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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Cool Shades

| By John Petersik | February 23, 2009 | 578 Comments

Fab Freebie: Cool Shades

Ready for more free stuff? Do I even need to ask?

This week’s giveaway comes from Shades of Light, a local specialty lighting and decor store whose wide selection of products have been featured everywhere from Cottage Living to Coastal Living and even on decor8. And if you live here in Richmond, you’ve probably driven by their location on Broad St. across from Willow Lawn. We actually bumped into them most recently at a local blogging event, where we learned that they’ve started an Inspired Spaces blog which features expert insights on lighting your home, as well as great before & after pictures of their design projects.

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Shades of Light offers a wide selection of styles (vintage, classic, contemporary, etc) across a wide variety of items (lamps, chandeliers, pendants, rugs, mirrors and even furniture) which you can browse in their store, online and by catalog. But this week we’re giving away their exclusive natural-meets-elegant bamboo table lamp to one lucky winner, who will get to choose between the silver one and the black one pictured below.

shadesoflightbamboolamp

To enter the contest just comment on this post with the words “LIGHT ME UP” by Wednesday, February 25th at 8pm EST. While you’re at it tell us what else makes you light up with excitement (chocolate? weekends? chihuahuas?). This prize is available to residents of the lower 48 United States and, as usual, there’s only one entry per e-mail address allowed. One winner will be selected using random.org and announced later in the week. Good luck…

If you’re looking for more info about our giveaways you can find it here. All images courtesy of Shades of Light.

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Comments

  1. Claudia Bravo says

    February 24, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    Meeting new people lights me up! I love learning from others and enjoy hearing other peoples perspective on things. People light me up!

    Websites like this also light me up! I think it is great that a young couple is working together to make the world better place one room at a time.

    Reply
  2. Rena says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    Light Me Up! My grandchildren brighten my world. The lamp would be a nice second.

    Thanks

    Reply
  3. Alexis says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    LIGHT ME UP please!!!!

    My home, blogs, yummy candles, my hubby, and our four-legged child light me!

    Reply
  4. Whitney says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    Mardi Gras lights me up….HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!

    Reply
  5. Aubrey Miller says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    LIGHT ME UP! I need a new shade b/c my husband lights up my life so much!

    Reply
  6. catbiscuit says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    Reply
  7. Jess says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!
    Dogs and the beach light me up. Love them!

    Reply
  8. Rebecca Musser says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    My puppy dogs light up our whole family. Finishing a DIY project really brings on a shine!

    Reply
  9. Kate says

    February 24, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    LIGHT ME UP! Knowing I will have a new house to decorate in less than a month and actually being able to use some of the ideas from here on our new place. My husband, cat and our soon-to-be-born daughter.

    Reply
  10. Devin says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Light me up! Discovering flower bulbs emerging in our yard is exciting me right now. We bought our house in July, so I’ve been dying to know what spring flowers are planted in our yard.

    Reply
  11. Erin says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!!!!

    My daughter lights up our whole family!

    Reply
  12. Liza says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    LIGHT ME UP! I’ll be moving into a new Downtown Seattle apartment in just a week and what better housewarming present then this gorgeous lamp!

    This blog lights my fire every day! =]

    Reply
  13. Kelly says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Light me up!

    What would really light me up is finding a house… OMG I’m over house hunting. In the meantime, i’m being “lit up” by my awesome husband, my shih poo Reuben and creating inspiration boards for rooms I don’t have yet… :)

    Reply
  14. *lacey* says

    February 24, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Light me up!

    Diet Coke, original wood cut prints and gardening lights up my life too!

    Reply
  15. Holly says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    What lights me up? Blogging, graphic design, the smell of fresh-cut grass, Web cam-ing with my niece, pretty stationery and vintage photography!

    Reply
  16. Ellen says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    Light me up, please!

    Munching on sour patch kids, going through old high school yearbooks and de-cluttering my closet really makes me happy!

    Reply
  17. Sara says

    February 24, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    Light Me Up!

    . . . my kids, summer, finding something cool on sale . . .

    Reply
  18. Alexis says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    LIGHT ME UP! Our family’s annual summer vacation on the Outer Banks always lights me up.

    Reply
  19. Katie Hotze says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Light Me UP!

    My husband when he wants to go out to dinner ;)

    Reply
  20. Felicia says

    February 24, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    “Light me up”

    Design blogs…

    Reply
  21. Lily says

    February 24, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Light me up, baby!
    haribo gummy bears make my face light up like a disco ball.

    Reply
  22. Melissa says

    February 24, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!
    Finding cheap furniture at a thrift store and re-finishing it into a unique addition to our home really lights me up!

    Reply
  23. michele says

    February 24, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    …a clean kitchen, decluttering my c1850 house (only 1 closet on 1st floor!), home mags & blogs, and finding just the right house for my buyers (realtor here!)

    Reply
  24. Sarah says

    February 24, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    LIGHT ME UP

    I love lamp.

    Reply
  25. Lauren says

    February 24, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    My family… and anything home related!!

    Reply
  26. Jan D-M says

    February 24, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Light me up!

    Hearing a baby giggle sends me over the edge of delight.

    Reply
  27. Carol Santmier says

    February 24, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Light Me Up!

    …my husband and kids and of course new accesories for the home!

    Reply
  28. Melanie says

    February 24, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    Light me up!!!

    My notebook where I record funny things my daughter has said since she started talking (she’s 4)… such as “Can you un-inside-out this for me, Mom?!”

    Reply
  29. Emma says

    February 24, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    I could use this to spruce up my office (silver) or bedroom (black). It would be hard to choose!

    Reply
  30. CAROL S. says

    February 24, 2009 at 10:43 pm

    Light me up. I love being with family in my home.

    Reply
  31. Camile says

    February 24, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    LIGHT ME UP

    A gloriously sunny day after a week of rain alway lights me up :) That and new spring clothes!

    Reply
  32. Erin says

    February 24, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    “LIGHT ME UP”
    My husband and my Chihuahua,Harley,(he looks a lot like Burger)light up my life! BTW, I just discovered your site 2 days ago, and I’m loving it!

    Reply
  33. Seraph says

    February 24, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    What makes me light up? The thought of finally moving out of this gosh darn dorm! I’d love to have that lamp on my very first side table.

    Reply
  34. LeilaMac says

    February 25, 2009 at 12:01 am

    LIGHT ME UP! I want the black one! Yet another great freebie.

    A clean and organized house lights me up!

    Reply
  35. Elizabeth says

    February 25, 2009 at 12:04 am

    Light me up! My new job lights me up!

    Reply
  36. Paige says

    February 25, 2009 at 2:50 am

    LiGhT mE uP!!

    Planning my wedding lights me up!

    Reply
  37. Jennifer Jungbluth says

    February 25, 2009 at 6:41 am

    LIGHT ME UP! My dogs–Bella and Molly (and I suppose my 15 year-old boys…teenagers urgh!)

    Reply
  38. Megan says

    February 25, 2009 at 7:59 am

    I just LOVE cooking….and Road Trips….and the smell of coconut…and the color green…..all of these things “light me up” :) Have a great day!!!

    Reply
  39. Lori says

    February 25, 2009 at 8:08 am

    Light me up

    Reply
  40. Sara says

    February 25, 2009 at 8:20 am

    LIGHT ME UP!! I love your blog. The bf and I are getting our own apartment soon, and we love to get great tips to decorate on the cheap!

    Keep it up!!

    Reply
  41. Danielle says

    February 25, 2009 at 8:53 am

    Light me up!

    If I had to pick one, it’d be summertime puddle jumping with my 3 girls!

    Reply
  42. Carol says

    February 25, 2009 at 8:59 am

    LIGHT ME UP!

    My cat, Matisse, lights me up every evening that I return from work. I can’t properly unwind without first greeting him. And then, I’ve got a smile that lights up my face for at least part of the evening!

    Reply
  43. alex says

    February 25, 2009 at 9:50 am

    Light me up!

    Reply
  44. Karen says

    February 25, 2009 at 10:06 am

    LIGHT ME UP!!

    Just found your blog and I am a big fan! Thanks for all the inspiration. I needed some when my favorite magazine – cottage living – stopped being made.

    Reply
  45. Rebecca says

    February 25, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Light me up! My Boston Terrier Macy lights me up! :)

    Reply
  46. emma says

    February 25, 2009 at 11:02 am

    LIGHT ME UP!

    nothing lights me up like a good snowball fight – especially the kind of snowball fight that ends in someone’s kitchen with freshly baked scones and chili-infused hot chocolate.

    Reply
  47. Cori says

    February 25, 2009 at 11:46 am

    LIGHT ME UP!

    Watching home videos with my in-laws during the holidays. I love getting to know my mother-in-law through those videos and seeing the many traits she passed on to my wonderful husband!

    Reply
  48. Lindsay says

    February 25, 2009 at 11:53 am

    LIGHT ME UP!

    Reply
  49. Vikki says

    February 25, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    LIGHT ME UP
    !!!!!
    my family always “lights me up”!

    Reply
  50. Marianne says

    February 25, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    LIGHT ME UP!

    My husband and I just bought our first home and need all the help we can get in furnishing it.

    Things that light me up? My husband, my pup, my family, tulips, and sleeping in.

    Reply
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