***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.
Gina says
Fifth me! Same home and city but with a kid or two!
Amanda says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years we’ll have two kids in elementary school, and (fingers crossed) I’ll have tenure at work and we’ll have finally gotten around to tiling our bathroomfloors!
Sarah D says
FIFTH ME! In five years – still happily married to my wonderful husband and, God willing, two kiddos (MAYBE another on the way?) :-)
Emily says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be teaching special education (graduating with my master’s in May!). Maybe I’ll be in a new city or town or state?!? Exciting and scary to think about!
Ansley says
Fifth me!! In five years my daughter will be almost twelve and I will probably be holding my tongue when she rolls her eyes at me every time I speak.
Regina says
Fifth me :) By the grace of Christ, I see our sweet family adding a couple more curly haired little ones to our mix (we have 3) and expanding to a slightly more spacious abode. Content as is. Such beauty around us, but the kiddos might like to spread out a little. Have a great day in our Lord Jesus!!
Ashley Feekin Beccard says
Fifth Me!
In five years I will hopefully be a mom!
Lauren H says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to be married with several kiddos :)
lauren l. says
fifth me!!! i see myself in a new house full of little kids!!!
Jen says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope Brian and I will have bought our first house and have at least one kiddo. I also hope I’ll still be loving my job as an elementary school teacher.
ris says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years we’ll be done with the PhD and grad school FOREVER and both have real jobs at the same time! A girl can dream…
Kim says
FIFTH ME!
I have NO idea! Hopefully out of my condo, living in a house in a wonderful part of Atlanta, with a dog and decorating my heart out!
Matt says
FIFTH ME!
In five years…we’ll have a couple of kids running around a bigger house than we have now. The rest is up in the air!
Amanda S says
FIFTH ME!
I’ll have a master’s degree and hopefully my own house within the next five years. Then I can put to use all the decorating and DIY ideas I’ve collected from Young House Love over the past five years!
Therese says
Fifth me!
Honestly we are in the process of leaving out jobs and selling our house. I do not know where I will be in 5 months or even weeks. Hopefully by 5 year we will have a few things figured out!
Jennifer H says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I’ll have a 5 year old (kindergarten-sob!)
Hopefully another sibling for him, in a house that we love, and possibly back to work if kiddos are old enough.
Allison B says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope we will still be in the same house, but will have finished all of the projects I have on my current “to do” list!
Grace says
FIFTH ME!!
Five years from now, I’d like to be married, happily, and living in beautiful surroundings.
Karolina says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope our house will be even more magical than it is now!
EAJW says
fifth me! In 5 years I want to be busy with working in the space industry and also have a family and keep up a home and have fun!
Kathy says
In five years … I will be looking at all of the swanky stuff I bought with my gift cards after winning your 5 year-anniversary YHL giveaway and be reminded of how surreal it was to win :)
Carolyn says
FIFTH ME! hanging out in my beautiful house
Kacie says
‘FIFTH ME’ I see us in this same house, completing all of the renovations we want to complete…and relaxing in our forever home!
Jessica says
FIFTH ME!
Happily married.
Courtney says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope to be at the same job, and either in our same house with ALL our projects done, or getting ready to sell it and move into a new house and a new adventure! I also hope in 5 years we have some kiddos, we are going through fertility treatment now and hopefully one of these times it will work!
Angela Alverson says
Fifth ME! In 5 years, I’ll have a 5 year old and (hopefully!) a couple more kids keeping me busy!
Dee says
FIFTH ME! I hope to have just graduated from medical school, be a newlywed, and start working on DIY-ing my own first house!!
Kim says
FIFTH ME!!
I’m hoping to be in our same house with maybe the addition of a pool!
Sue says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope we have a sibling for our daughter. I also hope that my husband’s production company is flying high off the ground. It’s been a longtime dream of his that I would love to see come true.
Congrats on your fifth anniversary, YHL!
Nicole says
FIFTH ME!
My kids will be in school by then, so who knows. Maybe I’ll be able to volunteer more and have some extra time for some projects around the house!
Mary S says
Fifth me! In 5 years we will be out of the army and i will have my masters in genetic counseling
Shanna says
FIFTH ME! I hope to be completely out of debt (excluding my mortgage), have a fully funded emergency fund that would float me for six months if i lose my job or something similar, be finished with my MBA, and be saving for a wedding (my boyfriend and I plan on getting engaged after we’re both out of debt).
Jackie says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to still be as happy as I am today!
Kara Kieran says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I see myself wherever the Air Force takes us! Hopefully to Washington. I also see us with a couple little kiddos running around!
Amy says
Fifth Me! I see myself busy home schooling with my kids and possibly in a different home by then as well as turning 40! Yikes!
Kitty Conner says
Fifth Me! In five years, I see me celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary the way we’re celebrating our 5th this weekend! Dinner, drinks and a big splurgy house purchase!
This year, grey velvet couch! In 10 years, hopefully something just as fabulous!
Jessica P. says
FIFTH ME!
Wow, in 5 years I’d see my husband and I with at least one kid, one more dog and a house full of fun DIY projects! Oh, and maybe a graduate degree and a different job!
AshleyB says
Fifth me!
I imagine my hubs and I will have started our family (we hope!). I can’t wait!
Mariam says
FIFTH ME! In five years I would love to be living in the San Francisco Bay with my husband, maybe with a house and a kiddo or two!
Kate says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, I hope to be done with my PhD and starting my new career in DC! …and it would be nice to be married :)
Nate C says
FIFTH ME
Katie Wadlington says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I will have been married for four years and starting my 5th year of teaching. I hope that my husband and I will be home owners and blessed with a child (or two!).
Rachael says
FIFTH ME!!!!! I hope to be in a new (larger) home to fit our family better, to be working from home, and to have our health and happiness.
Matilda says
FIFTH ME!!!
I hope I’ll still be reading YHL in five years and that I’ll actually be able to implement some of the projects in my very first home!
Annie says
FIFTH ME! I’m currently a junior in high school – I want to go to Texas A&M and then to vet school. In 5 years, I will be in my senior year of college!
Trina says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope that we’ve made significant progress on our house!!
Lisa says
FIFTH ME! In five years my hubby will be retiring and I will have my Real Estate business really cranking to afford his being retired. Congrats on 5 blogging years:)
Catherine says
FIFTH ME!!! Those are some great stores!!!
In five years I hope to have the same life but be better paid.
Jessica says
FIFTH ME
In five years, I hope to be working part time at my current job so I can spend more time with my Littles! We’ll still be living in our same house, hopefully with a finished basement by that time!
Ali jones says
Fifth me……in 5 years I hope to still be inspired by cool design blogs!