Home Accessories:
Floor Rugs from
Animal Skins
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Animal Or Skin Rugs
Lanny Hintz
There is nothing like a floor rug made of animal skin to add an
exotic outdoor look to your home. Many people find an animal rug
in front of a fireplace cozy.
Most animal skins can be used as rugs when properly processed.
However their qualities differ from animal to animal. Please
make sure that you buy area rugs made of real animal skin from
people who have proper licenses to sell them.
Rugs made from real bear skins can be large, sometimes more
than 6 feet in length. You will have the choice of several
varieties of bear rugs to choose from including those made from
Black, Brown, Grizzly, Kodiak, and even Polar, bears. Color of
the rug may not match the bear’s color as they go through what
are called color phases. Black bear skins for instance come in
a range of colors from dark brown to blond. Blond colored skins
are the most expensive.
All bear skin rugs tend to be expensive. Make sure that your
rug was professionally skinned and tanned. A good bear skin
floor rug will have the real bear claws on its hands. Bear rugs
need to be properly padded in order to be used.
Zebra or to give its scientific name Equus Burchelli are not
considered endangered though the zebra skin trade is highly
regulated. As such as long as the vender has proper licenses
you can buy zebra skins legally.
In addition you should check whether skin has scars or other
blemishes. Blemishes will reduce the price. Size on the other
hand will increase the price. Some zebra skin area rugs can be
almost eight feet in length. Zebra skins need to be backed by
heavy felt for protection and beauty.
Lions skin floor rugs can be more expensive than bear or zebra
skins. Lions are an endangered animal and killing them for
their skin is not legal. Legally sold lion skin floor rugs are
made from lions that have died from natural causes or from
confiscated lion skins sold in order to raise funds for
conservation. Make sure that seller has proper documents.
These types of skin rugs are less expensive and more widely
available.
Fake skins are widely available for almost any type of animal.
Some fake skins are made from other animals’ skins, especially
from cows’. Other fake skins are completely artificial.
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