Even After ‘Ugliest House in America,’ HGTV Is Nonetheless In the hunt for “Design-Challenged” Homes

You’d have strong acts to look at, though. The appalling abodes of those 5 already-aired episodes embody a former funeral home, a sardine can residence, a pyramid-shaped residence, and a “pink-carpeted nightmare that seems like a cat condominium,” as HGTV’s episode descriptions tease.

One episode even confirmed off a shingled residence in Nazareth, Penn., that boasted an indoor pool… in a carpeted poolroom. “The poolroom is a mildew manufacturing facility,” host Retta instructed viewers. “I’m getting checked out after we go away proper right here.”