Tack and Saddle Tips

I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a cowboy enthusiast. I enjoy rodeos, horseback riding, and the great outdoors of the Southwest. When I told my wife that I wanted a room dedicated to cowboy paraphernalia, with authentic Western horse tack adorning the walls, she laughed at first. It took a while, but she started to understand that I was serious. The problem is, we only have three rooms in our house, one is the master bedroom, one is my son’s, and the other is the guest room. I wanted somewhere to display all my cowboy wall art and collectibles, but it wasn’t practical to use one of the main rooms of the house.

We ended up compromising; my wife told me I could use our dining room for all my cowboy art. We seldom used the dining room, but I was happy enough with the fact that I could make it into my own Southwest haven. I put lassoes on the walls, added some rustic dining chairs, and displayed all my cowboy wall art and collectibles on shelves.  By the time I was done, even my wife liked how the room turned out!