How To Make A Cowhide Rug Lay Flat

Run the iron over each corner of the rug to help flatten the edges.

How to make a cowhide rug lay flat.

I used about 5 good sprays on each side of mine. Lightly spray the top and underneath of the cowhide with water. After it is cured soak the cow hide in a tub of clean water several times until all the salt is removed. When the rug is completely cool down flip it over.

Now your new cowhide rug is in perfect shape. Quick cheap and easy way to get your area rug to lay flat. Iron out any wrinkles on the rug gliding the iron with the pile of the rug not against it. Place an iron on a wool setting.

I ve had a cow hide rug for a little over a year now and it wasn t long after i purchased it that i noticed the ends receiving the most traffic starting to curl up so i began to wonder how to lay those ends back down. To help control the sliding better attach a self adhesive foam rug underlay to the bottom of the rug. The carpet in that room is a neutral read boring beige i wanted to use a black and white check area rug that i bought from ikea several years ago. Do not buy a cow skin rug until you have seen this video and have learnt how to identify good verses bad quality leather.

Don t use a cowhide rug on gloss tiles because these are very slippery. It usually takes a few hours for the skin to become soft enough. I loved the color of mine and had heard that this color was hard to come by at the time gray brindle so i didn t want to. The best way to do it is to lay out the hide with the fur side down and cover all the flesh with the salt and then hide needs to be cured for two weeks or more.

It was a great size for my small office space underneath my desk. I added an area rug but was having issues with it buckling under the legs of my turquoise desk. Use this tip when your area rug is curling on the ends and won t lay flat. If the corners curl up place heavy books or objects on them for several days.

Be aware that we do not recommend the iron procedure unless it s absolutely necessary to remove the creases. You don t need to saturate but just dampen.