I really like the Murphy bed’s built-in lights when they are on and I am reading. However, they have a significant design flaw.
You can see my jury-rigged solution: part of the packaging from the Ikea pillowcases I bought. It doesn’t entirely solve the problem; it just lessens it.
The button to turn on the lights has a very bright blue light that shines regardless of the on/off status of the lights themselves.
From the future, I can say that the second layer of solution involves me leaning the memory foam pillows against the headboard to cover the light. There’s a void between the mattress and the wall, so the pillows sit at an angle.
That means I can’t really use them as pillows, just as light blockers.
Other than that situation, I’m really enjoying my Murphy bed.