After over 10 years of living with her worn, outdated, '70s sofa, four years of determined contest entry, and 6,400 votes in her favor, San Francisco resident Julie Lee has been named the owner of America's ugliest couch, winning a $5,000 living room makeover designed by HGTV's Kim Myles. 
For the past four years, Lee has entered Sure Fit's Ugly Couch Contest, and now, her effort has paid off.
To hear what Lee has to say about her living room makeover plans, as well as to tell me about your own ugly couch experiences, read more.
Lee says:
Here was my chance to finally make my living space more presentable and tasteful. It's time for the couch to go. It's functional, but it really is just so ugly. It’s "loud" and screams of the '70s. It’s orange, yellow, brown and . . . greenish? It has a floral pattern all over. And the fabric is some kind of chenille or velour or something strangely fuzzy.
First things first: Lee will bury her eyesore of a sofa under a Sure Fit slipcover, and then she'll work with Myles to transform her living room with Sure Fit home accessories and other products. And finally, she'll celebrate: Lee's 38th birthday is next week, on Thanksgiving day!
I'm sure many Casa readers have dealt with funky eyesores of sofas over their lives. What's the worst sofa you've ever owned?
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Well when I finally moved into my own apartment I didn't really have any furniture. I had everything for my bedroom but my living room which was so tiny, consisted of a bookshelf, some floor cushion (that was my couch) and a mirror and small truck. So needless to say that was my worst couch till now our sofa is an ugly dark green thing that will be dumped when we move.
1OMG, my grandma has that couch! For years she even kept it under a clear plastic slip cover. Poor grandma.
2Does anyone else think that print looks just like Pottery Barn's Palampore print?:
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p11219/index.cfm?pkey=cpatterned-duv...
...which I HAD been thinking about getting but now, maybe not so much....
3ha! Is it bad that I kind of like it?
4Is it just me, or would fuschia pillows look kinda rad on that couch?
5i have to swear i have seen this exact couch...hahahahahahahahahahaha
6I LOVVVVVVEEEE that couch!!!!!!!! If that's considered ugly, then gah...
7when i was in college, my roommate and i bought an extra long crushed red velvet couch at salvation army. it had some kind of nasty stain on the side...
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