Decorating Your Bedroom With a Western Theme

You do not specifically have to live in the Wild Westwoven styles or maybe even fake fur skins.
or be a real cowboy to decorate your bedroom with• To create a cowboy look and feel, decorate
a western theme. There are many people who haveyour room with saddles and leather straps. These can
western style homes and enjoy this atmospherebe draped over your table chair. Use your imagination
everyday in their rooms. This type of theme is aand come up with ingenious ways on how to make
great décor for any room and gives it sensewestern accessories using horse shoe, Indian outfits
of the old west culture.and cowboy hats.
Creating a bedroom with a Western style can• Using items made of iron such as iron lamp bases
actually have an inviting and masculine feel to it.and cabinet knobs will fit well in a Western room.
Mixing and matching different items associated with• You can decide to design your room in a number
the West like wooden carvings or cowboy hats canof ways. You can go with the country theme or
truly make your room your personal space. Toeven the old west route. It really depends on your
create a cowboy or western style for your room,preference. Include things such as cowboy boots and
here are a few ideas you can use.guitars to enhance the western culture in your room.
• The color of the wall of your room will be very• Nowadays, there are available door knobs in the
important. Warm and vibrant colors are usually usedmarket with designs that reminds us of the Wild
to depict a western mood to it. A western lookWest. Choose a design you like and replace your old
often consists of browns, blacks, tans and other darkdoor knob with this western-inspired knob.
colors. To highlight the color contrast, select white• Alternative wall hangings can include horse whips,
ornaments for a splash of brightness. One good ideachaps and stirrups. Wooden items can be found in
is to use white cow print fabric to make the bed setcraft stores. There are numerous shapes and sizes
and curtains. A white carpet with dyed with blackto choose from. Paint these shapes and hang them
odd shaped spots will also create a dramatic effecton the wall.
for your room.• Window treatments should be in basic colors and
• Decorating the wall with western wall art is annot too drastic. Look for wooden shutters or simple
artistic way of incorporating the western theme.curtain panels.
Sometimes you can find these inexpensive wall art in• Old trunks and stressed wood furniture can be
garage sales and flea markets. Take the time to visitplaced inside your room and will definitely keep the
these places because you'll never know you mightwestern look going.
just find the perfect piece of art to hang in yourIncorporate all these ideas from painting your room
room.with dark colors up to hanging up the western wall
• Hanging up a rope lasso or making small onesart to achieve the Western look you want to
glued to your lampshade can also show a westernaccomplish. After you have all the furniture and
theme to it. You can also cut pictures of horses,decorations in place, you will have produced a warm,
cattle, or Indians and use this as a border around thecozy bedroom where you can enjoy and relax. It will
top of your room.be like living in the Wild West but still in the comfort
• Decide on having your floor generally made outof your bedroom.
of hardwood. Also choose area rugs which are flat