30 Stylish Murphy Beds That Are Smart, Space-Saving Additions

Murphy beds turn small bedrooms, home offices or playrooms into multipurpose spaces. We've rounded up 30 designs that show you how these space-saving solutions can also be stylish additions to your home.

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Space-Saving Murphy Beds

Murphy beds are a practical addition to any small space that needs to work double duty. When folded into the wall, they free up square footage to be used for other purposes, and when folded down, they offer a cozy place for guests to rest. This clever design feature is perfect for small-space dwellers who could use the extra room when the bed is not in use.

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Double-Duty Space

This flexible loft provides a spot for extra overnight guests, with a Murphy bed that cleverly blends in with the reeded walls that bring this second-floor space to the next level.

Loft With Murphy Bed

Now open, the Murphy bed adds autumnal pops of color to the space with orange and light-gray bedding, and brown, gray and moss-green pillows. This Murphy bed makes good use of the loft space in the HGTV Dream Home 2022.

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Built-In Murphy Bed

This eclectic, jewel-toned home office space features built-ins, teal-painted shelving, chic yellow and gold armchairs, an art deco-inspired gold chandelier and bold pattern play throughout the space. What might not be obvious is that behind those beautiful paintings lies a Murphy bed waiting for guest use.

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From: Veronica Solomon

Home Office Doubles As a Guest Room

Voilà! This home office space works double duty with a Murphy bed perfect for when guests arrive.

From: Veronica Solomon

Shiplapped Wall With Built-In Bed

As seen on Restored by the Fords, the dining room of Steve's personal apartment in Pittsburgh also features a Murphy bed for guests. Steve and Leanne restored the industrial warehouse and created an urban apartment, complete with a hidden bed behind a wall of shiplap.

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Drew Scott's Guest Room

After renovations, a Murphy bed adds space and flexibility in a guest room in Drew Scott's house, seen on Brother vs. Brother.

Custom Closet

The hideaway Murphy bed in this urban living space is both practical and stylish. A custom closet with recessed lighting creates a dramatic feel, and clean lines give the sleeping nook a boutique hotel vibe.

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From: Caitlin McCarthy Designs

Nursery With Murphy Bed

Would you believe that this cute bed pulls down from the wall in a nursery? When it's folded up, it's concealed by wallpaper-covered doors.

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By-the-Books Guest Bedroom

Located in the home's basement, this modern guest bedroom and library has striking navy-blue painted bookshelves, and a Murphy bed for guests (and dogs) to relax. A painting placed behind the bed is revealed when the bed comes down.

From: Lucy Penfield

Horizontally Oriented Murphy Bed

To create room for guests, a home office and book storage in a small, narrow space in an Ottawa, Ontario, apartment, designer Deborah Gerbis had to find an outside-the-box solution. "We thought about a Murphy-style bed, but positioned the bed horizontally instead of the traditional vertical orientation. We chose maple cabinetry with a medium stain to complement the floor and included frosted-glass elements to keep the unit from feeling imposing in such a narrow room," she says.

Double-Duty Home Office

Jennifer Jones of Niche Interiors designed this comfortable guest space for her clients’ "revolving door" of out-of-town guests. When it’s just the owners at home, the guest bed folds up into the built-in cabinets, transforming the space into a sunny office. "Murphy beds and sofa beds are fantastic solutions for accommodating guests while maintaining plenty of usable space for other daily activities," says Jones.

Custom Murphy Bed Unit

A stylish Murphy bed by California Closets is the perfect addition to this multipurpose room. The systems can be custom-ordered in a range of styles, finishes and sizes.

From: Paula Ables

Beautifully Designed Murphy Bed Unit

The space-saving Murphy bed is the perfect piece for the homeowner's guest room and sewing room. Built-in nightstands, floating shelves and upper cabinets boost storage space without taking up much floor space. An abstract painting is a surprising addition above the fold-down bed.

From: Paula Ables

Triple-Duty Media Room

This media room does triple duty, first as a media room, with plenty of shelving to store books and media, second as an office and third as a guest bedroom. A stylish and practical Murphy bed folds down over the couch to give this minimalist apartment extra functionality without sacrificing style.

From: Adams + Beasley Associates

Chic Home Office

Hidden behind the colorful geometric wall, a Murphy bed folds down to provide an extra place for guests to sleep.

From: Sunset Properties of Tampa Bay

Loft-Style Kid's Bedroom

Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri, of HGTV's Cousins Undercover, updated this kid's bedroom with minimal yet stylish furnishings. The Murphy bed easily folds up to provide more room for play during daytime hours.

Studio for Sleeping

In the main living space of this studio apartment, a queen-sized bed is hidden in a custom wall unit, which folds over a stationary sofa when needed for sleeping.

From: Lilian H. Weinreich

Loft Bedroom

A ridged metal barn door slides back to reveal this apartment's guest bedroom with a space-saving, pull-down bed and built-in nightstands.

From: Minhnuyet Hardy

Paneled Murphy Bed

A Murphy bed becomes a stylish architectural detail when the bed is closed thanks to the wood paneling trim on the bottom of the bed.

Studio Apartment Space-Saving Hack

When open, the interior frame of the Murphy bed is trimmed in the same wood paneling that encases the bottom of the bed, creating a consistent look no matter if the bed is open or closed.

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Home Office With Secret Storage

This chic home office has a secret: Behind its bookshelf is a pull-down double bed. The desk is on wheels to make moving the office furniture seamless when the Murphy bed is needed.

From: 2id Interiors

Double-Duty Double Bed

When guests arrive, the bed pulls down from the wall and transforms the space into a cozy bedroom. When guests leave, cleanup is a breeze.

From: 2id Interiors

Smart Use of Space

As seen on season five of The Vanilla Ice Project, this second-floor loft was renovated into a smart extra bedroom, featuring a custom built-in Murphy bed, giving the option to use the full space of the room when needed.

Modern, Multifunctional Bedroom

This small guest bedroom makes a splash with its sliding wall that hides a Murphy bed when not in use. Otherwise, this room can be used as an office or as a cozy reading nook.

From: Andreas Charalambous

Easy Sleeping Arrangements

Guests feel right at home in this small space where a built-in bed folds out to make for easy sleeping arrangements.

Garage With Hidden Bed

The carriage house, adjacent to a beautiful Ohio mansion, features a hidden bed for guests. The bookcase along the back wall opens to reveal a queen Murphy bed, allowing the space to transform to the ultimate sleeping quarter.

A Simple Setup

This guest room, seen on DIY Network's Rev Run's Renovation, features a sofa/Murphy bed combination. Talk about multipurpose.

Tiny Cottage Studio Sleeping Solution

This cottage is only 650 square feet, basically one large room with a bath and kitchenette off to the side. Instead of trying to work a sleeping area into the layout, the designer opted for a Murphy bed stored vertically within the wall and hid it behind this oversized woven walnut door.

Outdoor Murphy Bed

This outdoor space converts into a cozy sleeping porch when this Murphy bed is pulled out of the wall.