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Best Murphy Beds for Small Apartments

Navy murphy bed folded down beside a sofa in a brick loft apartment
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In a small apartment the deciding spec is depth when open, because the bed and a place to stand have to share the same floor. Below, every bed we track sorted by open depth, smallest first. If a vertical bed will not clear, horizontal models and freestanding cabinet beds are the space savers.
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ModelOpen depthPrice
Resource Furniture logoResource FurnitureKali DuoLeast floor space37.5"$8,745Get quote
Resource Furniture logoResource FurnitureKali Duo Desk37.5"$9,480Get quote
Expand Furniture logoExpand FurnitureCompatto Horizontal Twin Bed with Fold Away Desk41.5"$3,675Buy
Expand Furniture logoExpand FurnitureCompatto Horizontal Twin Bed with Floating Desk46"$4,195Buy
Resource Furniture logoResource FurnitureKali Duo Sofa46.375"$11,310Get quote
Lori Beds logoLori BedsThe Lori Bed47"–86.5"$2,719–$3,159Buy
Lori Beds logoLori BedsThe Lori Sofa Bed Bundle47"–86.5"$4,678Buy
Expand Furniture logoExpand FurnitureMurphySofa Clean Horizontal Full61.5"$6,495Buy
Resource Furniture logoResource FurnitureCirce63.5"$7,600Get quote
Resource Furniture logoResource FurnitureCirce Desk63.5"$8,335Get quote
Resource Furniture logoResource FurnitureCirce Sofa63.5"$11,200Get quote
Expand Furniture logoExpand FurnitureHover - Horizontal Queen Murphy Bed Desk64.5"$4,595Buy

Specs read from manufacturer pages. Each bed's page lists its source and check date. “—” means not yet sourced, never guessed. Any “lowest price” or “least floor space” label is arithmetic on the column above, not a paid placement.

The best murphy beds for small apartments, ranked on open depth

These are the 5 shallowest beds in the database when open, in order. The room figure is the bed depth plus the 24 inches of walking room we treat as the floor, so it is the distance you need from the mounting wall to whatever stands opposite it. 18 of the 73 models we track are missing from this ranking entirely, because their makers do not publish an open depth. That is not a mark against those beds, but it does mean nobody can tell you whether they fit without a tape measure in a showroom.

  1. 1. Resource Furniture Kali Duo reaches 37.5" into the room, so it wants about 5.1 feet of floor. It folds sideways, which also spares the ceiling.
  2. 2. Resource Furniture Kali Duo Desk reaches 37.5" into the room, so it wants about 5.1 feet of floor. It folds sideways, which also spares the ceiling, and it doubles as a desk, so the floor works on weekdays too.
  3. 3. Expand Furniture Compatto Horizontal Twin Bed with Fold Away Desk reaches 41.5" into the room, so it wants about 5.5 feet of floor. It folds sideways, which also spares the ceiling, and it doubles as a desk, so the floor works on weekdays too.
  4. 4. Expand Furniture Compatto Horizontal Twin Bed with Floating Desk reaches 46" into the room, so it wants about 5.8 feet of floor. It folds sideways, which also spares the ceiling, and it doubles as a desk, so the floor works on weekdays too.
  5. 5. Resource Furniture Kali Duo Sofa reaches 46.375" into the room, so it wants about 5.9 feet of floor. It folds sideways, which also spares the ceiling, and it keeps a sofa in front of it, so measure from the sofa face rather than the wall.

Ranked by arithmetic on a single published column, not by any commercial arrangement. No maker pays to appear on this page.

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Mattress size

Renting? Skip the wall mount

Freestanding cabinet beds need no anchoring and leave no holes. They take thinner mattresses, which is the trade for the deposit back.

Frequently asked questions

What murphy bed takes the least space?

Horizontal models and cabinet beds project least when open. A horizontal twin or full opens sideways along the wall, needing far less floor depth than a vertical queen. Sort the table by open depth and the answer is the top rows.

Do murphy beds work in studio apartments?

They are built for exactly that. The check that matters is clearance: room depth minus the bed open depth should leave at least 24 inches to walk. Run your measurements through the calculator on this page.

Can I install a murphy bed in a rental?

Wall-mounted beds need anchoring into studs, which many leases will not allow. Freestanding cabinet beds skip the anchoring entirely and move out with you.

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