The Rainbow Colours of Cowhide

Cowhide is a wonderfully versatile product of nature and is extremely hard wearing, economical and an ideal style option for your home whether you want to use it as rug, carpet or throw to put over a sofa or chair.

Maybe you can’t find a colour that matches your style choices in the natural range then I’m sure you’ll find a perfect match in our extensive range of dyed cowhide rugs and carpets. So whether it’s a black and white cowhide you want or dyed funky vivid orange cowhides we have them all at City Cows.

In my next entry I’ll be profiling our brand new You Tube video Over the Cowhide Rainbow –I was inspired by the classic Oscar winning Hollywood Film – The Wizard of Oz and the simply brilliant song Over the Rainbow sung by Judy Garland and we’ll also be showing in this videos a selection of our wonderful natural colour range and styles .

City Cows – theUK’s finest importer and online retailer of cowhide and cowhide accessories. 

Once you have purchased your cowhide rug, you are left with the decision of where to place it in your home.  You more than likely had a place in mind when you purchased your rug, but there are a few things that you should consider before deciding on a definite position.

To start with you should try to keep it away from direct sunlight as with all soft furnishings to keep the cowhide in great condition.

If you have young children it may be a good to keep it away from where they eat.  This would be applicable to any type of carpet with a similar texture to cowhide but due to the nature of it any spillages are easily wiped away with a damp sponge. 

The most popular position to place a cowhide rug would probably be in the living room and we guarantee that adults, children and the dog  will take a great deal of pleasure in lying on the rug due to the lovely, comforting  feeling that comes from the cowhide.  It is a popular decision to lay it in front of the fire - there is no problem with this but as with any type of rug care must be taken that it is not placed too close to the fire.

It is advisable that you move the rug around every couple of months to cut down on the wear. It is always the case that members of the family walk in the same places of a room every day so it will result in certain areas of the rug getting the most wear and tear. If you move it around this problem will be prevented and the wear and tear on the cowhide rug will be even.

It is not really a good idea to place the rug in the hall in front of your door. Unless it is a common practice in your house to leave your shoes at the front door the rug will become wet and dirty on a regular basis and the extra cleaning will probably be a job that you could live without!

A cowhide rug placed in a room where you can relax and enjoy it will be a great source of pleasure for you and your family for years to come.