| Jones, who finds Murphy's lower-maintenance than
regular says Butler super Karl Jones, who finds
Murphy's lower-maintenance than regular beds with
their loose casters and ripping box springs.
Murphy Bed XPRESS co-owner Phil Caruso
says that NYU students have been buying portable
models to Murphy up their dorm rooms themselves.
Sales have been “been off the hook, up over 30
percent in the last three months,” he says. “People
right now are buying Murphy Beds The
Murphy bed, invented by Dr. William Murphy in 1900,
became efficiency-apartment chic during the
Depression. “Many buildings—Lincoln Towers, London
Terrace, Tudor City—were all primarily Murphy bed,
and some still are,” says Caruso. “But I really
think the heyday is today.” The city is now home to
at least 40,000 Murphy beds from the three major
local companies. Interior designer Maxwell
Dillingham Ryan, founder of Apartment Therapy. com,
is not convertible: “I hate Murphy beds. The bed is
the one piece of furniture that should be sacred. It
shouldn’t flip up.” Of course, as so often befuddled
the Three Stooges, there’s always the risk of a
bed-crash. “I’ve seen some crazy stuff,” says
Junior Duran, who does installations for Murphy
Bed XPRESS, but is also the co-owner. He
recalls arriving at the apartment of the frantic
owner of a king-size Murphy bed that was in pieces.
“It’s hard to imagine how they broke it. It looked
like they had a party in the bed. It fit a lot of
people.” |
