Old West Kid's Room

Star Border – $42
An Old West dimensional border is hung around the perimeter of the room. Rough fencing pickets are nailed to the wall, then rust-painted mesh gutter screen is nailed over the picket. Decorative sheriff stars are tied onto the mesh screen using strips of leather. Rope lines the edges for a rustic western trim.

• cedar fence boards: The Home Depot
  
• hinged gutter guards: Gutter World 17857 001227 – The Home Depot
  
• rope: Lehigh 3/8" Manila Rope MS850 – The Home Depot
  
• wooden stars: JoAnn Stores
  
• rust primer paint for gutter screen: Rust-Oleum
  
• spray paint for stars: Rust-Oleum – 7213 Silver

Headboard – $90
To create the padded headboard for the stagecoach-style bed, four equal-size pieces of plywood are covered with batting and soft corduroy. The panels are hung on the wall in the back of the alcove. Upholstery buttons like those normally used in automobiles are fixed into the panels for a finished look.

• tan corduroy fabric: JoAnn Stores
  
• snap buttons: Do-It-Upholstery

Bed Curtains – $77 and Bedding – $67
A new big-boy bed is added for the growing toddler who owns this room. Red fabric and suede fringe are used to dress up the denim bedding. A bandanna dust ruffle was sewn from kerchief fabric and a bit of rope for the detailing. A Wild West version of tabbed-top curtains completes the stagecoach bed.

• fabric: Waverly Fabrics – Giddy Up Red and Wild West Red, JoAnn
  
• bedding: Target TD359497, TD359496 and 060100345
  
• suede fringe: JoAnn Stores
  
• cup hooks for tie backs: Target

Closet Door – $39
A pair of saloon-style doors are built using slats of rough fencing picket. Black hardware in a rough-iron style adds to the rustic feel of the space.

• cedar fence boards: The Home Depot

Name Sign – $5
A scrap piece of fence picket and some rope create a unique name plaque. One continuous piece of rope is used to write the child's name in cursive script, and the rope is fastened to the wood with U-shaped black nails.

• cedar fence boards: The Home Depot
  
• rope: Lehigh 3/8" Manila Rope MS850 – The Home Depot

Window Shades – $45
For the windows, an iron-on shade kit, complete with all the necessary hardware, is purchased. One side of the shade is made with a fusible material so that fabric can be ironed onto it. A window-pane fabric in soft brown shades and some cowboy fringe are used to customize the shades.

• window shades: Fuse-A-Shade – 5800
  
• fabric: Waverly Fabrics – JoAnn Stores

Dresser – $41
To add more function to the homeowner's bookshelf, additional shelving is added. A piece of an old headboard is fastened to the top, and dowel rods are threaded through the lower shelf to hold the books in place. Colorful storage bins are added for toy storage.

• storage bins: JoAnn Stores

Check out this great idea for a custom western-style lamp shade.

Lighting – $15
The homeowner's table lamp (above photo) was painted and topped with a new denim shade to give it a western flair. A secondhand wall lamp was placed above the bed in the alcove for reading bedtime stories.

• lampshade: Target

Accessories – $28

• footstool and boot birdhouse (at right): JoAnn Stores

Total cost: $491