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People who have lost or quit their jobs often start a home business. Usually, the home office is made from a former guest room. IRS statistics show that 1.6 million people claim a deduction for a home office. Many additional homeowners have a room that's set up as an office, but don't have an official home business as defined by the IRS.
As nice as it is to have an office, the guest room is missed when visitors come for the holidays. A sleeping bag on the floor might work for some guests, but they're not a comfortable or practical option in most cases.
The solution is a Murphy bed! Murphy beds are sometimes called wall beds, and they are a bed that folds up vertically into a closet or cabinet. One end is attached to the wall and the other end is lowered so it can be used as a bed. When it's folded up, the bed hardly takes up any space, making it a good option for small rooms like studio apartments, motor homes, or home offices.
A patent for the Murphy bed was issued in 1916 to William L. Murphy, the founder of the Murphy Wall Bed Company. In 1989, the courts decided that "Murphy bed" was so widely used to describe wall beds that the trademark cover no longer existed.
Most people only know of Murphy beds from old movies where people get trapped in them when they fold up. Modern wall beds are both stylish and comfortable. You can now buy sets of office furniture with an integrated Murphy bed whose function is hidden when closed.
Most Murphy beds are vertical; that means the head of the bed is attached to the wall. There's also an option for a horizontal Murphy bed to accommodate differently shaped rooms.
If a Murphy bed in your home office sounds good to you, you can find a company to design an office that meets your needs. Installation should be done by skilled professionals so that you get results you'll be happy with for the long term.
After all, if you end up fighting with your spouse about your workaholic tendencies, you'll have a place to sleep!
About the Author: Andrew Tirenth has a small space for his home office furniture. However, by calling Techline Studio, he was able to get customized Sacramento modular office furniture along with a wall bed. While some Sacramento wall beds stand out in a room, Andrew's fits perfectly into place inside of his Sacramento storage cabinets.
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