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Fab Freebie: So Haute In Here

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!***

Who doesn’t love a sale? Especially when it’s to the tune of 50-75% off retail. Well that’s exactly how HauteLook rolls when it comes to creating 48-hour deeply discounted sales on home items (as well as clothing and beauty stuff too). A new sale pops up every morning at 11am EST, but here’s a sampling of what was up for grabs last week:

Hautelook Tiles

And one of you is gonna get $100 to spend on HauteLook this week, meaning you could snag items like an $850 graphic rug for just 80 bucks out of your own pocket. Not too shabby…

Hautelook Rugs

Here’s how to enter:

  • PRIZE: $100 towards anything on HauteLook.
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “I’M HAUTE” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … tell us about the all-time best deal you’ve ever scored. Was it an incredible sale that landed you a deep discount? Or maybe you bartered your way to something for free?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 20th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The United States
  • 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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This giveaway’s random winner is… Valerie J (who’s scored a $4000 Restoration Hardware armoire for only $315 just because the top crown molding was busted). 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 HauteLook.

Comments

  1. Melissa says

    I’m Haute!

    Best deal I ever scored was this huge antique white hutch and console that I found at an Office Max. I bought for around $100 and they were just getting a new model in…nothing was wrong with it!

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  2. Dana says

    “I’M HAUTE”

    My fiance and I recently moved into our first house. In the weeks prior to moving in we were doing a lot of window shopping to try to get a feel for each others’ style/taste. We happened to be in Crate and Barrel and noticed the Sloane Leaning bookshelves and media center with a sign that priced all three pieces (the media center and two bookshelves) at $374. The same set was in the catalog for $612, so we asked what the difference was. We were told that we would have to leave our info so the store manager could make the call on whether or not we could get it for the mis-marked price (even though we never said we wanted it). Turns out we did want it, and they did give it to us for the lower price. It’s one of the most central pieces of our living room decor and fits the space beautifully. So glad we asked about it and saved ourselves $238.

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  3. Sarah K says

    I’m haute!

    I got a dress originally priced at 45ish dollars… for 3 bucks. Thaaaat’s right. It was a combination of coupons, sales and a broken strap, and I still love that dress.

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  4. JP says

    I’m haute. (Well, probably not). But once I found a cedar chest on the side of the road near my folks’ house. The chest itself isn’t all that cool, but my dad helped me to resand & paint it, and so now it reminds me of a really nice day spent goofing off with my dad in his workshop.

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  5. Melissa says

    I’m haute ;)
    I am a fanatic for great deals, so have gotten a lot of them! One of my most recent ones was the $50 I spent on supplies to build myself a knock-off of the West Elm overlapping squares daybed (yep, the same one in the younghouse sunroom!). I’d say $400 off is a pretty decent deal!

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  6. Molly E says

    I’m HAUTE

    I’m an ebay aficionado and have scored many a once worn dresses. Even after dry cleaning I save $100s per dress.

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  7. Daisy says

    I’M HAUTE
    I just scored a $5 bedside bench from Craigslist today! It has “good bones,” so all I need to do is paint the legs and reupholster it from existing supplies. Score!

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  9. Ashley says

    I’m HAUTE! I found a brand new GE stainless steel oven warming tray from a thrift store. I paid $3.99. When I looked it up online later, I found that it retailed for $800!

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  10. Heather says

    I’M HAUTE!!!!

    We recently moved out and were dreading buying a sofa in fear of cost. So we hunted for deals and even thought about the futon route, but after looking long and hard we got a sofa and love seat for FREE!!!! All we had to do was pull it out of a co workers basement so they didn’t have to. They are great!!!

    Also love target bed sheets, got a $30 set on clearance for $4.88!!!

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  15. Laura S says

    I’M HAUTE!!

    My best score was a Goodwill find. My husband and I found an old dresser for $10. We re-finished it completely (Sanded and stained!) and added new hardware. We also added a piece of marble we had found left next to a dumpster. We used it as a buffet in our dining room.

    When we sold our last house, we had several people want to make an offer on just our buffet.

    Needless to say we turned them down. (And sold our house:)

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  18. Amber says

    I’M HAUTE!

    I once bought this awesome sideboard for only 5 dollars at my local Salvation Army. &! I once happened to be at my local Goodwill outlet and got a steal on a 6ft silver aluminum tree for 20 buckssss. Thrilled each time. Score?

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  19. Deb says

    I’M HAUTE!

    Best deal scored: Thrifting has been a fantastic series of scores since I started going a few years ago and trying to look at pieces in a new light. Amazing what a little spray paint can do!

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  24. Bree says

    “I’M HAUTE!”
    We had a new leather sectional w/ all the fixens, a recliner, an oak table w/ 8 chairs, and matching china cabinet. It was GIVEN to us as a blessing from a couple at our church that was moving out of state.
    I think thats the deals of all deals.

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  25. Brittany says

    I’m Haute! I came across these awesome glass horse head bookends at an antique expo in Fishersville last weekend. The dealer wanted $40. I found them a few months ago at a yard sale for $1! Woo hoo!

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  26. Judy Burmaster says

    I’m Haute!
    I just scored a matching set of beautiful round, oak coffee tables for $30!!! Gotta love Craigs list!!

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  28. Katie says

    I’m HAUTE! I scored my favorite piece of wall art for $8 instead of $48 because it was ‘damaged’. The hanger on the back was missing- such an easy fix!

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  29. Jenet says

    I’m Haute!

    I’m not really good at scoring deals but there was this one time I scored a jean skirt at Old Navy’s clearance section for $1.99 plus an extra 30% off.

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  30. Rebecca says

    I’M HAUTE!

    I actually kind of feel like the best deal we’ve gotten has been on our new condo. :) We live in San Diego, so getting an affordable place at a 4.5% interest loan was just awesome. Good luck on your house sale/hunt!

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  31. dara says

    “I’M HAUTE!”
    My aunt and I pulled a big circular wooden table from the end of someone’s driveway (garbage day)! I sanded it and refinished it. I used it for two years then sold it for $200 on craigslist when I moved.

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  33. Natalie says

    I’M HAUTE!

    I bought a faux rot-iron queen bed from Ikea for 100 bucks – looks expensive/vintage, feels nice and cost next to nothing! Friends have even asked if it’s a family heirloom.

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  34. Caity says

    I’M HAUTE!

    I once got a purse for only $6. It probably isn’t my best deal ever in terms of cost (it wasn’t very expensive to start with), but the amount of use I got out of it and the amount of compliments I received made it one of the most memorable.

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  38. darah says

    I’m Haute!
    The best deal ever was in college – we had a huge 3 story warehouse of antiques and the third floor was ‘rough stuff’ and full of amazing and less than top condition stuff. I got a scrabble table- an end table with a rotating top and a buffet table for $5 each. A little refinishing and they’re still in our home 12 years later!

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  39. Maggie says

    I’m Haute…got a crib set and extra blanket on clearance at Target for about ten bucks, before we knew our baby’s gender. Luckily we had a girl and the set works wonderfully with the nursery!

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  43. Jenny says

    I’m Haute! My best bargain I ever bought was one that unfortunately got away. At a warehouse store I purchased a new Pottery Barn cabinet for $200 dollars. It is still being sold for $1499. The saleswoman said she would put a sold sign on it and put it in their pick-up area. When my dad went to pick it up with the rented U-haul they couldn’t find it and realized they resold it to someone else immediately after I had bought it. I obviously was refunded and given a $40 gift card but it didn’t compare to the deal I had lost. I’m still a bit sad about it! :(

    http://www.potterybarn.com/products/garrett-glass-cabinet/?pkey=cbookcases-shelves)

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  45. Stephanie says

    I’m haute!!

    My best friend’s roomie had this gorgeous, gorgeous dining room table set from Pier One. We’re talking rich, deep wood and beatiful ancient Greece-inspired engraving that ran the lenth of the table. Every time I was at their house I drooled over it.

    The roommate ended up moving to a smaller place and got rid of most of his furniture. He remembered how much I loved the table, and called me before posting in on Craigslist. I jumped on the offer! The best part? He offered to give it to me. As in: free. I felt too guilty to just take it from him so I gave him 50 bucks.

    It’s never left our dining room since, and I still love how gorgeous it is. Score!

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  46. Erin says

    I’m Haute!

    The best deals I’ve scored have been in the Target baby department. The first was a gender neutral pack and play for only $19! It wasn’t on display and wasn’t marked clearance, but when we took it to that scanny thing and saw the price, we threw it in our cart real quick. When I got home, I looked it up online, and it was still selling for full price: $89! I also snagged a $69 baby monitor for $7! It wasn’t even a repackage, and I still see them selling it full price. Yeah, I’m pretty pleased with myself. :)

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  50. Carolyn says

    I’M HAUTE! As I neared graduation from college a couple years ago I was on the lookout for some grown-up bedroom furniture. Too expensive. My mom’s friend gave me a dresser from her college days (early 80s) that has a classic sleek front, 9 drawers and tapered legs. Ugly, worn finish. Stripped it, painted it (a beautiful semi-gloss dark grey) and poly-ed it! Perfect dresser. For the cost of paint, a foam brush and some sanding paper. Score.

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