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Which murphy bed should you buy?
73 models from 10 makers is too many to read through, and most of them are wrong for you for reasons that have nothing to do with specs. Four questions cut it to a shortlist, and not one of them asks you to measure anything.
Question 1 of 4
Why these four questions
Size is the biggest filter and the one people are most certain about. It removes more of the market than anything else in one move.
What the room does the rest of the time decides whether you want a plain cabinet or one with a desk, a sofa or storage built in. This is the question buyers skip, and it is the one that determines whether the room actually works.
Whether you can fix into the wall is a hard constraint, not a preference. Most murphy beds anchor into studs. If you rent, that usually rules them out and sends you to the 12 freestanding models we track, which need no fixing at all.
Budget comes last on purpose. Prices in this category move constantly, and the filter can only use figures a maker actually publishes at the size you picked, so we tell you when a model is excluded on price alone rather than hiding it.
Then check it fits
Narrowing is not the same as fitting. Once you have a shortlist, the room-fit calculator takes it and checks each bed against your room depth and ceiling height, with walking clearance allowed for. It carries your answers across, so it only checks the beds you shortlisted rather than starting again from all 73.
Prefer to browse? The full spec database holds all 73 models from 10 makers, sortable on the columns that matter.
Frequently asked questions
How do I choose a murphy bed?
Settle four things in order: the mattress size, whether the room has another job during the day, whether you are allowed to fix into the wall, and your budget. Those four rule out most of the market before you look at a single spec. Room depth comes after, because it only matters once you know which beds you are choosing between.
Do I need to know my room measurements first?
No. Narrowing comes before measuring. Answer the four questions here to get a shortlist, then send that shortlist through the room-fit calculator, which checks each one against your depth and ceiling height.
What if nothing matches my answers?
That is usually the budget rather than the room. It is also worth knowing that some makers publish no price at the size you picked, so they are excluded from a price filter even though they might suit you. We say how many when it happens.