07/30/2026
This beautiful office transformation was recently finished.
The āwould love to haveā list was for a place to work from home, storage, shelving, a space for her teen daughter to do homework and craft, a place for her mom when she visits and to be pretty.
With the space not being very large, I knew that the best way to do this would be with a Murphy bed. So I did a lot of research for a bed/desk combo and what I found was flimsy, not pretty, made of MDF, or didnāt have the desk or style I wanted for my client.
I wanted the space to feel beautiful, classic, a little bit French, but also be extremely functional.
And what do you do when you canāt find what you are looking for? You design it!!! So, this desk was built with foldable legs, a hinged top, and lays flat so that the bed can pull down. I will say there was a lot of ingenuity that went into this design and a lot of thought on the moving parts.
It is made of solid wood and very sturdy solid parts. Because the desk folds down there are four bins in the open spaces above it that act as drawers and can be pulled out and put back for usefulness.
The light above is a ceiling fan which helps keep a home office cooler, but fits in with the French classic aesthetic.
I have not had a chance to go back and style or professionally photograph yet, so the first image I have used the magic of AI, to help style the shelves. All other photos are authentic with no AI additions.
The hand craftsmanship was done by my husband who does not do this by trade, and has a full time job. He does enjoy a side project (which this might have been bigger than), and is very skilled. The detail is fantastic.
To see this come to life from a hand sketch that I asked him, ādo you think this could work?ā, has been such a joy.
I am always thrilled when a client comes along on my creative journeys and we create something that makes their life easier and beautiful.
