***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.
Susanna says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to finally have some kiddos. I hope I’m still in my same job (fingers crossed that education cuts don’t kick me to the curb), but have found a little work/life balance. I hope my husband and I have finished our garage and basement projects and are planning a trip to Italy, Greece, or another exciting destination.
Kate says
FIFTH ME!!!
Noelle Frye says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully, in five years I will have obtained my MSN and be living in NYC!
cappy says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully many of my DIYer projects will be completed by then which will be good time to start new ones!
Mary says
FIFTH ME! I see myself with no children longer at home enjoying life with my husband.
Kristin Lock says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I’ll be thankful for the past 5 and looking forward to the next five. Happy Blogversary!
Robyn says
FIFTH ME! Hope to be just as much in love with my wonderful hubby, with a lovely home, and a baby too.
Lisa Ramey says
FIFTH ME! I have a feeling lots will change in 5 years. I’m pregnant with our first now so that alone will be a big change and who knows, maybe a new city, more kids, a new job!
Juliet Velazquez says
FIFTH ME
In five years my husband and I hope to be living in NYC, perhaps with a small human in tow and working at our dream jobs (TV and Fashion PR) :)
Katie says
Fifth Me! I have no earthly clue…
Jenn in FL says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope our house is slightly more put together, but that all depends on how much time we have after chasing our 6 year old twins (they’re 1 now, and don’t leave much time for home improvement :) ).
Ann says
FIFTH ME! I hope that, in five years, I’m right where I am with my two kids (who will be 9 and almost 7 by then) and my husband!
Michelle says
Fifth me!!!! In 5 years I hope to have at least one kiddo, and hopefully be in a bit of an “upgraded” house :o) And I hope both of those changes go smoothly!
Carrie says
Fifth Me! Hopefully in a new house – I’m pregnant with our second baby and we are quickly outgrowing our current home…
Lisa says
FIFTH ME! In five years I plan on being in a different city with a better job.
Shelley says
“FIFTH ME”
Hopefully loving life with a new house (to me) to do some more DIY renovations.
Cole F says
FIFTH ME! Your website inspires me to DIY a 100 year old house. I am 26 and going it mostly alone. Your tutorials are amazing and have helped me over come my fear of painting some awful kitchen cabinets. Keep the wonderful ideas coming! You guys are amazing!
Hopefully in 5 years I will have made some progress. Currently it feels like one step forward, three steps back!!
yoonjin says
FIFTH ME!! having another biological child and adopting another one =).
Tracy says
FIFTH ME! Whatever 5 years into the future may hold, I hope to be just as happy as I feel right now.
COURTNEY says
FIFTH ME! :)
Morgan J. says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll have a little one (or 2) running around by then. And maybe just maybe we’ll be “done” with our fixer-upper of a house.
Erin W, says
Fifth Me!
I see my fiance out of grad school, and me almost done. Though I could also live with finishing putting ceiling lights in all the rooms that need one (what kind of house leaves 4 rooms with out ceiling lights? And my kitchen boobs lights must go), paint the bedrooms, and expand the master bath.
Dawn says
FIFTH ME! I’m hoping my husband and I will be blessed with our first child in the next five years.
Julia F says
FIFTH ME!
In five years my husband and I will likely have a couple of children and hope (fingers crossed) our fixer upper will be closer to completion.
KarenA says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be right where I am at now with a new job. :)
Jess says
Fifth me!!
Heather F says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to have a little one around :), and my house exactly how i want it!!
AmandaT says
FIFTH ME!! Five years? Hopefully thinking about kindergarten for the baby we’re trying to have, have a some big projects completed on our new-to-us house, and still happily at my current job that I love.
Lauren G says
FIFTH ME!!!
I hope to have a couple children and possibly have a new house!
Pam says
Fifth Me!
Wow, great question! I just had my first baby 3 days ago, which means he’ll be 5 wowzar! Maybe have another child, be more traveled, hoping to be loving a better balanced life while still enjoying lots of DIYing! :)
Keri says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now I hope to be making extra money from my blog, so I can cut back my hours at my day job and pick my kids up from school. They will be 9 and 7 by then. Wow!
Chandra says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years, all my kids will be in school full time, I’ll have been married for almost 1/4 of a century and my business will own a brick and mortar shop where we’ll sell our creations. Can’t wait!
Side note, I’m DROOLING over Lasting Greatness by FLOR. I want it in Navy!
Erin McGee says
FIFTH ME!
I will be out of the baby phase with a 5, 9, and 11 year old and will be able to do more adventurous things as a family like biking and hiking without worrying about strollers, breast feeding, and nap schedules. Yippee!
Elizabeth Flemming says
FIFTH ME!
No idea where we will be, but looking forward to finding out!
Megan says
Fifth me! Hard to think that far ahead….my husband and I will probably have at least one kid by then, I hope I’ll have a different job…perferably one where I can work from home.
Marissa says
Fifth me!
In five years I see myself married to my current boyfriend of 4 years and hopefully owning a new home with children as a thought :)
Gretchen says
FIFTH ME!!!!
I see myself with something hanging on my walls!!! We just bought a house and have miles and miles of wall space with nothing. So sad, but takes some serious $$$. So, hopefully in the coming year(s) we can spruce things up!
Sara Young says
FIFTH ME! Brian and I have planned on having kids in 2015 so that’s in the 5 year plan. We plan on moving to California in 2016, since we’ve wanted to move there for awhile. I plan on trying to find a job that has a family at work practice, where I can bring my child to work for the first 2 years. And we plan on getting a german shepherd.
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!
Oh man, 5 years is bound to bring some serious changes. The little boy we’re expecting will be 4 years old, and may have a brother or sister! Hubby’s in the military, so we could be anywhere in the nation! Hopefully wherever he gets assigned we’ll also purchase a home. Man, so many changes.
Heidi says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be in my same lovely home with a bit more polished designed and some upgraded furniture, here’s dreaming….
Kait says
FIFTH ME! I hope to start to grow my family and be a homeowner!
Jennifer N says
Fifth Me!!!
In 5 years…I hope to have paid off my house, quit my current job and be living in Germany with the hubs. I love that country!
Kim says
Fifth Me!
I hope that in 5 years, we’ll have at least one or two little ones running around, and maybe a bigger house!
Megan says
FIFTH ME!
Five years from now I hope to be done with nursing school and have more free time to get back to the crafty DIY I miss so much.
Ann says
Fifth Me!
I hope to have a 2nd kiddo! And a more stylish house!
Nick T says
FIFTH ME! In five years…Hopefully DIY-ing my way through my second home. Happily working in my current position as an interior designer. Maybe the addition of a third little dachshund to the party. Two may not be enough!
Jeanette says
Fifth me!!
Sara C says
FIFTH ME!!!!
Hope to own our first house and maybe convince the husband to have #3!
Luce says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to be where I am now but with kids. Happy enjoying life, grateful for the things I have.
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!
My older son just turned 5 yesterday so in five years I’ll be the mother of a 10 year old (gulp!). I think we’ll still be a family of four but you never know – maybe another baby, maybe a puppy ;). I stay home with my boys now but in five years I hope I’ll be back in the work world having found some of that elusive balance we all talk about!