***This giveaway has reached our cap of 10,000 entries and is now closed. See who won below!***
It took you guys just a little under 6 hours to push this blogiversary giveaway to its 10,000 entry cap, so we’re here with an earlier-than-usual update on our randomly selected winner. That lucky person is… Britta (who’s currently living in baby/preschooler world so she hopes in five years she won’t “have to deal with someone else’s poop on a daily basis and to be able to sleep through the night!”). Congrats Britta!
For every blogiversary we try to do something special for that week’s giveaway. And this year we ran with the five theme and snagged five different $500 prizes for one lucky winner from a few of our favorite places: FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie. Which means someone’s gonna get a grant total of $2,500 to spend in celebration of our big five year blogiversary.
The five generous folks who are each giving away $500 aren’t just places we love, but also places that hold a special place in the our blog’s history (and future). In addition to being one of our first and most longstanding sponsors, Z Gallerie has dished out prizes for a blogiversary before – and was our first ever giveaway to break the 1,000 entry mark.
Richmond-based Shades of Light (also a long-time sponsor) has found their way into our home on several occasions (their local outlet makes us crazy). Plus we’ve got an exciting announcement about them that we’ll be sharing soon (secrets, secrets, are no fun).
Joss & Main is a newer favorite of ours, and they’ve invited us twice to curate sale collections on their site…. so we’ll always be grateful to them for making us feel like real designers – even if only for a brief time. Haha.
While HomeGoods seems to find their way onto our blog pretty often (like a $500 giveaway for you guys last week), one of our favorite instances was when they helped us makeover a local family’s living areas for them a while back.
And last but not least is FLOR, whose catalogs is one of our favorites to get in the mail. But more importantly, they’re gonna play an important role in our upcoming book tour. More details on that next week!
- PRIZE: $500 gift cards to FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie (totaling $2,500!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FIFTH ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … where you see yourself in five years. We always say we have no clue where we’ll be down the road but it’s always fun to imagine, right? How might your family be different or have grown? Will you be in a new home or a new city? Will you have the same job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Sept 26th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- 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…
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 FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie.
Liz says
Fifth me!
I hope we have our basement remodel finished…with a toddler at home DIY things take surprisingly longer than we originally anticipated!
Lauren says
Fifth me – I hope to have a baby or two of our very own five years from now and to be living somewhere on the west coast.
Jess says
FIFTH ME! I hope in 5 years to be finishing my graduate degree, celebrating my 15th anniversary with my husband and on our way to adopting our first child.
Theresa T says
Fifth me! In five years, my youngest child will be starting school…..I’ll be super sad:(
Lynda Morrissey says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I’m sure we’ll still be working on our house– a forever work in progress!
Megan says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years hopefully my hubby will be done with med school, we will have a couple babies and own our own house!
Bethany says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be a very successful independent artist/businesswoman (I’m quitting my job in January to persue art full time!). I also hope to be in a new house where my husband and I can stretch out a bit more and set up a home studio and garage. You know, just living the dream :)
Amy says
FIFTH ME!
If the housing market does well enough, I will hopefully be in another house in 5 years. If not, right where I am!
Michelle C says
FIFTH ME! Hoping to be in a new home…enjoying my family and life!
Rebecca in WA says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to have added another German Shepherd to our family (along with another child) and be living the madness that comes with more people/animals in the same size home!
Ashley says
Fifth me…I hope we’re in our forever home in five years. We’ve moved three times since we got married six years ago, and I’d love to be in a place and plan on staying there.
Jennifer F says
FIFTH ME! Not sure, but I’m excited to find out!
Kristin says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll be 30! Holy Crap!
Kathryn B says
Fifth me! I hope to have a couple of kids with my fab hubby. :)
Mary S, says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now I would like to be thinking about retirement :)
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be finished with renovations on my kitchen, so I can go back to doing fun stuff on the weekend. Or in a new home entirely, in a new city, because I hope to have a new job that I love!
Jessica F. says
FIFTH ME!
You guys totally rock! In 5 years I’ll be reading this blog for advice how to update my bathroom in my future new house!
amy h says
fifth me!
holy crap awesomesauce.
in five years…I hope I’m done with school–and I don’t start until next May. here’s to education! also, if I could own my own home, make babies, get married, and have a dog (not necessarily in that order) that would be pretty stellar too.
Katie says
Fifth Me! I have to have another baby and to have a few remodels in our new house complete!
Stacy says
FIFTH ME
Kari M. says
FIFTH ME!!!
April says
Fifth me! I hope to have my own bakery in five years.
Allison G says
FIFTH ME! Congratulations guys!! You deserve all the success that comes your way. Love your blog and your dedication to your readers.
In 5 years, I hope to be in the same city, but moved on to a different house with my husband and bun that is still in the oven. I’m ready to start a new project…after I give birth to my most important project!
Thanks again!
Marie says
FIFTH ME!! In 5 years we will probably be in the same house/town but hopefully our family will grow again! Happy blogiversary!
Kym says
FIFTH ME!
I see us with a little one and probably two in our family by then. Still loving the career path I’m on and at the same company…fingers crossed.
Jennifer P says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I will be happily married(engaged now) hopefully with a toddler! That’s my plan now lets see what life brings us all!
Allyson says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we will have 1 maybe 2 kids in our family and a home we love.
Linzi R says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have a toddler and a happy husband and maybe even a different job. And it would be nice to have our master bedroom redone and a fence in the backyard too :)
Hollie says
Fifth me!
In another 5 years, my sweetie and I will be celebrating 15 years together, hopefully in a new home of our own.
Christina says
FIFTH ME! Recovering from sending my only child off to college.
Congratulations to you!!!
Sarah Q says
FIFTH ME! i honestly can’t imagine where we will be in 5 years, but if its anything like the last 5 i’m sure i’ll be loving life!
Melissa S. says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be married to my longtime boyfriend, at least one little human in tow, both working for law firms that we enjoy…maybe even open our own practice. Wow, a lot can happen in five years (as your recap today shows). Happy blogiversary, can’t wait for my copy of the book to arrive!
Heather says
FIFTH ME!
I see myself as an experienced teacher with a well-trained horse (I hope!)
Kate B says
FIFTH ME! I am hoping not to feel trapped in a dead-end job. Finally making strides against that!
Melissa Sharp says
Fifth me!!!
In 5 years I see myself still reading YHL!
JMe says
FIFTH ME!
We just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary yesterday, and bought a new/old house 6 months ago and are redoing EVERY. SINGLE. ROOM. So I hope to still be happily married in 5 years – haha!
Rebecca says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, kids will be in elementary school, I’ll hopefully be back at work, and hopefully we’ll have some furniture in our newly purchased, and currently very empty, house.
Kendra says
FIFTH ME!
I’m hoping that in five years our endless house remodel will finally be complete, and we’ll hopefully have a couple of kids running around :)
Rachel says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have a healthy 4 year old (I just found out yesterday), and that we’ll be living in our own house instead of a rental. (Oh how wonderful it would be to be able to paint the walls whatever color I want)
Christin P says
FIFTH ME! I hope that I am in the home that I grow old in! Maybe bouncing a baby or two on my knee/s as well. :)
Katherine says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll hopefully have a second (and probably last) kid, hubby will be in a career (as opposed to just a ‘job’), and our yard, landscaping, and deck will finally be in order!
Michelle says
Fifth me, please! In five years: new child, new house in a new city, new job.
Melinda Parker says
FIFTH ME!!! Hoping to move up north (North Carolina/Virginia/Maryland) living on the coast enjoying a smaller life with my husband and two kids while taking care of my parents. Oh, and enjoying real fall weather. As in, leaves changing, and sweaters and less southern heat!!
Sarah D says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my husband will have gotten military orders, so we will be in a new city and new home. I should be done with graduate school by then, so I should be starting a new job as a midwife. Of course, in my down time, I’ll be reading about Young House Love’s 10th blogiversary!
AshleyEm says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to have found someone to start building a life/family with! In an adorable, homey place, of course. :)
Cara! says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in five years, I’ll have grown up more. I’m still enjoying life under 30!
Chrissy says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be in a bigger house and in a better school district for my boys.
Abby says
FIFTH ME! I’m hoping to own a house by then!
Erik says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself with some of the heavier house projects done and with my amazing fiance (who I can hopefully call my wife by then). Congrats YHL.
Bethany says
FIFTH ME! In five years I want a bigger family, own a home that does YHL proud and settled down in whatever city my husband lands a faculty position.