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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Happy Fifth To You

| By John Petersik | September 24, 2012 | 10,004 Comments

Fab Freebie: Happy Fifth To You

***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.

Blogiversary Giveaway Main

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.

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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).

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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.

Blogiversary Joss And Main

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.

Blogiversary HomeGoods

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!

Blogiversary FLOR

  • 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.

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Comments

  1. Sarah B. says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me- in five years we’ll be in the new home we’re buildng (oh god, at least I hope so…there can’t possibly be THAT many delays, right?!) and we’ll hopefully have a third baby! I’m also hopeful by that time our house will be looking like our home and not just a mish-mash of everything “left over” from the last house!

    Reply
  2. Ginger M. says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    In five years I hope to have 2 kiddies with one on the way. We’ll be in the same house and just about to tackle our master suite renovation. At least that is how the plan is supposed to go. Subject to change, it is life after all.

    Reply
  3. Meagan says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME, please! In 5 years I hope to be in a new city working at a job I love :)

    Reply
  4. margaret says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! Well we’re currently on a house hunt, so I envision us happily settled into a small farmette with possibly another little one in tow, making us a happy and complete family of FIVE :)

    Reply
  5. Judy says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!!!

    In 5 years I will be retired. Hopefully!!!! I will probably have downsized and be living in a new town with less stuff.

    Congrats on your 5 year anniversary.
    J.

    Reply
  6. Nikki says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! In 5 years I better be done with school!

    Reply
  7. Kate says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FITH ME!!

    I have no idea where 5 years will take me!

    Reply
  8. Brooke says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! I hope to be in the same job, in a new home, with two children and my husband.

    Reply
  9. Stefanie says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me! Hopefully in five years, I’ll have a little baby that is as cute as miss Clara :)

    Reply
  10. sarah says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME

    Who knows! maybe a new house, maybe another kid (via adoption), maybe a new job (after “stay at home mom” era is over.

    Reply
  11. meggan says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! By then, my youngest boy will be in school, so free time…what is that? I’d love have a design business by then, maybe a shop?! :)

    Reply
  12. Nicole says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth Me! Running kids back and forth to school (I’ve heard horror stories abut half day kindy and I’m already scared!)

    Reply
  13. Kristin says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth Me!! In five years I hope to have a home with my soon to be husband and our first child! If it’s a girl she will be Kate and a boy will be Abe. We’ll see!

    Reply
  14. LeeAnn says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!
    My hope is that in five years my life evolves into a richer, fuller version of what I’m living now.

    Reply
  15. Emma Zajac says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me! In 5 years time I hope to finally be happy in the house we’re in. I hope we will have been able to make enough improvements to be in love with the space. Or even better, I hope to have won the lottery and upgrade everything ;)

    Reply
  16. Cassie says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! Wow, I have no idea where I’ll be in five years. Hopefully with a second kid and a real house? :)

    Reply
  17. Allison says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    I see my husband and I with at least one kid, a possible new house (since we’ll feel like we’ve outgrown our current one) and maybe a possible new city…a girl can dream…

    Reply
  18. Katie says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth Me! In five years from now. I’d love to be full stride in my career and starting a family!

    Reply
  19. Elisa says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me!
    Crazy to think this little one will be entering kindergarten.. who knows where our family will be then!

    Reply
  20. Kim says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!!

    In 5 years I’d like to see more kiddos in the house! (We have a little boy Clara’s age.)

    Reply
  21. Liz says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years I will be a homeowner, and decorating it to be as beautiful as your home. Congrats on 5 years :)

    Reply
  22. Molly@TheNestingGame says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    I hope to be a Momma and still blogging and working on making our home even awesomer. Maybe with a new master bath and finished basement??

    Congrats of 5 amazing years, Petersiks!

    Reply
  23. Amanda L says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME

    I’ll have an almost 5 year old (and maybe a few more)- I’m guessing I will be planning one awesome 5 th birthday party and still reading your blog:)

    Reply
  24. dana says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    i’d love to be living out on the west coast.

    Reply
  25. Brooke cash says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    “Fifth me!” please!

    Reply
  26. Azar says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    Man, five years…I’ll definitely be somewhere new, since I already know I’m moving in a few months. I should be married by then (we’ll have finally saved enough money!), and have a kid or two. Maybe have bought a house?

    Reply
  27. Danielle Bower says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! I see myself with another kid {I am 7 mo pregnant currently}, and possibly with a 3rd {eek!}, working, and working on our home. No way are we moving in the next 5 years.

    Reply
  28. AJ says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! I may have another child. If not in a new home, hopefully settled nicely into this one with some bathrooms remodeled. Probably not too different, but hopefully more fun. :)

    And I REALLY want to win this one.

    Reply
  29. Brenner says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me! Hopefully, married with at least one kid. :)

    Reply
  30. Linda says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!
    I’m starting to realize that this beloved little house with the big yard may not be my forever home, and for someone who isn’t so fond of change, that’s a little scary. So, in five years I hope to be a slightly more user friendly place for the kids and I; one that can better meet the needs of a mom and what will by then be two teenagers.

    Reply
  31. Tawnya says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! In five years the boy-toy and I will be married and hopefully buying a house!

    Reply
  32. Adrienne says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! I see myself with my oldest child starting 1st grade, my second starting kindergarten, and with my 3rd on the way!

    Reply
  33. Emily says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Wow please fifth me!! A few more kiddos would be awesome with a super cool backyard for the whole family to hang out, BBQ, play games etc

    Congrats on your fifth!

    Reply
  34. Malissa Jones says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!!!!

    In five years I hope our family is growing and we are happily raising our children and still traveling a bit!

    Reply
  35. Liz says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    Hopefully married with a kid or two. And a different house, bc 700 sq ft prolly won’t cut it for a family!

    Reply
  36. Kelly says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! In 5 years I hope to have our kitchen and basement remodels done!

    Reply
  37. Steve. F says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me! We love our current house, but may move sometime down the road to be closer to family; time will tell!

    Reply
  38. Stephanie says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    I hope to be married, have a kid or two, living in Phoenix in a beautiful home that we can open up to our friends and family.

    Reply
  39. Sabrina says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!!

    In five years I hope to be living the good life with my hubby. We’re newlyweds currently living in two different countries! It doesn’t matter if we’re in the city or the country, as long as we’re together we’ll be happy.

    Reply
  40. Brooke says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth me! Hopefully in a new home, but more hopefully family still healthy and growing:)

    Reply
  41. Kathryn says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!
    In five years… maybe in a new city hopefully in a new house either way and baby #2!

    Reply
  42. Erin says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Fifth Me! In five years, I hope to feel a little more stabilized with the family/work situations… but it’s all ok as long as I’m still doing things that keep me happy while surrounded by those who make me happiest. #cheesytruths :)

    Reply
  43. Cortney says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!
    I’ll be getting married next September, so in five years we will hopefully have a family :)

    Reply
  44. Annelisa says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! Seriously have no idea where I’ll be in five years? Maybe the Pacific NW?

    Reply
  45. Margaux at YoungNesters says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! We hope to be gainfully employed (my hubs is finishing his Maters) and working on adopting a second kiddo to grow our family.

    Reply
  46. Nicole F says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!
    Working a job that uses my degree, and having a sweet life with my husband and doggy!

    Reply
  47. Pauline M. says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME! In five years, my little one will be five years old and hopefully with a little sibling and we’ll be living abroad.

    Reply
  48. Liz says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    In five years I hope to be back in school, nearing completion and starting a new job.

    Reply
  49. Audrey says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME

    In five years, i see myself lonely, since my girls will be going to college…..

    Reply
  50. Sarah says

    September 24, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    FIFTH ME!

    Who knows?! The past five years have brought so many changes, it’s exciting to think of what might be down the road!

    Reply
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