Although interior designers use space strategically for functionality and style, there are some furniture pieces that make their professions much easier. Thanks to the ingenuity of William Murphy, the Murphy bed is one of those creations. The legend states that Murphy needed to find a solution to hide his bed in his small one-room apartment so he could entertain respectably female company in the early 1900s, and to remedy this dilemma, the Murphy bed was created. It was a different era, and people followed strict moral principles that prohibited women from entering a gentleman’s room without the benefit of marriage. Whether the backstory has a ring of truth to it or not, the legend lives on, and the Murphy bed, or commonly referred to as a wall bed, has been admired for its innovative design and space saving feature throughout the years.
A Wall Bed In NYC is the perfect combination. New York City has a generous amount of studio apartments and small living spaces as the population continues to grow on this crowded island, and in the outer boroughs. However, wall beds can be used in small or larger spaces. It is mainly their aesthetic value that draws people’s attention today and the functional aspect is now more of a bonus and a novelty invention people still appreciate. Manhattan Cabinetry custom designs wall beds that retain the basic characteristics of the original Murphy bed, but they have added much more quality craftsmanship and design choices to suit many preferences.
A Wall Bed In NYC by Manhattan Cabinetry comes from the minds of their customers and is executed by expert builders. Customers can create a decorative unit with a panel bed in rift cut oak, equipped with bookcases and storage compartments that wrap around the room with an attractive radiator cover for a complete look, or they can design a sleek modern panel bed with two simple side pieces with black and wood grain Formica front panels for a unique design. Customers can select wall beds with home offices, corner shelving, television displays, electric fireplaces and much more.
Manhattan Cabinetry turns thoughts into things. They use a wide variety of materials to create their distinctive wall beds, and customers can select custom finishes, and custom wall bed arrangements to house their favorite accessories. Their wall beds reflect their customers personal styles, and customers still appreciate their charm.
