Cowhide Rug – A Perfect Wall Decorator
Many homeowners consider a cowhide rug as a great piece of decoration, not only because not only do they add beauty to your floor or wall, but are also warmth under your feet. These rugs can be placed in low and high traffic areas, because they are very durable. A room that looks dull can be made to look beautiful and stylish with a cowhide rug. These rugs are available in different shapes colors and prices and you can choose from natural, patchwork, printed and also metallic cowhide rugs, to enhance the look of any room. According to rug manufacturers, the chromium tanned rugs lasts for years, but the durability depends on how the owner takes care of it. A well maintained rug can last for many generations.
The natural cowhide rugs, with patches of brown or black brings a country look into your room and if you want the rug color to match the color of your furnishing, choose the dyed rugs which comes in various colors such as red, blue, green, purple and orange. The animal print cowhide rugs which resemble the skins of animals, is perfect by the fire-place, by the side of your bed or in the kids’ room. The bright colored cowhide rugs will bring a jungle look in your children’s’ room, adding color and brightness to the room. The zebra print rug is a favorite choice of most children. These rugs not only create a decorative impact to the look of the room, but provide a warm, safe playing place for the children. When you use an animal print cowhide rug in your child’s room, it would be a good idea to use a jungle theme to decorate the room.
Basically though people mostly use a cowhide rug as a floor decorative piece, many people are now hanging these rugs as a wall decorator. If you are planning to buy a rug for your wall, the first thing you have to do is to decide where you want to hang it. Then you have to buy a rug of a size that fits within the wall. For this you have to measure the wall and buy a rug smaller in size. You can either nail the rug directly to the wall, but then this will be a permanent fixture, because removing and nailing often will damage the rug. The best option to hang a cowhide rug is to use a dowel. A string is tied to the ends of the dowel to hang the rug and the dowel is fixed to the wall by screws or nails drilled to the wall. This hanging option is better, because you can remove the rug occasional to vacuum it.
Don’t just buy a cowhide rug as soon as you look at it. You have to make sure that it is chromium tanned and it comes from Argentina or Brazil. You have to decide on the room and place where you are going to put the rug, measure the area and buy a rug that is of the right size. You then have to decide on the type, color, design and above all the budget. The best feature of a cowhide rug is that it is a unique collection to have in your home, because no cowhides look similar and no other home will have a similar rug as yours.
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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