Cowgirl Theme Bedroom Ideas

By Interior Designer, Tracy Svendsen | Published September 25, 2015 | Updated May 25, 2025 |

Cowgirl Theme Bedrooms: What little girl wouldn’t adore a magical room filled with horses and ponies? A cowgirl bedroom theme is simple to create, and the possibilities are endless. It’s a perfect theme for a room to dream, play, and grow in for girls who love horses and the outdoors.

There are several approaches you can take to design a cowgirl-themed bedroom. You can incorporate the look and feel of the Old West with a rustic flair or create an environment that lends itself to soft pastels, pastures, meadows, butterflies, flowers, and whimsical objects depicting a farm-like atmosphere.

Before beginning a cowgirl theme bedroom, it is a good idea to choose the cowgirl bedding set before the color of paint and accessories. There are many horse and pony quilts, comforters, and bedding sets available in a wide variety of patterns. Most horse bedding for little girls is in soft, muted colors, such as pale pink, lavender, yellow, or meadow green. These colors work well in creating a pony pasture room.

Girls Western Bedding
Image courtesy of Sierra Canyon Bedding

Another option is to purchase a solid comforter or quilt set and add giant western pillows with sheets and shams in cowgirl prints. Cowgirl bedding is also available in earth tones, such as shades of brown and beige, as well as darker rustic and rich tones, which are perfect for a Southwestern feel. Indigo blue or bright red can provide a bold look and bring in a real cowgirl feel, as they are both colors of standard bandanas. Blue tones give a denim look. You simply need to figure out the approach you would like to take and build from there.

Patchwork Bandana Bedding
Image courtesy of Paseo Road Western Bedding

Creative Design Ideas for Cowgirl Theme Bedrooms

Once the bedding has been chosen, it’s time to select a wall paint color. I suggest bringing a pillow sham or the complete bedding set into the paint store when viewing samples. Once the walls are painted, a cowgirl, western, southwestern, or horse-theme wallpaper border can be added. Other options include pony wall stencils, murals, or hand-painted pasture scenes with horses, barns, flowers, and a picket fence.

You can purchase stick-on wall decals or wallpaper murals for those who do not want to paint. A creative idea is to paint or apply a purchased mural of an outdoor scene and add a wood frame with shutters around it to depict a window.

Thunderbird Boots Indigo Quilt
Image courtesy of Rods’ Western Wear & Bedding

Pastel Pony Pasture Design

1. Pastel Hues: Consider subtle pinks, greens, and lavenders for this approach. Fabric choices include white lace, ginghams, checks, plaids, pink and white stripes, soft green meadow tones, and sweet little ponies. This look appeals to younger girls and incorporates an equestrian feel to the room. Use the color of the bedding for inspiration for wall paint.

Horse Girls Daisy Pony Bedding
Image courtesy of Rod’s Western Wear & Bedding

2. Artwork: A great way to add artwork is by browsing pictures of horses, farms, and ponies in pastures online and in magazines. Artwork is fun to incorporate into a child’s room and should also reflect the color of the bedding. A lot of artwork is available in little girls’ rooms that can be purchased online.

Another option is to print photos found online and purchase simple frames to put them in. I did this for my own children and was very happy with the result. I used pictures from www.istockphoto.com, as there is a vast selection. Again, here is another fun way to include your child in the design process. If they are looking for ponies, rolling meadows, or equestrian events, type this in, and there are hundreds of options.

Vector images are great for cartoon-type characters, such as drawn ponies. If you are handy with Adobe Photoshop or a similar program, you can change colors in the images, add text (such as their name or an inspiring quote), or put a collage together using several photos.

I usually purchase the frames from Ikea and often paint the frames to match a color in the bedding or image. Even a child’s favorite book with horses and ponies can be converted into artwork for their wall. Paint-by-number kits are readily available and are another fun option that allows your child to be directly involved in the design process.

Horse-Themed Artwork
Image courtesy of Silverwood Friends on Etsy

3. Championship Ribbons & Picket Fences: Get creative with championship ribbons. Incorporate a white picket fence with flowers and butterflies. A picket fence complements the pony pasture theme, creating a country-inspired look to the room.

There are several options available for creating a picket fence. You can use real fence posts painted white, hand paint a picket fence onto the wall, or apply a WALLIES pre-pasted, vinyl cut-out of a fence.

Real fence posts can be painted white and attached section by section to the wall. Soft rose-colored wall paint goes beautifully behind the fence section with a soft yellow or neutral color above. Wind large paper flowers around the posts. Add faux-painted grass, butterflies, and ladybugs to create a whimsical and soft look to the room.

4. White Furniture: Classic white furniture looks wonderful with this theme. You can decoupage ponies, horseshoes, and cowgirl hats onto a dresser or border around a mirror. Try hand painting a dresser, letting the fabrics, artwork, and bedding inspire you. Log or wood furniture can be a perfect addition.

5. Green & Pink: A soft grass green or rosy pink carpet that complements the walls and bedding is a nice touch. A neutral color also blends in well and won’t detract from wall art and other decor.

6. Pony Curtains: You can purchase pony curtains and holdbacks. I think that sheer white curtains fluttering in the breeze, teamed with a gingham valence, provides a stunning effect.

7. Barn Vibe: Create a barn feel with wood grain or log wallpaper to create the look and feel of a stable. Paint the closet to look like a barn door. Add old saddles, real horse tackle, and other equestrian-related objects throughout the room.

8. Horse-Theme Accents: Use decorative accents such as horse-themed clocks, novelty pony or horseshoe drawer knobs and pulls, models of horses, little cowgirl boots, and horseshoes hanging on the wall. Add hats, spurs, and bandanas to shelves. Bookends can be made from cowboy boots.

Southwestern Bedding
Image courtesy of Paseo Road

Rustic Cowgirl Western Design

1. Southwestern Design: For a southwestern rustic approach, purchase or paint a wall mural of a western scene with wild horses. Frame it with rough boards to depict a “window” surrounding the view. Create a Western feel using western, southwestern, Native American, or Navajo area rugs. Use western blankets and throws over a chair or bed. Use two Western blankets or throws, and convert them into curtains.

2. Log Beds & Rustic Furniture: Log beds and rustic furniture work well in rustic cowgirl-theme bedrooms. Another option is standard wood furniture, in a natural stain or white. You can purchase twisted wire or western drawer pulls to dress it up.

Search for rustic, rugged, unpainted wood basics for bedroom furniture, and apply a simple varnish or stain. Use a rustic country shelf as a wall accent. You can purchase wooden shelves at craft stores. The shelf can be painted in a coordinating color to the room. Lightly sand edges to create a worn look. Replace light switch covers with western-style covers in cow or horse prints.

3. Western Scenes: Find Western scenes, such as cowboys and horses, in magazines and books. They can be cut out, framed, hung on the walls, or clustered in small groups on dressers.

Think wild horses, old worn-out saddles, teepees, horseshoes, and old west and rodeo scenes. Include horse tackle, riding equipment, an old leather riding helmet, and a riding crop, boots with spurs, etc.- Have your child help you!

4. Western Accessories: Some accessories to consider: vintage western boxes, western clocks, light switch covers, rustic hardware, rustic mirrors, western and rustic lighting, rustic throw rugs, a lasso, saddles, spurs, vintage or rustic picture frames, old guitars, sheriff badges, lanterns, cowgirl hats, faux animal hide.

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