***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.
Jenny says
Gimme that $500 (please!!)
Where to start spending the money…let’s go with the current project of the day…revamping the family room. We need carpet, window treatments, and a couple new pieces of furniture (not entirely sure if furniture can be bought at Lowe’s but what the heck…as long as I’m there…) Thank you! What a great giveaway!!
Denise says
Gimme that $500! We have had the same old carpet and linoleum since we moved in our house 20 years ago. We really really want to put in hardwood floors. This would be a great bonus to our floor budget.
Lara says
GIMME THAT $500! We jsut bought a new home & need the extra money to finish the kitchen which is currently in pieces!
Dave says
Gimme that $500!!! We’re renovating a 30 year old condo and we could sure use the help!
Kim S says
Gimme that $500! We’ve been on a bit of a home-improvement break for the past few months, but with this gift card we’d be able to start at least one of our next top-priority projects…crown molding or a new fence for the backyard (I’m dying to get rid of the chain-link we inherited with the house)!
Sarah says
GIMME THAT $500!
Kari says
GIMME THAT $500
My best friend and her husband just bought their first place!! And, although there are many things I would love do to my place, I think a great house-warming gift would be this gift card so she can fix her kitchen that is about 100,000 pieces. Plus, she deserves it!
Kelly Hotchkiss says
Gimme that $500!! (pretty please!) I am desparate for curb appeal and my sad, sad falling down paint peeling missing railings broken front door porch could use a shot of Lowe’s goodness!! Myself and my neighbors will love ya forever! Maybe we could do a before & after out of the deal!? :)
Marsha says
GIMME THAT $500
rm says
gimme that $500! (please!) We’re still trying to update our new house.
Rose says
Gimme that $500!!! (please). rug for the living room, paint for my bedroom, a $12 staple gun, curtains for the whole house…oh the possibilities!
Sarah says
Gimme that $500!!!
Living room/dining room facelift!
Amanda L says
GIMME THAT $500
So many entries!!
We are currently living in an apartment, but in a few months we will be moving to a new state and hopefully a new place of our own. I would use the money to possibly score some more Christmas decorations because we barely have any since we are newly married and on our own. I might also use it for some tools because we have hardly any. I’m thinking a laser level and a cordless drill for starters. :)
Emily says
GIMME THAT $500! We’re living in a basement apartment and would love to take away that “dungeon” feel!
Aimee Yunger says
Gimme that $500! I would start to work on our upstairs bathroom. . .I am so sick of 80’s floral wallpaper!
Charlotte says
Gimme that $500!
Updating my first home!
Monica says
GIMME THAT $500! That gift card will go a long way to improving the lighting in our dark living room and replacing the 1940’s fixtures in our bathroom!
courtney says
GIMME THAT $500
oh man. i never enter anything, but i need this. keep your fingers crossed, but my hubby and i may be moving into OUR FIRST HOUSE, which right now has NO KITCHEN, and 3 NON WORKING bathrooms! are we crazy? yes.
but crazy people deserve to win things too.
xo, courtney
Jessi says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!
We desperately need a bathroom makeover. DESPERATELY!
Erin T. says
Gimme that $500!!
What DON’T we have to do at our house! We’d love to paint our kitchen cabinets, install gutters, update our laundry nook, and remove the painted-over wallpaper we inherited.
Liz says
Gimme that $500 so that I can put hardwood floors in my bedroom!
Heather K. says
GIMME THAT $500! I’d use it to add some much-needed updates to the deal of a house my new hubby and I will hopefully be getting soon. Thanks!
Jaimee Straley says
GIMME THAT $500
Momma needs a new deck.
Kristin says
GIMME THAT $500!!! We just bought our first home and have been spending most every weekend fixing it up! That money would definitely go towards a bathroom re-do or new carpet to brighten everything up!!
Beverly Lynn says
GIMME THAT $500
We are currently building a garage from the ground up! That 500 bucks would certainly help out!
Amanda Leigh says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
Beverly says
GIMME THAT $500
I would love to redo my kitchen. It may be a few years though, so this 500 bucks will probably go to repainting/updating our bathroom, painting our family room, and if I still have some left over a new tool or two for my husband’s new garage. :0)
GirSue says
GIMME THAT $500!
Landscaping!
Julie says
Gimme that $500!!!! please?! We would love a kitchen backsplash OR some new backyard landscaping!
Faith says
GIMME THAT $500! So many projects on my bank fixer-upper! However, this $500 would go to updating my 80’s bathroom.
Allison says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
We’re having a baby! Need I say more?! Painting, room updates, NESTING… good grief, you name it. I have a list a mile long of things to get done before our Jan 2nd due-date!!! :)
Tyler says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!
I’m in the need for landscaping tools & plants for my new home.
Jennifer says
GIMME THAT $500!
My bathroom is crying for some chair rail and my living room is naked without some crown molding… please help.
Kay says
“GIMME THAT $500? I would use the gift card to buy paint and crown moulding for my kitchen cabinets.
Amanda (bookworm) says
GIMME THAT $500!
I would love to turn our blah non-office office into a fabulous reading room.
Kelli N says
Gimme that $500!
I would update the bathroom with the Lowe’s card. I have been wanting to do so for a while now!
Dave says
GIMME THAT $500! My girlfriend just bought a house this summer and I would like to surprise her with a new kitchen floor.
logan says
GIMME THAT $500!!!! With a new babe on the way, I’d love to buy a new washer and dryer!!!
Dawn says
GIMME THAT $500!
We’ve got a project list a mile long, but the first project I’d apply the Lowe’s card to would be our master bathroom renovation.
stacy says
Gimme that $500 (please!!) I need a bedroom facelift!
peter choe says
Gimme that $500!
I can finally start/finish our kitchen. Right now it’s just a few metal shelves a stove and a fridge. That’s right folks, no sink, we do all the washing in the bathtub… well at least I do.
Kimberly says
GIMME THAT $500. I don’t know what I would use it for exactly but I am sure I can come up with something good! Maybe a patio makeover!
Elaine says
GIMME THAT $500! for plants and veggies for the garden
Kristen says
Gimme that $500!
I would actually use the money to help my mother with some organization projects around HER house!
Brittany says
“GIMME THAT $500?
BACKYARD landscaping!!!! Backyard is depressing and needs some life!
Jerry says
GIMME THAT $500! for new tools including a miter saw!
Kathy says
GIMME THAT $500..wow, we just bought our first house, so it would definitely go towards our back deck and anything inside! We need things to fill our house up! :)
suzanne says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
As I am dreaming and working on a home art studio: paint in a creamy eggshell white. shelves! a taller work table for 2 tall stools (painted red) and room for standing. better lighting for the space.
Here’s hoping!
Erin A says
Gimme that $500! We are moving to a new apt on 10/3 and that gift card would SO come in handy!
Please?!
Adam says
GIMME THAT $500
Renovations on our new home.