This murphy bed folds down into a console instead of requiring a full wall cabinet

A few years ago, The Gadgeteer had a story about a build-it-yourself murphy bed that was a popular read.  If you aren’t the handy type but still need the convenience of a hide-away bed, you need to check out the Bristol Queen Storage Murphy Bed with Mattress from Wayfair.  The Bristol is a piece of furniture that looks like a console or a sideboard when folded it.  It measures 43″ tall x 64″ wide X 25″ deep when closed, and it has display space on top and a storage drawer at the bottom that can hold bed pillows or covers.

When you need a bed, you simply slide the items displayed on top to the back, lift the lid, unlatch the front, and fold out the bed.  When opened, the bed is a queen size, so it can accommodate adults (up to 500 pounds of total weight).  The Bristol is made of solid and manufactured woods, and it includes a 6″ memory foam mattress.  You’ll need to do some assembly, so you’re not out of the handyman woods, but you won’t need to invest in a table saw, at least.

With the Bristol Queen Storage Murphy Bed, you’ll have room for guests without having to bring out the air mattresses, or studio apartment dwellers can fold up their beds during the day so they don’t feel like they are living in a bedroom or hotel room.  The Bristol is available in white only (two other wood colors are sold out right now) for $2,619.99 at Wayfair.

Give the gift of imagination with Nugget furniture for kids

Nugget, at first blush, is a soft sofa for children. But it’s actually a flexible, portable, changeable set of cushions that transform from simple seating for playing video games to a play fort to a stage for rock-star performances to everything in between.  Nugget consists of lightweight pieces that can be rearranged in multiple shapes and in any room.  It consists of four separate foam pieces: two triangles, one soft seating piece, and one sturdy base piece. 

The foam used in Nugget is “CertiPUR-US certified to exceed safety standards. It’s mercury, lead, and formaldehyde free, and VOC’s are minimal to protect indoor air quality.”  They use no fire-retardant chemicals, but the Nugget still passes California’s TB-117 fire safety regulation.  You can clean the covers with a spray of fabric or carpet cleaner, but they can be machine washed when needed.

Nugget is available in a solid color, or you can mix-and-match colors for each of the four pieces.  Regardless of your color selection, Nugget is $229; purchases of multiple units nets you a discount, too.

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Disc-O-Beds are portable bunk beds for kids and adults


There are a few things that I dreamed about having when I was a kid. A tree house, a moped, LEGO, and bunk beds. So far, the only item from that list that I’ve gotten as an adult is the LEGO, but now that I’ve seen the Disc-O-Beds, I just might fulfill my childhood wish for bunk beds!

Disc-O-Beds are portable and modular military grade cots that can be used for camping or even at home for sleepovers. They are available in kid sizes like the Kid-O-Bunk shown above and in an extra large size for adults.

Disc-O-Beds feature waterproof/machine washable 600D polyester fabric and a sturdy steel frame that assembles easily and without any tools. It can transform from a “couch”, to bunk beds, or even into single cots.

The kid version is suitable for children up to 5-feet tall and up to 200 pounds.

When you’re not using the beds, they disassemble and store in a zippered pouch that can be stored in a closet or under a real bed.

Each adult version bunk is suitable for a person up to 6 feet tall and 500 pounds.

You can read more about the Kid-O-Bunk and Disc-O-Bed XL at discobed.com and order from Amazon from $269.99 up to $433.96

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