that also serves as a leg when the bed is down

A lot of good ideas and techniques to make a guest room multi functional. I would like to see a video on how to modify the Murphy bed so one person can raise and lower the bed.

I would LOVE to do this in our livingroom. I can't explain the amount of joy this has brought a solution to our dilemma. I am needing a space for natural light and watercoloring, plus my sweetheart mother-in-law to come over once in a while. Huge hugs, Shana

I absolutely love this ideal and yes I'm going to do this because I need extra bedroom plus a sewing room. This is so cool and what a beautiful room it turned out to be. Its so charming as well...good job you guys!

Thanks for a practical way to do the bed without having to spend $300 on hardware. What someone does to maximize the use of space around the bed part is only limited by their imagination. Good ideas to brainstorm with on my own work in progress for an all-purpose space in my own home. 👍

Very nice build. I would like like to mention that being a person with acid reflux issues, I could raise the pivot point by at least 4 inches to keep my throat above my stomach to alleviate acid reflux when sleeping. So happy to view this video.

All you people that had rude comments are so uninformed and lazy. The point of these DYI's is to give you ideas and you can to build on it yourself. If you want more storage, then make it, if you don't like the colors then paint yours how you want it. Such unneeded negative comments! Use your imagination and do want you want. If you are just on the site to be jerks, go away. Monica is talented and her videos are helpful.

Looks amazing. I've never been a fan of Murphy beds but the way you guys made it hidden looks better than most Murphy bed styles I've seen. I could definitely see the second use for the room as a home library or office space. Great job!

This is beautiful, I love everything about it. I need something exactly like that in my second bedroom. The rest of mine would be my craft room/office. TFS!!

Being an avid scrapbooker who still loves the primitive cutting and pasting, I would absolutely have to have that large desk for workspace underneath the bed. When we move to Florida (I pray), our second guest room with the Murphy bed will also be our office space. Oh yes... it will happen!

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I love it. This is the exact project that we needed to see as our guest room office is the same size. Thanks.

Love it! Love how you managed to make it hidden too. I also think the space above the open shelf could have been utilized as a cupboard space for extra storage. Actually the huge space above the bed and the bottom sides all could have been utilized for storage.

I love it! I need to do just this in a downstairs office that hasn't been used in 10 years due to water damage that took that long to repair. 2 years ago more water damage affected the main floor, and then after a 25 month reno, there was more water damage downstairs again, so 6 holes cut in the walls to find the cleanout place in the drain. This project looks doable!

I would put the mold on the outer edges of the bed frame, not the wall with velcro. With that said, you did an amazing job and yours is the only video I saved to use

I actually wrote into the Weekender for a project pretty similar to this one in my guest room except I wanted the sides to be a closet because I use the room closet for workout equipment storage when guests come. Great video 😊

I might have the open shelves facing inward towards the bed. Then make sure there are receptacles on both sides. If you finish the whole top section with a bottom shelf, you could have a lot of storage for sheets, pillows, blankets, comforters and/or bedspreads. Lights above the pillow area would be nice. The shelves could be used for books, tissues, bottled water, lamps, vase with flowers, etc. for your guests. Under the piano hinge tables could be additional storage or a small garbage area. Adding more function to the exterior of the bed would be helpful. A desk for the room could be used that doubles as an extra support for the bed along with extra legs would be good. Framed art could be mounted above the desk. Another piece of artwork would be good above the pillows for the lights to showcase. You could use mounted string lights inside the open bed area, too. Nice concept just needs some tweaking.

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Add a fold-down desk when the bed is upright and you have your home office. Fold the desk away and you have a home gym. Great idea!!

This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! Making the bed in my second bedroom that will double as a craft room/ art studio!

I like this idea. Couple observations (1) Would have loved to see the top of the bed are used as storage (pillows, linens, blankets etc.) or shelves. (2) Hoping to see the use of a counter weight mechanism or pneumatic arms to prevent the bed from free-falling when setting it up & have it be not as heavy to put back up.

Every person is an expert online. Chill dudes/dudess !! She is just giving us an example. Imagine trying to put every person's idea into a project ? You can add whatever you want. That was not the idea behind this video.

If you are having an guest maybe once a year. This is a perfect solution. If your having guest every two weeks; or grand kids, I agree I would purchase a Murphy bed kit.

I think this is awesome and a great start. Def would do some things different with additions and some take outs. But great starting point!!

Thanks for such an awesome video tutorial! Now I can see that I can do this myself. I have a guest room that I need to also be my sewing room. Woohoo!

Love it! This is actually what we are wanting to do with our second bedroom, so it is perfect. The other purpose of the room is a craft/sewing room.

Thanks for the straight forward build. Monica, it’s awesome to see you, you’re creative as always. A smart solution.

I want to do it for my son when he comes to visit. I need a carpenter . Looks great

Amazing Monica - I would use it as an office space...

You did a superb job making this a DOABLE, not expensive, yet very attractive design. Your tutorial was almost flawless. Would love it if LOWE'S would furnish a Cut List, a Tool list, a Supply list (although it would appear that you've done the Tools in the Video description), + perhaps gauge difficulty + time? Along with a tad more fleshing-out of the steps. Would be so grateful if Monica, her builder + Lowe's would do that. I would even buy my mattress + paint, etc., at Lowe's! Thx, Monica. Great design + video.

I love this!! There’s nothing wrong with how this was done because this is how they chose to do it. For myself, I too would tweak it a bit and utilize all the space on the sides. Instead of using the space above as some have mentioned, I’d move the bed up a bit higher, add a desk that can be used as the center support on the underside and add longer legs. (This would allow for a deeper depth desk). So when the bed is up, it’s a nice little office or study area. Then it’s a truly hidden bed/guest space. There are a lot of different ways to have done this but this diy video is very inspiring and helps us think of ways to add all our own ideas. 😁

I actually want/need to do this in my "office" we are a small 2 bedroom house so my "office" is actually the second bedroom. This is a great template. I would actually create an opening/cubby from the inside for the side tables so they can be accessed when the bed is in the down position. I would also probably put doors along the top for extra storage too. I really like how low profile this is and doesn't take up much depth space. Because it is in my office I would just put a reading chair and side table in front of the bed when it's hidden just to have more usable floor space too. Thanks for this video and build it's awesome!!

This is flipping awesome. Monica i miss your design show on here, are you making more seasons? 💖💖💖

bravo, to both........ the frame of the bed flexes. more thickness in the bed traverses is needed !

Beautiful use of space. You're a rock star, Monica! ❤ Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. 😘

I would love to do this in my spare bedroom, so I could use it for my sewing room and for occasional guests. I would use the faux wall (underside of the bed) as a design wall for quilting. I agree that the space above the bed could have had cupboard doors and been used to store pillows and bedding, etc.

Wow that was amazing I wish I could convince my hubby to build me one.

The concept is great. Others more knowledgeable than I have highlighted any construction/mechanical deficiencies. My question is: if you use it as an office or workout room (inter alia) when it's not in guest room mode, what do you do with all that furniture/equipment when the bed needs to be lowered and take up floor space?

Wow - This is a great solution! And, relatively easy - the steps, the flange mechanism, all of it had my jaw dropping! And storage, too?! Amazing! I would love to have this in a room I would use as an office. It is not easy to have a full size/queen size bed for guests when one of the rooms is an office, so this is a great solution! Love your videos and personality!

Love it! I agree with Huge Lunatic the spaces under the nightstands & above the bed would have been perfect for extra storage! I think it would be so cool to add a large hand painted mural or a large hand painted original picture on the bottom of the bed so that the pieces of wood that cover the seams look like a frame for the mural/picture, which in my mind gives them more of a purpose for being there instead of just hiding the seams of the bed. Hopefully that makes sense! lol!

I thought there was a lot of hidden storage potential that was over looked or not thought about during the design and build process. But that my opinion other than that a great idea.

This is awesome. I LOVE IT! This room needs to double as my craft/sewing/office! You checked all the boxes!!! It also replaces the astronomically priced "Murphy Bed" hardware which makes a Murphy Bed a non option! Thank you!! 💙💚💛🧡❤

I am Brazilian and I appreciate the help now to resolve the lack of space.

When is the weekender coming back?

Disappointing that all the space above the bed was wasted, rather than building in storage.

Great project - thanks so much for showing us how to do a Murphy bed!

Way cool! I like the space saving Murphy bed.

Just Excellent & Amazing! But just wondering how much it might cost for the entire project including the labour cost !? Thank you so very much!!!

Lost opportunity up across the top for storage! That would've been a great place for board games, or for the linens & blankets stuffed in laundry bags inside decorative baskets, and the pillows.

BRING BACK THE WEEKENDER!

Superb Idea. The space could be used for partying on other occasions and a seating area could be built in here

I would have tried to turn that space behind the bed into a mini walk in closet. Would have been absolutely incredible to have a bed that folds vertically plus a walk in closet behind it!

Really fantastic just what I need for a smallish living room that will double as a guest room - roughly how much did this cost?

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

Great idea. If people want more storage, let them add more storage. The bed can get really heavy though - especially as you age. I had a diy one but eventually had to switch out for one with hinges. Just too heavy for me to lift.

Neat idea, but so much wasted space. You could potentially do some mold and batten style trim to hide cabinet doors along the sides and top portion of the design

I love Murphy beds and the hidden theme. Especially the duel purpose room. I would have it as an art/game room and a guest room when family comes to visit. Love the video! Thank you

I would love to see how to just get a bed up and stay there until it was needed. I will say I enjoyed your narration and that you built it in the room rather than a garage like all the others videos. You also stayed more focused on the bed than all the extra parts. Finally it’s the first time I saw anyone use flanges (and piano hinges for the night stands).

Love this! I’ve been looking for Murphy bed for three years, this desire concept is ideal for my office / podcast studio

Nice job. People who never built anything hating “I would have built a space station in that extra space !” Lol

That would definitely be my craft room. #dreams 🤣

I know this an older video....but it kills me how much space was wasted above the bed! Absolutely great concept and turned out beautiful. I just think about how much could be stored on top.

This is the answer to my problem for my step daughter having her very own space when she comes to visit😊

this would be perfect for a young dancer who needs space to practice

Great video for DIY projects, but the night stands and the bed feet are a little flimsy .

Beautiful...Definitely a all purpose utility room for exercise, play or for crafting

Very good narration- confidence building

Thank you for finally showing the details of the build!!! Often they’re skipped and what was a beginning with lumber magically becomes a complete build 🤦🏻‍♀️. Disappointing you allowed so much waisted space at the top and bottom cubbies

Seem a little dangerous if you have a heavy mattress. Will be too heavy for a tiny person to do alone. I love the idea.

What an awesome design and build. The pillows and paint and comforter are AMAZING !!!

Great Work and appreciate for your public post. 👏👍