Archive for July, 2009
Stick It Freebie Winners!
So glad you guys are digging the graphic masterpieces in our latest giveway courtesy of Kodu Design. We’re excited to see which laptop and refrigerator decals our six winners will choose. Oh and if more of you end up snagging a sticker, please share the pics! We’d love to see those oversized refrigerator stickers in action on your fridge or anywhere else you might think to stick them (on an oversized canvas, a door, a staircase, etc). Heck, Sherry and I still can’t get over how cool this one looks as a backsplash:
So let’s just get to the winners already. After plugging in some numbers to random.org and sorting through nearly 900 requests from people telling us where to stick it, we have our five random winners of the laptop decals. They are (in no particular order):
- Tiffany (the Tiffany with the dog pic on her desktop)
- Sarah (sans last name, but identified by her bland HP laptop)
- Sara Lang (hooray for a last name to distinguish you from the others reading!)
- Elise (the only entrant of this name- so if you’re Elise feel free to get excited)
- MS (mysterious, but certainly distinct)
And the winner of the big ‘ol fridge decal is… lenelein. Congrats everyone! Can’t wait to hear what designs you choose and of course see how they look once they’ve been stuck. And Sarah W – here’s my personal apology that your first name keeps popping up in these winner announcement posts to get your heart racing. I guess we have a lot of readers named Sarah. Either that or random.org is playing a cruel trick on you!
But remember that we’re just a couple of days away from Monday’s giveaway which means there’s something else in the pipeline to comfort all of you non-winners (so feel free to knock on wood). Oh and next week’s prize could actually come in handy for just that purpose…
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Kodu Design.
Because We’re All A Little Nosy…
We always enjoy a good house crashing session, and we’re excited to announce that we’ve made a handy little page that features all of the homes we’ve trekked through thus far. You can find it anytime by clicking the “Let’s Go House Crashing” button on our sidebar, which looks a little something like this:
Once you’re there you’ll see that each home is represented by a thumbnail for a sneak peek of the space, and if you click the link below it you can check out the rest of each amazing abode. That page looks a little something like this:
So if you want to check out spaces that look like this…
… and this…
… and this…
Just head to the sidebar and click this:
Abby’s Design Dilemma
Abby’s office is already full of inspiration and eye candy, and we’re beyond thrilled that she came to us to add more storage and style to boot. We’re huuuuge fans of her amazing wedding site Style Me Pretty and we can’t wait to see how her office will transform with a few simple upgrades. Here’s her letter:
I’m SO excited that you’re going to be helping us whip the Style Me Pretty office into shape. Since my husband and I work from home, it can quickly become a place of total chaos. The good news is that it has great bones: a biggish space, gorgeous desks from Crate & Barrel, awesome chairs (knock-offs of course) and a few cute-ish accessories. On paper (and on entry) it’s gorgeous. The problem is we have zero storage space, zero organization and close to zero style. There are papers/files falling out everywhere, ridiculous amounts of cords, bins and boxes on the floor, pathetic attempts at wall decor. It’s not good. At all. And as someone who thrives on beautiful things, this has become such a sad space for me. Even the dog is depressed about it. So, if you could help us design a space that allows us to thrive creatively, we would be forever grateful! We like clean & modern with touches of whimsy and a few antiques here and there for texture and a bit of history. As for what stays, the desks and chairs do, but everything else can go! The whole house is white so a big wall color might look out of place, but I’m open to suggestions. I like lots of accent colors (yellows, chartreuse, hot pink, whatever) and I also LOVE white. Think Domino mag: hip & chic. Thanks so much for the help! Can’t wait to see what you do. – Abby
This office runneth over with posh potential. Here’s the plan:
And now for the mood board breakdown.
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