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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Lowe-ded With Ideas

| By John Petersik | September 12, 2011 | 4,080 Comments

Fab Freebie: Lowe-ded With Ideas

***This giveaway is no longer expecting entries – see who won below!***

Random.org once again spun its wonderful wheel of randomness and selected our two winners as… Amy @ Larryspearslive.com and Amanda Deerr. Congrats ladies!

Raise your hand if you want a $50 Lowe’s gift card. Or better yet, give me a “hootie hoo.” And if the thought of being one of two lucky winners doesn’t instantly get your brain spinning with all of the potential projects that you could tackle, Lowe’s Creative Ideas will happily fill your head with… wait for it… creative ideas. You may already know of the free Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazines (if not, you can subscribe to ’em here), but even we didn’t realize how much content they have on their website and Facebook page. And along with bigger building and DIY ideas they’ve also got decor tutorials (like stamping curtains) and crafty stuff (like making silhouette art) too.

Lowes Creative Ideas

  • PRIZE: A $50 gift card to Lowe’s courtesy of Lowe’s Creative Ideas
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IDEA ME” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … tell us about your all-time most creative idea. Was it an awesome solution to an everyday problem? A delicious spur-of-the-moment recipe? An ingenious fix to home decor dilemma? Maybe you’ve just stumbled upon a simple household trick that makes your life easier (like letting the dog eat scraps around the highchair instead of vacuuming)?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 14th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 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 winners 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 weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lowe’s Creative Ideas.

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Comments

  1. Nicole Hansen says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    Idea Me!

    Reply
  2. Mellie says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    idea me!
    CROCKPOT recipies that i make up on my own

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    Idea Me!

    Love my grey color scheme paint throughout my condo. The tones range from very light to charcoal and makes it flow so well.

    Reply
  4. Sarah Got A Passport says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    IDEA ME!

    Reply
  5. S. Shaw says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    IDEA ME!
    My ingenious sheet folding procedure guarantees a neatly folded sheet stack AND makes making up the bed a breeze. Patent pending.

    Reply
  6. Eugenie says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    Idea Me!

    Too tired from a cold to remember being creative, but would love to by some paint to get some mirror painting checked off my list!

    Reply
  7. Melody Benschoter says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    Idea me!
    Um, I totally let the dog eat off the kitchen floor- isn’t that the whole reason to get a dog?!?
    We finally hung a clothes rod in the laundry room so I can hang shirts up straight from the dryer. Why did it take me until my mid-30s to finally try that little trick? Genius!

    Reply
  8. Elyse says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    IDEA ME!!!!!!

    Reply
  9. Debbie says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    IDEA ME!!

    Can use all of the help I can get!

    Reply
  10. marilu says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    IDEA ME!

    I found a $3-ish sconce on super clearance at Lowes that saved us from replacing a ceiling fan, which saved us $$$, since I was looking at different sconce/fan combos, but then this awesome deal pulled the existing look together!

    Reply
  11. Nathan says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    IDEA ME!

    Reply
  12. claire says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    IDEA ME!!

    most creative thing ever!?!?! hmmmm…. smores cupcakes with ice cream… i don’t know. i am not very creative.

    help me lowes :)

    Reply
  13. Rebekah from SoCal says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    IDEA ME! I coordinated and designed a 50+ page cookbook for my BFF who got married in August. It turned out really well, but I didn’t not anticipate what a psycho detail oriented freak I would be about making it perfect.

    Reply
  14. Trina says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:54 pm

    IDEA ME!

    Reply
  15. Karis says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:55 pm

    Idea me!
    The Ikea countertop and pot rack we just added to our new kitchen looks great and gave us the storage we needed on a new home budget. I have plenty more ideas to put in motion once I have the time and moolah!

    Reply
  16. Jennifer Finley says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    IDEA ME! we have too many projects to count . . . new front and back doors, staining a fence, repairing the garage . . .

    Reply
  17. Britiney says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    IDEA ME!! I honestly can’t think of one single amazing idea I’ve had recently. Clearly I need to win this giveaway!

    Reply
  18. Carrie says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    IDEA ME!

    My creative idea has yet to happen! I got a pair of chairs to paint but I keep changing my mind on the color!!

    Reply
  19. Emily says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Idea me! I’m still improving my DIY-house skills, but I am pretty good at coming up with tasty and healthy meals with whatever is on hand. Also, my garden has been out of control this year, so that’s been fun to put to use.

    Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

    Reply
  20. Lyndsey says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    IDEA ME!!!
    UGG CANT THINK OF ANY CREATIVE IDEAS RIGHT NOW BUT I KNOW I HAVE PLENTY…

    Reply
  21. Katie says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    IDEA ME!

    I used clearance Target placemats as super cool art to stage my house.

    Reply
  22. Christy Lynn says

    September 12, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    IDEA Me!!

    Not so much my idea, but when I discovered all of the amazing household uses for vinegar….my life changed for the better! :)

    Reply
  23. Jennifer says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    IDEA ME!

    I took a chance on an awful looking chair at a thrift store, recovered it and now it is the most fought over chair in the house.

    Reply
  24. Vicky says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    IDEA ME!

    When I first moved into my house there were doors I didn’t need, so I took 2 of them down, put green board into the sunken middle panel and tiled the indented space to make a table top. I used it for a counter in my kitchen before I remodeled it.

    Reply
  25. jeanna says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    idea me!

    Our best solution to an over sized mantle was to cut it down the middle and my amazing husband was able to almost seamlessly with bondo (same type you use on cars) put it back together! Those 6″ made a HUGE difference!

    Reply
  26. Eileen Hall says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    Idea me!
    I used a potato to remove broken lightbulb.

    Reply
  27. Laura says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    IDEA ME!

    slightly lacking in the creative department that is why i am always on younghouselove.com

    Reply
  28. Sarah K says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    IDEA ME!

    Reply
  29. Katy says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Idea me! My best idea? Easy. Deciding to have a baby. :)

    Reply
  30. Kendall says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    IDEA ME! And my current favorite creative project is the cheap and quick art I made for the top of our staircase. I put green tissue paper in a white RIBBA frame from IKEA and my husband and I each stepped in white paint and put our footprints on it along with our baby’s footprints. It makes me smile each time I walk up the stairs.

    Reply
  31. Meredith Nassihi says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Idea me. I think my most creative was using tension rods and a curtain sheer to make shift a screen on our family roo door for six months.

    Reply
  32. Jess@atasteofconfidence says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    IDEA ME!
    great giveaway:)

    Reply
  33. Malea says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    Idea me!
    The most recent adventure was sawing a shelf out of a computer desk to make room for a monitor. That was a neck saver project.

    Reply
  34. Kim Gutierrez says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    IDEA ME!!!!
    The most creative idea I’ve had recently is to use binders with sheet protectors inside to keep all those “want to do”, “reference”, and “awesome gift ideas” that I find in magazines. Instead of keeping the whole magazine I’ve been cutting out the pertinent info and then putting it into the correct binder. Has made life so much easier to not have 20 million scraps of magazine cluttering up my desk area.

    Reply
  35. Sara says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    Idea Me!

    My most creative idea was using an old cushy ottoman as a reading nook in my 2 year old daughter’s room. I just put it in the corner near the window with some fluffy colorful pillows, a small table & lamp, and baskets of books. She loves it, and it’s the perfect size for her to cuddle up with a book. So glad I didn’t toss the ottoman with the worn-out chair! :)

    Reply
  36. brian says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    IDEA ME!

    won’t you please?

    Reply
  37. kristena says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:08 pm

    IDEA ME!

    Reply
  38. Elyse Estridge says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:08 pm

    IDEA ME

    Reply
  39. Joy says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    Idea Me!! I redid some wall art using the flowers from my sister in laws wedding bouquet.

    Reply
  40. Jenny says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    IDEA ME! My most awesome ideas usually come from pinterest. (so they’re not exactly mine). LOL!

    Reply
  41. Ginger M. says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    Idea Me!

    My best idea so far was designing our bathroom from ground up in our finished attic space in our old condo. Nothing like seeing your vision literally created in front of your eyes.

    Reply
  42. Natasha says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    Idea me!

    Reply
  43. JB says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Idea Me!!!

    Reply
  44. Amy says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    IDEA ME! Please.

    Reply
  45. Meghan says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    IDEA ME! Most creative idea or my grandmothers most creative idea, that I now love to do is walk around pick up flowers, dry them and make my own wreath! :)

    Reply
  46. Paul says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    IDEA ME!

    I once collected all those mussel shells off the beach and glued them to a jar – awesome color blue on the inside – everyone always ignores them . . .

    Reply
  47. Eilene says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    IDEA ME!

    My most creative idea was taking apart and old table to use the carved sides as wall decor. They were veneer and kind of ugly, but painted a fun color made them look awesome!

    Reply
  48. Chris says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    IDEA ME!

    I went to a local gift shop last November. They offered blue glass Christmas bulbs in a crystal bowl for $40. I thought, you gotta be kidding me. I got used blue glass bulbs at the DAV thrift store for $2. I got a nice glass bowl from Salvation Army for $4. Total hack at 85% discount!

    Reply
  49. John says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    IDEA ME PLEASE!

    Reply
  50. Tirzah says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    IDEA ME!

    Reply
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