How to choose a cowhide rug?
• They have to be professionally tanned. Find out the best quality. If the hide is properly tanned, it should last for the rest of your life, it will never crack or shed. • Choose them from a reputable region of the world of cowhides, from Argentina, Brazil, France. • It’s better to choose a hide with no barb wire or owner’s stamp. • If you choose one from Europe, it may have stamps marks, this is the European Union farming law. • Make sure that it will give you a pleasant leather smell. The hair has to be treated with the best chemicals available so that the hair won’t smell and wouldn’t fall off easily and it will last you for a lifetime. • Look at the cut and the hair measurements. • The best cowhide rugs in the world are “chromium tanned”. You want your cowhide rug be extremely durable and last for many years. Cowhides rugs can be custom-made with beautiful “patch-work” and make a stunning accent rug, perfect for decorating needs.
