Cowboy Bedroom Wall Art: What to Hang Over the Bed
Picking cowboy bedroom wall art comes down to two things: the size over your bed, and how calm you want the room to feel. Here is how we help customers choose.
By the Frontier Prints team · Published
Start with the wall above the bed
Measure the headboard before you shop. Over a queen, a single 24x36 piece holds the wall without crowding the pillows. Over a twin or a nightstand, 18x24 is plenty. Hang the bottom edge six to ten inches above the headboard so the art reads as part of the bed. Our size and frame guide and this note on what size art above a queen bed looks best walk through the rest.
Frame color does more work than people expect. Black sharpens a black and white piece like Shadow of a Rider. Walnut and natural wood warm the gold tones in Long Way Home and The Watering Hole. All four colors cost the same, and the slim white mat adds $20.
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Dust-Off
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Long Way Home
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Desert Dusk Rider
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Fence Line Family
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Split Reins
From $40.00
Desert Series
The Watering Hole
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Boots by the Barn
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Brush Down
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Cowgirl's Pause
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Drive Home
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Rain Check
From $40.00
Dust & Shadow
Shadow of a Rider
From $40.00
Pick the mood of the room
A bedroom is where you land at the end of the day, so quiet beats loud. Portraits like Dust-Off and moody weather like Rain Check suit a grown-up room. Fence Line Family is softer and works in a kid's room or a nursery. Hanging more than one? Keep the palette close and borrow a layout from our western gallery wall ideas.
Questions and answers
What size cowboy wall art looks best over a queen bed?
We steer most people to 24x36, which is $90 as a print or $350 framed. For a twin or a narrower wall, 18x24 ($75 print, $250 framed) is the safer call.
Is cowboy art a good fit for a kid's room?
Yes. Fence Line Family and Boots by the Barn are gentle and neutral, which is why they show up in nurseries and kid's rooms more than the darker portraits do.
Do framed pieces come with glass?
No. Every framed piece has an acrylic or styrene front instead of glass, and it is framed by hand in Phoenix before it ships flat in a protective box.