More Space Place History- Wall Bed Furniture

One could say the roots of the More Space Place began in 1894, in a tiny San Francisco apartment. Here, bachelor William L. Murphy simply wanted to invite women into his one-room apartment. Society conventions of the time, however, frowned upon single women keeping company with a man where a bed was in sight. So Murphy invented a bed that disappeared.

Well some things never change: space is still at a premium.

Our More Space Place part of the story began in the early 1980′s as a single retail location. By 1989 that location, along with several other wall bed companies banded together to form Murphy Bed Centers of America. In 1995, with seven locations, the name of the company was changed to More Space Place, because this name better reflected the larger product line the company offered.

The creation of the modern versions of William Murphy’s beds involved much more intricate cabinetry and ingenious design. The path to these innovations fashioned our extensive line of cabinetry utilizing custom modular construction. This highly adaptable furniture line has the ability to offer multiple opportunities for space-saving or organizing solutions in homes, from custom closets, to home offices, garages, utility rooms, entertainment centers, and much more.

Today, the company continues to grow and has nearly 50 stores which are locally owned and operated by members of the communities in which they serve.

• 1987 More Space Place, originally founded as Murphy Bed Centers of America® in Jacksonville, Florida, is established to modernize the 1890’s concept of the Murphy bed. Total retail locations: 1.
• 1995 G&T Industries acquires Murphy Bed Centers of America, including its four franchise retail stores and three company-owned retail stores. G&T Industries changes the name from Murphy Bed Centers of America to GTW Space Systems LLC, doing business as More Space Place. Total retail locations: 7.
• 1996 GTW Space Systems moves its headquarters to Largo, Florida. Total retail locations: 8.
• 1998 GTW Space Systems begins its own manufacturing in a new 26,500 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Largo, Florida. Total retail locations: 18.
• 2003 G&T Industries spins-off More Space Place as a separate company; the company is formally established as More Space Place, Inc. Total retail locations: 24.
• 2005 More Space Place exceeds the capacity of the manufacturing facility and moves into a larger manufacturing facility in Clearwater, Florida. Total retail locations: 37
• 2008 More Space Place is the first to offer a complete line of furniture, closets and garage cabinets with the new Invisi-bore system of 3mm line bore holes. The system virtually makes the needed pin holes disappear with an over 60% smaller hole than the standard 5mm line bore holes that other local and national competitors use.
• 2009 More Space Place has 44 retail locations and is the leading Murphy Bed retailer in the USA. Additionally, large introductions of new options now provide our customers the most options for closets, garage cabinets and accessories. Tens of thousands of additional SKU’s are added to proprietary CAD product libraries.