Nov 01
2010

My ‘mom cave’ bedroom

by Funky Junk Donna

 When all is quiet with the world, I love to slip into my little shabby white oasis…


… to gaze out my candlelit window…

… while laying in my rumply crumply pillowy haven, that wears many shades of white.

Welcome to my mom cave bedroom. 🙂

At times, my bedside painter’s ladder, showing off a few pretty shades under it’s newish coat of white,

… holds a favorite magazine to flip through at my total leisure.

Other times,

the ladder holds a few of my favorite things. Just because.

The camisoles were found in my Mom’s closet, the Bible a gift from my Grandmother, and the pearls, from my Mom’s jewelry box. A ladder of special memories, honoring two of my favorite gals.

My bedroom belongs to just me, so I created a girlie retreat to the highest degree. My ultra girlie mom cave. 🙂

You won’t find this bed neat, tidy and symmetrical. This bed is about rumpled crumpled comfy bliss. With waaaay too many pillows with a touch of lace. 🙂

Twinkling tea lights play well with a whisper of woodsy rustic, my favorite kind of finish.

An old gate grouped with metal clad siding and an old door creates a headboard with substance! And the works is highlighted with a random board and batten wall treatment to further enhance the whites.

An old woodsy tabletop is my special place for a cup of warmth and a lazy read.

The vintage dresser, wearing a wonderfully natural crackle finish only achieved from many years of love, holds a few of my favorite things to enjoy.


I love the memories my mom’s jewelry box offers me every time it passes my eye. The tiny gold snowflakes that dot the top make me smile, for I am a true snow lover. 🙂

A  collection of some thrift store finds tie in beautifully to create a vignette that was meant to be. A torn sheet lampshade when illuminated adds a special softness that simply belongs.

 The rusty old headboard is one of my favorite places to hang some of my favorite pictures of my parents.

And when in season, my Mom’s wedding gift teapot provides the perfect enhancement for some fresh cut garden flowers!

So what else could I possibly need in my land of whites and brights if I won the mom cave contest? Why, the finishing touches of course!

#1 would be a new fluffy white robe and matching slippers. And then…

#2. I would love a pretty floor lamp right beside the bed!

#3. The perfect girly tall and skinny dressing mirror.

#4. Some lovely photo albums chalk full of my parents old photos.

#5. And perhaps some sparkly frames to highlight a few more of my favorite sepia toned memory maker pictures…

#6. I couldn’t forget the fragrances!

#7. And oh my… gormet coffees! With a bodum coffee press! Pure decadence! I’ve wanted one of those forever.

(All photos from HERE

Now, apparently a mom cave isn’t a true mom cave without a place for the girlfriends.

Nothing a pretty little white laptop wouldn’t cure. See? You’d all be right there with me. 🙂

So until I am able to pick up those fabulous finishing touches…

… my little furry bedside buddy will have to do.

Ahhhh… much better! 

For now. 🙂

I’ve entered my ‘bedroom mom cave’ over at:

Susan’s mom cave contest. Go enter yours!

A couple more days left to win some custom shades!

Valued between $99 – $253!

Click the balloon button or  HERE to enter!

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42 thoughts on “My ‘mom cave’ bedroom”

  5. Coleen's Corner at 6:03 AM on November 1, 2010

    If I had a room like that, I’d never leave it! I think, if there’s a next life, I’ll be coming back as a house cat and show up at your door 🙂 There’s a man sleeping in my mom cave so I’ll have to settle on adoring yours!

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  6. Anonymous at 7:13 AM on November 1, 2010

    I am in love with your room. Slipping into the slower pace of the past with such a serene place is like a slice of heaven. Fabulous job.

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  8. dogsmom at 7:24 AM on November 1, 2010

    Among my favorite things in your room are the candles in random glass containers. Then I saw the on-the-bed table top. I have to go back and include that in my dream page!

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  11. Funky Junk Interiors at 10:41 AM on November 1, 2010

    #7 Lori, the wall colour is called Bamboo Beach, by Cloverdale Paint (Canadian).

    Thanks all! This isn’t a new reveal but there’s always new things I do to the room to freshen it up some, which are shown above.

    Donna

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  16. Amy @MaisonDecor at 11:53 AM on November 1, 2010

    Your room shows off your girly side Donna, and it was really a treat. I love this room, and I can imagine you can crawl into that bed and be a million miles away from everything in a flash!My favorite thing is your dresser with the gate or whatever the thing is that you have your photos and mementos hanging on, and that sweet jewelry box.

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  18. Cap Creations at 1:05 PM on November 1, 2010

    Oh my your mom cave looks wonderful! I need one. Love the ladder great idea.

    Our Christmas Giving Giveaway Event kicked off this morning. Would be honored to have you join the fun, maybe by linking a giveaway of your own??! Come by and check it out!

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  23. Prior at 6:54 PM on November 1, 2010

    I’ve always loved your bedroom, so pleasant to the eye. And your photography, outstanding. Thanks for featuring Josh’s signs. He was making an old ping pong table into a mantle last night, but is at the World Series tonight! Go Rangers!!! To bad we don’t live closer…we could have a great bring your own junk and tools party. Lol, Lezlee

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  25. Heaven's Walk - at 10:02 PM on November 1, 2010

    Oh my gosh….what a beautiful bedroom, Donna! You’ve outdone yourself, girl. This room is just one huge sigh!!! 🙂 And your fuzzy buddy makes it just perfect…… 🙂

    xoxo laurie

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  28. Nutbird at 10:59 PM on November 1, 2010

    What a beautiful post! How many times have you hit your head on the doorknob on your headboard? I have a stainless steel hood over my cooktop and I still hit my head after twenty-two years. I love your use of the Army-Navy white tablecloth on your bed. Don’t you just love a really comfy bed? I had to put one of those eight outlet charger things next to my bed for my lamp, heating pad, kindle charger, computer charger, and various other things that I need. Ann

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  31. Roberta at 2:06 PM on November 2, 2010

    Such a lovely and relaxing space…love the linens and all the textures. The ladder is a wonderful idea for a small space…I’ll have to see if I have a place for something like that…hmmm Best of luck in the giveaway, fondly, Roberta

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  34. jmatts at 3:28 PM on November 3, 2010

    My mom has that jewelry box, it may be a little more pink. I haven’t seen it in years…thanks for the flashback! and thanks for sharing your most personal space.

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  40. Holly @ Roller Coaster Life at 11:48 AM on December 22, 2010

    I am probably the biggest fan of your bed… it is the background on my computer screen! I am trying to recreate it but something about my bed just doesn’t scream at me like yours down and I just can’t figure it out! I will one day!

    But the pictures of the wood in your window sill (sill? how come that doesn’t look right?) anyways I want to do that! I am not sure if my window seal? is big enough but I am going to attempt it!! Woo hoo!

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