Underfoot: Your Guide to Hide

Cowhide rugs are among those accessories that can add incredible flair to a room. They bring a warm and textural element to your interior. At one time, cowhide rugs were regarded as an element of decor for the Western interior. Now, there are many unique types and styles that you may essentially incorporate cowhide into any area. There is a massive range in colour and sort of hides, so read along to if there is a style best for you.

Elad Gonen

There are a few primary types of cowhide rugs, and within each class there are several forms, colors, as well as shapes.

Main categories of cowhide rugs:
• Natural Color
• Stenciled
• Dyed
• Patchwork
• Faux

HUISSTYLING

Natural colour: Brindle. Brindle cowhides fit to the pure colour category. They vary from light to dark brown in colour. Brindle cowhide rugs are fantastic for that subtle touch at a space since the coloring is much more gradating.

Beth Dotolo, ASID, RID, NCIDQ

Natural colour: Holstein. Holstein cowhides are great when you want high impact. They are are black- or brown-and-white, showcasing large spotting. The rug in this space really draws your eye in and gives the sort of contrast required to support the room’s bold black, white, white, and yellow color scheme.

Tim Cuppett Architects

Natural colour: Exotic or tricolor. The tricolor or exotic cowhides usually have three or more colors. In this entry, a tricolor cowhide in brown, white, and black shades is your focus.

KuDa Photography

Natural Color: Hereford. The hereford cowhide may be the strangest cowhide. It is among those warmer types of cowhides, showing off reddish-brown tones contrasting with primitive white.

Chelsea Atelier Architect, PC

Natural colour: Speckled. The speckled conceal is generally white with smaller black or brown spotting. In this sitting area, the speckled hide perfectly matches the walnut and white leather Eames Lounge Chair.

Jeanette Lunde

Natural colour: Salt and pepper. Salt and pepper hides are the opposite of speckled. They have a dark area colour with lighter colored spotting. These seem fantastic sitting beneath light colored flooring, providing a room with contrast and drama.

Ian Moore Architects

Natural colour: Solid. Solid covers can come in a range of colors from black to white to brown. Solid cowhide rugs are perfect when you only want to incorporate some form and feel.

Kate Jackson Design

Stenciled cowhides. Many times people believe that they have a legitimate zebra, leopard, or tiger conceal when these masks are cowhides stenciled and dyed to create a pattern resembling something much more exotic.

Habachy Designs

Dyed cowhides. Many hides are available as dyed options. Incredibly vibrant colors are available that can really pop in a room. The dyed patchwork cowhide rug in this dining area is a gorgeous contrast in this neutral area.

PPDS

Patchwork cowhides. The most exciting things coming out from conceal flooring are a number of the patchwork options designers are creating. These are no more only stitched patchwork squares, but special patterns and combinations, from herringbone, to chevron, to conducting bond. The craftsmanship is gorgeous, and the styling can be incredibly creative.

Rachel Reider Interiors

Faux hides. If you are like me and love the look of conceal but simply don’t want it in your house, faux is the thing to do! Jonathan Adler has a great wool alternative that will incorporate a funky twist to your space while being kind to our beloved bovine.

Sylvia Martin

Remember, unless you go the faux hide route, cowhides are a pure item. No conceal is the exact same. If you’re planning to buy a conceal on the internet or by catalogue, take note that not all hides will look just like the item shots. Many hide sites have a catalogue of images where they’ve photographed every single conceal, which means you are able to observe the exact hide you are buying.

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