*** This contest is no longer accepting entries – see who won below! ***
Random.org got his random on and selected our winner as… Tracey @ Tropical Happiness (who just moved into a new house last week so she has lots of shopping to do). Congrats! For everyone else, keep that chin up – you can still enter the Hometalk $500 Lowe’s gift card giveaway through Sunday.
You may already know that Hometalk is a community of home improvement experts (including some familiar HGTV faces) and fellower DIYers sharing home and garden projects, advice, and even contractors. And for this week’s giveaway they’re majorly hooking someone up… to the tune of a $500 gift card to Crate & Barrel!
And as if that weren’t enough, over on their site they’re also giving away another 500 bucks (this time to Lowe’s). So to get in on that little bonus freebie, you can answer their quick poll question (about what outdoor summer project you still need to tackle – btw, our answer is C), sign up for a free account, and then cross your fingers really hard. Of course you can just enter for the Crate & Barrel gift card by commenting over here (or the Lowe’s card over there) so there’s no pressure to do both.
- PRIZE: A $500 gift card to Crate & Barrel courtesy of Hometalk
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TALK TO ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since Hometalk is polling folks about their summer projects, let’s cover your fall & winter plans here. What’s on your to-tackle list later this year? Maybe updating your fireplace just in time for cooler weather? Or redoing your bedroom for those cold winter nights? Or are you just itching to decorate for Halloween and Christmas already?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, August 17th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 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 on Thursday morning 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 Hometalk.
Alaina says
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I really need to get blinds/curtains for all of the windows in my house and fix up my backyard. Because I live in California, we spend time outside year round and it’s really been an embarrassment to have people over and see my dismal backyard.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Susanne says
TALK TO ME! Our front room/parlor is in dire need of a new sofa and I’m saving up pennies to buy one!
Beth says
TALK TO ME! We’re working on our front porch next, so I was super pumped to see you’re tackling the front door already!
Vinny says
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Our roof started leaking into the kitchen this past weekend during the terrible downpours we had. Need to replace it asap.
K Bess says
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Vanessa L says
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I’m very excited to start moving in my fall decor. For some reason, Autumn can’t come fast enough for me this year!
Diana says
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I am moving back to my midwestern hometown and into a beautiful condo and I would love to really make it my haven – it’ll be my first time living without roommates and having a little $ to spend!!
Nicole says
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Future project: spiff up our living room so it is less like my husbands old bachelor pad and more collaboration of both of us.
Jessica F. says
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Brianne says
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween and have major decorationg plans this year including a spook ally in the unfinished basement. It is going to be a huge project but soooo worth it!
Danielle Blake says
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I have a pretty large/long-term art/photo project brewing. It’ll basically mean a lot of film and a large cliche verre assembly and then probably one mass printing.
kathleen says
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Retile our entranceway. Whew!
Paola says
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Organizing my whole house and throwing out stuff we hoard.
Megan G. says
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Fall & Winter Projects — We have been in our house a year now, and since last year was my “get adjusted to the surroundings” year, I absolutely cannot wait to go all out on decorations for Halloween and Christmas — my favorite holidays!
Courtney says
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I plan to move in my soon to be fiance’, so our fall/winter project is to make room in my house for his (not as nice as mine) things. Wish me luck!
Hope says
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Digging up my entire urban front and back yard to rid myself of crab grass and weeds. Sod for about 2000 sq. ft. of lawn. Winter brings a new dining room with paint and new furniture! Hopefully minor kitchen reno in Spring 2012…
Megan says
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We have lots to tackle–finishing the great bedroom swap (where each kid wanted a different room, such that we had to re-do all 3 of the rooms) and transforming our formal living room into an office. I have a vision, now let’s see if I can accomplish it.
Sydney says
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We’re actually looking to buy a house within the next 6-12 months so I would say we have countless looming projects!
Kelly D says
TALK TO ME! planning to move this fall so looking forward to starting fresh and decorating a whole new place!
Kim H. says
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Project: We have GOT to do something about our yard. The weeds are taking over because we get everyone’s runoff due to the slope of our land. There has to be a solution! – even though we haven’t figured it out in the last 3 yrs of brainstorming :)
Emily says
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Our fall plans are moving, so that means that our summer plans involve de-junking toys and kids clothes that I don’t love so that we have less to move when the time comes.
sara says
TALK TO ME! I’d like to get more pictures hung and plant some flowers on the patio
Shirley says
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Cleaning and fixing up the old kitchen.
Sheila says
TALK TO ME! Would love to get my office cleared up!
heather s says
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finish painting the dining room and put up a chair rail. build a closet in our FROG. redo our master closet to make it more space efficient. make curtains for living and dining room… it’s a neverending list!
Lisa @ Fit in the Midwest says
TALK TO ME! Future: need to organize our office and redo our bedroom so it doesn’t have such a bachelor pad style. Winning this would help tremendously because I could buy curtains and beautiful things!
Brittany Shafer says
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Hopefully a nursery:)
Melissa says
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The project list is always long but at the top of the list install new windows in out detached shop and make some kind of charming awings! I would love to win this gift card!
Melissa says
TALK TO ME! I’m hoping to create an accent wall in the living room with a photo collage. Trying to decide if I want the frames to match…or mis-match. ???
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We’re hoping to have our brand new (to us) fixer dinner-party ready by Thanksgiving!
Kelly Wolthuis says
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We need to refinish our mudroom before the snow starts to fly – new color on the walls and repaint the cabinets.
Erin says
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I’m mostly just getting ready for holiday decorating, and maybe making things a little more cozy for the cold weather.
michael says
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I just got my very first drill yesterday and I’m ready to start installing our curtains around the apartment. :)
Karla says
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We want to re-do our bedroom,it’s way too busy right now, but hopefully we will get to do it soon :)
Carrie says
I’m redoing two spare bedrooms in our house…one into a guest room/library and the other into an art studio.
Dan Desrochers says
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Courtney says
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I have dreams of hosting Thanksgiving and/or Christmas at our in-process-of-renovating home…which means I need a dining room makeover!
Norma says
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This fall and winter we are working on finishing our basement. And it’ll take all of fall and winter to do it!
Kelly says
TALK TO ME! I’m going to finally sit down at the sewing machine! Living Room Curtains are first on the list!
Fatima says
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We have recently moved to a rental. I need to get the house organized before school starts in a couple of weeks.
Amy says
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I have such a long list I don’t know where to start!
Kirin says
Talk to Me! Refinish all of our hardwood floors, paint every room in the house, plan a new kitchen, remodel a half bath, and I could go on and on and on . . . :)
Jill says
Talk to me! Hopefully we will finish our fence painting project this fall (too hot to finish now!)
SJ says
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More importantly: I’m inspired by your recent door-renewal to a bright yellow, so I think that for my home reno project would be rewarding to take off the door of my rental and sand it down all new (it sticks in the frame a little) and paint it lime green!
Brianna says
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We need a new dining room table.
Callie says
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Newly married and could really use some help de-bachelor-padding the home!!
Mary T says
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We are hoping to re-do our patio to enjoy when outdoors in Texas becomes bearable again. First we had to get rid of our firewood because of termites :( and then my husband started his own machine shop, using the back patio as machine surplus area. But we’ve worked hard and it’s been a hard year, so we want an outdoor retreat, some place great to spend time with friends and our new walker, 11 month old Andrew. Thanks for the opportunity! :)
Carol Adams says
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Planning a full outdoor housepainting for late summer, early fall… When the hot weather goes away!!
Jessica says
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Put in a new/updated front door and finally get new window coverings throughout the house!
Josh K. says
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I plan on building two bookcases and a tv stand, along with filling in a number of lingering gaps in the walls from the apartment’s previous occupant and properly painting them :)