In a simpler time, Dad could find himself a nice spot "at the beach or mountains" and build a cottage for the family. I'm not seeing any instructions on how to address zoning or sewage. From Modern Mechanics, June 1936.
Little Grey Bungalow
Little Grey Bungalow
Why don't builders use that slide out bed for the 300 sq ft condos they're building now? Even Detective Murdoch's 'modern' home supposedly built by Frank Lloyd Wright had a pull out sofa/bed very much like this. File this under wishful thinking if we ever remodel.
ReplyDeleteI love things like this. Huge fan of "Tiny Nation" - but I could never live tiny. Give up my books or fabric stash? Never. But this is good to pretend.
ReplyDeleteWay back in the day, Armstrong tile ads used to feature a room that had been made over using their products and had some of the most useful examples of the good use of space. Usually the room was a rec room/kitchenette/bath/sleeping area/lounge, like transforming a basement or cottage into a bachelor apartment. I've loved space efficient design ever since and measure everything obsessively every time we move before we arrange things.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have seen Murphy beds in the flossy online interior decorating magazines like Apartment Therapy.
ReplyDelete(Who is Detective Murdoch?)
Detective Murdoch is a fictional early 1900s detective in Toronto; TV series adapted from novels featuring him. It's harmless and a bit campy. His wife has money, so decided to commission FLW to build them a modern home, complete with a dishwasher, microwave, dimmable pot lights, and roll out sofabed.
ReplyDeleteToronto (my home town) is full of tiny condos, and not a murphy bed in sight. They must be a nightmare to furnish, especially as people are working from home now. I like the pullout as you don't have to worry about whether the wall is structurally sound enough to hold it and it fits where lower cupboards would be. There's a large, low, clean/finished storage spot in our basement rec room that would fit a roll out queen bed with no problem and space left over. The cupboards are awkward, and a finished box to roll in a bed instead would work. Now to persuade the other half. I printed the plans just in case I find a carpenter.