***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And the random winner who’s about to get their read and their DIY on is… Julie Smith (who said we’d see her at her desk in the office day dreaming of going home and painting her half finished bathroom project). Congrats Julie!
That’s the title of Jen Lancaster’s latest bestselling book – and if you enjoy the story of a young couple renovating their first home (ya never know… you just might), this book belongs on your reading list. Jen never fails to crack us up and we were flabbergasted when we she mentioned us last year on her blog. So now that her home improvement-tastic tale is landing in stores as a paperback this week, we thought a giveaway was in order. You’ll get a copy of If You Were Here plus a very special bookmark. Actually it’s a $100 gift card to Home Depot, so I’m sure you can find a better use for it than just keeping your page.
- PRIZE: A copy of “If You Were Here” by Jen Lancaster and a $100 Home Depot gift card
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IF YOU WERE HERE” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us what we might see if we were with you right now. Perhaps we’d see the latest house project you’re in the midst of? Or the inside of the crowded subway you’re commuting on? Or maybe we’d see what you’re chowing down on over your lunch break at work?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, March 7th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 48 contiguous United States (though we try to snag 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 Penguin Books.
Susan says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would see me putting my free Craigslist cabinets in the basement, painting them white, putting in shelf paper, and figuring out that they don’t all fit with each other nor do the counter tops fit the bases. What the heck…they were free.
Amanda W says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see me reading your blog while I should be photographing a girls basketball game for work.
Chelsea Asermely says
“IF YOU WERE HERE” you would see me stressin gout about putting together my new website while I sit in a pile of all my on-going mixed media pieces for mid-terms! ahhhh
Simone says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would be seeing a chaotic office as we’re in the middle of remodeling it…almost done, yay!
Julie says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you would see that I have just walked in the door from a busy day at school and I am sneaking in a few precious minutes for myself before starting dinner, kids’ homework, and a trip to take my son to karate tonight.
Rachel Hansen says
If you were here… You would see a papery mess! I am cleaning up and cleaning out paperwork!
Shannon Kelly says
If you were here…you’d see that I love Jen Lancaster as well and that I need a backsplash in my kitchen.
Jordan says
If you were here–you’d see me glaring at the kitchen drawers sitting in my living room instead of my kitchen. Stupid never-ending projects.
Martha says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see my husband painting cabinets in the garage!
Kristen says
IF YOU WERE HERE . . . You would see me watching my daughter play in the snow shower in her swimsuit. (she wondered what it would feel like!)
Becky says
IF YOU WERE HERE – Well, I’m staring at my computer at work, eating some blue diamond almonds! What some? :)
melissa says
If you were here – you would see a load of dirty dishes from a wonderful dinner!
jeanna says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would see relaxing on the couch (after a long weekend of studying and taking test), watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, while my husband takes the children out for dinner, and I get some me time!
Sayward says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me sitting in my pajamas eating couscous and smiling at the shiny new throw pillows I scored at Target on clearance.
Belen says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see my perfectly clean kitchen… only because I just finished cleaning, it doesn’t last like this for more than 5 min!
Allison W says
IF YOU WERE HERE….
you’d see one exhausted couple. We built our shower pan and curb today and we’re beat!!
Elaina says
If you were here you would be enjoying the peace and quiet, however you would probably be mortified with all of my dust bunnies in my home:-) Don’t judge me!
Rebekah says
If you were here – you would see us in month three of our new house! You give us major inspiration!
Lauren K says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see a great view of the San Francisco skyline from my office building in Oakland! And if you were here in about an hour, you’d see a pretty beautiful sunset :)
Kate says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you’d see two very stressed out first time home buyers waiting to hear back about their offer!
Aubree says
IF YOU WERE HERE
you could take a load off with me as my veggie pot pie finishes baking. YUM!
faith says
IF YOU WERE HERE! Um….you’d look at the million unfinished projects and run screaming back home. LOL.
Laura says
if you were here… you’d see the boxes ready to be packed to move soon!!
Lisa says
If You Were Here…
you would see my crazy Jack Russell, Finnigan, sprawled out on my legs lounging on the couch while I catch up on TMZ and web browsing.
Jennifer says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”… you’d see my parents’ house full of boxes of my stuff because I’m moving out in a month!
Also, Jen is hilarious! I love her books :)
Laurie says
If you were here…
You’d see a schizophrenic bathroom. Half pretty white subway tile and Bathfitters tub surround and half dingy old beige toilet and sink with a yucky oak vanity. Can’t wait to finish it-I’m hoping we can do heated floors since the space is small!
emily says
If you were here! You would probably soon leave. I’m surrounded by tissues, vitamins and cough medicine. Me sicky.
Marsha says
IF YOU WERE HERE..you’d see the awesome teak kids patio set I just bought for my angels surrounded by pots of Coral Hydrangeas!
Liz says
IF YOU WERE HERE… looking at the now clean plaster wall that we spent close to 100 hours stripping off painted wallpaper, with a new wallpaper book right next to it
Tammy says
“IF YOU WERE HERE”….
you’d see me snuggled on the couch resting. I make a 210-mile p/d commute to & from my job so I’m chilling before I go to make dinner.
Megan says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me procrastinating on packing up the house, as I’m prepping to move
Maggie says
If you were here… you’d see me doing a very good job at avoiding my homework and ironing.
Christina D says
IF YOU WERE HERE… You would be watching The Good Wife, planning my sister’s bridal shower, a friend’s baby shower, and catching up on blogs :) Wow… Multi-task much?!
Elizabeth says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d get to see my super messy cubicle….
Gennie says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see me laying out fabric to make a chevron quilt for the living room!
Becky says
IF YOU WERE HERE I’d ask your advice on what to put on my living room walls and how to arrange the furniture. Then, I’d ask you what you think of my ideas for my bathroom redo. Sure would be nice to have someone to bounce ideas off from – if you were here that is!
Jaime says
If you were here… you would see me blog browsing and watching HGTV instead of studying for my test that is tomorrow morning! Whoops!
Courtney says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You could laugh at us frantically trying to air out the house so the fire alarm will stop going off. Kitchen mishap. True story.
Lauren H says
If you were here…you’d see some delish funfetti cookies I just pulled out of the oven!
LindaB says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me reading your blog, watching DIY network and dreaming of the kitchen cabinets I’m going to paint after the banquette I made and painted gets cured.
Katie says
If you were here—you would see me laying on the couch watching some TV.
Kristen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
You’d see our living room in the midst of a board and batten makeover (hopefully done by this weekend)!
Megan Atkinson says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you would see about 10 unfinished projects. Hopefully I can start working my way through them one by one.
Misti says
If you were here, you’d have just seen me polish off a sleeve of thin mints. I am pregnant…not that I wouldn’t polish off a whole sleeve any other time. :-)
Amanda C says
If you were here….you’d see my 1-year old playing with all the new toys he got for his birthday!
Tanja says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d be relaxing on the couch now that the baby is asleep! :)
Amanda K says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d seen where I stopped painting the downstairs (and really need to get going again) and the clutter that is the bain of my existence :)
Sara says
If you were here…You would see me relaxing on the couch and watching Wheel of Fortune. (I’m a game show addict!)
Julie says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see the pile of amazing lanterns that I found at Goodwill this afternoon! Too bad I don’t have a plan for them yet…
Brittany Baldwin says
If you were here, you’d see a condo that we moved into 2 months ago but have made pitifully little progress on :( We need to get cracking before the twins arrive in June!