***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.
kathleen says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
you’d see me in my pj’s watching the snow melt
Chelsea says
If you were here–you would see me procrastinating on all that work that needs to get done today!
Colleen says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would see my taxes strewn all over the dining room in a perfect circle around my laptop… but then… i wouldn’t want to just show you the taxes!?!?! Boring. I would then excitedly cart you around the house to show you (or pick your brain) the work/progress/disaster/ray of light in every room as we get settled in to our new house and make it our own.
Brianna says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see a room in transition with furniture being rearranged in preparation for the new furniture coming next week.
Kimberly says
If you were here–you would see me sitting at work, distracted from actually getting anything done.
Dara says
IF YOU WERE HERE…..you would see me at work, not working. But enjoying your glorious blog, thinking of all the unfinished projects I have at home and daydreaming about finishing them.
Emily says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you could see me sitting in my politics class studying for my econ midterm/perusing Pinterest for DIY ideas!
Erika says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you would see that I’m eating Famous Amos cookies for breakfast. Yup, breakfast of champions!
Heather Bumgarner says
If you were here right now…
You’d see me waiting to see how your floors turn out since we are putting new cork floors in our kitchen soon!
susan daley says
If you were here- you would see me playing dress-up with my daughter!!
jae says
IF YOU WERE HERE
..you’d see the contents of my lower cabinets
spread over the kitchen floor during a major
purge. Not a pretty sight.
Kate says
If you were here you would see me on the train, scouring craigslist and eBay for the perfect vintage medicine cabinet.
Christy says
If you were here, you’d be having chick-fil-a for breakfast!
Sarah says
IF YOU WERE HERE… you’d see be Google-ing and drawing out potential home plans :)
Angeline says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d find me coughing, wheezing & sneezing – I have the flu! Yikes!
Kate Keegan says
IF YOU WERE HERE! You would see a gal and a guy standing in our new apartment trying to mash together two lives into one. Currently, there is a battle between the signed Ravens memorabelia (the guy’s) and black and white photographs (the gal’s) in the living room and a battle between “let’s get some pretty and functional storage units” (the gal) and “not everything has to look pretty” (the guy) in the bedroom/office.
Karen J says
IF YOU WERE HERE … You’d see our kitchen (because I’m sitting at our kitchen counter). No projects in process but I am mulling over “whitewashing” our travertine tile backsplash (versus ripping it out and replacing it with a whiter backsplash).
Darcie says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me drinking a latte, catching up on blogs and having a little me time since the baby is napping!
Amy says
IF YOU WERE HERE! you’d see me procrastinating at work and reading your blog instead :/ oops! :)
Brooke Castelloe says
If you were here – you’d see a busy Tuesday morning in the office :)
Julie (from Pocketful of Joules) says
IF YOU WERE HERE you’d see me home on maternity leave (with my baby still in the NICU) using my days to put our new house together. On today’s schedule is sanding down and repainting a bathroom, but I’m procrastinating online…
Jennifer Youngs says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You’d see that I’m taking a break from DIYing some awesome mercury glass lamps out of a couple thrift store lamps!
Melissa says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see me at work. Eight straight hours of computer time today, blah!
Lisa Wheeler says
IF YOU WERE HERE–you would see enough clutter in my office to rival your stash of objects and tools in your spare room. But the sun is shining and I love my yellow-and-white office, clutter and all, so all is well enough.
Dawn says
If you were here- you would see my 8 month pregnant with twins self… doing a whole lot of nothing. Well, incubating… so that is something :)
Dana says
IF YOU WERE HERE you would see my little boy eating his snack with milk dribbling down his chin!
Norma says
IF YOU WERE HERE
You would see me searching online for ideas for our basement that we are in the middle of finishing. Drywall is done and now it’s time to paint and start decorating!
Barbara says
IF YOU WERE HERE!
Lauren Nicole says
IF YOU WERE HERE …
you would see me not working while at work. It’s one of those days I just want to go back home and sleep!
Fran T-C says
If you were here….you would see my messy desk!
Cherri says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see me chowing down on my breakfast bagel!
Theresa says
If you were here…
You would need ear plugs! My poor daughter is teething bad, and simultaneously learning that she has a voice, and so she just yells alllllll day long. :o
melissa says
If you were here… You would see two boxes of kleenex, a cup of hot tea and me surrounded in cough drop wrappers trying to get rid of this cold!!
Amanda Mann says
If you were here!
-you’d see me sneaking a quick coffee break in at work!
Dawn says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you would see that I have way too many unfinished projects.
Larissa says
IF YOU WERE HERE…
…you would see me sitting at the front desk of the hotel I work at, catching up on my blogs before the business of the day starts.
Barbara says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you would see me in my cubie at work reading your blog!
Cynthia says
If you were here…
You’d see me sketching out plans for my kitchen renovation. And running around the house doing laundry ;)
jo says
IF YOU WERE HERE hopefully you’d give me some advice on decorating the rental home we are temporarily living in. I kept putting off investing any money in it, but since living here 5 months has turned into almost a year. I might as well settle in and enjoy it! Free money sure would help.
Lora Parisi says
If You Were Here….you’d see the papers scattered all over my desk as I work…and you’d probably be disgusted with the drab/colorless walls of my work office.
laura marie says
IF YOU WERE HERE I’d ask if you both would like to help me finish up this campaign concept I’m presenting this afternoon. ..Especially since my copywriter is out sick!
Jenny says
If you were here…you’d see my (cold) second cup of coffee next to my kinesiology notes!
Amanda says
IF YOU WERE HERE, you’d see me working on the laptop while simultaneously watching Vampire Diaries on Netflix. P.S. $herdog, if you don’t already, you should totally watch it…
Bailey says
IF YOU WERE HERE—you would see my moving boxes and an empty desk (a tear). Changing jobs is a pain!
Danielle says
IF YOU WERE HERE…you’d see my enjoying coffe on my NEW couch, in my NEW apartment staring at my NEW bamboo blinds and Vivan curtains!
Meghan says
If You Were Here.
Right now you would see me avoiding a huge pile of paper work, I am far to busy checking out your blog.
Gabrielle Martin says
If you were here… You would see my husband and children and my coffee. We’re not lazy, it’s just still morning time :)
jess says
If you were here… you’d see a very busy looking leasing agent’s desk, lol! And coffee to keep me going!
Carrie says
If you were here, you could see my two sons playing in their perpetually pigpenish playroom and bossing each other around.
Christine says
IF YOU WERE HERE – you’d see me sending this in between scheduling meetings and reading work related (well, mostly) emails.