Our latest project is finished

@DaddyEvil You might have to undergo 10 or 14 days Hard Quarantine in Australia. But as JudyEv is so generous, she might fund half of your Travel expense !!

@JudyEv I've slept on sofa beds... (Actually, tossed and turned all night on them.) Thank you for getting this kind instead. My back will thank you for that.

I originally wanted a sofa that would convert but Vince reckoned it wouldn't be comfortable enough and he didn't want a double bed, it had to be a queen so I suggested this. It's a queen and will have a good mattress so now we're all pretty happy. The mattress can only be up to 30cm high but we've found plenty up to that height.

@JudyEv Heavy stuff sounds like no fun at all.

@sallypup At least it is very sturdy and strong. I guess it had to be to support the spring mechanism and bed frame.

It wasn't the easiest thing we've ever done but it's up now and very securely fastened. The components were very heavy.

We have a big old cabinet in the same room. We really need to sell that before we'll be able to fit in the Ikea cupboards.

@JudyEv 30 cm is a good mattress and comfortable enough. The sofas that you could transform in beds were not comfortable at all.

@LadyDuck We have found a mattress that we'd be happy with for ourselves although we won't be sleeping on this one. It will be delivered when we get back from our ten days away.

The mattress can be up to 30cm deep but there is a big choice at that measurement or less. It does look nice now it's up. Thanks. I might lash out and buy a new doona cover for it.

HEY! That's not nice! You could at least wait a bit so I can pretend to be gracious and offer you the bed while I sleep on the floor! Judy would probably throw us both out on our ears.

@wolfgirl569 Oh... Yeah, I could sleep in the back seat of my rental car. Then lock the doors so you couldn't climb in when Vince kicked you out..

@DaddyEvil I have been told I snore. So you might want to be outside anyways I think after an hour or 2 she would. Vince might beat her to throwing us out.

@JudyEv Speaking of jigsaws, my daughter and I are working on one right now that we bought at Disney World. It's a 50th anniversary puzzle showing Walt Disney holding hands with Mickey Mouse, with Cinderella's Castle in the background.

@moffittjc I enjoy doing the odd jigsaw but I mostly go for the smaller ones now - less than 1,000 pieces.

Sometimes I'll need to put the clothes airer there and I have a small table I can set up if I want to do a jigsaw. We also kept a couple of trestles so if we want to do smaller jobs eg spread out photos to sort through them or whatever, we'll have room to set up the bigger trestle.

The spring mechanism had four springs attached and we had to put two more on each assembly. That was very difficult and one spring we put in a different slot to where it was supposed to be. It doesn't seem to have made a difference to the action. The number of springs needed depended on whether it was double, queen or king. You might have read it came in a big box and we put it together following the instructions. It wasn't too difficult but I guess we're getting a bit experienced with it all now. Some parts we had to puzzle through and think about what they actually meant. The weight was also just about too much for us as it is very sturdy. We had a friend help us lift the bed part and slip it on the hinges.

@JudyEv You folks are now experienced enough. If you were to come to India some day, you could even open a Business helping folks with furniture fittings!

@JudyEv Yes and you could earn a bit as well, and share 5% Advisor fees with me!

Ikea don't actually make these sort of beds and the instructions were nowhere near as clear as Ikeas. But you're right about Ikea having great ideas.

@JudyEv I think it's a great idea.

Vince was worried that a sofa bed wouldn't be comfortable and I didn't want a huge bed taking up the space and only being used occasionally. This seems a good solution.

Yes, that's what was in the box. The instructions for this weren't as clear as Ikea instructions and parts of it were a battle. It has a very strong spring mechanism and it was nearly too strong for us. I guess your daughters got there in the end?

@JudyEv yes my daughters got everything together and although it was time consuming it looks really nice and I think will be better than the previous setup she had for her office. I like your Murphy bed and think it's a great idea and isn't taking up room when you don't have company

@JudyEv, at least this time it looks perfect and good to usemem]thumbup[/em]

@cacay1 Thanks. It's set to be used now.

Yes, it is very heavy and we really battled with some parts. I like the colour too, thanks.

They are not cheap but they have solved our problem very nicely.

If I slept on the floor, I'd be battling to get up in the morning. But I'm sure you'd be younger than me.

@JudyEv haha Of course strangely my back hurts a lot when sleeping on the bed, so I'm used to sleeping on the floor

My husband was worried that a sofa bed wouldn't be really comfortable. I think this will work well.

@JudyEv It look neat and clean for sure

I like the fact that the room won't be filled by something that will only be used occasionally.

Thanks. We shouldn't have any more big jobs to do now - just smaller ones.

I'm really pleased with it as it looks quite neat when it's packed away.

We won't have as many staying as we did in Donnybrook and, when we don't need the bed, it frees up the room if I want to put up a small table for a jigsaw or put the clothes-airer up or whatever.

Thank you. Any guests should be quite comfortable now.

It is very neat when it is packed away.