Since my son bought a house I have claimed his old room for myself. After having a houseful of kids for most of life, my house now feels kinda strange and too big. I’m always glad when they come visit. And I still have Grace and Eli here.
So here is my new mom cave . I love it! Sometimes John comes to hang out with me in here, but when he’s not outside working, his domain is the living room. It’s not completely done , but I wanted to share.
What’s that black stuff on the walls, you ask ? Sound proofing foam for when I record my podcast. It doesn’t work very well , haha! I can still hear Chico barking.
Most of the furniture was left behind by my son. My mom gave me the desk. Then I decorated mostly with items I already had. I bought the big bed pillows, and the couch pillows, and a lamp at Goodwill. My mom donated the Thomas Kinkade wall hanging.
I bought some cheap, but pretty, rugs, a very uncomfortable desk chair, and an extra computer monitor at Walmart. I can see my screen much better now. John created the pink squirrel, my blog icon, out of a piece of black foam. I also redecorated the adjacent bathroom with flowers and candles.
Do you have your own space ? What’s it like?
Blue Skies and Green Pastures 
Awesome, Paula! How great to have your own space – a luxury for a mom. 😉 Let the creativity flow!
I remember my songwriting days, when I had my own room. It had a bright red carpet, white walls, a black couch with red pillows, and red, white, and black decor – piano keyboards, musical notes, and roses. Along with my journals, my guitar, and coffee center. Sadly, I probably ended up spending more time fixing up the room than actually writing and recording songs! (*eye roll*)
That sounds wonderful. My sister’s room had a black and white and red music theme when she was in high school. But I bet you didn’t have any Duran Duran posters. 😀
Nope, but I had a picture of a cathedral made entirely of musical notes, which my daughter bought me in Germany.
Cool!
This is the first mom cave I’ve ever laid witness to, it’s awesome, mostly I like the squirrel over the foam to help distract away from the foam, and it works because I didn’t know it was foam until I read that comment you made.
As for the barking, you can run your video through an application like CapCut and automatically remove background noise with it.
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Thank you! I definitely need something to remove background noise .
I love your room. It looks happy and cozy. I have the shed out back. I cleaned it out, painted the floor, and left just a few pieces of furniture. The flaw is that it has no insulation and is literally the same temp as the outdoors. Cold in winter. Not as bad in summer because it’s under shade trees.
She shed!
I think your Mom Cave looks perfect. It’s so nice to have your own space. My husband works from home and he’s so loud on the phone all day. I’ve retreated to our casita and that’s my space. We bought it furnished from the previous owners, but I’ve put my favorite artwork from our old house in it including a painting of a sunflower my daughter made in high school.
A Casita cave sounds perfect ! We had talked about various options such as a trailer , but this works . And you have my sympathy for the noise .
The casita is the only quiet spot while he’s working!
Love love love your space!
Thank you 😊
Absolutely amazing 🥲 you interior designer you ♥️♥️ come do mine 🥲 my cave is my dressing room with my closet
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Very impressive decorating, I am doing a little changes myself in my apartment right now also
Thanks. Have fun!
You do the same
So love this!!!
Thanks! It’s really fun having my own room.