DIY Murphy Bed | How To Build A Wall Bed

in this video I made a Murphy bed and I'm gonna show you how I did it one of those now you see it now you don't sort of things let's get into it I'm using a complete Murphy bed kit produced by rockler everything you need to build the bed except for the plywood comes included in this kit I first started by unpacking everything from the box I also grabbed the instructions out and started reading this build takes five sheets of plywood or at least mine dead as I'm building a queen-size they also make a kit for the King full and twin so those folds might take more or less I utilize my armor tool workbench on casters to get all of my sheets over to my workbench to start cutting the instructions come with dimensions for each of the parts but it doesn't have a cut list on how to lay them out if you would like a free download of my cut list then head over to my website there is a link for you down below to break these sheets down I'm using my Triton track saw while it takes a lot of sheets to make up the parts needed there are only eight components so don't be overwhelmed or intimidated by this project just because of its size as I cut down my pieces from the Cutlass time make sure to label them so that later on I can keep them straight without having to remeasure them alright all of the pieces are cut all eight of them now to start on the assembly first step is to lay out some mounting brackets I use the plans to lay out the holes that I would need to drill out then after getting everything marked I set my bracket in place just to make sure things lined up you can see it you stay squared to make sure I was going to be mounting it squared to the edge after repeating on the other side I started drilling to prevent going all the way through the material I used a piece of tape to make a flag for my bit and use this as a visual marker on the depth I drilled all 16 holes then used an Allen wrench to screw in some threaded inserts I think these are such a neat piece of hardware it's almost like topping metal you can put threads anywhere and therefore a bolt anywhere you do want to get these flush with the surface and to make sure you don't over tighten them and strip them out I got all 16 of those threaded and then place the brackets over them and use bolts that came in the hardware pockets to attach them moving over to yet another work surface I started assembling what will be the big shell that the mattress portion will fold up into I'm using the Rockler clamp at jigs to get the top and upper headboard join it together at a perfect 90 now I can mark where I'll be drilling for dowels in the next step since you'll be able to see the inside and outside of this cabinet dowels are a great choice since they can't be seen but do provide some extra strengths for the joint this is the Rockler doweling jig I lined up the center mark on the jig to my pencil mark clean the jig in place then drilled the designated holes now I could run a bead of glue along the edge drop the dowels in their holes then clamp the two sides together since this is an indoor project I'm sticking with tight bond original for this entire build I used the dowel locations to get the pieces lined up a mallets you gently get it started then clamps to get them seated the entire way after placing a good amount of clamps along its length I used a square to check the inside and make sure that I was in fact clamping these down out of true 90 next I repeated this same process to the two boards that make up the bottom and the bottom headboard then while letting both of those big assemblies dry I started on sanding all of the pieces down with my palm RRS even though the plywood comes pre sanded I still like to go over all of the surfaces with 220 and then the edges with something like 120 once a bit glue ups were done drying I started attaching them to form a giant box making sure the bracket on the side panel was facing inside and towards the bottom then I also moved the bottom assembly into place I once again used wood glue and dowels to secure this side to the top and bottom I also put it in a few screws so I wouldn't have to let it set up in clamps and wait for it to dry I shifted the entire thing over on my workbench so that I could repeat the process on the other side and get the fourth panel in place to complete the box I will be painting my unit so next I went over the entire thing with joint compound to fill in all of the screw heads and any voids and the edges of the plywood now before I started painting I decided to add a simple design to the front just to keep it from looking like a big boring box came up with something simple just a few arrows and but I decided instead of just painting them on to build out the design with wood and give it a little bit of texture wood glue works best on unpainted surfaces so I took the time to mark out my design on the panels so I could avoid painting the surfaces I would later glue wood to once I had those lined out I could then get on to painting now I'm going with milk paint in the color of driftwood by general finishes I love the low luster sheen of milk paint but the general finishes brand is a premium mixture that is also so durable on its own it doesn't require a top coat and not having to apply an additional coat or two on this large project was definitely a plus for me after getting the door panels painted I also painted the outside and the inside of the body total I applied three coats of paint but this paint dries so quickly I never had to set my roller down I left that alone while I started working on making the thin panels needed for the accents on those panels for this I could have used something like masonite but I had so much plywood leftover I decided to use it by planing it down to the thickness needed look how spoiled that dog is I moved my planer in my mobile workbench out to my porch and ran my boards through until they were about 3/16 of an inch thick and man having a mobile workbench is a great addition to my shop especially one as versatile as this armor tools one gimme no spend-down i quickly throw a coat of paint on all of the strips and then let them dry for the east I went with a slightly darker general finishes gray still in the milk paint so that they would have the same Sheen then when they were dry I laid down a good amount of glue and stuck them in place maybe I'll be seeing your unit then you could also set something heavy on top while they're drying but since I'm painting mine I used a brad nailer to hold them down while they were drying then afterwards I filled in the nail holes to paint right over when moving to repeat the process on the second door I lined up the edges of the doors first then again use my square to align this first section to the existing points and man I just absolutely love the way this design makes these doors pop I came back with a flush trim saw to knock down all of the pieces flush with the edges then enlisted some help to get everything moved out to the shed this thing is big but it's very easy to move with two people next up was assembling the frame that the mattress will go on this is all very straightforward and quick to do as the hardware and instructions all come with the kit these slots fit into some little plastic sleeves that then attach to the frame you can see that I skipped some this was intentional because the open slots will be helpful in the next few steps when installing the frame to the wall with the frame so on the ground I attached the two air cylinders on either side now I could move the frame into the body of the unit and slip the frame into the mounting brackets that I attached earlier to the side panels the next step was to attach the other side of the cylinder and put it under tension this means that the frame will now want to remained in the stowed away position and I'll need to be persuaded to go down and stay down the kit actually comes with some styrofoam blocks that you can use to push out the frame while installing the feet but I threw mine away not knowing that they were useful so I used my Mellet instead now the foot or what I'm calling the foot will flip in whenever it stowed away but then flip out and that's what will be rusting on the floor to keep the mattress off the ground when it's in use now is to install a stop block which will prevent the frame from going way too far into the cabinet when you want to stow it away this is pretty difficult to do by myself so I asked my mom to give me a hand she read the level for me while I made small adjustments and then screwed in the stop block now I could Center the unit on my wall locate the studs and attach the unit securely of course with the frame under attention it made this part of the process pretty comical you know I always thought the vets in the movies where people would get folded into the unit with stage but now I know it can actually happen note that you can definitely wade down the end of the frame to keep it from popping up on you while you're working already and then last part was to and stall the door panels since they are directional I position them first to make sure I wasn't installing them incorrectly then I flipped them around to start attaching the brackets to the backside there are six for each panel and these hooks catch the metal framing assembly after getting the first one on I used a mallet to Center it up slightly then repeated by attaching the second nice once both were hung and centered I moved back to the inside and secured both the screws in several pre designated locations attach the slats I left out earlier attached to mattress supports and then did all of the touch-up paint so that it looked as fresh as possible have a handle to figure out but I think I want to be something in the center see squirrely like that and there's something with a mattress in place there she is that is it for the Murphy bed portion but to really top off this project I got to partner with Casper on the mattress I'm very excited about a partnership with Casper because we've actually slept on a Casper mattress for a while now and I love sleep I don't get a lot of it but I do love it they ship it right to your house in a small box where you can open it there let it inflate and sleep on it and try it out for a hundred nights completely risk-free Casper mattresses are perfectly designed for humans and engineered to soothe and cradle your natural and geometry let me tell you after a long day of working in the shop a super comfortable mattress with support in all of the right places is super nice however Casper doesn't just sell mattresses if you go to Casper com slash April you can see the very wide array of products that Casper offers to ensure an overall better sleep experience if you don't like it for any reason whatsoever Casper will take it away and give you your money back so there's really no reason not to try it go to Casper comm slash April and use my code April at checkout for $100 off select mattresses I want to say a big thank you to Casper for supporting one ideal and of course giving me a better sleep I am beyond pleased with how this turned out and I'm so glad to finally be moving to the shed and adding some function to it don't forget if you'd like a free download of my cut list or accent pieces I do have that for you over on my website and if you have any questions about things I used in the video then you can check the description everything's linked for you up next we'll be adding some floating shelves some nightstands and a few other things so stay tuned if you're interested and of course I would love to hear your comments and what you think about it down below I'll see you soon

Channel: April Wilkerson

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Id: bK85tocIiWc

Length: 11min 38sec (698 seconds)

Published: Wed May 01 2019