*** 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.
Netty says
TALK TO ME! We’re planning on putting in a hardwood floor in the dining room and putting insulation in the attic. Can’t wait!
Sherri says
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Livingroom furniture!
Kait says
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My husband and are going to try and tackle redoing our kitchen this winter – yikes!!! Wish us luck!
Liz says
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Finally hang up pictures from our trip last year.
amanda says
TALK TO ME!!! I’m doing some “fall cleaning” in an effort to reduce my stuff – and also taking on my first furniture painting DIY project! Yay!!
Kelley says
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Planning to paint every room in our new house!
Bridget says
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Winter projects where to even start! I have to paint my guest room, make a headboard, redo our bathroom, paint our bedroom, do stenciling on the wall, paint dining room with board and batten trim around most of it do some stenciling above that and possibly paint the kitchen cabinets..again! Whew!
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Diana says
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trying to refinish the balcony banisters on my apartment — they are deadly since the paint has worn off and the weather has the wood splintering
Danielle says
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I am itching to decorate for Christmas with all the decorations I scored last year on clearance!
Corey says
Talk to me!!! We live in an apartment, so we can’t do anything major. But we are definitely in need of curtains and rugs, two great ways to personalize a rental space and add some warmth in those cold months!
Cher says
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I really REALLY need to do our bedroom over!
Lindsey says
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Our basement is blah, blah and more blah. We built our home two years ago and have yet to tackle the dingiest part of the house. We hope to turn it into a functional and cozy kid-friendly room where we can play on those snowed-in, cold, winter days.
Tiffany says
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I’m dying to repaint the kitchen cabinets, but don’t quiiite have the hubby’s blessing… maybe I will by the fall!
holly | bijou lovely says
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Future projects for the fall/winter include painting and decorating the guest room and renovating our master bathroom and bedroom.
Rebecca says
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I’m definitely wanting to work on the fireplace. And finishing a painting project that seems to have been going on for months!
Leanne says
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I want our bathroom to (1) have a shower and (2) not have three different kinds of wallpaper in it. So many more projects, but this is the biggest one!
Mel says
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Action items for the remainder of the year include filling up some of the white space in our home with new art and maybe getting some new fixtures for our bathrooms.
Andy says
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Samantha @ http://shewfits.blogspot.com/ says
TALK TO ME! One of our many winter projects will be to install a shower door in our master bathroom.
Tracy says
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We are going to renovation our living room and the attached sunroom (which is our office). I’m so excited about this, because it puts us one step closer to finishing the bigger projects in our house. The kitchen is the last big thing! Anyhow, we are redoing the walls and drywalling the ceiling, then a fresh coat of paint, hang our flat screen tv, and build a long narrow desk! Hopefully most of this will be done in the next month, so it is ready for our son’s first birthday party! Yeah!
Autumn says
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I’m currently trying to finish a wreath with autumn colored felt roses. Then maybe reupholstering the couch (skeered).
Stefanie H says
TALK TO ME!!!!!!! please. :)
Lindsay says
I would love to get a new rug for my living room and finish all of the other projects I am workin on in there…lamps, end tables, curtains…Lot’s to do and $500 would go a longggggg way!
Carrie says
TALK TO ME! I can’t wait to haul out the Christmas decorations now that my living room/dining room is almost complete.
Stacey says
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We just purchased our first home…a foreclosure…and our yard is a nuclear wasteland! Since we live in the south, our fall/winter project is going to be getting the yard prepped for landscaping next spring! It’s just much too hot to work outside during the summer! We’d like to build a field stone walkway down to the lake, add a fire pit area and build a new dock!
Kelsey says
TALK TO ME! My biggest project this fall/winter will be buying my first house! (Fingers crossed!)
Whitney says
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Where to start- sand and pain the front porch and basement window sills, finish landscaping the front yard, build a pergola for the back patio and start my fall garden!
Amanda says
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We are purchasing our first home and having our first child, tons to do!!!!!
Carrie says
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Had a busy couple of months on the home enhancement front. Taking a few months off to feed my inspiration (and bank account)!
Amy in VA says
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We live in a 66 year old house with apparently no right angles. I’d love to knock a hole in the wall btw our kitchen and dining room and add a breakfast bar. Or I could be happy with paint.
Kinga says
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Tab says
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Outdoor projects include planting some grass and putting down some type of pavers for the garbage can to sit on. The area is currently nothing but mud and not fun on roll out days!
Heidi says
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Curtains and rugs…I think it’ll make a HUGE difference and make it nice and cozy for fall/winter!
Mallory says
TALK TO ME! I’d like to organize the spare closet where all our odds and ends end up.
Natalie says
TALK TO ME! We have a few fall baby room projects we need to scramble to get done before our sweet little boy arrives.
Alicia says
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Jill says
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1. Refinish the weird yard sale end table thing and then find a use for it.
2. Paint under the chair rail in the dining room white and build casings with trim to look more finished.
3. Build window casings for every window in our house (the builders didn’t think they were necessary, apparently).
Aaraena says
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Candice H says
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We’ve got to stain our back deck at some point. Eventually we’d like to replace the carpet in the living room with hardwood, but we’ve got to save up for that project.
Abby says
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The next project I have to tackle is painting and decorating my master bedroom! It is a totally blank canvas right now…lots of work, but lots of fun:)
Michelle says
TALK TO ME! I’d like to get some curtains up, hang pictures, and find a spot for the Christmas tree!
Lauren B. says
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We are so excited to start re-doing our master bathroom. It is straight from 1989 and needs some modernizing. thanks!
Alisa says
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Our next major project is to turn our office into a nursery! At the very list we’ll be ripping out the carpet, removing popcorn ceilings, painting, new lights, new curtains, and new closet doors. It’s a big project!!!
Stephanie says
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I seriously need to organize my closet.
Heather says
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I’d love to have time to repaint a great coffee table I found on craigslist!
Haley says
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Future plans include finding a use for the room that has stayed empty in the new apartment since we moved in three months ago….
Katie says
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Spending our first Thanksgiving and Christmas in our new home! Also, getting the backyard cleared our and livable for our 2 furry children.
Kathy says
Talk to me! A re-do of our master bath is on the agenda. Our neighbor upstairs was nice enough to allow his AC to leak onto our ceiling and walls in the bathroom. Should be a fun project :)
Katie Greenlaw says
Talk to me! I am trying to persuade my husband that it’s time to change our dark colored home into a light and bright space….he sees $$$ and I see peace of mind! :)
Tracey Bartula says
TALK TO ME! We plan to make over our outdoor deck area! You would think that would be a summer project but with 100 degree temps here in Texas all summer, we are looking forward to lounging outside this fall!