How To Hang A Cowhide Rug On The Wall

Try your best though to make them as inconspicuous as possible so people see the rug not the staples.

How to hang a cowhide rug on the wall. To hang a round rug on the wall you would use push pins or command strips. Place the coated tack strip along the wall where you want the top of rug to go. Have someone to assist you as most rugs are heavy. Nail the topmost center point into the wall as close to the cow hide border as possible so the ends don t curl in but far enough in to secure it.

Nail the centre point in to the wall and a couple of top border points making certain the cowhide skin doesn t curl in but is nailed far enough to make sure it hangs well on the wall. Follow by flattening the hide against the wall on one side then the other nailing the outermost points to the wall first so you have a flat hide. Then pin the bottom. Sew fabric to the top of the rug forming a tube.

If you want the rug to lie flush you will need enough tack strips to run around the top bottom and sides of the rug. What the wall is made of can also play a role in the best way to hang the cowhide rug. If the wall is soft such as plasterboard or fibreboard then the easiest ands simplest way to hang your cowhide would be to use thin small headed nails or staples preferably dispensed using a powered staple gun. Animal skins cow hide cow hide rugs cowhide cowhide rugs cowskin rug hanging wall this entry was posted on 11 02 2012 at 3 12 pm and is filed under cowhide rugs.

Put the top of the rug there and put a push pin or command strip there. Begin placing the nail at the uppermost edge of the hide closest to the ceiling and gently hammer it into the wall. If your wall is made of plasterboard or fiberboard then you can simply use a staple gun or thin small headed nails. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2 0 feed.

Hold the rug up on the wall and move it to different positions until you find the perfect spot before nailing it to your wall. First mark where you want the rug. You will need a lot of them so be prepared. How to hang a zebra skin on the wall duration.

Kevin kluth 57 515 views. Start nailing the cowhide skin onto the wall and hold your hands around the cowhide s centre point and gather up the cowhide skin and climb the ladder. Hanging your rug on a wall duration. Next stretch it out left and right and place additional push pins there.

There are several ways to display your cowhide on the wall. If you want the rug to hang freely you only need a tack strip that is the same measure as the width of the rug. Add another two or three nails spaced evenly along the top of the hide to hold it firmly in place. Brush strokes fine art llc 5 812 views.