The story behind Howdy, Boo, a western greeting for October
Howdy, Boo is four big orange bubble letters on solid black. Here is what the print shows, the idea behind it, and the walls where it looks best.
By the Frontier Prints team · Published
What Howdy, Boo actually shows
Howdy, Boo reads HOWDY, BOO. That is the whole thing. Round, puffy orange letters sitting on solid black. No border, no little pumpkins tucked in the corners, nothing extra to look at. Simple, bold, and friendly.
The contrast is the point. Orange on black is about as high contrast as a print gets, so the words read clean from across a room. That matters more than people expect. A busy Halloween print turns into mush from fifteen feet away. This one still says what it says from the far end of a hallway.
The idea behind it
The idea is right in the tagline: a proper western greeting for the spookiest month. Howdy is how a lot of folks out here actually say hello. Boo is October. Put the two together and you get a sign that is western and seasonal at the same time, without leaning on fake cobwebs or anything gory.
It sits with the rest of our typography prints and with the Haunted West collection, where the other October pieces live. If you like words on a wall more than scenes on a wall, this is the easiest one in the group to live with.
Where Howdy, Boo hangs well
This one is built for the spot people see first. Think greeting, not centerpiece.
- Front entry, at eye level, so it greets people as they come in
- Mantel styling, leaned against the wall behind a few candles
- Gallery wall, as the loud piece that anchors the quieter ones
- Dorm room, where one bold print does the work of a whole wall
It pairs with any Halloween decor you already own, mostly because it does not compete. Orange and black is the default October palette, so it slides in next to whatever is already on the shelf. If you are building a wall around it, our gallery wall ideas and the how to hang your print page cover spacing and height.
What to hang with it
Three prints go with it naturally. Haunted West reads HAUNTED WEST in weathered cream wood-type with a bat and a crescent moon above, so it gives you a second typography piece in the same high contrast family. Deadpan Jack is a skeleton cowboy in a tan hat and red bandana carving a jack-o-lantern on flat pumpkin orange, playful rather than gory, which makes it fine for a kitchen or a kid's room. And The Crow is three shapes, a black crow on a sage green saguaro under an orange moon on deep plum, and it keeps working long past Halloween.
Haunted West
Howdy, Boo
From $40.00
Haunted West
Haunted West
From $40.00
Haunted West
Deadpan Jack
From $40.00
Haunted West
The Crow
From $40.00
Howdy, Boo and the three prints it was made to hang with.
Sizes, frames, and getting it on the wall
Every print is made to order in the USA. Frames come in black, white, walnut, and natural wood, all the same price, with an optional slim white mat for $20 more. Fronts are acrylic or styrene, never glass. Framed pieces are framed by hand in Phoenix, ship flat in a protective box, and arrive ready to hang. If you are stuck on size, the size and frame guide walks through it.
| Size | Framed | Framed with white mat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 x 14 | $50 | $110 | $130 |
| 16 x 20 | $65 | $185 | $205 |
| 18 x 24 | $75 | $250 | $270 |
| 24 x 36 | $90 | $350 | $370 |
Questions and answers
What does the Howdy, Boo print look like up close?
It reads HOWDY, BOO in round, puffy orange bubble letters on a solid black ground. Nothing else is on the print. The high contrast is what makes it easy to read from across a room.
Is Howdy, Boo only for Halloween?
It is built for October and pairs with any Halloween decor. If you want something from the same family that stays up year round, The Crow uses a plum, sage and orange palette that works well past Halloween.
Does the frame come with glass?
No. Framed pieces use an acrylic or styrene front, never glass. They ship flat in a protective box and arrive ready to hang, in black, white, walnut or natural wood.
How much does shipping cost?
Free shipping applies to print-only orders of $100 or more after discounts. Orders with a framed piece pay postage for every box, quoted at checkout from your ZIP code. We ship to US addresses only.