{ design inspiration: american horror story master bedroom}

Have you guys seen American Horror Story? Probably so, because for a while there I swear it was all the rage. I finally watched a marathon of it last winter with Alaina, and while I can't say I'm a huge fan of the show (although I couldn't stop watching it - why is that?!) I was a huge fan of this master bedroom.

Well, mainly the bed. And those sconces. But I couldn't stop staring at that damn bed. And then this morning the bed happened to pop into my mind and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. 

Here's the thing. Trevor and I are basically sleeping in a boat. Except it's not as cool as it sounds. See, Trevor had this cheap-o Ikea bed (which I'm not hating on - I love Ikea and they have great deals on bed frames) but it's been put together and taken apart several times now, and again, while I love Ikea, their furniture just isn't really made to live forever as a family heirloom if yaknowwhatimsaying.

So the bed is broken but we semi put it together anyway thinking that it was fixable. 

Long story short, it broke again. Our mattress is now living inside the bed frame but on the FLOOR, which means you have to crawl out of it in the morning like your sleeping in a friggin canoe.

We haven't fixed the situation yet because we just can't spend the money right now, but oooo how I can dream. And when I dream, I dream of a bed like the one in American Horror Story. Although if I'm being totally honest with myself, we probably don't need anymore big leather pieces in our apartment. We sort of have a lot.

But its just so pretty.

{and so is he}

There really aren't many budget friendly options for a looker like that one, but here's a few on the web that I found enticing:

I like the profile and lines of this guy from Restoration Hardware - but maybe not quite enough to invest in it (not that that's an option at the momentttt).

I would probably prefer cleaner lines and I'm not in love with any of the leather options, but this Ballard Designs guy is definitely more budget-friendly than the rest.

Another option from Restoration Hardware. Definitely the closest match to the one in the TV show. Especially if you order it in Old Saddle Chestnut...

mmm mmm good.

Alrighttt, I'll get over it now. I'm happy to have somewhere to sleep. I'm off to get a bit more work done. Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! Thanks so much for stopping in. 

lovelovelove.

-C