DIY Murphy bed / wall bed with hardware kit & DIY LED lights

Bedroom, DIY, Furniture

The 200 ft2 rental studio apartment I’m working on needed a Murphy bed so I built one with an industrial inspired interior complete with lighting. I did it using basic hand tools (no table saw or track saw), and without a workshop or fancy woodworking tools. It’s only the start for this studio apartment, lots more projects to come!

My Murphy bed hardware kit is from https://murphybeddepot.com/ and here’s some of the handy tools and supplies I used to build this Murphy Bed:

WORX portable work bench

WORX cordless circular saw

Carpenter square

Veneer edge trimmer

Wood edging – 250 ft for $28

Stain (Briarsmoke)

Inside color: BEHR Butter Rum

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