Here at DIY Advice Online, weÔÇÖre usually keen to showcase only the most beautiful and inspirational home style. But, this time, weÔÇÖre promoting the downright ugly!

Flooring specialist Posh Flooring is on the lookout for the UKÔÇÖs ugliest carpet. The owner of the most hideous will win a fabulous ┬ú150 prize from special occasions firm Red Letter Day, as well as being able to brag that their flooring is officially the worst in the land!

Philadelphia-based cultural analyst Margaret J. King has commented: ÔÇ£There seems to be a contest between British carpets and British wallpaper. Where do these grotesquely wonderful patterns come from?ÔÇØ So why, as a nation, are we so obsessed with carpeting our homes ÔÇô and why do we opt for some truly awful patterns?

Most kitchens, hallways and bathrooms are nowadays tiled or have laminate flooring. But you donÔÇÖt have to look far to see a less than flattering carpet somewhere in the British home, which is why Posh Flooring wants to find the countryÔÇÖs worst.

Simply send a picture of your foul floor covering to @poshflooring on Twitter. If you donÔÇÖt have your own, why not name and shame one of your friends or relatives if their carpet deserves a mention? Submit your photo alongside a short background on why you think this carpet is particularly dreadful, and let Posh Flooring judge for themselves!

Posh Flooring is a Leeds-based online flooring retailer, with warehouses in Leeds, London, Southampton, Coventry and Cardiff. Luckily, their flooring is not at all hideous, so take a look at www.poshflooring.co.uk!