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I love Bently!

Your work truly shine.

How do you support the “half” shelves located where the bed close? I am thinking a screw from the back. If so what’s the thickness of the back.
I really like the style and want to use it sometimes. I also like the lights, they shine uniformly.

Nice build and great finish Bentlyj .

I’m not really a fan of “modern” Bently but you certainly do it well so at least I can admire the craftsmanship. :-)

That looks great. Definitely a job well done.

Looks great Bently! I love how you were able to keep the same wood tone throughout both the hardwood and plywood. That’s a trick I have yet to learn…

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:

Bently,

Nice work! I don’t remember if you said whether there is only one Murphy bed or if the left side is identical to the right.

I’m also not a fan of contemporary furniture, but I do appreciate your fine workmanship.

It looks like that next Murphy bed project will be pretty complex, too.

L/W

Bently,

I just found your answer that there’s only one bed.

L/W

This is another fine piece of work BentlyJ. Nice proportions and the usual top class build and finish.

Wonderful built in,cool design and build.