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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.
GIMME THAT $500
where do start…the bathroom, the basement update or new patio :-)
GIMME THAT $500! Wow, so many things the hubs and I would love to do with a gift card to Lowes, oh like buying the quarter round to finish off our newly installed laminate floors that have been installed for a few months, or crown molding, or to do a much needed master bath overhaul…and considering its about the size of our walk-in closet $500 would be just the right amount for some new paint, some tile and a new sink!
GIMME THAT $500! Thanks for the opportunity Young House Love! I have several projects on the go at present and I’m definitely going to need some new blings, drapery rods, paint, master bath light fixture, the list goes on!
*If I win I’ll send you the before and after photos of what I purchased with the gift card! :D
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We would buy the tools needed for putting up crown molding in our new house!
Gimme that $500! We would use it towards a bunch of little things that we’ve been dying to fix in our house.
GIMME THAT $500!
I have a few projects in mind for this: If I’m brave, a re-do of our fireplace facades, but most likely this will go to painting our living room.
Happy Blogiversary!
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The basement is calling for a man cave!
I just found your blog this week and I’m addicted! Oh the goodness that $500 from Lowes could bring! I’m in the middle of a Living Room Makeover!
GIMME THAT $500!!! Wow. That sounds so greedy! We’ve been talking about bumping out our teensy master bathroom to make it not-so-teensy. Happy Blogaversary!
GIMME THAT $500!
This would be applied to new countertops for our kitchen! While it wouldn’t cover the full cost, it would remove a lovely chunk. :)
GIMME THAT $500. I think we could use a new lawn mower or a new front loading washer and dryer.
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Kitchen condo + crappy formica + $500 = (*shazam*) happy sparkly kitchen
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I just decided yesterday that I want to become a DIY Maven, so I need to start stocking up on the must-have tools for DIY! I want my first project to be a headboard!
GIMME THAT 500!
I would spend it on a new dishwasher and light fixtures.
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Where do I start…the bathroom, the basement update or a new patio!!
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My husband is a contractor, and thus has tools out the wazoo, but no time to organize them… So I would use the money on a storage solution for the items. I would also insulate the garage so he could work on smaller custom projects in the wintertime. I definately would do it as a surprise though – otherwise he’d just want to buy more tools!!!
landscaping baby!
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Oh boy so much we could use that for….
Pendant lights for over kitchen counter
Paint for office re-do
New Christmas Tree
Patio Furniture
And the list goes on. And on.
GIMME THAT $500! We’re going to put our house on the market in the spring (again)and there are tons of little improvements we need to make before we’re ready. The $500 would come in very handy!
Gimme that $500!!!!
I would give it to my wife to use for whatever project she wants!
GIMME THAT %500!! Where do I even begin? There are so many projects in our house that need help! I’d finish up our living room:
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Start our guestroom project: http://megsewell.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-im-very-lucky-girl.html
And basically help out every room in the house as much as possible. We’re newlyweds, our house was built in 1987, and we have a long way to go before our beloved casa is cute!
Thanks for this amazing opportunity! LOVE the blog!
GIMME THAT $500!!
We could totally use it for a shed-organizing project we want to start on…or a new backsplash in the kitchen, or put it toward a bathroom remodel!!
GIMME THAT $500!
Oh, how I would love a new water softener/filter!
“GIMME THAT $500!
Right now our fireplace is way off balance and I’d like to build it out and add a built in cabinet/bookshelf to balance it out and house all our entertainment stuff. I’ve been dreaming of this forever!
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New weed wacker to begin with.
GIMME THAT $500! to refinish our downstairs bath.
GIMME THAT $500!
My sister’s going to have a baby, and she could really use it to do some much-needed work on her house first.
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OH I could do SO much with 500 buckeroos! I think I would try and solve my very serious storage problem! I need shelves and containers in my closets desperately! I also need some help in my shed! hehe.
GIMME THAT $500!
We’re in process on digging up a 12′ by 10′ patio space on the north side of our deck, so $500 would buy ALL of the patio making supplies we need to get that project done! Plus we need to get it done because the doggy needs a fully fenced yard to play in and we can’t finish the fence until the patio is done!! Yay for fantastic freebies!!
Gimme that 500! Considering my allergies have been at an all-time high the past 2 weeks and my eyes refuse to stop watering, that air purifier is sounding pretty darn good. I’d probably spend the remainder on a new kitchen faucet I’ve been debating for months. :)
GIMME THAT $500!
So many projects on the to-do list… crown molding, new kitchen flooring, landscaping…
GIMME THAT $500 !!! Oh wow, where to start?! We bought a new construction house so all the walls are beige… I’m just dying to get my hands on more than a few gallons of paint and go to town painting every room! There are also a few rooms that don’t have crown molding that I’d like to add that to. Upgrading our front and back doors and including storm/screen doors ranks pretty high up there too! Our current ones are 3/4 glass and it makes me nervous for safety reasons as well as that I just don’t like the look of them as well as a solid door.
I think that would pretty much cover that gift card! :) Thank you so much for the chance to win… that would be a wonderful gift to someone who’s had a crappy run of luck lately. Happy Blogiversary!!
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My husband and I just bought our first home, so I know we could put that gift crad to good use! We would for sure buy a lawn mower for our awesomely large fenced in back yard for our pup to play in and probably splurge on some of that new primer included paint! :)
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These are the projects I’ve been dreaming about lately:
1. Updating the master and main bathroom’s light fixtures, faucets, mirrors, and towel/TP bars.
2. New kitchen sink/faucet.
3. Energy efficient front loading washer/dryer.
4. Lawnmower ($30 yard sale special on an electric Black & Decker really isn’t that great at cutting, and it dies before the front is mowed).
5. Landscaping the front and sides of the house in the spring!
GIMME THAT $500.
I’d put it towards getting a new washer/dryer
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We’re putting in new floors, to replace the carpeting we have in our mud room, kitchen, & bathrooms (eww). 500 bucks from someone else’s pocket would be nice.
GIMME THAT $500! I know EXACTLY what I would spend it on – new kitchen countertops! It’s been on the “to do” list for quite some time now!
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!
We are brand new home owners, so i have about a million places i would use it – if i had the will power i would totally wait untill spring and put it towards the new patio were planning on putting in, BUT i dont have the willpower so i would use it for a new bathroom sink console. our current one is dated, and HUGE – takes up like the entire bathroom, it so needs to go!
Congrats on the 2 yr anniversary, i love this blog :)
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I am almost finished remoldeling my house and would use it to buy curtains and accesories to decorate! Also to finish the deck. It is in need of a grill!
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I would use it to buy a vessel sink for my bathroom, or a beverage center for my hubby’s man cave.. or carpet for my bedroom..or towards new countops in my kitchen…OH the possibilities!!!! :)
GIMME THAT $500
We’d probably use toward some yardwork and on a new toilet for our master bath.
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We desperately need to reseed our lawn and install a sprinkler system.
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My husband and I would LOVE a new grill!
GIMMIE THAT $500!!!!
I am getting married in January and my fiannce (sorry I don’t know how to put the astric above fiance) and I are huge DIYers! Moving to our first little home and getting settled is a big task, especially because of my love for organization. Needless to say, we would use it for EVERYTHING from making our headboard to litting our side walk!
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I need a dishwasher, live in a 1940’s home and it’s never had one!
I could use a lawnmower, have a large yard and currently pay a neighbor to do it…
I could use some new lighting in my 1940’s house, still with most of the original fixtures.
Paint….
Curtain Rods….
Curtains to go on the rods….
New Blinds…..
New faucets…
Plants!!!! Some fall plants to make my porch just lovely!
I could go on and on and on and on… but I won’t.
GIMME THAT $500!!! :)
What an awesome freebie! With the $500 I can decorate the little coffee nook I have been dying to have. And also motivate and help my mother out with painting her office!!
Thanks guys! <3
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That would be accessories for our breakfast nook!
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As my wife posted above, we could really use that gift card in a lot of ways, including that lawnmower. Too bad Lowe’s doesn’t sell Wii’s, cause that is totally what I would buy if they did! But a lawnmower would be pretty awesome too.
GIMME THAT $500!
We would tear off the old deck and replace it with a vinyl & composite one!