Each cow hide photo is the exact same one you will buy - what you see is what you get !

In our last City Cows blog post we outlined the compelling reasons to buy your cow hide rugs and cow hide accessories from City Cows – the UK’s leading importer and online retailer of all things cow hide (and sheep skins and reindeer as well!). Well as you probably know we love our videos at City Cows so we thought it would be cool to briefly re-iterate those reasons in a short video. Hope you enjoy it – thanks for watching.

 City Cows – first choice on the web for all things cow hide!

Should have gone to City Cows !

What has made City Cows into the leading UK importer and online seller of high quality cow hides and cow hide accessories?

• Our high quality cowhides are sent to you within 3 days of ordering.
• We confidently offer the most extensive range of individually photographed cowhides anywhere.
• We sell only cowhide rugs sourced from our Columbian tanneries, and have the largest selection in the country with well over 400 cowhides in stock.
•  Our South American buyers hand select our cow skin rugs to ensure they meet our stringent quality standards – all of our cow hides  are chromium hand-tanned so they should last you a lifetime.
•  In London? You can view our cow hides in Chelsea London, or alternatively at our warehouse in Isleworth, Middlesex – ring us on 07858 222 841 to arrange a viewing.
•  Our cowhide footstools are hand made to the highest standards in the UK.
• Our soft and opulent sheepskin rugs are prepared from the finest Australian woolskins.
•  Finally our we silicon treat our reindeer rugs making them suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

City Cows – your first choice for anything cow hide

Columbian cow hides being prepared for leather tanning

Here on the City Cows blog we like to bring news and information concerning our highest quality, chromium tanned , South American cow hide rugs and cow hide accessories. So how are they made what is the process that brings the final cow hide product to your home. To help explain the process I’ve just found a lovely little video on You Tube which shows the process of how leather is made from cow hides I hope you enjoy it.

Our leather tanning process over at our Columbian tanneries is very similar to the tanning and leather production processes being shown in the video. Finally as we’ve mentioned before we now have our exclusive Christmas sale on at City Cows making the prices on our already low ‘direct to customer prices’ even lower. As we like to say at City Cows there has never been a better time to buy a cow hide rug for the one you love.

Wordle - Cow Hide Rugs

We love Wordle at City Cows it is a program that will take a bunch of text – analyse it for significance and create wonderful word pictures representing those words visually. So I though it would be cool to take our Reasons to Buy from City Cows and subject it to a Wordle test – the result is shown above. The words that stand out the most are Cow Hides , Rugs and Selection. Which is just as it should be – for at City Cows we have the UK’s largest selection of affordable , highest quality , chromium tanned cow hide rugs and cow hide accesories. Chromium tanned to last for nearly a lifetime – why not have a look today – there’s never been a better time to buy.

Our massive selection continues also over at our sister site Cow Hide Rugs – just as good as City Cows.

We are all individuals – up to a point – but what we what we do, our friends that we choose and the decisions we make go to shape the person that we become. I would not for one minute wish to say that we are the brands that we wear are also part of this equation – but others such as Naomi Klein in her acclaimed book No Logo already has.

Taste and our choices we make when furnishing our home are also an important part of our essential makeup – decisions that go to both provide contentment internally but also the image which we wish to project to the world.

So what does choosing a cow hide rug or cow hide accessory say about you ?

• You care about the world and the environment and you prefer the natural over the synthetic – you are connected to the earth and you know and care where things come from.
• You are contemporary and up to date but also traditional in taste.
• You appreciate quality but don’t over do it – value for money is also important.
• You think long term for you know a cow hide rug will last for a very long time and you are not just buying for now but also for the future.
• You know where to come for the UK’s leading importer and retailer of high quality cow hide rugs and cow hide accessories which is of course City Cows and our sister site Cow Hide Rugs UK.

Hug yourself with a cow hide rug – because you’re worth it.

a beautiful cow hide rug

Cowhide is the natural, unbleached skin which includes hair of a bovine animal (cow). It keeps the original cow skin colours. Cow hides are a natural by-product of the food processing industry and cow hide can also be manufactured into leather, which can then be made into shoes, wallets and leather clothing and other products.

When a cow is slaughtered, the skin is taken off and then initially salted to preserve it before being sorted into differing size and colours. In the leather tannery, often a traditional hair on hide tanning method is used to make sure the hide remains soft and supple and more resistant to odour and moulting and thus the cow hide can last for a very long time in normal use.

On completion of the tanning process the cowhide is naturally dried and the hides are then graded for quality and imperfections.The best quality hides are usually presented in their natural colours, which are based on the different types of cattle. Cow hide can be coloured with dyes to resemble other animal skins such as tiger or zebra.

If you want to purchase one of these lovely natural products at an affordable price then why not visit the UK’s largest importer and retailer of cow hide rugs and cow hide accessories at City Cows or our sister site at Cow Hide Rugs UK.

 A cow hide rug will last you for life and never go out of fashion!

What do the letters C.O.W. H.I.D.E stand for?

 Just a bit of fun with some home truths about the fantastic style properties of cow hide and cow hide accessories !

C – is for cool and chic and of course cow hide!

O – is for obvious as they are an obvious improvement to your home style and decor and once you have purchased a cow hide rug or cow hide accessory you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it earlier.

W- is for wonderful – once you gave a cow hid rug you’ll wonder why you ever waited -we just love ‘em and know you will too.

H – is for happy which is what you’ll be once you have a cow hide rug or accessory in your home.

I – is for individual – each cow hide is unique and different and the photos on City Cows or Cow Hide Rugs UK are of the actual cow hide so you’ll know exactly the cow hide rug you are buying before you purchase – we don’t believe in surprises just a beautiful, affordable, high quality cow hide every time.

D – is for don’t delay any longer as there’s never been a better time in terms of the availability of affordable, high quality cow hide rugs to buy one for your home.

 E – excellent place to buy – you’ve read the reasons and now you want to buy so why not visit two of the best sites on the web for excellent customer service and high quality, affordable cow hide rugs and cow hide accessories – City Cows and Cow Hide Rugs UK.

We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new dedicated blog to all things cow hide rugs and cow hide accessories. We are using Google’s bespoke blogging product Blogger and will along with the blog at City Cows be regularly bringing you interesting and informative articles about animal skin hides , their history , their production methods and how to make best use of these wonderful products in the design and furnishing of your home, house or apartment. So take a look at the link below and leave your comments if you want. We are always very interested in hearing about your experiences with cow hide and cow hide products and how they have transformed your home and lives.

The new cow hide blog can be found at http://cowhiderugsuk.blogspot.com/

You can buy the finest,affordable cow hide rugs and cow hide accesories at Cow Hide Rugs UK or our sister site at City Cows UK.

chic to the max with a cow hide rug

You maybe just want to update your home or might wish to have a total home makeover so you know it’s vitally important to get the look just right. That’s why a cow hide or other animal skin rug can be a vital piece of the home furnishing jigsaw and help to finish off your perfect ‘look’ whether you like a more traditionally furnished home or prefer a chic chrome and stainless style modern urban apartment.

Cow hide rugs are beautiful, natural and extremely hard wearing and whilst they maybe currently extremely fashionable and stylish they are a piece that won’t date or ever go out of fashion. Cow hide rugs are easy to clean, very affordable and like fine wines will hold their value in years to come. It’s also worth bearing in mind cow hide rugs are a by-product of the meat –processing industry and are a product that would be just thrown away if it wasn’t used for leather products or cow hides so you can assuredly buy with a guilt free conscience.

At City Cows and our sister site – Cow Hide Rugs UK – we have an unrivalled collection of luxury hide rugs , cow hide footstools and other animal skins home accessories and can supply any project however big or small. Since our inception, City Cows has completed hundreds of projects for design professionals and private clients throughout UK and Europe. Why not join our growing legions of satisfied customers and update your home with a cow hide rug today.

Since the dawn of time when man first inhabited the earth animal hides have been a key feature for warmth and protection. Pre-historic man would have made clothing and adorned their caves with animal hides and skins to protect them from the elements. Long before the dawn of weaving and cloth making the animal hide would be the natural choice.

Many American Indians used animal hides to build tepees and wigwams. The Arctic Inuit also used hides to make waterproof clothes and kayaks. The hide was a key part of their civilisation and traded as an essential commodity.

Today cow hide rugs and other animal hides are making a dramatic comeback as the must have home accessory. As a by-product of the meat industry none of our hide rugs at City Cows , hide footstools or  reindeer hides are killed for the hide alone. We should bear in mind these hide products would be thrown away if there a market had not developed. If you can buy leather shoes without guilt then you can also buy a cow hide product.

So whether your home is  21^st century ‘chrome and wood chic’ or a more traditional Victorian terrace, a cow hide rug will make a stunning centre piece feature for your home.

Cow hide rugs provide the ultimate in luxurious comfort for your home. These sexy fur rugs are so tactile , they make lounging on the floor, couch or bed a truly delicious experience. So what are you waiting for – at City Cows we have the web’s finest selection of affordable high quality cow hide rugs , reindeer hide rugs , cow hide footstools , coloured cow hide rugs and the stunning hand sewed patchwork quilt cow hides.

Why not also have a look at our companion website Cow Hide Rugs UK