Cowhide Rugs: Designer Quality Home Decor

Natural Cowhides and Cowhide Rugs are very popular as home decor items, being reminiscent of our western and southwestern heritage in America. They come in a large variety of colors and patterns and are all after-market products of the food industry. We carry a large selection of the finest chromium tanned Brazilian natural cowhides which can be used as cowhide rugs, upholstery leather, or throws. All our brazilian cowhide leather is available as decorative pillows as well. These hides are soft, durable and easy care.

The most popular design in natural cow hide is the cloud pattern, and that would be the black and white cloud pattern cow hide. This is a classic contrast between black and white with basically even quantities of these two contrasting colors spread throughout the hide in a cloud pattern. Brown and white cloud pattern cow hides are also available. The salt and pepper pattern is also very popular, and that is usually a background of white with a spattering of black, sort of like a painting by Jackson Pollock. Black and white salt and pepper cow hide rugs as well as brown and white are very intrinsic to the traditional southwestern decor.

Probably the most popular brown and white cowhide is the traditional hereford cow hide rug. This is probably the most prevalent and successful cattle breed in the world and is the accepted symbol of the southwest. This is primarily brown but with edges and crown of white. It is easily recognized.

For that decor that demands a more subtle blend of colors, the brindle cowhides are the answer. These have very exotic blending of blacks, browns, whites, and grays in very subtle variations. And the traditional black, white and brown tricolor or exotic cow hide rug stands out for it's traditional recognition quality along with the hereford cowhide. There are of course a few solid color cowhides available as well: black, brown, off-white.

To sum up, popular patterns include solid colors like off-white and caramel, cloud patterns, salt and pepper patterns, brindle patterns and the hereford and tricolor. Colors include deep black, off-white, various shades of brown, gray and even reddish brown. The possibilities are extravagant and offer a large choice to complement any suitable decor, and especially southwest decor.

It is important to remember these are all natural products, and may have some small imperfections that occur naturally. They are also individually unique and exact sizes and patterns are difficult to predict perfectly. Natural cowhides and cowhide leather are sure to ensure to add style, luxury and sophistication and augment the looks of the home interiors. People can easily keep them clean by brushing or cleaning with something like woolite, cold water, and mere air drying. These are a standard decor item for western or southwestern home decor.

It is also important to make sure you are getting the best quality, and that is a chromium tanned Brazilian cowhide. Hides from Argentina are somewhat lower quality but still high enough quality for the home. Non-Chromium tanned hides may tend to shed and deteriorate quickly over time. Many of the hides available online are not select chromium tanned Brazilian hides.