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Just  a reminder that today is the deadline for entering Sure Fit’s ugly couch contest.  If you’ve got a really unattractive old couch, you can submit a photo online to be in with a chance of getting through to the semi-final.  The 20 semi-finalists will be chosen in the next few days and the American public will be able to vote for the nation’s ugliest couch online from 13th October.

All 20 semi-finalists will be awarded a Sure Fit slipcover, and the overall winner, who will be announced on 15th November, will get a full room makeover and their choice of 10 Sure Fit products.

Today is also the last day to get 15% off your order with coupon code ASE1.  Click here to start shopping for slipcovers.

I remember writing all about the annual Ugly Couch Contest on this blog last year.  Well, it’s that time again as Sure Fit recently announced details of this year’s contest.  As before, they are asking contestants to send them photos of their ugly couches.

If your sofa or loveseat has hideous upholstery, garish colors, dirty stains or tears in the fabric, then you could be in with a chance of winning.  The grand prize is a makeover for your living room by designer Kim Myles, from HGTV’s Myles of Style, as well as your choice of 10 Sure Fit products.

You can enter online on the Sure Fit website or send your original pictures to their mailing address.  The closing date for entries is 30th September.  The whole point of this competition is to show the nation how Sure Fit slipcovers can transform even the ugliest couch into a stylish piece of furniture.

20 semi-finalists will be chosen and from 13th October the public can place their votes for the ugliest couch on the website.  Each semi-finalist will receive a slipcover of their choice for getting so far and for living with such an ugly couch.  The overall winner will be announced on 15th November.

It’s typical isn’t it?  The one day I decide to wash my sofa slipcovers, our friend Rob calls in to visit with his two dogs – and of course they make a beeline for my uncovered and thus unprotected sofas!  To make things worse, we’ve had a lot of rain recently.  Although it was a sunny afternoon, there were still big puddles everywhere.  So now my upholstery is covered in muddy paw prints and doggy hairs, and smells of wet dog!

I think I’m going to have to do some serious scrubbing to get the fabric clean and fresh-smelling again.  I don’t know how people with pets live without slipcovers on their furniture.  It must be a lot of hassle to keep their seats clean.  Normally it wouldn’t bother me if the dogs jumped up on the couch, as I’d just throw the dirty slipcover in the washing machine after they’d left.

That’ll teach me to leave my furniture slipcover-less!  I have several spare sofa covers, so in future I shall make sure I put them on when I wash the other ones!   And if you’ve got a dog or cat, I’d say you can save yourself a lot of stress by investing in some pet friendly slipcovers.