***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.
Danielle Beinke says
“FIFTH ME” – I hope that my husband and I will have a child (or two) by then and own our first home. It’s fun to imagine!
CW says
FIFTH ME… because in five years I will like to have quit my current job and be happy making furniture in some exotic Mediterranean city.
Kelly says
Fifth me! All I hope for in five years is to be with all my family happy and healthy!
Meg says
FIFTH ME! (Congratulations, guys!!)
Hmm, five years. My gosh, my 2-month-old will be 5?!?! Hopefully, he’ll have at least one more sibling, his mommy will have a different job (as will his daddy), and I’m inclined to say we’ll be in a different home, potentially in a different city. Wow. Apparently, the crystal ball has some big changes in store.
Essie says
FIFTH ME! I will have a 6 year old and most likely another child or two! Who knows where we will be living at that point but I bet we won’t be in our current residence!
Janelle says
FIFTH ME! In (less than!) five years I hope to have a bigger house with more than one bathroom! Sharing a tiny bathroom with two boys is no fun!
Aymee Zayas says
FIFTH ME!!
Hopefully I will be married and happy in 5 years…
Ruth says
Fifth me
In five years I will have a soon to be 5 year old plus one or two more kiddos hopefully!
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!!!
I see myself with a toddler! And happily living in the house we are about to close on with my husband and family. Any of these gift cards would help amazingly with all the work our little 1961 work of art needs!
Hanna says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years we hope to have another little one and maybe starting to build a house!
Elise R. says
FIFTH ME!
I have high hopes that in five years the bulk of our major house projects are done and we’ve got a sweet child to love. :)
Jennifer O says
Fifth me! Hopefully in a house with some land and maybe even a pond!
Maggie says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully we’ll have a baby or two and will be in the process of expanding the 2nd floor of our house.
Katie says
FIFTH me! I hope to have five happy years!
Melissa says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years, we want to be in our new house, saving for a bigger, better second home. We also hope to have children by then. Congrats on your Blogiversary!
Ryan says
FIFTH ME!! Would love to add some items to the house before the family converges on our new house this holiday season.
Rachel Conrad says
FIFTH ME! I’ll be rocking it DIY style in 5 years with my own little fixer-upper, a husband I’ve since hawrangled into loving DIY, and perhaps a bun in the oven!
Alissa says
Holy moley, FIFTH ME, please! With all those prizes I could gives some fantastic Christmas and wedding gifts to friends this year. :)
Amanda A. says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years (from exactly today), I will be celebrating my 29th (ahhh) birthday! I will also be married to the man of my dreams for just under 4 years, possibly with some babies? I will also finally be done with college, hopefully working in an awesome high school, and probably still trying to figure out how to decorate my house.
Christie says
FIFTH ME
In five years my children will both be in school all day. I have no clue what I will be doing. Probably either working part time or volunteering.
Lauren Q. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see us with two kids (we have one now) and hopefully in our same jobs and house.
Kirstin says
FIFTH ME! … in 5 years, I won’t be living here in the city anymore, that’s for sure – just not sure where exactly I’ll be! (We’ll know in a month or so? Hopefully? YAY!)
Alison says
Fifth me!! would love to be in a bigger house in five years with a husband and baby :)
kristen says
fifth me!! new house, new city, different job :)
Teri says
Fifth me!
I really hope we will be ready for bambino number two by then!
Jennifer Cook says
Fifth me!
In five years, I see myself with at least one other baby (currently pregnant with my second!) maybe 2. And we hope to move into a long time home in the next year or so- one the kids will grow up and finish school in. The search is on!
julianna says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years the “DIY To-Do” list will be done (or at least a little shorter).
Laura says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to a)be working in a new job, b) move to a different state, c) be married! But as you know, life never seems to go exactly according to plan.
Megan W. says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now, I hope to still be happily married (just got married on July 14th!) and to have a baby…well, probably a toddler by then if all goes well. And, I must keep the positive energy flowing by DECLARING that I see myself in a much happier/better/more interesting job! Yes!
Kaydee says
FIFTH ME!
This is an exciting question. My “adult life” has moved pretty slowly so far but I hope that in five years I am married to my longtime boyfriend, with a new job and that we are preparing to have kids…a girl can dream! :)
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have another baby (or two!)…and a bigger house :) Fingers crossed!
Ashley B says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope we’ll be in our permanent home. We’re planning to buy a house in the Spring, so I really hope it’s the one!
Cristen says
FIFTH ME
In five years I hope to have one more baby, a mini van, and hardwood floors….ha ha ha…I know totally random! LOL!
Torri says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to have a family with my amazing husband (who I have been married to for 5 years)!
Liz says
FIFTH ME – Thanks much!
McCaulie says
Fifth me!! In 5 years (or less)…my hubs and I have one wish – to be parents of a health little one!!
Nichole says
FIFTH ME! In five years hopefully we’ll be well settled into our new home, maybe with a couple of kids running around with our two chihuahuas. We’ve got the house and the dogs, but no two-legged kiddos yet :)
Kim says
FIFTH ME!!
I see myself working outside the home again (location and job type tbd since right now I have no clue…) since the munchkins will both be full-time school kids.
Oh, and I’ll definitely be furnishing and decorating a different house because we plan to move within the next two years!!
Dave says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years our son will be 6 and we will hopefully have another child or two in the mix.
Kacie says
FIFTH ME!
Fingers crossed – we will be living somewhere abroad (Italy, perhaps?). Long-time dream…
Magayr Knox says
FIFTH ME!! In 5 years, I see all my darling daughters in school & the entire day to ACCOMPLISH THINGS :)
Sayard says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope we’ll at least be in the process of transitioning from our starter home to our forever home (building one hopefully)!
Jenny says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully, we’ll be listing our current house and getting ready to move back east to be closer to family and to start our own business. 5 year plan started last spring!
Amber says
Fifth me. Five years from now I want to have a much better sense of what my personal style is in the home. It’s been a lot of trial and error. I want my home to finally feel like me!
Kym says
5 years: I’ll be returning to work and my kids will be in school full time. Boo! Hiss!!!
Rebecca says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years my oldest will be a senior in high school!
Michelle says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have a different job and hopefully my husband and I will have a child (or 2)! Congrats on 5 years!
Mary says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have a kid or 2 and I’m guessing we’ll still be in the same house/job since I am completely in love with both!
Jennifer B. says
Fifth me! In 5 years I hope for my whole life to be different. I see myself married, in a new city, with a different job & starting a family!
Brenda says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll be in the same house. I don’t want to move any more!