9 Murphy Beds That Will Make the Most of Your Space

This is the most trusted Murphy bed there is. If you’re living alone and this is your space-saving solution, the Lori Bed is worth the investment. Mainly because it uses a gas piston mechanism to assist with lifting, making it easy to set it up and down each morning and night. It comes in vertical and horizontal layouts, but both only require a single person to lift.

The whole installation process, in fact, is made to be easy to do solo. The packaging comes with easy instructions and all the tools you need to easily construct and mount the piece. And it fits flush against the wall without you having to remove a section of your baseboard. It’s all put together using high-quality woods and metals, prioritizing safety and convenience while not sacrificing on aesthetics. The daring can even mix and match cabinet and platform materials.

You can upgrade it when you buy or later, with any number of shelving units, a desk, or (the “fuck it” option) a sofa. And yes, you can use any of that as permanent storage. Both the shelves and the desk are on hinges so that they stay level when you lower and lift the bed. See what I meant about being the Murphy bed you can sleep in every night?

The YouLift 2.0 Bed is more-or-less the Lori Bed without the assisted lift function. If you live alone, this probably isn’t the best pick because even Lori recommends you lift this with two people. For the guest bedroom, this provides everything your annoying cousin could possibly ask for.

It has a folding headboard where your guest can rest their phone, glasses case, water bottle, chargers, and other various essentials and gadgets. It also includes free shelving units for use when it’s not in “bed mode.” The only thing is, unlike the Lori Bed, these shelves don’t adjust to lay flat. So you do have to remove those knickknacks every time it’s time for bed. Another reason why this is the perfect Murphy guest bed that you only have to bring out on occasion.

Expand Furniture makes some pretty wacky Murphy beds. Sofa beds, bunk beds, rotating beds, you’ll find truly anything to suit your niche needs. The one thing I’d most want in my home for when guests sleep more than is this revolving shelf bed. It appears to be just a regular bookshelf-esque storage shelf, but it’s an optical illusion. The whole thing spins to reveal a Murphy bed that folds down. Meanwhile your shelves and the contents are hidden and safe. It’s pretty sick and the only reason I don’t have one is that currently (even at over 30 percent off) it costs $6,500.

It is, at the very least, a one-purchase-fits-all situation that comes with an Italian memory foam mattress packed in. If you have the money and not the time, it can easily solve the guest bed problem with one quick purchase. Reviewers say that it’s remarkably comfortable.

Here’s a brand that truly doesn’t miss. We love Saatva mattresses and so do our readers. If you’re looking for a mattress for your brand-new Murphy bed, this is our top pick. It’s soft, yet supportive and is designed to prevent mattress layers from shifting during upright storage. The cover layer is water resistant and made from breathable cotton. In totality, it’s the best mattress you can sleep on in a Murphy bed.

All that and it comes with a 365-day trial, where you can return your mattress at any point within the first year if you’re unsatisfied. We’ll let you in on a secret: most people don’t.

This is probably the other option for luxe comfort if you’re sleeping in a Murphy bed. Lori designed this mattress to perfectly complement its signature bed, but it will still be just as supportive and durable. It’s got a cooling memory foam layer for maximum comfort (never too hot at night again, Goldilocks) and extra firm edge coils so the sides of the bed never sag. It’s also built not just with maintaining the mattress’s integrity in mind, but helping to lighten the users’ load. Combining this with the Lori Bed makes lifting even breezier.

The mattress definitely errs on the firmer side of the spectrum, which can either feel unbelievably supportive or just plain hard. It fully depends on what type of sleeper you are, but just a little buyer beware.