Five years ago, I built my first Murphy bed, and it was a disaster. This time, I’m building a Murphy bed for a military family using Rockler’s Horizontal Murphy Bed kit, and it turned out much better.

A new hardware store is coming to the Triangle. The family-owned Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, a 68-year-old chain based out of Minnesota, has opened its first store at 314 Crossroads Boulevard in ...