When a painted finish is preferred, we will prie and paint your Murphy Bed and/ or cabinets. We start off by constructing the pieces with the same materials and methods as all of our other pieces. Two coats of primer are then applied to seal the wood and prep the surface for the finish coats. Then a thick coat of pigmented lacquer is applied. Pigmented lacquer is simply a paint pigment and lacquer combined to give the pieces a furniture-grade finish with the solid color of paint. We offer WHITE, BLACK and GREY colors ONLY (sorry, no other paint colors). We do offer the option of priming the bed, "READY TO PAINT". This will allow you to paint the bed to your specific color. Please keep in mind when oak wood is painted the grain structure will show, however, maple wood will provide a more smooth looking paint finsih.