***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.
Jenet says
Fifth Me!
Hopefully moving from my apartment into a house!
Lauren says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years I hope to have moved out of my townhouse into a great home with a yard!!! Happy blogiversary to you guys!
Sarah R. says
FIFTH ME!
Sometime in the next 5 years, I hope to be the proud recipient of our neighborhood’s “Yard of the Month” award. It’s on my bucket list :)
Susan R says
FIFTH ME!! In five years I hope to have a new job. I also hope that by that time I am published and that I will be able to buy a house of my own!
Julia says
FIFTH ME! Hoping to have 3 or 4 little ones running around (and hopefully running around a bigger house)!
Kelli says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope we have moved to a bigger home and I’m staying home with my two kids (we have one right now) and #3 on the way!
Alexa S. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I should be finishing up my PhD. and hopefully (cross my fingers) I’ll have tied the knot! If you see this, darling boyfriend, yes that was a big hint hint, wink wink, and a nudge nudge for good measure.
Lou says
FIFTH ME. No clue, but it’s ok.
Katie Lewis says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years, I hope to have a baby (or toddler)!
Toria says
Fifth me! Another baby and a home of our own! It would be nice to own something instead of rent!
Julia says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I would love to have an addition to our family and living in a beautiful house on the water in Maine. I’m a dreamer :)
Colleen says
FIFTH ME
Lauren says
Fifth me! In 5 years I’ll be out of school and (hopefully!) working as an interior designer!
Maggie says
FIFTH ME!!
Hopefully with Baby #2 and our own home.
Raylan says
Fifth me!
Hopefully I’ll have a child within the next five years. I’m anxiously awaiting that time!
Alicia says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I hope to have 2 more children (I have 1 now) and to be celebrating 10 years of marriage!
Meagan says
FIFTH ME!
Five years from now, I will have graduated law school and will hopefully be a young practicing attorney, with a fabulous apartment or house to decorate! Probably still single, but likely with a great dog by my side. :-)
Miriam says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to have a house, maybe a family, and LOTS of DIY projects!
Heather C. says
FIFTH ME too! Hopefully in five years we’ll have a kid and be in a place we’ll stay in for more than 2 years!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in 5 years I’ll be living near DC and in the process of buying my first house
kristin says
FIFTH ME, Please!!! I hope to be in the same old house, perhaps another little one or two running around, with hundreds of completed home projects under our belts :)
Natalie says
FIFTH ME!!!
In 5 years I think we’ll be onto our 10-15 yr. house from our 3-5 year house, which we’re currently in. Hopefully at least 1 bundle of joy will join us in the move…maybe two if we’re lucky! :)
Nicole K says
FIFTH ME!!
I see myself being happily married to the greatest husabnd in the world (whom I already have)and we are expecting right now–shhh dont tell mom :), i would imagine we would have at least 2 little ones running around the house since we already have one now! We live a blsssed life!
aliciajuliane says
FIFTH ME
I hope to find the man of my dreams, get married and have kids in the next five years… a lot to hope for! :-)
kate napleton says
FIFTH ME!
I am the fifth out of eight in my family so the number 5 is very special to me! In 5 years, I will be 31, and I hope to move up from an art director/blogger to a creative director… or maybe even have my own shop!!
you guys rock. happy fifth!
Dave Krajewski says
FIFTH ME!
I see us still trying to cross things off our never ending list of things to do at our new to us 1830s home.
Happy 5th to you both! Thanks for giving me a break from my work day each and every day. I reference you to my wife so much that my iphone auto inputs your name! Cheers!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have my family complete (just had our beautiful daughter in May – what an amazing experience!), to still have a fantastic marriage (it will be 10 years at that point!), my home near perfect & a dog just to round it all off! :) I also hope to have traveled quite a bit more & to finally learn how to make a quilt….!
Kelly says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully we’ll have a little family and just starting to look for a new house.
jen says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to have kiddo number two on the way, and settled into the “stay there always” house
Denise says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully sending my first born off to school!
Michelle says
Fifth Me! In five years I hope to have a finished rec room so the kids have more room to play!
Molly C. says
FIFTH ME!
Pam W. says
Fifth Me! Five years from now we will be starting our son off in High School!
Amber says
FIFTH ME!
I am hoping to be celebrating my 5th anniversary with my hubby and one or two kids!
Jason says
FIFTH ME!
Not much different than today
Megan R says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, my hope is that we will be homeowners after my husband has finished school and has started at a new job.
Katy C says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope that my son will have one or two more siblings, that we will have moved into our new house, that my design business would be well established, my faith would be stronger, and that I will have learned to live and love a little more deeply!
Meg says
5th me! My baby girl will be 6! Maybe we’ll have another kid (or two!)
Zuzka says
Fifth me! In five years I hope to be finishing up major renovations on my current home to make it just what my family needs.
Christina M says
Fifth me!
I hope that in five years we will have started our family and have a little bambino of our own. I also hope to have painted every room in my house by then!
Lauren says
Fifth ME! I hope will have a kid or two, own my dream house, and be an amazing nurse!
andrea @ my kinda perfect says
FIFTH ME!
(Five is my lucky # by the way…) =)
In five years, I have no clue…but I have hopes and dreams of four things (in order of priority):
1. pay off debt
2. buy a house
3. put a ring on it (no pressure on my bf of 5! years)
4. start a family
And there will be plenty of DIY-ing with #2! =)
Veronica B says
FIFTH ME
In 5 years I hope to be done with school :).
Sara says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see myself still checking out your blog everyday.
Allison says
FIFTH ME!
I hope in five years we are in our very own home – no more renting!
Plus, both my kids will be in school then and I will have time to do fun projects on that home!
Alicia says
FIFTH ME!!! Gee, five years from now? We’ll probably be in a bigger house and who knows, maybe we’ll need to utilize another bedroom for a wee one. Only time will tell! The dog will probably still be crazy and we’ll still be in love. On that I can depend.
Hope says
FIFTH ME! In five years baby G will be a little over 4.5 with hopefully a little brother or sister to play with. Most likely still have the same jobs, same house – but hopefully will continue to update, perhaps a serious bathroom overhaul in the next five years.
Mary Beth says
FIFTH ME! Five years from now I hope my hubby and I are ringing in our 5th anniversary in our first home and happy & healthy :)
Mrs Patty says
FIFTH ME!!! In five years I hope to be in a job that truly makes me happy every day.
Leiann says
Fifth me!!
Hopefully in 5 years I will have met the man of my dreams, be married and have a child! Keep your fingers crossed!! :)
Happy Blogiversary!