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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Christmas Lights

| By John Petersik | December 17, 2012 | 8,347 Comments

Fab Freebie: Christmas Lights

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

This week’s early Christmas present is going to… Nancy (who says she “could certainly use some new lighting” and her favorite holiday glow “has to be my fireplace.”) Congrats Nancy!

As much as we love holiday lights, indoor lighting is something that you stare at every day of the year. So if you don’t love your lighting situation, this is one way to “dude, get on that” without spending any cash. See, recently we were voted one of Lamps Plus’ top home blogs of 2012 (how flattering!) and it came with a $500 shopping spree prize… but you know we don’t take freebies or swag, so the folks at Lamps Plus kindly agreed that we could pass that $500 credit to one of you! We’ve been fans of theirs for a while now since they seem to have about a million options (their chandeliers even popped up in our book a few times) so this week’s winner should have no trouble finding something to spend their light-loot on if they win.

Lamps Plus Giveaway

  • PRIZE: $500 to spend at Lamps Plus.com
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “LAMP ME!” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: …your favorite type of holiday light. Do you love the white glimmer of a Christmas tree in your living room? The over-the-top glow of a house decked out in colorful bulbs on every surface? Or the warm crackle of a fire in your fireplace?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Dec 19th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not able to vend things beyond the US – more on that here. This giveaway is open to the United States.
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
  • ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lamps Plus.

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Comments

  1. Karalee Tuck says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME! My choice of lights are the multi-colored lights on the Christmas tree. I especially like to look at them at night without my glasses.

    Reply
  2. Jessica says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Lamp Me! I love dangling icicle lights, and electric candles in the windows.

    Reply
  3. Elisa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME! I love to add some lighting to our new home!

    Reply
  4. Ann says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME!

    For inside, I love the glow of soft white lights on the tree.

    For outside, a cheery, colorful fir makes me smile.

    Reply
  5. Melissa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME!! I love colored lights on the Christmas tree

    Reply
  6. Bethany says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Lamp me! We just got those big bulb old fashioned looking Christmas lights. I’ve loved the look of them forever and I’m so excited we have them this year.

    Reply
  7. Loren says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME! My favorite is a fire in a fireplace, but I don’t have that, so currently my fave is the lights we have strung around the living room.

    Reply
  8. Russka says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I’m a candle person and love the soft flickering light. I mix them in with everything. I do cheat with little fake LED versions hiding in our layers of mantel decoration so it glows.

    Reply
  9. Kirsten says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME!
    I love simple white christmas lights. If they are strung along the edge of the roof, I love the look when they are all perfectly straight and in line. Gorgeous!

    Reply
  10. Barbara says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Lamp ME!

    Reply
  11. Allison Burton says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    LAMP ME! I love white lights, just white, but LOTS of them. Unfortunately I’m outnumbered in that preference so this year I gave in a little and put colored lights on the tree. But white everywhere else!!!

    Reply
  12. Audrey says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I love candlestick lights in the window.

    Reply
  13. The Chatty Housewife says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Lamp me! I love anything that is covered in sparkles! I like the outdoor icicle lights that are shaped like real icicles. (Not the ones with the strings hanging down.)

    Reply
  14. Elaine says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME!

    In my next house, I dream of having a fireplace so I can drink hot cocoa and toast s’mores by the fire. In the house I have, my favorite Christmas lights are the red and white ones on the tree.

    Reply
  15. Ruth says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! please.
    LOVE the big retro holiday bulb lights.

    Reply
  16. Megan Van Leeuwen says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I’ve recently fallen in love with the plain white-bulb Christmas tree look. I bought a little fake tree that is pre-lit with plain white lights. I have failed to decorate it yet (still!) but I LOVE how pretty, classy, and down-right cute it looks with its cheerful white glow in my living room.

    Reply
  17. Dawn says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I love the glow of lighted Christmas trees. So pretty!

    Reply
  18. Margaret says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I hope I win… I really want a new pendant light over the sink in the kitchen. :-)

    My favorite holiday light is the multicolored glow of the CHristmas tree in a darkened room. :-)

    Reply
  19. carmen says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I like the old-school vintage bulb lights for Christmas decorations a lot.

    Reply
  20. Jessi says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I can’t help it…I love the icicle lights!!

    Reply
  21. Marcy says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Lamp me! I have always loved plain old “white lights” – the ones that look yellow (not the new fangled LED ones!). But this year my oldest is 3, and she is bonkers for the house down the street with EVERY INCH of the roof covered in multicolored lights (the ones that include purple lights – that’s a big deal). Her joy is so contagious. Finding a new over-the-top house to drive her by is my NEW favorite!

    Reply
  22. Jessie says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    lamp me!!!

    I like to keep it simple and classic. You can go wrong in so many ways these days with colored lights..

    Reply
  23. Liz Beckwith says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Lamp Me! I love colorful lights on a tree!

    Reply
  24. Karissa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I love the classic little white Christmas lights. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy seeing the homes that go way over the top with a mix of everything.

    Reply
  25. Crystal S says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Lamp Me!

    I just love the big, old fashioned Christmas light bulbs!

    Reply
  26. ale norris says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME!
    my favorite holiday lighting is, by far, a fireplace with stockings hanging over it. my cat seems to love it too, as he doesn’t stray more than 2 feet away from the fireplace anytime it’s on.
    -ale

    Reply
  27. Jason says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Lamp Me! Icicle lights are my favorite

    Reply
  28. Jessica A. says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME!!! I love walking through my house with my christmas tree lit up and my fireplace twinkling with lights. So, so peaceful :)

    Reply
  29. Rachel says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Lamp me!

    White Christmas lights can’t be beat, and the tree is the best place for them (although they look awesome draped most other places, too)!

    Reply
  30. Marisa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I love the glow from the fireplace at my in-laws’ house. One day I hope to have one of my own!

    Reply
  31. Carla says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME!

    The natural flickering and glow from a wood burning fireplace and wax candles are my favorite ever. But we’ve gotten used to a gas fireplace for ease – and don’t have candles out with small grandchildren around. I enjoy white lights on a tree and large colored lights outside. Illuminate!

    Reply
  32. LindsayR says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    “Lamp Me”

    I love one house in our town that goes over the top every year with lights and music.

    Reply
  33. Gretchen says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    LAMP ME! I love the Christmas tree lights! The more the better! :)

    Reply
  34. Marisa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp me!!

    I live in Florida, so unfortuately we don’t have a fireplace in our home, but we do have a glorious firepit on our patio that we love to use this time of year. :)

    Reply
  35. Sheila K says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp me! I love white chrsitmas lights. Last year i bought the larger globe lights for our tree and stringing the lights on the tree is so much easier and faster!

    Reply
  36. Sarah says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMP ME! I love the soft glow of twinkling white lights on a tree as much as the the warm crackling light of a fire… My favorite cozy season!

    Reply
  37. Melisa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp me! My favorite holiday lights for my house….white lights. My favorite lights to see on someone else’s house…. Multi color lights!

    Reply
  38. Laura says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp Me!

    I love white lights wrapped around an evergreen garland, swag or wreath.

    Reply
  39. Janice says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp Me!

    I love the crackle of a fire in the fireplace while little white lights twinkle on the tree (and any other indoor decorations like a garland, etc).

    Reply
  40. Stephanie says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMPE ME!

    I love the glow of a fireplace next to a white lite tree. So pretty!

    Reply
  41. Sarah says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp me! Love the old lights (non-LED) on trees.

    Reply
  42. Sara says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMP ME! I love white lights on a Christmas tree with lots of sparkling ornaments.

    Reply
  43. Angelica says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMP ME….LIKE A POLAROID PICTURE[I will use that catchy catch phrase in every freebie I enter, don’t judge.]

    I love the sparkle of our Labs “lighted” collar. I’m 84.3% sure its not recommended to put x-mas lights on your dogs collar but it makes for some good pictures!

    Reply
  44. Elizabeth says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp Me!

    Bubble lights are the best

    Reply
  45. Kristin says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp Me! I love white twinkle lights on a fireplace mantle, with a fire going

    Reply
  46. Tina W says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp ME!
    I love it all, ALL the lights!

    Reply
  47. katherine says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Lamp me!

    I am a Christmas snob… white lights ONLY on the outside of the house, multi colored on the tree

    Reply
  48. Amelinda says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMP ME! I love candles flickering, I’ve got 6 on our mantel surrounded by garland and tinsel. I love Christmas!

    Reply
  49. Chelsea Strong says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMP ME!

    It’s gotta be the glow of the tree when all the other lights are off in the house. So comforting and cozy.

    Reply
  50. Marsha S says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    LAMP ME!!!

    I love the memories of stringing the old glass bulbs on the house with my father (I am sure I was way too young to be on the roof near all of those glass bulbs…LOL!) now he skips the lights and uses all of those giant tacky blow-ups and I use a more traditional white lights.

    Reply
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