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Bay Curious

How Love Inspired the Murphy Bed

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 β€’ 999 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 16 July 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

This week we learn how one enamored entrepreneur on a shoe-string budget gave birth to the Murphy bed in San Francisco. Then, we revisit one of our most-popular Bay Curious episodes of all time, about the Flintstone House in Hillsborough. The home's architect, who wasn't available for our original story, shares the backstory to his unique design. Additional Resources: Read - How A San Francisco Love Story Inspired the Invention of the Murphy Bed Read - What's That Thing Off 280? The Flintstone House Listen to our original Flintstone House story on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the Bay Curious newsletter! Reported by Katrina Schwartz and Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Michelle Wiley.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From K-Q-Q-ED.

0:07.0

Okay, let me get this bed ready for you.

0:10.0

Okay, let me get this bed ready for you. Just grab a hold of this wooden slat here and

0:17.8

pull down. With Bay Area housing the way it is, many of us are on the lookout for ways to save space

0:25.7

and maximize the usefulness of every overpriced square foot that we've got to work with.

0:31.7

Maybe you've even considered a Murphy bed. You know, those

0:35.3

beds that fold up into a cabinet or wall when you're not using them? It's on a really nice

0:40.6

weight so it comes down really easily.

0:44.0

Sandra Schwartz, mother to

0:48.2

Bakerious producer Katrina Schwartz,

0:50.7

put a Murphy bed in the office of their San Francisco home,

0:54.0

so they would have one more spot to stash guests

0:57.0

without giving up a whole room to it.

0:59.0

Okay, crawl in, get cozy, and say good night.

1:07.0

Well, here's a fun fact.

1:09.0

The Murphy Bed first sprang up, or maybe it's spraying out in San Francisco.

1:15.0

Today in the show a history lesson that won't put you to sleep.

1:25.0

Plus, later we'll revisit one of the most played Bakerious episodes of all time

1:30.0

about the Flintstone House in Hillsborough. You know the one. It's visible from 280.

1:36.4

We sat down with the architect to get his take on his controversial design all these years later. You're listening to Bakurious, I'm Olivia

1:44.4

Alan Price.

1:47.0

Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family owned, operated, and argued over.

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