***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!***
The winner of this week’s giveaway can literally make that request. Because Swedish-born Virginia-based artist Erica Eriksdotter is giving away a commissioned painting worth up to $350. That’s right everyone, put on your fancy pants because soon you could be telling your friends smugly “oh yeah, that beautiful painting over there? I commissioned it.”
We really like the color in all of Erica’s work, and we love that our winner will be able to guide the color and design of their custom work to fit their home perfectly. You can even pick the best size for your space (from a 12 x 9″ up to 16 x 20″). Here’s how to enter:
- PRIZE: A commissioned painting from Studio Eriksdotter worth up to $350
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME A PICTURE!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your favorite piece of one-of-a-kind artwork that you currently own. Maybe it’s a finger painting done by a kid in your life? Something you got on etsy? Or a drawing that you sketched yourself to fill some blank space?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, November 24th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States, Canada and Europe!
- 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 Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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Not only do we have one winner, but everyone can get 10% off of anything from Studio Eriksdotter through Dec 9th. Use the code YOUNGHOUSELOVE for any stationery purchase in her Etsy shop or you can contact her directly for art inquiries.
And our very lucky winner (as selected by random.org) is… Ali Moore. Congrats!
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Studio Eriksdotter.
Emily says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
The only one of a kind artwork I own is a photo collage my mom made for me and my husband for our engagement. :)
Jen says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
our favorite picture without a doubt is a small oil painting i got in kenya – it’s vibrant and fill of oranges, reds and memories!
Martha says
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Almost everything in our house was either painted by me or is a photo one of us took. We do have some apple crate labels and some framed scrabook paper, but other than that everything is “one of a kind.” I like it all, but I guess a favorite would be hand-painted plates a friend brought back from Mexico
Bri says
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My favorite piece of art is a three-piece canvas painting I created years ago to hang over our bed. I decided I couldn’t afford the pricey canvas sets I was seeing in the stores, so I opted for some home-made abstract art. I still love it to this day!
Janet says
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I wish I could describe an amazing piece of art that my husband and I own but the only prized possession hanging on our walls is a canvas print of our favorite wedding picture. We just moved into a new house and have TONS of wall space to fill but no art yet. We would love to have a big, colorful painting to put in our family room. Thanks for posting such a great giveaway and congrats on the new house!!!
Pam says
PAINT ME A PICTURE Hmm.. My fav piece of art is a small oil painting done of an imaginary scene from the turn of the century at a recognizable location in my city.
Bridgit says
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Definitely my son’s first watercolor painting. It’s huge and messy and I love it!
Katie D. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
a 3-panel acrylic painting of a city skyline sort of similar to the first one in this blog entry :) painted by yours truly!
katrina says
Paint me a picture! My favorite is the portrait of my Yorkie, that a friend gave me as a housewarming when I bought my first house.
erin says
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My rosewood, handmade dining room table is my favorite art piece.
alicia says
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My favorite is a painting by my mother of a winter church scene that sits atop our mantel.
Hillary says
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My husband and I have a beautiful watercolor painting that a family member bought for us while they were living in China. It’s lovely!
Carrie says
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My favorite piece is a picture of our first dog my husband had done for me.
Amanda Sanborn says
Paint Me a Picture!
My favorite art in my home is the ones that i made on photoshop! Nothing like being proud of your own work!
mel zeiger says
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My favorite piece of art is the collage wall of our children’s baby pictures, gets to smile no matter how “awesome” they’ve been lately :)
Jaime says
Paint me a picture!!
My favorite piece of artwork is a gorgeous painting that my husband’s aunt did for us as a wedding gift.
Kelcey says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
And… I actually don’t own a single piece of original art! How sad is that?
CarrieK says
I have lots of art that I love in our home, from originals by local artists, things I’ve found on vacation, to prints galore! But some of my own work is the most special… I was an art major in college and I’ve never quite gotten back to that place in my work. It’s a bummer!
Kristen says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!! My house could totally use some art like this! My favorite piece of art that I have is definitely a drawing one of my high school students gave to me when I first started teaching. It’s an amazing drawing of a female’s calves & feet, standing in a puddle of water.
Jordan G says
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My favorite artwork in my house is my pen and ink drawing of our two “babies,” boxer mutts Rory and Shiner. It makes me smile every single time I pass by!
Cathy says
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I love a photo that we have framed that a friend took at my wedding.
Haley says
Paint me a picture!
I love a painting my cousin brought back from a visit to the Ukraine. A local artist there painted a beautiful oil scene of golden sunflowers that blended up ionto a golden sky and sun with a little boy and girl in the midst of it all>
Jessica says
Paint Me A Picture!
My favorite piece of art is a beautifully framed photograph of the mountains where my husband grew up. It looks like it could have been taken in the mountains where I grew up.
chitra says
Paint me a picture!
I have a huge painting of horses which hangs in our living room.
Ilove it because it was bought in India done by a indian street artist.
JenniB says
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our friend painted a copy of the blue & black John Coltrane jazz album…. ‘Soul Train’. It’s a pretty specific taste/style but it looks amazing!
Carrie says
Paint me a picture! I have a one of a kind drawing of a hippo that I adore!
Heather says
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My favorite piece of art is a picture of the Mackinac bridge my dad took and gave to me for christmas a couple years ago.
Sarah says
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I received a sweet painting of my late mother at my bridal shower, which was held on her birthday. It also had a quote painted on it that read “I hold you in my heart.”
Melissa E says
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Such beautiful pieces of art in your examples alone.
Since we moved into this house in the summer we have only hung one art piece in the bedroom/office and it is one I painted for my husband’s birthday of a crow. Somewhat tiny but he loves it so I get a kick out of it.
Rebecca says
Paint me a picture!!
My favorite is a picture that our neighbor drew of our dog Portos. We got it framed and it sits in our dining room.
Jennifer says
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My favorite piece of art is a painting we have of Paris.
Chantelle says
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Love that top painting, it is gorgeous! My favourite piece of art is from a Canadian artist named Brandi Hofer. My husband bought it for my birthday and I LOVE it.
Nicole says
oh boy! Paint ME a picture!
Sophie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favourite piece of ‘artwork’ is something that I did myself. I used some of my favourite lyrics, found a font, typed it, printed it, then traced it all pretty and brightly onto some paper (always think things look better when you can tell they’re handmade rather than printed!) It says:
‘The sun is in the sky and it is gonna be a glorious day!’
I put it next to my mirror so that I see it every morning and it gives me a positive attitude for the day! ^.^
Amy M says
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My favorite piece of art up in our house right now is a gorgeous woodblock print by Gustave Baumann. The colors are really lush and beautiful.
Sarah B says
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I have 3 black and white photos of some wine collections that we put together one late Thanksgiving (most of the bottles were empty if that tells you anything) but everyone played around with the groupings and I have 3 great photos to prove it!
Martha says
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stacy says
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I love the photography that we have hanging in our home. It is my husband’s hobby and we have some of our favorite memories on display for all to see!
Debbie says
paint me a picture!
With walls covered with posters – I would love some real art!
Monica says
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I lived and worked on a sailboat for 7 months and a co-worker did a drawing of the ship for me. I have it up in my bedroom. Although only a 5X7, it is my absolute favorite because it whisks me back to my life at sea!
nikki says
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because we just bought a house and the only art we have is a hideous painting by his ex gf on our living room wall… ughhh!
AshB says
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My favorite piece of art is all my personal photos. They are the most original pieces you can have =)
Erin C. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! One of my favorite original works of art is a really cute “you are my sunshine” print that I got for my baby girl’s nursery from Etsy.com.
Ashley Z says
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alexis says
paint me a picture!
my favorite piece of art is a doodle done of our dog and cat together. it’s adorable!
Jen N. says
Paint me a picture!!!
My favorite piece of art is a candid shot a friend got of my husband and I during our first dance.
Sherry F. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My absolutely favorite piece of art in our house is a huge charcoal piece made by my husband in college. It is a sort of interpretation of music and I absolutely love it. It is both taller and wider than me, but if God forbid we had a fire, I would probably try to carry it out on my back because it would break my heart to lose it.
Brittany says
Paint me a picture…
My favorite painting in my house is the one by a friend of mine. She’s a beginner but shows a lot of potential!
Tiffany says
Paint me a picture!
I think the only one-of-a-kind piece I own is a cross-stitch piece made by a lady I have known all my life. Cross stitch really isn’t my style, so to speak, but she modeled it after a Norman Rockwell painting called “Young Love.” It was done completely by hand with no pattern at all. Gotta admire that kind of talent!
Christina says
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My favorite is a water color painting my son did while in 1st grade.