Tuesday
Sep252007
Zebra rug
Tue, 25 Sep 2007My love for zebra rugs has existed for some time now, as I mentionned in a previous post. I'm talking FAUX zebra. Real zebra would be VERY WRONG. I have never owned a zebra rug but would so love to get my hands on one (or three). I love anything graphic and black/white is my favourite colour combination so zebra rugs are right up my alley. Here are spaces that...*sigh*...include a lovely zebra rug.
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| Arte Luise Kunsthotel | Robyn Karp |
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| Domino | Riehl Designs |
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| Jan Showers | Domino |
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| Glenn Gissler | Jonathan Adler |
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| Point Click Home | Robyn Karp |
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| studioilse | India Mahdavi |
This photo I had to include because the rug, while not zebra, is incredible in this space.
Reader Comments (21)
Love me some zebra rugs.(Faux of course. I couldn't possibly crave the real thing ....could I?) All I can say about the cow hide is that was some big cow. Seriously love it too!
i love that first photo, immensely chic!
I think I'm getting over my zebra rug love. I adored them for a long time, but now it seems like they are everywhere. The cow rug I could totally get behind though.
Love your blog!
i'm obsessed with black and white combo for forever too. instead of a zebra print rug, i have a bold black/white stripes rug in my living room that i bought a few years ago. more animal friendly. :)
How is real zebra any different from printed cow hide? Just curious, the comment does seem a little fatuous and ethnocentric though.
In most parts of Africa zebra is managed the same as cattle. The revenue from sale of the meat and the hides helps to fund the reserves - which incidentally, are the last strongholds to some very endangered species.
I love zebra rugs too!!!!!!!!!! My husband will NOT allow animal print into our home. lol It might still happen though. ;)
I really like these. I got a very small Argentinian cowhide rug, which I love. It's sort of like the last picture. I think I need another one...somewhere!
My latest love is a pure white hair on hide rug--They are hard to get but so worth it!
Love them all - but that Jan Showers image is delectable!
Remember when you state "faux" zebra skin, it doesn't mean the accessory is cruelty-free and animal-friendly! "Faux" animal skin rugs are still animal derived, most from cows-- beautiful baby calfs when their coats are unblemished-- and others are from horses (as in "ponyskin")simply patched to mimick zebra hide. They are labelled "faux" to make consumers believe the exotic design is humane and seperate from the horrific fur industry. And so you tell me what the big difference is between a zebra and a pony?
Be careful what you state and do some research on designs that you promote. These beautiful, helpless animals experience a completely unnecessary and inhumane death: they are cruelly slaughtered to be a nice design "element" on your living room floor.
**THIS is very wrong!**
I also love Zebra rugs and think they look so cool placed over a sisal rug.
Hi Madeleine:
i agree with you! TRUE faux rugs made with synthetic materials is best!! same with faux fur!! why harm animals? would it be different if a rug was made from pug or tabby hide? yikes!
Love this post.
Black & white is very chic but I do prefer a non-animal print. I like Yvonne's striped design suggestion. I just *heart* animals too much to have something like this in my home. Bad bad bad energy.
Kim, a fellow animal lover, should know better.
I have been obsessed with zebra rugs lately. I am decorating our dining area in an African theme - I am from South Africa, so it's not tacky. I like the one from Urban outfitters. Great price.
Ok folks - I don't see a problem with a zebra print rug. I WOULD NOT EVER HAVE A REAL ONE IN MY HOME AND I'M NOT ADVOCATING REAL ANIMAL RUGS. If some in the photos are real, that's too bad because they are good photos and we are here to post good photos. I would be honoured to have a zebra print rug in my home because they are one of the most beautiful animals.
ANYHOO - Happy March, an African themed dining room sounds fab. Feel free to send us photos of the finished product. ;)
holy smokes!
interesting debate.
i concur with these pro-animal rights peoples.
a zebra print rug:
real or cow faux???
still an animal was tortured for style.
beautiful in the wild not under a chair.
thought you might like this zebra room in the residential protfolio in the NYC loft http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/
I don't have a problem with zebra printed cowhide skins. Cows are not endangered, are used for beef, the leather that most of us have on our shoes, bags, belts, etc. and it has been this way for ages. Real zebras on the other hand are not used for much else and so I would not own an authentic zebra skin ever. To all those who do not condone any slaughtering of animals, I respect your opinion and hope you do mine. I personally think the zebra skin look is very chic looking. I am using one in my living room once the remodel is done to my house.
I agree with Rod. Other great things about cowhide, too, are that it's durable, easy to clean and affordable. So many nice rugs are out-of-sight expensive. I recently purchased a cowhide rug for our transitional/contemporary home in bright green (!) and love the splash of color it adds. The place where I bought it had zebra and other animal prints as well http://www.rawhidecompany.com/Animal_Print_Cowhide_Rug_s/40.htm.