Cowboy Sophisticate

Get back in the saddle without losing your modern cool. All it takes is a delicate touch and a lot of leather

Cowboy Sophisticate
Photo by Oly Studio

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Cows Come Home

Toss these on a clean-lined sofa for a rough-and-ready edge. Oly Studio hide pillow, $375, and woven leather pillow, $150; Hirshfield’s Design Studio, Minneapolis, 612-374-8901, www.hirshfields.com.
 

Provided by Four Hands

City Slick

Cowhide meets angular steel—now that’s an intriguing rodeo. “Remington” bench by Four Hands, $1,395; Zachary, Ltd., Minneapolis, 612-305-1201, www.zacharyltd.com.
 

 

   

Wild West

Dare to be daring: fierce and fabulous polished horn bookends by Frances Stoia Home, $425; Neiman Marcus, Minneapolis, 612-339-2600, www.neimanmarcus.com.

Midnight Rustler

Store letters from your sweetheart in soft brindle cowhide boxes, $261 per set; Francis King, Ltd., Minneapolis, 612-338-3411, www.francisking.com.
   

Lone Star

Pinot with a hint of Old Texas. The “Ballin” wine decanter by Jan Barboglio is cast and hammered the old-timey way, $135; G. Maxwell, Minneapolis, 612-335-9335, www.g-maxwell.com.

Whoa, There!

The key to any motif—be it cabin or cowboy—is materials, not patterns. “Go for rusted iron and embossed leather, not horse-patterned pillows,” says Eden Prairie designer Kimberly Herrick. Be sparing with themed things and mix in visual surprises. We like the contrast of cowpoke accents with this crisp Barbara Barry chair. Turn to our Buyer's Guide for buying info.

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