***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.
Bea says
Fifth me!
Katie Heitgerd says
FIFTH ME!!!
Stephanie says
Fifth me! With an almost teenager and my baby turning ten.
Lizle says
FIFTH ME! I will have moved out of my parents place for the first time by the end if this year so I hope to be having fun still decorating come five years from now
Ronda says
FIFTH ME! Please oh please Fifth ME!!! In five years, I see myself hopefully enjoying the new city i just moved too. I recently moved away from all my family and friends a for a new position at my company. Here’s to hoping it pays off!
Meghan says
Fifth me! Five years from now I hope to be happy, content, and enjoying life! And maybe throw a couple of babies in there too.:)
Allie G. says
FIFTH ME!!!
i just started a new career, so I hope to have advanced with the current company I am working for and also to have a new family started :)
Erin N says
Fifth me!
Hope to be loving life with my new hubby and maybe have a kiddo. :)
mary says
FIFTH ME…
In 5 years? My kids will be living independently and I can ‘see the world’ with my husband…or Best Friend!
Diana says
FIFTH ME!
God-willing, hubs and I would have a little one in 5 years… that means a potential nursery to decorate!
Paula K says
FIFTH ME!
Lana says
fifth me! I’d take a big dose of the following: Happy, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.
Jana says
Fifth me! I’m happy now, so I’m hoping things continue on keepin’ on!
Erica says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to be married to my amazing boyfriend and have 2.5 kids. :-)
Serena says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope I am a lawyer and married to my wonderful boyfriend :)
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!!
In fice years I hope to be a freelance graphic designer so that I don’t have to go to an office every day!
Chelsea says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I’ll maybe be on the West Coast, my husband hopefully close to finishing grad school, and maybe with a second (or third?) munchkin on the way. I’ll also hopefully be in a social work job that I looove. :)
Hannah says
FIFTH ME! In five years…who knows! Maybe a baby!
Lchris says
Fifth me!! I wish I knew….
Sue says
FIFTH ME!! In 5 years I hope to be sitting on the end of my dock fishing or watching grandkids swimming. We just moved into our newly renovated lake house and LOVE it.
c. says
FIFTH ME!
Let’s see, probably in a different city, with any luck overseas. For me, hopefully an MA and a new career. We’ll have at least two little ones (already have one, and another due), but they’ll be past the exhausting infant/toddler stage thank god!
Beth says
FIFTH ME! Continuing to make our home uniquely ours and our community a better place.
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
Done with grad school for sure, and hopefully my lovely hubby and I will have at least one little one join our family.
Ralph says
FIFTH ME! Hope to still be married to my beautiful wife!
Kristen says
Fifth me! I see myself still happily married, with a beautiful 6 year old, and hopefully another bundle of joy.
Lena Blackwell says
We just recently moved to Anchorage, AK and bought a house built in 1977. It’s lacking furniture, paint, everything. I hope in 5 years I would have been able to get our house together and turn it into a warm and cozy home for my family.
Please FIFTH me!
Sava says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to be applying for professorships. My daughter will be almost seven and I hope we will have one more by then. I also hope my husband stops traveling for work so much. And that my mother-in-law moves closer.
Sally says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope my hubby and I are moved out of our 1 br apartment and into our own home so I can take on some DIY projects myself. We’re just now starting to buy real “grown-up” furniture so this prize would come in super handy!
Congrats to you both on 5 years of being super awesome!
katie v says
Fifth me! In five years my little boy will be in 1st grade and hopefully he will have a little brother or sister. Hoping we’ll have our bathrooms and basement updated by then!
Jen says
FIFTH ME!! hopefully happy parents of two kids in elementary school!!!
Rebekah C. says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be living overseas as a missionary…which makes me wonder what the heck I would do with all these beautiful goods! Find a way people, I would find a way!
Beth says
Fifth me!
Still married to my hubby, of course, maybe a kiddo and making our own place a home once we finish our upcoming job transitions and we figure out where we should put down more permanent roots!!
Cheryl M says
FIFTH ME! Five years…hopefully happy as today and very grateful for all that I have where ever I am!
Lulu says
Fifth me!!
In five years I hope I’ll be making a positive impact in my community, doing more service to others.
And I hope you’ll still be blogging!
Elizabeth says
fifth me! i hope to add a new member to my family… and will of course need a bigger home:)
Lauren H says
FIFTH ME!In five years I hope to be homeowners with everything in the house done in DIY fashion.I hope to have another child! I also hope to start my own blog you guys inspire me to do so much! Thank you for all you do :)
Sarah baggs says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be in a new house with hopefully another little one!!!
Jenna says
FIFTH Me. In five years, I hope my husband and I have expended our family, have settled into a home, and that I am on a different career path from my current one.
Eva Mijes says
Fifth me! Wow, 5 yrs is a long time! I hope to be married and in our first house.
brandon says
Fifth me!
Kindra Taylor says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be married with a bean on the way in 5 years! :)
Emily T says
FIFTH ME!! Well, I just got married this past summer, so hopefully in five years we’re on the Young House Love-remodel train. We’re trying to be responsible and pay things off first, but then, we’re definitely buying a house. I have such an itch! Until then, I’m decorating the apartment though. :)
Brandy says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be where you guys are now (evolving my style in a home that I love with the folks that I love) :D
Katie says
Fifth Me!
In five years, I hope to be living in a house with a nice large yard away from the congestion of the area I live now. Married, and maybe a baby.
Gen K. says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years, I hope back to be back in my home state, Michigan. We’ll have another child hopefully by then and my husband will have started a successful business that he loves. Here’s to the future!
Lesley says
FIFTH ME!
In five years… gosh, I hope I’m just as happy and at least slightly wiser. :)
Bethany says
Fifth me!
This year is actually my husband and I’s fifth wedding anniversary…So in five years I hope we are celebrating ten years of living life together!
Ash says
FIFTH ME! I will be saving baby teeth. Hopefully at home and around the country.
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!!
I hope to have married my sweetheart and have a kid or two holding onto my legs!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, our soon-to-be-first baby one will be 4 going on 5 (scary!) and I hope that by that time we might be blessed with another little one here or on the way! If that is the case, we might also need to move to a bigger house!
Congrats on 5 years :)