***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.
Leah says
FIFTH ME!! Hoping to still be in the new home we just moved into last week with one or two extra little people running around :)
Kristyn says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope a lot of my life is the same – my husband, my home, and my career. But we will have at least one (and hopefully two) new members of the family by then, and I hope to make all of the “same” things continuously exciting with plenty of variety.
Rachael says
FIFTH ME!!!!! In five years hopefully we will have some little ones running around the house!! And hopefully I’ll be back in the full swing of running competitively ….injury free.
Alison says
Fifth me!
Five years from now hopefully entails lots of big ticket items for us…our wedding, traveling, starting our family…and finishing the third floor into a fab master that we will surely send pics of to you 2!!
Anna says
FIFTH ME!
I hope in five years we will have bought a house with at least one more kiddo!!
Nikki says
FIFTH ME!!! I’ll be married and hopefully in a new house!
hillary says
FIFTH ME!! in 5 years i see myself hopefully DIYing my own home! saving those pennies…
skye @ neathering our fest says
FIFTH ME!!
Five years?? I have no idea – the past five years have been such a wild ride that I’m no longer planning. I am letting Jesus take the wheel and just holding on for dear life! :)
Happy Blogiversary guys!
Jamie S says
FIFTH ME!
I hope I’ll have my vacation home decorated and ready to become a full time home so I can enjoy sunny weather year round.
Melissa says
FIFTH ME…In 5 years I will have a wonderful little 4 year old*crrently pregnant with baby #1* I imagine we’ll still be working on all of the wonderful DIY jobs we’ve had to put on hold for while I am pregnant:)
Dan says
FIFTH ME! Hope to have a second child by then and have my business more established and successful!
Swetha says
fifth me!
Hopefully married with a kid!
Amy says
“FIFTH ME”
Lindsey Rug says
FIFTH ME!!
Who knows where I’ll be in 5 years! Hopefully (still) happily married – perhaps with a youngster?!? Maybe I’ll have tackled some DIY projects myself… I recently bought $105 worth of fabric to make my first set of no sew curtains but haven’t had the courage to cut/iron just yet!!! Wish me luck!!
Heather says
fifth me!! my husband and I are newly-weds, so hopefully in 5 years we will have a little one around too :)
Katie says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now…holy cow. Both my kiddos will be in “real” (ie, all-day) school, giving me loads of time to watch HGTV and eat bon bons. Well, maybe not quite…but I will have more free time at home to work on some fun projects – who knows what they might be?! Y’all certainly keep me inspired. :)
holly says
fifth me!
i think that i will hopefully have the vintage camper i have been looking for, it will be restored, and i will spend a LOT of weekends camping.
Lindsay L. says
FIFTH ME!
happy anniversary! in five years my husband will probably be out of the military, we will no longer be moving around, we will have maybe found our dream house in texas and have a house full of kids!
Emily says
FIFTH ME…
PLEASE!
In five years, I hope our first home has been renovated, sold, and we’re on the the next adventure!
Jessica C says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope to be done renovating our house (that we’ve had for three years) and getting ready for babies!
bridgette says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’ll be in a new house doing my own DIY projects :)
Kate says
FIFTH ME! Wow… 5 years from now I hope to have enrolled/completed grad school and to have traveled far and wide. There is time for being a grown-up later!
Sally says
“FIFTH ME” I kind of hope I will be retired in 5 years….we’ll see. Happy Bloggoversary!
Emily W. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, hopefully we’ll have a couple of young’ins (if we’re so blessed) and a house to keep decorating!
Lauren says
Fifth Me! I will have been married for 9 years and hopefully will be living in Europe!
Colleen C says
FIFTH ME! Safely snuggled in my retirement home….somewhere that’s not as hot as Texas!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to be living a life rich in Joy and Love!
Emily says
FIFTH ME!!!
I plan on being independently wealthy and traveling the world in 5 years. Ok, maybe not in 5 years but hopefully one day… A girl can dream can’t she.
Kim says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years, I will hopefully have started a family and moved, but will still be happy and in love with my husband and puppy!
caitlin says
FIFTH ME!!
in 5 years i hope to have finished decorating and updating my condo and moving on to a real house! more room to spread my design loving.
ashley says
Fifth me!
I just hope to still be happy in 5 years!
Kristy B says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully it’ll still be me and the husband living happily ever after….with a baby or two along for the ride :)
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have maybe one more kid and move into a house not so close to town with a yard.
Jess says
FIFTH ME!
As a mom.
Emily Tewes says
Fifth me!!
In 5 years my baby girl will be 5 years old–crazy! I bet we’ll even have another little one by then. We’ll probably still be in this house…but I’m sure we’ll have gotten around to several more updates by then.
Kate Marshall says
FIFTH ME.
Five years from now I’m hoping to be fairly settled in a new career, living with dog, cat, and husband in a place we might even own, and getting ready to add a mini human to the family mix!
Anne says
FIFTH ME! In five years, the hubs and I will probably have a kiddo or two, or maybe have one on the way. And maybe a new job? We’ll see!
Savannah says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I imagine having 2 kids possibly moving into a bigger house. I like my job so I hope I’m still there. Hopefully there will be some fun family vacations in the next five years.
Beth says
FIFTH ME!! It’s hard to imagine where we’ll be!! The last five years have brought so much change that the next five are sure to as well!
Nicole says
FIFTH ME!!! Hopefully 2-3 kids in the next 5 years!
Jadee says
FIFTH ME! My husband just got a promotion and we are moving to Atlanta…so hopefully in 5 yrs my family and I will be settled and loving Georgia :)
Melody says
FIFTH ME!! I see myself still married to my hubsy, finally owning our rent to own home, and hopefully with a little one in the picture!
Meghan Moore says
FIFTH ME!
In five years time I plan on winning the lottery and buying a house in the Colorado Rockies and becoming a full time mountain bum, a girl can dream right!
Melissa@HomeBaked says
FIFTH ME!
In five years we’ll have a teenager (!!!), a tween and a 10-yr-old. I’m sure we’ll be even busier as we reconfigure our space and our schedules for those big kids!
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to have 1 more kiddo and a bigger/more space efficient house
Angie says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years, I see myself in a new job with 2 little rascals running around. I see myself happy and that’s really all that matters.
Jenna M says
FIFTH ME!!! Hopefully a little one or two and then on to the next Home to start all over from scratch!
Lindy says
FIFTH ME!!!
I just want to be happy and content with where I am in five years. Finishing grad school would be a bonus !
Ali says
FIFTH ME!
I see my husband and I as first time homeowners with a little bean (or two!) of our own!
Jennifer says
FIFTH ME!!! In 5 years I’ll have an 11 year old and hopefully at least one more! I hope that our falling apart kitchen and bathroom will both have been redone :)