To ensure that the bed can fit over the sofa, you'll want to build a 2-by-4-foot frame and mount the Murphy bed hardware to that instead of the baseboard. Imgur user AvalonAwoken ...

You can build a Murphy bed with a bookcase! ... this Murphy bed also serves as a wardrobe, small sofa and a desk! Check out ...

Murphy beds now come in a range of options, ... which gets you a lot of frills like a couch and shelving. While the beds once had a reputation for being flimsy, ... her bed cost around $800 to build.

Just the name Murphy bed makes me laugh. It conjures memories of scenes in slapstick comedies, where the beds, possessed with demonic intentions, drop into rooms unannounced or swallow up ...