re: Murphy Bed Unit

lanwater, Thanks. The shelves are as you thought, screwed from behind, and through the side.
It’s a 3/4" back and I used 3 1/2" screws. The shelves are only 6" deep and felt very sturdy.

Thanks Moment

Thanks shipwright, it seems that the contemporary style is popular here right now. I seem to be getting a lot of it, could be the designers that are using me. It’s not my favorite either. I’m much more “Old World” feel.

Thank You Brian

Thank You David, Walnut (IMO) is easy to keep the color close. Both ply and hardwood take the stain very well.
It also helps to pick good color hardwood from the start. Other than that I didn’t do anything special to either one.

Moving on to the next: (another Murphy Bed, go figure)
Here are a couple of rough draft SU drawings: