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October 3, 2010

How an ugly bathroom can get you a nicer one

If you enjoy pointing out places where your home is less than ideal -- "hey, get a load of this horrible feature" -- then the Sun's advertising staff has a contest for you.

The Ugly Bathroom competition invites homeowners to show off their mold, broken toilets, etc., for the chance to win a redo. One catch: You have to live in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll or Howard. The full rules are here.

Deadline to upload photos: 9 a.m. on Oct. 6. (No one asked me to promote this, by the way. I just figured some of you might be annoyed if I failed to mention an opportunity to get a better bathroom.)

If your bathroom is fine but you enjoy looking at cringe-worthy problems, check out the photo gallery. (I wonder if the "His 'n Hers" outhouse is a joke.)

UPDATE: For the contest-crazy, here's another opportunity -- win a room makeover from the DIY Network's Sweat Equity show, courtesy of ScotchBlue.

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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