Murphy Bed Alternative for Small NYC Apartments | Motorized Ceiling & Loft Beds

The same New York studio at night, Nuvola lowered above the desk

Nuvola · ceiling bed

Live twice.

Solid-wood Italian beds that rise toward the ceiling at the touch of a button. By day you get your floor back; by night you sleep in a real bed.

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your bed takes up more floor space than anything else in your home. ours rises out of the way.

By day, it rises.

Press a button and the whole bed, still made with sheets and pillows, travels quietly up toward the ceiling. No lifting, no folding, no effort.

Underneath, life goes on.

Put a desk, a sofa or a dining table underneath. It stays exactly where it is, and you keep using it all day long.

At night, it comes down.

When it is time to sleep, the bed comes back down above your furniture. Unlike a Murphy bed or sofa bed, there is nothing to clear away first.

Two models

one idea, two ways.

Both beds are built in Italy from solid wood, move electrically, and leave everything underneath in place. The difference is how they are held up — and how much bed you want.

Nuvola raised above a sofa in a New York apartment

Nuvola Ceiling bed

Runs on two rails on the wall. When raised, its legs fold away and nothing touches the floor. It takes a standard mattress in twin, full, queen or king — simple to order, simple to live with.

Best for: keeping the floor clear.

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Rising Loft bed

Stands on four wooden columns. Built to the exact size of your room, it can be wider than the mattress, with space for nightstands and a walkable deck — a small bedroom in the air.

Best for: more space around the bed, and lower ceilings.

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Compared

better than a murphy bed.

Shopping for a Murphy bed, a sofa bed or a fixed loft for your studio or one-bedroom? Here is how they compare.

	Murphy bed	Sofa bed	Fixed loft	ItalForm
Sofa or desk stays in place underneath	✕	✕	✓	✓
Nothing to clear or fold at night	✕	✕	✓	✓
Bed stays made — sheets and pillows	✕	✕	✓	✓
Real, full-size mattress	✓	✕	✓	✓
Works with normal ceilings (from 7'10")	✓	✓	✕	✓
You choose how low it comes down	✕	✕	✕	✓
Made to measure, in solid beech	✕	✕	✕	✓

With ItalForm the bed moves. Up high by day so you can use the room below, down low at night so you climb in over a few steps and sit up comfortably — even with a regular ceiling.

Start with a tape measure

your ceiling decides the rest.

Measure from floor to ceiling where the bed would go — the lowest point if it slopes. That one number tells you how much room you get underneath, and we work it out for you on each bed’s page.

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How ordering works

from first message
to first night.

Send your measurements

Tell us the width, depth and ceiling height of the room. A quick sketch on your phone with the numbers written on it is all we need.

We design around your room

Our designers place the bed on your floor plan and show you exactly how the room will look and work. Your design consultation and first quote are free.

Built in Italy, delivered to you

Crafted in solid wood with natural finishes and delivered across NY, NJ and CT. It assembles like furniture with step-by-step instructions — no renovation, no construction.

your floor plan is the brief.

Send us your room measurements and a photo if you have one. We will tell you honestly which bed works and what fits underneath.

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ItalForm — motorized Italian space-saving beds for small New York apartments