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Bedup Saves Space by Storing Your Bed in the Ceiling

The illest wind — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:12:09 EDT

bonk!

The illest wind

Bedup Saves Space by Storing Your Bed in the Ceiling

rawg — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:59:04 EDT

@The Cooler:
the average price of real estate in manhattan is $1100/sqft so this bed actually saves you $33,000 if it covers 30sqft.

Granted, it's even cheaper to use a sleeping mat that you roll away each morning.

rawg

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johnnyabnormal — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:49:15 EDT

@jam3972: I admit, I have had an almost identical experience. I'm tempted to feel manly about it, but then when you see how Ikea makes furniture, it just deflates the ego. :)

johnnyabnormal

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jam3972 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:42:11 EDT

@johnnyabnormal:
I can vouch for this.. My gf helped me put together my ikea bed when i was moving into my new appartment, so we decided to give it a test run on completion.
The damn thing fell apart in the middle of the action! was very suprising.
still had a happy ending, but it had to be on the floor.

jam3972

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johnnyabnormal — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:16:48 EDT

@jamesuschrist: Yes, but Jack Black crooning about f*#king is a winner. I take it you've heard the song, right? The only music I've found more potent is DJing "Sex Style" by Kool Keith...but you have to have the attitude to pull it off + some scratching skills.

johnnyabnormal

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jamesuschrist — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:02:21 EDT

No way, the Lee song. People will headbang to anything when they're schammered.

jamesuschrist

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johnnyabnormal — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:37:51 EDT

@ninjatales: By the way, that is a killer song to play at a party...just to see how long it takes for people to realize what is being sung!

johnnyabnormal

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johnnyabnormal — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:37:11 EDT

@ninjatales: You gotta go with solid oak. Humping destroys anything remotely Ikea-esque.

johnnyabnormal

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ninjatales — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:41:01 EDT

When I saw that, Jack Black's FUCK HER GENTLY came to my mind.
Rough/normal sex will ensure a damaged $4,300+ product.

ninjatales

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jamesuschrist — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:58:36 EDT

This is one idea that needs some improvment with another idea.

...

IDEA!

So you've got a girl you've invited over for some hankey-pankey (probably a hooker, but hear me out.)

You ask the hooker, I mean girl, to take a seat in your "waiting room." In the waiting room is a locked door ostensibly marked "OFFICE" with one of those rippled glass windows you can't see through. Make sure it's locked so she doesn't figure out that it's actually the closet where you hide all your weird porn and old tennis shoes.

Meanwhile you shuffle on upstairs, prepare yourself (use your imagination) and just like a crappy MTV music video down you come from the ceiling. I can see one of two poses, the "superman" where you are standing triumphantly on the bed with your hands on your hips, or the "hollywood" where you're sitting on the bed propped up by one arm, one leg crossed over the other and your dangly bits hanging out. Classic!

This would of course require that the bed be accessable from the upper floor when retracted, something that should be a part of the design anyway.

Hell, maybe it just goes on up to the roof.

jamesuschrist

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hkicedude — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:42:02 EDT

Really good idea!!!But I am wondering what is holding the bed up on the ceiling and how would it retracts? It looks like you really need a very very high ceiling in order to do this, or else where would the bar retracts to?

hkicedude

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infmom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:47:19 EDT

No way. Where would the cats sleep during the day?

infmom

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yougottabekidding — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:44:11 EDT

Seems to me if you've got 4k for this, then you don't have any space issues in your house.

yougottabekidding

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Vagabum — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:15:47 EDT

The $4K would be better spent on an awesome home theater / couch setup and you could sleep on the couch to save space.

Vagabum

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johnnyabnormal — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:13:08 EDT

I would think Moby had enough money to have a bedroom AND a office.

johnnyabnormal

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IrisMR — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:34:22 EDT

Huh. I might actually enjoy this... I need space.

Poor kids owning this will not be able to hide their mess under their beds!

IrisMR

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Mr.SithNinja — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:46:43 EDT

This is kewl until you are liquored up and stumbling to bed and forget to move your crap out of the way when you hit the button to drop the bed down.

Mr.SithNinja

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CoolZWhip — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:44:29 EDT

what if it flies up and you hit the ceiling then the whole ting falls and rips throught the floor

CoolZWhip

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ANoel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:24:17 EDT

@Kos:
"yeah, but you lose all the storage space underneath the bed"

... true, though I expect the monsters might enjoy a change of place.

ANoel

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digitalexis — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:21:43 EDT

Bedup, apply directly to your ceiling. Bedup, apply directy to your ceiling.

digitalexis

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Ke — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:20:32 EDT

and this is why I love reading about the new things that are out on the market. It is so futuristic that even I am not ready for it!

Bedup Saves Space by Storing Your Bed in the Ceiling

Kos — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:36:17 EDT

yeah, but you lose all the storage space underneath the bed.

Kos

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Daimyo Nintendo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:20:43 EDT

Soooooo...death from above?

I can't say this is cool because all I see is the Final Destination, falling and crushing head and spine where I would no longer be recognized as a human but merely a lump of flesh. These new age tree hugging vegan hippies who love to live in their small eco friendly home. Well I like big houses because I like large heating bills, I like 4 car garages, and heated marble floors with electronic automated curtains. I also like a bedroom space large enough room for my bed to be on the ground not hovering above me head hoping it stays up there. I feel sorry for people who live in a one bedroom apartment, whether you hate it or not…. lol I still pity you.

Daimyo Nintendo

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undeadmachine — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:17:04 EDT

too bad the before and after pics are so different, this would make a great 2 frame gif...

*smash*

undeadmachine

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nutbastard — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:15:10 EDT

@ry_ry:
If you call it the "motion in the ocean" then im pretty sure that's not something you'll have to worry about.

@Denver_80203:
yeah but everything always goes wrong at the worst possible moment with a murphy bed...

nutbastard

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ry_ry — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:57:24 EDT

Who didn't have a loft bed in college? Nothing like sleeping 6ft off the ground.

I wonder how the straps would deal with the "motion in the ocean"?

ry_ry

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Xavoc — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:35:45 EDT

Chickan good!

Xavoc

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Kit Eaton — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:20:14 EDT

@strider_mt2k: Heh. Nice, cheered me up on this rainy gloomy day. A bit of Mila never goes amiss.

Kit Eaton

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Geisrud — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:17:30 EDT

@Denver_80203: Sico Wall bed > Murphy bed

Geisrud

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boe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:03:43 EDT

@Out2gtcha: She KNOWS its a multipass!

boe

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lankysob — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:41:11 EDT

@FThorn: I also like how I get to smash all my stuff when I want to sleep. I mean, given the choice between moving everything out of the way every night while sleepy (then replacing it all in the morning), or just pulling the damn thing down and watching it smash my stuff, I'd just rather watch things break.

@Geisrud: And Heaven forbid your companion want to go to bed before you do because you need to stay up and work at your desk late. You'll both end up sleeping on the couch/floor from then on.

This seems about as pointless as that sliding/folding staircase that was on here a few weeks ago. Always having to move things in order to perform basic functions (like walking up the stairs, or going to bed) is incredibly inefficient and just plain dumb. Form follows function, remember?

lankysob

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discounteggroll — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:34:53 EDT

just make sure to close your laptop lid when you go to bed at night =/

discounteggroll

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FThorn — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:27:47 EDT

I like how it changes the color of the room/flooring.

FThorn

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Out2gtcha — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:22:19 EDT

@strider_mt2k:

Auuuuuuttooooooo wwwwwwwaaaaassssshhh? *shivering*

Out2gtcha

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boe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:09:28 EDT

add some milk crate furniture and you can impress the girls with your retro college dorm studio.

boe

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boe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:08:28 EDT

I see a series of spouse murders all blamed on them rolling out of bed (with a little push). Nothing like cracking your skull open on the hard floor to wake you up quickly (or not).

Thanks to low ceilings though you can enjoy looking like you are being abused at home every time you bump your head on this.

boe

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FightingChance — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:02:41 EDT

Is it 'roll in the hay' durable?

FightingChance

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Monty — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:55:04 EDT

Ignoring the structural rigidity of the ceiling to accomodate such a thing, most people that have such cramped spaces also have very little ceiling height. If your ceiling is only seven feet high, this design is not going to work particularly well.

Monty

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Galley — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:37:48 EDT

That reminds me of the some of the lofts you see in college dorm rooms.

Galley

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pastrychef — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:28:26 EDT

I like it! It could really open up my tiny NYC apt.

pastrychef

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Y2KGTP — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:27:21 EDT

@Denver_80203:

And prob allowed by your landlord...

Y2KGTP

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Lamont — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:25:07 EDT

agree with Denver. At least a Murphy bed is completely concealed when closed and doesn't look like crap when open....

Lamont

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Denver_80203 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:20:01 EDT

Murphy bed = better

Denver_80203

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Arelar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:18:32 EDT

bed, yeah right. more like a real expensive place to hide your stash

Arelar

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frigg — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:57:37 EDT

How do you get it up?

The bed, that is...

frigg

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Geisrud — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:54:09 EDT

...t'would be better to have your...ummm, companion...to ask, "so ah, where's the bed?"

Growwwwr

Geisrud

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Geisrud — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:51:43 EDT

Would be better with a recessed ceiling so you don't have guests asking, "umm, dude, why do you have a bed on your ceiling?"

Geisrud

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Hiphopopotamus — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:43:00 EDT

@raleel: Most tiny NYC apartments also have ceilings with the strength of paper mache. This is just an expensive loft bed that will kill you.

Hiphopopotamus

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The Cooler — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:36:58 EDT

If you can afford this, you can afford to get a bigger apartment.

The Cooler

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akgw — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:35:47 EDT

Watch that first step in the morning.

akgw

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kaikai34 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:29:32 EDT

i wonder how safe that getup is. it would really suck to have that baby come crashing down on your head.

kaikai34

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raleel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:25:31 EDT

I like it, actually. The integrated lighting is a nice touch. I can see that being handy in some small NYC apartments. Of course, most of these small NYC apartments have a raised bed (you know, half a bunk bed) already.

It'd be nice if the integrated underlighting was linked to some lighting that is actually in the ceiling, so that when you lower the bed, it automatically switches to the ceiling lighting.

raleel

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strider_mt2k — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:13:17 EDT

strider_mt2k

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strider_mt2k — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:12:22 EDT

Just remember the auto-wash!

(yeah, it's a Fifth Element kinda day.)

strider_mt2k

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PJK — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:07:40 EDT

Love the design, hate the price, I'll wait for the IKEA knock-off thanks.

PJK

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Tohe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:51:35 EDT

gro0vy!

Tohe

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Walter — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:46:15 EDT

An added bonus is that if your snoring roommate/ girlfriend is a really sound sleeper you can crush them to death by retracting the bed with them in it. yay.

Walter