***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
For our big two year blogiversary and we’re celebrating with one of the biggest freebies we’ve ever freebied: a $500 Lowe’s gift card.
Did that sink in yet? It still hasn’t for us. When we started hunting for the perfect blogiversary prize a few weeks ago we never thought we’d land something so exciting. It’s like Lowe’s is giving one of you the chance to take on a big project and they’re footing the bill. And we couldn’t be more thrilled to be giving it away.
We probably don’t need to remind you of all the items you could snag during a $500 shopping blitz at Lowe’s – paint, lighting, power tools, holiday decor, flooring. Heck, you could even get a new dishwasher or something. So in case you’re having any trouble picturing where you’d put five hundred Lowe’s dollars, allow us to lend our expertise (that is, our money-spending assistance). Here are a few items that we’ve got our eyes on:
This Idylis air purifier: Since the cold weather will have us closing up our windows and doors soon, the HEPA filter on this baby keeps indoor air from getting stale and could really help Sherry as we get into allergy season.
A new lawn mower: I know the season’s ending, but I’ve had it up to here (picture my hand above my head) with the used mower we bought when we moved back in 2006 (let’s just say it’s no longer self-propelling). Lowe’s online Mower Selector tool helped turn up a bunch of options that we could snag for well under 500 beans.
A cool bathroom sink: With a full bathroom redo moving closer to the top of our to-do list we’re already starting to fantasize about where we can add some special touches, like plopping a vessel sink on top of a thrifted piece of furniture-turned-vanity. And Lowe’s has a bunch of awesome vessel sink options.
I’ve also been contemplating adding some outdoor path lighting or taking our garage organization a step further with some more sophisticated shelving. But we’d better quit letting our minds wander because we’re not the ones who get the $500 gift card… one of you does! Here’s how:
- PRIZE: A $500 Lowe’s gift card (in case you forgot)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GIMME THAT $500” (why dance around it, right?) and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us what project you might spend the prize on. Surely we’re not the only ones daydreaming about where $500 could go (and no, we won’t be picking a winner based on this answer – it’ll still be random)
- CONTEST CLOSES: Thursday, September 24th at 8pm EST (that’s an extra day!)
- WINNER: One lucky lady or gent
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the USA (but Lowe’s loving Canadians with friends or family in the states can enter and we’ll send it to your US relative/friend who can forward it on to you).
- THE USUAL: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Lowe’s.
Leah Salter says
GIMME THAT $500
i would use it to establish lighting in our ‘jungle room’!
Amy B says
GIMME THAT $500! We’d use it to make some updates in our bathrooms, starting with our Master Bath. It could definitely use a new countertop (laminate from late 80s) and sink. Maybe we’d reface the shower, too.
David Sakamoto says
GIMME THAT $500
i would use it to purchase new landscaping for the backyard
Leah Sakamoto says
GIMME THAT $500
i would use it to refinish our floors
Tracy Schindeldecker says
GIMME THAT $500—Pretty please with sugar on top :)
As of September 18th I am an offical homeowner. I have been looking at your website every since we started house hunting early this year. I have so many ideas thanks to you and the rest of the readers. $500 at lowes could really make this new home really a home. Paint, new light fixtures, rugs, plants, possibilites are endless. Loving to cook, i spend most of my time in the kitchen. I think thats where i would start first! Thanks for the opportunity!
Keep up the good work and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!
Lindsey says
Gimme That $500!
I just found out I am pregnant…so I am SURE I will be finding even more things to fix up and clean up around the house in the next nine months!
JessiE says
*GIMME THAT $500*
I have a million things I could use it on, but it would probably go to a lovely Bathroom vanity that I love at Lowes.
Congrats on your blogiversary!
Terra says
Please gimme that $500!!!
I am thinking about starting a super duper DIY kitchen makeover around the 1st of the year and that $500 would do WONDERS for the Kitchen Makeover!
Irene says
GIMME THAT $500
Please!
I’m getting married and we literally have nothing except a bed and 3 sets of sheets. There are so many things we need: microwave, tools, a lamp or 2 or 5…
Yes, I love to decorate and have nothing to decorate with.
Kristy says
please, oh please, gimme that $500!
i would use it on either new countertops for the kitchen or to buy lumber to repair the ugly eyesore of a deck in my backyard.
love your site!
Karen says
Gimme that $500!
Wow, this would be so useful right now, we’re currently redoing our kitchen, master bathroom, and master closet so that $500 could go to any number of very useful things! Thanks for the opportunity!
Erin says
GIMME THAT $500!
My husband, 3 children and I just moved into a 900 square foots basement apartment at my parents after he lost his job. It’s small, but it has potential. I just don’t have any money to decorate. I’d use the $500 to decorate the girls’ room and buy some nice rugs and beautiful lighting.
Thanks!
Erin
Liz R says
GIMME THAT $500!
We just moved into a 1960s contemporary that was last updated in the 1980s. Yikes! It has so much potential, but the level of effort and $$ are daunting…
SuzanneS says
Gimme that $500 – please!!!!! My husband would be thrilled to re-paint and re-floor the living room *wink, wink*!
Liz says
Gimme that $500!
Would love to get a new dishwasher- the spring broke on our’s, so now the door weighs about a ton!
Michelle says
Gimme that $500!
Well since my husband visits Lowe’s just about every week these days we could use this gift card on so much!!! Right now he is building a baby crib for our first baby to be born in February.
Thanks for offering this, can’t wait to hear who wins!
Jessica says
GIMME THAT $500!
My list of things to use the $500 is endless! Seriously, endless. Shelving for the office, starting the huge job that is finishing the upstairs, outdoor lighting, landscaping!!!, window flower boxes, closet storage, laundry storage, garage storage, etc., etc. etc.! Thanks for offering this!
Randi says
Gimme that $500!
I asked my boyfriend what we could use the $500 for and he said, “Tools- definately! No, wait- paint. Umm… new light fixtures…”
And it pretty much went on like that for the next 5 minutes! What a great giveaway!
Melody says
Gimme that $500
We need to buy tile for our new kitchen backsplash
Mary Joy says
GIMME THAT $500
We’re building a house so there are SO many things it could be used on!
Alicia says
GIMME THAT $500
There are so many things, but I’d love a new bathroom vanity. Congrats on the 2-year anniversary.
Laura H. says
GIMME THAT $500! :) Love all your DIY ideas…. Would love to spend the cash on a deck remodel :)
jane clark says
GIMME THAT $500
i would probably use the money to buy silent auction items for our upcoming stride and ride for MDA…thanks…
michelle says
gimme that $500… you have NO idea how many projects we have. too many infact, never enough money. This would be the biggest blessing!!!
Krystle says
GIMME THAT $500
What could I spend this on…the possibilities are endless. I’d probably start with a little landscaping and outdoor furniture. We just finished the interior of our home (it’s never really finished, but you know what I mean), now the exterior needs to reflect more of who we are.
May says
Gimme that $500!
Getting married in less than 2 weeks, and this would help furnish our new place so very much!
Amanda B says
Gimme that! We have tons of house projects, it seems they are never ending! And with a baby on the way, it would be great!
Lauren says
GIMME THAT $500 This would go toward our kitchen remodel… backsplash, appliances, hardware, the possibilities are endless.
Stacy Tarfano says
GIMMIE THAT $500! Pretty please?
We would use it to finish off a little laundry room/sewing room in our basement. It’s going to be fabulous, but is on hold right now due to lack of funds :(
Congratulations on the blogiversary…the video was great!
Ashley Crawford says
GIMME THAT $500!!
[ pretty please ]
Ohhhhhhh what I could do with $500! The possibilities are endless! : )
Maya says
Gimme that $500!
we could really really use a new dishwasher. Plus some new screens for our sliding doors!
Julie Anne says
GIMME THAT $500! (If you wouldn’t mind…)
Surface renovation of world’s tiniest *full* bathroom (4′ x 6′) – new 4 ft. (!!!) tub, tile board, flooring, new shower and window curtains and install new “vintage” sink. (Already have the new sink ready in the garage.) And paint, of course, paint!
Breanna says
Give me that $500….there are about a million ways I could think of spending this!! Outdoor furniture, outdoor lighting, etc are high on the list!
Angela says
Gimme that $500…would love to put it toward hard wood floors.
Katie says
GIMME THAT $500!! I would get new flooring for the bathroom, paint my bedroom, get curtains, get a Kurv, a supplement a new stove!
Cheryl says
Gimme that $500!
We are trying to finish a complete kitchen renovation and our next project is our dining room! So, I could spend that $500 on paint, board and batten, and doors.
Wish me luck!
Jaclyn says
Gimme that $500….please!
angela says
GIMME THAT $500! Um I’d love to use it to buy the paint to repaint the inside of our house…including all the trim the previous owners put one horrible coat on that you can see through, is uneven and scrapes off when rubbed. Rock on!
Holly says
GIMME THAT $500!! (please!)
We are in the middle of multiple house projects – renovating a bathroom, fixing extensive drywall in our laundry room following a water leak (insurance doesn’t pay out nearly what it costs to actually make repairs…)and ripping up carpet older than me to expose original hardwood floor. Oh, and we really, really need a new dishwasher. That gift card would come in really handy right about now!
Thanks!
Melissa says
GIMME THAT $500
Woah. This is an awesome giveaway!!! Well, we have zero outdoor furniture so maybe I would buy a table and chairs. We also have very little landscaping so we’d buy some shrubs, trees, flowers, etc.
Lacey says
Gimme that $500 please!
I would love to use that in our office, where we need to take down paneling old owners put on OVER two of the nice plaster walls, put up paint-able wallpaper (because the old owners also put up chair rails on the other two walls, then wallpapered above, then painted that and … yeah, it’s a mess), paint, and put on finishing touches.
And congrats on two years! I’ve been reading since almost the beginning and loving every minute of it!
Rebecca says
Gimme that $500!
We have an old tile shower that is leaking into our basement and floor tiles that have come unstuck. It’s gross! This would help so much!
Veronica P says
GIMME THAT $500!!
The possibilities are endless! I’d love to snag some window treatments for our bedrooms. We have beautiful wood blinds that we like to leave open when we open up the windows but we really need to block out some of the light.
I’d probably like to use the rest on a wedding present for our friends and gifts for my father.
Customized Stationary says
Hello John and Sherry! I would love $500 to Lowes! My office is DYING to be finished! Also, we have the glass vessel sink shown above and it looks great, but is a pain to clean and keep clean because it shows on both sides. Just so you know.
Carolyn says
GIMME THAT $500!
We just moved into a new house, so that $500 could go a long way!
Katie says
GIMME THAT $500…pretty please! Since my husband and I are looking to buy our first house I would use the $$$ on paint and maybe some new appliances if needed. Shopping with free money is always fun!
Sara * says
Gimme that $500! please. :)
I would use it to get supplies to make built-in shelves and a radiator cover for my living room!
Andrea W says
GIMME THAT $500
We would use the money to refinish our master bedroom! It is in desperate need of it!!!
Carol S. says
Gimme that 500! I’d spend it on crown molding and new baseboards, plus the brand new table miter saw I’ll need to start my latest home improvement project.
Rob S says
GIMME THAT $500
We need storage in our basement!