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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: If You Were Here

| By John Petersik | March 5, 2012 | 5,112 Comments

Fab Freebie: If You Were Here

***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.

Jen Lancaster Giveaway

  • 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.

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  1. Landises says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    If you were here, you’d see us working away at our respective computing devices (hubby the iMac and wife the iPad).

    Reply
  2. Melissa says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see my house is badly in need of cleaning!

    Reply
  3. Lynette says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE….you’d see my crazy puppy running all around the house. We’ve affectionetly dubbed it “crazy-mode!”

    Reply
  4. Kelsey D says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    If you were here, you would see me and my dog shamelessly watching the Bachelor!

    Reply
  5. Karen Burgess says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    If you were here – you would see a giant hacked out hole in my wall, a matching one in my ceiling, and more hacking in the hallway upstairs- thanks to the need to replace an 85 year old cast-iron pipe that ran from the roof to the basement!

    Reply
  6. Juan says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d see the new mocha saddle bar stools we got off Amazon!

    Reply
  7. Rebecca says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    If you were here…you’d see me sitting in bed with a cup of hot tea…It’s been a long day.

    Reply
  8. Tina Bland says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…

    You would be watching The Bachelor (I am so ashamed!) The Women Tell All. I have been hooked on this terrible show for years! You would also see my cat, Frodo, sleeping upside down next to me on our bed and DIY magazine open up right near my laptop (thanks for the Q&A Petersiks!!). You would also probably here my hubby and stepdaughter screaming at the PS3 game they are playing downstairs! Ahhhh, this is the life:)

    Reply
  9. Kelly McK says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    If you were here, you’d see all my homework spread out before me!

    Reply
  10. Vicitoria C says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    If you were here!

    You would see me trying to hem the new curtains for the spare room without waking up hubs who is on an early shift tomorrow.

    Reply
  11. Erica says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE! You’d see a mask collection, Ikea vases, and some souvenir vases from Cyprus on a shelf.

    Reply
  12. Rebecca says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    If you were here…you’d see me sitting in bed with a cup of hot tea…It’s been a long day.

    Reply
  13. Juliana says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    If you were here… I would ask for your advise in remodeling and decorating my home.

    Reply
  14. Julie says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE — you’d see half-eaten birthday cake, made by my hubby for my oldest.

    Reply
  15. Terry D says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…I’d put your butts to work customizing my huge inefficient master closet!

    Reply
  16. Meredith Reuter says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see me on the couch in my sweats eating Starburst jellybeans. :)

    Reply
  17. Anna says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    If you were here…you’d see my husband and I planning our babymoon to Europe! Whaaaaaat???

    Reply
  18. Kim H. says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE

    Reply
  19. Julia says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see my kitty, Sonic, curled up beside me watching me “pin” on Pinterest….my new addiction thanks to you, Sherry ;-)

    Reply
  20. Melissa Phouthavong says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    If you were here, you’d be in WV, in my house, looking at a stripped fireplace…ready to be repainted!i

    Reply
  21. Tonya S says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE….

    You would see a very under-decorated home that needs some love, but it’s ok….gotta save that moolah first! :)

    Reply
  22. Erica says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    If you were here… you would see my messy kitchen and me procrastinating because I don’t want to write report cards!

    Reply
  23. Kathryn says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE….
    you’d see me learning how to re-upholster a chair, my first big home decor project! And I’m starting right here-let the blogs take me away!

    Reply
  24. Basil says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    If you were here you’d see me sitting here in bed with my wife who’s drinking a cup of hot tea…it’s been a long day.

    Reply
  25. Aimee C. says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    If you were here…you’d see me watching the Bachelor and planning a trip to Paris!

    Reply
  26. Erin says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    If you were here…..you would see me catching up on all my blogs!

    Reply
  27. Daniel says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    If you were here, you would see me napping with my dog while watching TV

    Reply
  28. Mary says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    If you were here….you would see me scanning documents in my office and getting ready for our trip to Mexico next week!

    Reply
  29. Kari says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see freshly hung curtains and cabinets drying and waiting to be hung.

    Reply
  30. Chelsea says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    If you were here, you would see me emailing my resume for my first job as a real physician assistant!! Yahooley!

    Reply
  31. Leslie says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    If you were here…you would see me trying to finish up my indoor projects so I’ll be ready to go outside when Spring finally arrives here!!! Thanks for the contest.

    Reply
  32. Kim says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    If you were here… you would see lots of boxes! We’re closing on a new house on the 15th. Your blog has been such an inspiration for me and has given me so many ideas for our new home. :)

    Reply
  33. Anne with an e says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    If you were here… you wouldn’t see me for long. Early to bed!

    Reply
  34. Libby says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me sleeping. I feel sick :(

    Reply
  35. Mona O says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, our tiny terrier Pepsi and Burger could take a stroll together.

    Reply
  36. Chels says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    If you were here, you would see me organizing my office! Oh yeah, and my little sweet weiner dogs are trying to help…

    Reply
  37. Ana says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    If you were here, you’d see the mess that moving brings!

    Reply
  38. Elise says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me and my husband sitting on our beloved brown couch in our pajamas!

    Reply
  39. Lori says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d be seeing me sitting on the couch watching tv. fun fun!

    Reply
  40. Liliana says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE….you would see me frantically studying for midterms!

    Reply
  41. Kim Gushee says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    “IF YOU WERE HERE”
    You would see my so cool Red Pj pants with Christmas reindeer on them.
    Yes I know it is March :)

    Reply
  42. David says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    If you were here… you’d see I’m eating soup and reading my blogs.

    Reply
  43. karen says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE. . . . . I would ask you how to arrange my living room!

    Reply
  44. Lynn @ SafeBeauty says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE…
    …you would see me and the husband doing late night spackling. Fun times!

    My best, Lynn
    *this is the one, I can feel it…eh, probably not!

    Reply
  45. Ranell Morris says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    If you were here you would see my just finished beach inspired guest bedroom featuring large seashells my late father-in-law got off the coast of guam.

    Reply
  46. andrea p says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    “IF YOU WERE HERE”
    You would see me browsing me favorite blogs as I unwind for the night! :)

    Reply
  47. Jenny says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    If you were here… you would get to come along on an evening jog with me, my husband and our two dogs!

    Reply
  48. Lindsay says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    If you were here, you would be watching parks and rec eagerly anticipating dinner!

    Reply
  49. melinda h. says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    If you were here…. you’d see me relaxing on the couch!

    When I should really be finishing our current basement renovation! (which will be finished officially this Saturday! yayyy…. so if you were with me then I’m sure I’ll be cheering :)

    Reply
  50. Elaine says

    March 5, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    IF YOU WERE HERE

    Reply
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