How a Designer Made a Murphy Bed in a 7×11 Room Look Like Built-Ins

ByLydia Geisel,Photography byEric Petschek

PublishedFeb 15, 2025 1:15 AM EST

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Emily Lindberg has built her fair share of Murphy beds. These days she’s based in Providence, Rhode Island, but her firm2, Emily Lindberg Design, was born in New York City—so she knows that the smartest answer to a cramped space is a mattress that disappears into the wall. “People really like the ability to put the bed away and have a little more space, often for doing work,” says Lindberg. Her client, in a historic building on Great Jones Street, was no different. A passionate host and new dad, he wanted room for guests to come and stay—the problem was that his apartment was only a two-bedroom, one-bath when he bought it.