Crude Couches: Ugliest Couch Contest
"IF YOU CAN'T FIND a candidate of your choice, find the ugliest of the ugly." No, Hugh Rovit isn't suggesting you cast a ballot for some homely, third-party pol in the presidential election. The CEO of Sure Fit Inc., which sells slipcovers, wants you to vote for one of the hideous creatures in its online Ugly Couch Contest.
After sifting through hundreds of photo entries, a panel of five celebrity judges (such as HGTV's Kim Myles) selected 20 semifinalist couches. And, man, are they sloppy. Floral prints in neon hues figure prominently, but, alarmingly, exposed foam is also a trend in the old, beat-up sofa universe. Come on, people — could you not throw a sheet over that icky sectional or kick Granny's grim love seat to the curb?
"These are a disgrace to common taste and home decor," says Rovit. See for yourself, and cast your vote, at Surefit.net/uglycouch2008/finalists.cfm until Nov. 15. Semifinalists received a slipcover; the winner scores a $5,000 living-room makeover, which, clearly, is the change he or she desperately needs.
Photo courtesy of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Print
Addison Road
My friends and I were just looking at these sofas, and oh my! We can't believe people actually have these sofas in their homes! Some of the sofas really don't look that bad like this one http://www.surefit.net/uglycouch2008/vote.cfm?id=74 , and some look like they were purposely torn like this one, http://www.surefit.net/uglycouch2008/vote.cfm?id=178 . We thought these two blinding floral ones were the ugliest http://www.surefit.net/uglycouch2008/vote.cfm?id=103 and http://www.surefit.net/uglycouch2008/vote.cfm?id=59 . The one that ended up getting our votes was the one that we thought gave us more of a headache to look at! http://www.surefit.net/uglycouch2008/vote.cfm?id=59 Ouch! And then there were others that we didn't know what to make of them. Does anyone think this is a real photo? http://www.surefit.net/uglycouch2008/vote.cfm?id=44 The sofa itself doesn't look all that bad or old to us, but it's so blurry that it almost looks like someone tried to enhance the photo to make it look worse than it really is. Interesting contest to say the least. Too bad they can't all win a makeover. They poor folks all need one.
By May , Posted November 1, 2008 4:40 AM