Cowhide Rug – Easy To Clean and Maintain
Cowhide rugs are considered today, as the most fashionable accessory for a home, and which can change the look of any home from shabby to stylish. Animal skins have been used from time immemorial for purposes like lying on the floor or as a covering to protect from cold. Today animal skins like cowhides are used as home decors. Cowhides are more popular as leather which is used for making various items. These cowhides are also used for making decorative rugs both in their natural form or also dyed to look like skins of various animals. The colorful cowhide rug has found a place in most of the Interior decoration magazines. The natural cowhide rugs give a home a natural, elegant look.
The cowhide is tanned to by professional tanners to make rugs. There are two types of tanning process, natural or vegetable tanning process and chemical or chromium tanning process. If the rugs are not tanned properly, they tear and shred fast. The cowhide rugs are available in various textures and spots and give any home a rustic look. Follow the instructions provided when you buy a cowhide rug, while cleaning the rugs for increasing its durability and also make sure you don’t damage it when you clean it. The best advice will be to avoiding constant washing machine washing, because too much exposure to water will lead to early deterioration. And it would be better to use the cowhide rug in the kitchen or the bathroom. If you need to wash it, just immerse it in water, take it out and dry it in the shade, away from direct sunlight.
The best way to clean a cowhide rug is to brush it occasionally, but not against the hair’s direction. If you want to get rid of dust and dirt, you can either vacuum it or just take it outside and shake it vigorously.
Spills on cowhide rugs are quite a common problem in most of the houses. But as I mentioned earlier, don’t put it in a washing machine. One thing you must remember is that if you spill something on your cowhide rug; clean it immediately, because fresh spills are easier to clean. If the spill is solid, use a spatula to remove it, and then wipe with a damp cloth and for light spills, dip a cloth in mild soap water and wipe in the direction of the hair.
One thing you should keep in mind when you buy a cowhide rug is that you should choose a chromium tanned rug, because they last for many generations without tearing and shredding, if taken care of properly. It increases the quality of the rugs.
Cowhide rugs are beautiful not only on your floor, but also on your wall, and they are the most fashionable decorating item for homes, offices and restaurants. Owning a cowhide rug will make any owner feel proud, because the most unique feature of cowhide rugs are that there are no two rugs that look exactly the same.
The author has a business where he is having a natural or exotic animal print cowhide rugs to suit every decor & budget, and matching decorator pillows too.
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