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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.
Jason says
Gimme that $500 so I can buy more power tools!!!
Melissa Arlena says
GIMME THAT $500!!! I need a new front door with pretty glass to let light into my living room, instead of my current brown metal door that sucks in heat and will actually burn your hand during the hot summer months.
Christine says
GIMME THAT $500!! It would go a long way in our master bathroom addition/closet remodel…
Kate says
GIMME THAT $500
We need a new tile backsplash and patio paving!
Christie Davenport says
GIMME THAT $500!
I just want to say that I love your blog. Your many projects have givin me much inspiration. Thank you! So i would love to use this gift card to get my 1982 ranch up to date. As much as I love 1982 since it was the year my husband and myself came to be,I don’t love the style so much. This is our first and only home we’ll ever live in and I would love to complete some of the projects I have in mind. For instance, painting my kitchen and bathroom cabinets, replacing light fixtures, finish changing out all the baseboards, add some crown molding to our main room, and most importantly new energy efficient toilets that you don’t have to jiggle the handle in order for it to stop wasting water. That’s just a couple of the many projects that we are slowly getting too.
April says
GIMME THAT $500…please.
I would use the $500 on my front porch. Your renovation has inspired me to tackle the tacky brown artificial turf, the 80’s style columns and soften the porch with a spindle railing and a cute chair and ottoman to make it match the rest of the house renovations we have done. It is the last project to complete the cottage feel.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Kimberly says
GIMME THAT $500! Wow what a great giveaway. I’d use it toward built in bookcases. my little 1952 ranch has almost zero storage space.
Marissa McCorvey says
GIMME THAT $500!!
We love to have friends over and grill out on Saturdays, especially during football season! So we would use it to buy a bigger, nicer grill to replace our small charcoal one we currently have. :)
Laura says
GIMME THAT $500!
I’d give it to my husband to buy loads of tools so that we’d be ready for all of those DIY projects we want to do!
CM says
GIMME THAT $500!
I can use the $500 to spruce the triplets nursery up.
http://behindthethree.blogspot.com
Pieces of Me says
GIMME THAT $500!
I’d use it to redo my master bedroom. Paint, a new light fixture, some nice curtain rods – the works. Right now it’s definitely not the sanctuary it should be.
Lauren says
GIMME THAT $500!
A Lowes $500 gift card would have no problem going to use for us. We’d use it on one of a few projects – either renovating our powder room (new vanity, framed mirror, paint, and possibly a new toilet), or maybe on some crown molding for our family/dining room, or possibly towards new recessed lighting for our bedroom, and the card could even be used towards new carpet for the entire upstairs (it needs it…). Either way, it will get used quite quickly. Wish me luck!
Lauren B says
Gimme that $500!!!
Katie says
GIMME THAT $500.
I would buy brand new blinds and window treatments for all of the windows in our house. We have those horrible metal blinds up and I’ve been wanting to replace them for 2 years.
Lindsey Patrick says
“GIMME THAT $500!”
So that we can put up crown moulding, add a shelving system, and buy new patio furniture!
Andrea D says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!!!! We are moving into our first house next month, and I spent Sunday wandering around Lowes making a list of all the things I want- including paint, a new lighting fixture for the dining room, new drawer pulls, a lawnmower, well let’s just say the list goes on and on!!!
Amanda says
GIMME THAT $500…
We REALLY need new toliets.
Erin W says
“GIMME THAT $500?
we would definitely use it to buy a nice Koehler sink and showerhead for the bathroom!!!
Ashleigh says
“Gimme that $500!” :)
misty says
GIMME THAT $500
this would be helpful on my budget kitchen remodel!
JC says
GIMME THAT $500!!
Crown molding! :)
Alli says
Gimme that card! I need to start a baby room, but shhh, it’s a secret.
Caitlyn says
GIMME THAT $500!
We have a total bathroom makeover on our minds that would certainly happen a lot faster with that $500.
jamo says
gimme that $500!
so i can fix up our shabby bathroom with the BLUE CARPET and multiples holes in the wall.
Elizbeth Gaudette says
Gimme That $500!
So that we can decorate our brand new apartment with brand new furniture! Thanks!
Dana Kelly says
GIMME THAT $500!
We just bought a new 60’s brick ranch and doing TONS of projects. We could use it for our chair rail project in our dining room and our window seat/book shelves in our living room.
Justin Rollins says
GIMME THAT $500
To buy some power tools of course! Maybe a grill too..
Jessica says
GIMME THAT $500!!
We will put it toward remodeling our 50’s pink bathroom!
Sugar Cookie says
GIMME THAT $500
So I can complete the “breakfast nook” of my dreams!
Kevin says
GIMME THAT $500!
We’d update our 1970’s appliances.
Emily Wallace says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
What an exciting giveaway! All of yours are wonderful, but this is so fun! We want to redo our bathroom. There’s dreadful tile to come up and other things that need replacing. Love the sink ideas too!
Emily
Iulia says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
We will use it to organize our basement. We moved in our new home Jan.09. We fixed up the living space, but the basement still looks like we just moved in.
Jennifer M says
GIMME THAT $500!
So we can finally finish our guest bathroom and start on our master bedroom that needs a bunch of love!
Tammy N says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
just repainted my laundry room and now i need a new washer!
Jane @ the Borrowed Abode says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll have to think on it, but I’d probably use it to dress up my outdoor patio area – chiminea, nice chairs with cushions, etc. And this is the time of year to do it – what better way to spend a crisp fall evening than with friends around a warm outdoor fire!
SpiffySEB says
GIMME THAT $500
So we can afford to update and decorate our home while still paying off my husband’s (VERY EXPENSIVE) law school education.
M Robinson says
GIMME THAT $500!
So I can buy some more power tools and wood to finish all the projects my fiance has lined up for me!
Julie Jones says
GIMMIE THAT $500!!
I’m sure my hubby would want to buy a new toilet. He HATES our toilet. Otherwise, our upstairs rental needs new carpet. Not super fun for us, but totally necessary. If I told my hubby that I wanted to paint the living room AGAIN, he might leave me. ;) Kidding of course…I think.
KristenWags says
GIMME THAT $500!
We’d use it to re-paint the whole house! We just moved into our first home together, and everything needs a new color.
Liza Sharp says
We are moving from a condo to a house . . . a two full- bath condo, to a one- bath (that needs a re-do) house. We are hoping to add at least a half-bath and soon.
We have the ability, my husband just re-did both baths in the condo, a little Lowe’s gift certificate would be a real gift!
Blondie26 says
GIMME THAT $500!!
New power tools would be awesome!
Katie says
Hi!
We have a dryer situation at our house..in that ours doesnt dry anything. It takes at least 3 cycles to dry a load, so our clothes sometimes sit damp for a few hours before we start the dryer again. Then we have to wash again because they smell mildew-ish. Not energy efficient and makes a task we already hate more miserable. We would definitely buy a beautiful and efficient new dryer! (What a dork — who knew a new appliance could be so exciting?)
Amy says
Gimme that $500!
We’d like to get a new mailbox and re-landscape our yard!
KAsey says
GIMME THAT $500. I just bought a Townhome and it is 30 years old with no updates!
John Szoke says
GIMME THAT $500
We’d update our purple kitchen cabinets and green tile floor.
Tina says
GIMME THAT $500!
I need a bathroom reno so bad-I think they tub may fall thru the floor! This would help so much!
letitia fernandes says
GIMME THAT $500
I have tons of projects and no $$
G.E. says
Gimme that $500.
We’d use it to update our den.
Jenn R. says
GIMME THAT $500! We need to get some new flooring.
Ashley House says
GIMME THAT $500!!! We are getting ready to turn our extra room into a nursery so that $500 buckaroos will go a long way towards paint, wainscoting materials and new carpet!!!!