The Murphy bed is a staple of modern comedy as well as an extremely functional item that offers much to its purchasers. Its revolutionary design and the hilarious slapstick imagined around the item have propelled the Murphy bed to fame.
Its design is very simple: a bed that folds down from a wall. In its upright position, the Murphy bed can be designed to look inconspicuous in the home—it is at night that its true utility is revealed.
Many have found that the Murphy bed can save them space (and as a result, money.) Indeed installing one of these beds in your home will, to begin with, free up the space any normal bed would have taken up. This allows you to combine your office with your bedroom or simply to have a lot of floor space during the day.
In today’s world, hotels are the largest employers of the Murphy bed by far. Because hotels rent out spaces, it is obvious that items like the Murphy bed would be useful to them. Families with over 4 members, for example, will gladly rent a room with a Murphy bed because it allows them to remain together and save money on any extra hotel rooms that may have needed.
The Murphy bed, lets not forget, is a hilarious item used in many sketches by lovers of slapstick. The classic “disappearing person” sketch (in which someone gets folded into the wall) is a great example of how the Murphy bed has helped Buster Keaton’s trademark humor develop over the decades. Certain iconic objects always lend a hand when we joke about our interactions with an ever-more complex environment.
No matter why you choose to purchase and install your Murphy bed, it will serve you well—the object has become a part of the rich tapestry of products integrated into Americana itself.