Any ideas on how to decorate my boy's room into a cowboy theme?

Question

My son is 10 but he likes cowboy stuff. He has a cowboy hat, clothes, and a rope. Any ideas on how to tie in a cowboy theme into his bedroom. I don't want anything too baby-ish. Something he can grow into his teenage years.

Also, what paint colors would look good with this theme?

Answer 1

Think denim and bandanas. Bedding with those types of fabric would look good, and would age well. A denim colored comforter with red bandana pillows, for example. A throw with large spots (that look like a paint horse) would be a nice touch.

If you're into textured paint, there's a great technique that produces a linen finish (using a wallpaper brush). If you do one wall in a lighter blue and then a darker blue over it, the brush will expose hints of the lighter color beneath and it will look like denim.

For a really inexpensive way to display the hat and rope, hang a couple of decorative hooks (the kind that screw into the wall). Look for something that's weathered metal or wrought iron. You can find them at your local hardware store for a couple of bucks.

Watch for old cowboy boots and hats at resale shops or rummage sales - with an inexpensive lamp kit, you could make a lamp with the boots for the base and the hat as a shade.

Every cowboy needs a horse, or at least a horseshoe. It should be hung above his door like a U (not upside down). The superstition is that this way the luck doesn't run out.

Answer 2

For colour on the walls, paint a golden tan colour then rag on and off quickly a medium walnut stain. It will make the walls look like cowhide. Rope put up around the top of the walls about 6" from ceiling makes a great "crown molding" It can be held in place with 1/2"brads nailed through the middle of the rope. Horseshoe hat hooks are stylish and useful. If you or someone you know welds they are easy to make. cut 1 in half and weld half to the front of a whole one at a 90 degree angle or both halves to a whole in opposite directions at 45 degree angles.
Denim makes great bed spreads, pillows and rugs(you can hook a rug yourself using old jeans). Bandannas make great curtains, but if they are too "girlie" for him, how about shutters made to look like old saloon doors?

Answer 3

I did this for my boys when were younger. I bought some western material( of your choice) and made curtains. They had matching comforters that were red on one side and blue on the other. Depending on how long his rope is, you can wrap it around the base of a lamp and secure it with hot glue. I went to a hardware store and bought some rope and hot glued it to the top of the base boards and door frame around the bedroom, that seemed to be the perfect touch without over doing it.

Answer 4

Think of a log cabin theme. It can be very western, but can easily translate into a pre teen, teen, young adult room. Just google "log cabin decorating". Good luck.