Other people's houses

@JudyEv (377695)
Rockingham, Australia
April 17, 2026 2:37am CST
An interesting thing about house-sitting is seeing how others decorate their homes. The house we’ve just left has this cow-hide rug on the floor. They don’t really appeal to me. Many moons ago, my father tanned some sheepskin hides and I had one by the side of the bed. They were lovely and soft as they had a certain amount of wool left on them. Would you like one of these if you had the choice?
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Rimps
@Rimps85 (3102)
• India
10h
these are some old school decoratives, I dont think current generation is into this kindda decoratives...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I think you are right. Such hides aren't in fashiion any more.
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Rimps
@Rimps85 (3102)
• India
40m
@JudyEv also people these days look down upon these styles as animal cruelty, which was earlier a symbol for valour
snowy
@snowy22315 (206117)
• United States
6h
Probably not doesn't do anything for me and looks too much like the animal. I do have a cowhide coaster though.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (206117)
• United States
5h
@JudyEv fixed
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
Spell check seems to be having fun with your text but no worries.
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Toni
@toniganzon (76204)
• Philippines
6h
Nope. I don't find it appealing at all.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I thought they had pretty much gone out of fashion but I guess if you have one, then you have to do something with it.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (55560)
• Canada
7h
No, I do not care for those rugs either. My daughter-in-law has one, and every time that she redecorates I wish that she would get a new rug, but when I look I see it there again.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I guess once you have one it might be a bit hard to get rid of.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (498588)
• Italy
9h
I also do not like those cow-hide rug, but I liked the sheepskin hides at the side of the bed. We also had those.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (498588)
• Italy
2h
@JudyEv Soft and warm, very pleasant.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
The sheepskin ones are very soft on the feet.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (172070)
• United States
7h
It's pretty but no, I wouldn't want it. Tanned hides will still shed hair and I don't want to do extra cleaning just to have a pretty-to-me rug in the house.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
You're right in that they still shed hair.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (117609)
• United States
46m
That particular rug in your picture is definitely not my style, especially with all of the rest of what I can see of the room in the picture. Maybe in a rustic cabin it would fit in well.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (132952)
• Marion, Ohio
4h
The sheep skin would be wonderful to step on when it's chilly out.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34537)
• United Kingdom
8h
That one really looks more of a trip hazard to me!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I thought that too. Either end of the spine had a hiccup in it. There were attachments at some points that kept it mostly secured to the floor.
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DianneN
@DianneN (253704)
• United States
2h
No, I wouldn’t like that at all. However, I did have a beautiful sheepskin rug in our living room apartment when we first got married. To me it’s like buying fur coats. I have more than 16 up north, but only wear them in the yard now.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (322871)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1h
If it was soft, probably. Otherwise, no.
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (9959)
• United Kingdom
3h
It’s really not my thing at all ….but, each to their own ! I often think I would love to have a nosey around some of the houses that are for sale, just to see how they have decorated
Wilma Henry
@WilmaHenry54 (360)
• Stanton, Kentucky
42m
I’ve never been fond of animal fur rugs of any kind. To each his own I guess!