{"id":97303,"date":"2023-08-28T11:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=97303"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:44:01","slug":"exclusive-shed-of-the-year-winner-slams-sour-grapes-from-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/world-news\/exclusive-shed-of-the-year-winner-slams-sour-grapes-from-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE Shed of the Year winner slams sour grapes from rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8216;It&#8217;s called Shed of the Year, not faux ski chalet of the year!&#8217; Triumphant\u00a0 winner slams his defeated competitor for sour grapes after he complained that his elaborate garden buildingwas overlooked<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Artist Archie Proudfoot beat a 26-strong shortlist to scoop the top \u00a31,000 prize<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Judges were particularly impressed by Mr Proudfoot&#8217;s aesthic details\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alex Dodman claimed there were more worthy winners of the title\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The winner of the prestigious Shed of the Year competition has slammed sour grapes from rivals who criticised his &#8216;basic&#8217; budget DIY shed \u2013 and told them to &#8216;dry your eyes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Artist Archie Proudfoot beat a 26-strong shortlist to scoop the top \u00a31,000 prize with his &#8216;Frankenshed&#8217;, a small colourful workspace made from recycled timber and old fence posts.<\/p>\n<p>Judges were particularly impressed by Mr Proudfoot&#8217;s aesthic details, noting that the structure showcased &#8216;the highest levels of technicolour transformation&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But one of his rivals lashed out at the decision, calling Archie&#8217;s attempts bog standard when they had spent hours of blood, sweat and tears on far more extravagant garden creations.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Dodman claimed there were more worthy winners of the title after he spent \u00a32,000 turning a disused gym in his garden into an impressive Alps-style ski chalet complete with outside swimming pool \u2013 and said Mr Proudfoot&#8217;s is &#8216;just a basic shed&#8217; that &#8216;looks underwhelming from the outside.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74792825-12452869-image-a-11_1693220149545.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The winner of the prestigious Shed of the Year competition has slammed sour grapes from rivals who criticised his &#8216;basic&#8217; budget DIY shed \u2013 and told them to &#8216;dry your eyes&#8217;. Above: Archie Proudfoot outside his shed <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74632163-12452869-Mr_Proudfoot_battled_it_out_against_over_200_impressive_shed_ent-a-2_1693219100733.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Artist Archie Proudfoot beat a 26-strong shortlist to scoop the top \u00a31,000 prize with his &#8216;Frankenshed&#8217;, a small colourful workspace made from recycled timber and old fence posts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Mr Proudfoot, 34, from London, today hit back at his rivals and their &#8216;pathetic little hit&#8217; on his build.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote on Instagram: &#8216;Inject it! Salty tears of defeat from fellow Shed of the Year finalists filling up column inches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Dry, your eyes mate, it&#8217;s called Shed of the Year, not faux ski chalet of the year or garden building of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thanks for making the next cup of tea in my shed taste, even sweeter.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Judges recognised Mr Proudfoot or bringing his rotting shed back to life using recycled material while giving the interior a burst of colour with bright yellow and blue paint on the roof and walls and gold detailing on the window featuring garden gloves, forks and troughs.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Proudfoot said the Frankenshed had become his &#8216;most elaborate and enjoyable&#8217; artwork to date.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74681925-12452869-Fellow_shed_enthusiast_Alex_Dodman_37_believes_his_creation_shou-a-3_1693219228594.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One of his rivals lashed out at the decision, calling Archie&#8217;s attempts bog standard.\u00a0Alex Dodman (above) claimed there were more worthy winners of the title after he spent \u00a32,000 turning a disused gym in his garden into an impressive Alps-style ski chalet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74681895-12452869-What_began_as_a_disused_gym_in_his_garden_soon_became_an_impress-a-4_1693219322049.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>What began as a disused gym in his garden soon became an impressive Alps-style ski chalet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74681879-12452869-The_incredible_structure_looks_out_over_Alex_s_swimming_pool_whi-a-5_1693219349770.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The incredible structure looks out over Alex&#8217;s swimming pool which he also constructed himself<\/p>\n<p>However, his beaten rival, 37-year-old Mr Dodman from Essex said: &#8216;I was gutted to have lost, especially because I put blood, sweat and tears into building my shed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In my opinion, the winning shed was just a shed. I had built mine from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The winner, Archie Proudfoot, is a really talented artist and the art inside is great, but it is just a basic shed and looks underwhelming from the outside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know what it is used for, but I guess if it is an art studio then it&#8217;s perfect for him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The judges must have loved it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Not one to shy away from extreme projects, Alex also built his own swimming pool in his garden last summer, which his ski chalet now overlooks.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;As the pool is there, I wanted the garden to look nice. There are big fir trees around and having a big, ugly shed down there looked horrible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The ski chalet idea came from Scandinavian countries with A-frame buildings and trees all around. I thought it would look so nice, and I had quite a lot of space up there with the decking so we could have lots of room and sit out by the pool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74632177-12452869-Mr_Proudfoot_with_Marianne_Shillingford_Cuprinol_s_creative_dire-a-1_1693219093140.jpg\" height=\"952\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Proudfoot said the Frankenshed had become his &#8216;most elaborate and enjoyable&#8217; artwork to date. Above: Archie Proudfoot &#8211; pictured with\u00a0Marianne Shillingford, Cuprinol&#8217;s creative director &#8211; drew plaudits from the judges for his basic shed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74632167-12452869-Before_being_renovated_the_shed_had_been_a_shell_of_rotting_timb-a-6_1693219382272.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Before being renovated, Mr Proudfoot&#8217;s shed had been a shell of rotting timber<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/74792827-12452869-image-a-12_1693220157034.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Judges recognised Mr Proudfoot or bringing his rotting shed back to life using recycled material while giving the interior a burst of colour<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a much better use of the space than a big, ugly shed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is kitted it out inside to make it the ultimate summer house with a television, a chiminea and sofas so we can enjoy summers and winters in the chalet.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another beaten finalist, Tim Griffiths, 68, from Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, built a pub shed in his back garden over lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>His creation, which he has called &#8216;The Smuggler&#8217;s Notch&#8217; won the public vote but was not crowned the overall winner by Cuprinol, the organisers of the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Griffiths said: &#8216;The Smuggler&#8217;s Notch was the winning public vote this year for the pub shed category but the final winner was decided by the organiser and the sponsor so that was like a jury decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think The Frankenshed possibly won because it looked like a basic shed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What they are interested in is something that is obviously a shed and that one [the Frankenshed] is obviously a shed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Smuggler&#8217;s Notch is a shed but it doesn&#8217;t look like a traditional shed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/72044567-12452869-This_shed_in_the_West_Midlands_is_called_Smuggler_s_Notch_and_wa-a-9_1693219513940.jpg\" height=\"722\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Another beaten finalist, Tim Griffiths, 68, from Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, built a pub shed in his back garden over lockdown\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/11\/72047891-12452869-The_interior_resembles_a_traditional_pub_setting_with_bar_stools-a-10_1693219516458.jpg\" height=\"335\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The interior resembles a traditional pub setting with bar stools and beams on the ceiling<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Let&#8217;s put it this way, I wouldn&#8217;t want to be the one making the decision.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Griffiths spent around \u00a35,000 creating his garden pub and said a local ukulele group and book club use the space for their meetings.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;It&#8217;s a difficult number to come to but I guess it must have come to about five grand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Most of the timber work in it was reclaimed wood and most of the lining was reclaimed from something else and all the insulation was reclaimed too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The only materials that were bought was some cement from the foundations, the rubber roof and the artificial grass roof and then the structural timbers for it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The only parts [of the interior] that were bought in were the upholstery which was done by an outsider and the making of the stained glass window which cost about \u00a3300.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The aquarium is actually a TV but it fools people who have sat in there. 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