Western Nursery Decor That Grows With the Room
A nursery wall gets stared at more than any wall in the house, usually at 2 a.m. Here is how we pick western prints that stay calm now and still work at age six.
By the Frontier Prints team · Published
Start with one calm piece
Pick the quiet print first and build around it. Fence Line Family is our first pick for a nursery: a mare and her foal behind a barbed wire fence, orange sky fading to rose. Soft at naptime, honest enough that nobody outgrows it. The Galloper does the same job in deep forest green if you want more motion.
Hang it beside the crib or over the dresser rather than directly above the crib. An 11x14 or 16x20 fits most nursery walls. If you are torn, the size and frame guide walks through it and how to hang your print covers the rest.
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Fence Line Family
From $40.00
The Wild Ones
The Galloper
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Boots by the Barn
From $40.00
Three calm anchors for a nursery wall.
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Fence Line Family
From $40.00
Typography
HOWDY Sugar
From $40.00
Desert Series
Western Quilt
From $40.00
The Wild Ones
The Galloper
From $40.00
Typography
HOWDY Skies
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Boots by the Barn
From $40.00
Cowboys & Cowgirls
Admit One
From $40.00
Typography
Raised on Rodeo
From $40.00
Typography
GIDDY UP
From $40.00
Space Cadets
Space Cowboy
From $40.00
Space Cadets
Rodeo in the Void
From $40.00
Haunted West
Deadpan Jack
From $40.00
Then add color and a word or two
Once the calm piece is up, let the rest be playful. HOWDY Sugar in bubblegum pink and HOWDY Skies in sky blue read as big blocks of color from across the room. Western Quilt packs boots, hats, cacti and horseshoes into one frame, so it saves you a dozen small decisions. More layouts in our cowboy nursery guide.
Questions and answers
What is the best western art for a nursery?
Start with one soft horse scene like Fence Line Family, a mare and foal at sunset, then add a bright word print such as HOWDY Sugar or HOWDY Skies. Western Quilt works well as the pattern piece. All three sit in the same warm palette, so the room reads calm instead of busy.
How long will a nursery print take to arrive?
Every print is made to order in the USA. Prints usually ship within 3 to 5 business days, and orders with a framed piece ship within 5 to 7 business days. After that, delivery runs 3 to 7 business days and you get a tracking number as soon as it ships.
Do I have to frame it?
No. Unframed 8x10 and 11x14 prints ship flat in a rigid mailer or rolled in a tube, and larger sizes ship rolled. Framed pieces ship flat in a protective box. Frame colors are black, white, walnut and natural wood at no extra cost, with an optional slim white mat for $20.