Originally Posted by maryb.43
wow, that bed sounds like something I need. Where did you find the pattern/plans for it,and the mechanism. This is perfect for our little cabin!
Thanks, Mary. We bought the plans & mechanism kit from the folks at
http://www.wallbed.com/. They were very helpful; their plans include a DVD and detailed cutting instructions. I see that they're offering free shipping now; that's a good deal, since it cost us almost $100 to ship it to CA from KY.
We don't have a suitable carpentry space, so my husband took the plans to Home Depot, bought the plywood, had it cut, brought it home, and constructed the thing on our patio. The last bits had to be done in place, however, as you can't move it once you get to that point.
He added small lights from IKEA to the top, that you can control while you're lying down. (Did you download the photo of the bed? I made it an animation that shows the bed closed, opening, and fully open. It doesn't come across properly here, for some reason.) We also added some molding at the top and bottom. They say "no wall mounting needed," but we live in earthquake country, so you better believe that sucker is very firmly mounted to the wall! :lol:
I'm very happy with it and encourage you to look into it. As I said earlier, my husband had never done any woodworking before and it turned out wonderfully.