Cowhide rugs are actually all the rage right now.

OP, I know you're looking for faux, but even IKEA has some real cowhide and sheepskin rugs:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40222933/

Anonymous wrote:I want to get a cowhide rug for the basement. Is that too gaudy? I don't know how I feel about it coming from an animal, but I can't find any good quality faux hide rugs online. Yay, nay?

ugh no

I like the look of the rugs in magazines, but in person they kind of turn me off. I'm not opposed to them, I eat beef and sit on leather chairs. I'd do a web search, I think some pretty typical catalog furniture companies offer them.

Most people on DCUM would probably frown on this, OP.

I am partial to sheepskin myself, so can't criticize your cowhide, although I don't like it.

I want to get a cowhide rug for the basement. Is that too gaudy? I don't know how I feel about it coming from an animal, but I can't find any good quality faux hide rugs online. Yay, nay?