A mutt-sized Murphy bed hides your dog's crash pad inside a fetching built-in cabinet
1. The Cabinet. A simple box built from plywood and 1× material hides the mattress; we topped ours with a shelf trimmed with molding. Magnetic catches and a locking pin on one side secure the deck upright when not in use.
2. The Deck. Cabinet doors, held together with cleats and attached to the cabinet with a toy-box hinge, fold down to serve as the deck. The mattress is enclosed in a frame of 1× material that’s attached to the back sides of the doors.
3. The Drawer Front. A false drawer is fastened to the back of the bed frame with a toy-box hinge so that it can fold up to act as the "foot" of the Murphy bed.
Cut List to Build a Murphy Bed for Your Dog
For the cabinet:
1x8 sides: two @ 35¼ inches
1x8 top: one @ 24 inches
1x4 crosspieces: four @ 22½ inches
1x4 header: one @ 24 inches
¼-inch plywood back: one @ 24 x 36 inches
2 ½ inch baseboard: three @ cut to length
shoe molding: three @ cut to length
For the bed frame:
1x4 short sides: two at 19 inches
1x4 long sides: two @ 25 inches
1x4 crosspieces: two @ 19 inches
1x4 stop block: one @ 3 inches
Use a miter saw to cut the 1x8 and 1x4 material to size according to the cut list. Use a circular saw to cut the ¼-inch plywood to size.
Set the two 1x8 sides on edge and sandwich two 1x4 crosspieces on the flat between them, so that one crosspiece is flush at each end. Secure the pieces by driving 1¼-inch trim-head screws through the sides and into the edges of the crosspieces. Secure a third 1x4 crosspiece flush with one end of the sides, as shown; this will be the bottom of the cabinet. Sandwich a fourth 1x4 crosspiece between the sides, with its top edge 1½ inches below the top of the cabinet. Secure the pieces with 1¼-inch trim-head screws.
Apply wood glue to the cabinet's three top edges. Set the 1x8 top in place. Use a pneumatic nailer and 1¼-inch finishing nails to secure the top to the cabinet.