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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Talk About Home Improvement

| By John Petersik | August 15, 2011 | 6,405 Comments

Fab Freebie: Talk About Home Improvement

*** 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!

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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.

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  • 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.

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Comments

  1. maryb says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    TALK TO ME! we are trying to decorate our new home starting from the bare bones!

    Reply
  2. Ashley says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Talk to me! Finish updating my kitchen in time for the holidays!

    Reply
  3. Kate says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Talk to me! This Fall, I want to paint our front door and our fireplace, and set up our new dining room – it would be great to have some nice, new stuff to make that room beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Meghan says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Talk to me!
    Oh my gosh, so many plans as we’re buying a house THIS WEEK! But holiday decorating is always our favorite!

    Reply
  5. Sarah Burch says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  6. Susy M. says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Talk to me. Future projects – entirely gut bathroom and redo. Tent the house. Paint the house outside. Finish landscaping in the backyard. Paint some rooms. Change to all stainless appliances. Install granite and new sink in kitchen. Replace some ceiling fans.

    WOW, that’s a lot.

    Reply
  7. Paulina J! says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME!
    Just moved to a bigger house and want to make built in bookshelves for my home office and paint a few rooms.

    Reply
  8. Linny says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME!!!

    I’m looking to convert the guest room to an office/library and the living room to a cozy social room with a second couch that i’ve been eyeing from Crate & Barrel!

    Reply
  9. Haley McCall says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME! Our list of home improvements starts with painting the kitchen cabinets, installing our new faucet, knocking out a wall for a new door to the back patio and of course, lots of painting!

    Reply
  10. Amy @ larryspearslive.com says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME!
    Updating the apartment to make it warm and cozy…

    Reply
  11. Cat says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    Talk to me!!

    Reply
  12. Betsy says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  13. emilyr says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    We have this little thing called a kichen renovation… HELP!

    Reply
  14. Luke says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    TALK TO ME! Our office/second bedroom could use some love so that it no longer serves as a dumping ground for all our outcast furniture.

    Reply
  15. Tyler says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  16. Sarah says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    TALK TO ME!!!

    Reply
  17. jodanders says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    TALK TO ME!!! I am so wanting to refinish and stain my parquet floors in the entry ways and in the kitchen:) Then add a little color splash here and there with accesories!

    Reply
  18. Newlyweds on a Budget says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Talk to ME!

    Reply
  19. Lindsey says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Talk to me!

    Our future project is to buy our first home. After that I’m sure there will be many, many projects to come!

    Reply
  20. Natalia says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    I want to completely redo my room! I need to paint and find a more efficient way to store things.

    Reply
  21. erica says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    TALK TO ME! We are hoping to redecorate our guest bathroom.

    Reply
  22. Kelli says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    We are working on finishing our basement and adding a vent to our bathroom so that we don’t have to open the window when it’s freezing out!

    Reply
  23. Blake says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  24. C.D. says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    TALK TO ME!
    Fence repair. Boring! Wish my next project was pool installation :-)

    Reply
  25. Marissa says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    TALK TO ME! My to-tackle list is a million miles long for winter! At the top: I’m planning on painting my living room, kitchen, and master bedroom.

    Reply
  26. Erin says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    I hope to have new countertops and backsplash for the kitchen!

    Reply
  27. samantha spencer says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    talk to me!!
    winter time project: paint every surface of the basement white!!! it currently looks like a dungeon

    Reply
  28. Barb says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    Changing out accessories…it’s a mood thing. :)

    Reply
  29. ilene says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    TALK TO ME! Hopefully we will be decorating a nursery very soon!

    Reply
  30. Shifra says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Talk to me!
    I’m trying to make our tiny office/TV room/basement/guest room more streamlined and cohesive. It’s hard when the smallest room in the house has the most names!

    Reply
  31. laurel says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Talk to me! Please! All I want is something that isn’t carpet in my dining room. I have four kids and I hate carpet!! What were they thinking when they put it in a dining room??

    Reply
  32. Jessica Riley says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Talk to me! I will be updating the yellow bathroom with its antique brass fixtures and paisley wallpaper.

    Reply
  33. Stacie says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Talk to me!!

    This fall…remove old insulation and replace!!

    Reply
  34. Roxanne says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to me! I would love to make our back entry/ mud room usable before winter so we can enter our home nearer to our parking. Great for running in quickly when it’s cold!

    Reply
  35. Sara says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME! When the weather cools down we need to do some work in the attic. Way too hot to do ANYTHING up there right now. (We live in Houston)

    Reply
  36. Jeff says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    talk to me!

    i’ll be moving my home studio to the basement, which means repainting the current room and finding a new use for it…

    Reply
  37. Jenna C. says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME!!

    Looming project: terracing the backyard

    Reply
  38. Stacy says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  39. Christina says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to Me!

    Paint, paint, paint. Oh and recover the chair that is shredded and have the antique one upholstered that has now been in our living room down to bare bones for about 9 years!

    Reply
  40. Rachel H says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to me!

    I’m hoping to re-do the ugly green marble surround on my fireplace with some pretty black glass tiles!

    Reply
  41. Erin says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    I need to figure out a mantel solution for our fireplace. It currently has a generic, blah, same-as-the-floor, tile surround and no mantel. By xmas, I want to have a proper place to hang stockings – so this will be my Oct project (right now I’m focused on nesting for the baby).

    Reply
  42. Julianne says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    I have a finished 3rd floor with brown wood paneling. Our home office is up there and once we start to lose the long hours of bright summer sun, we won’t be able to procrastinate painting any longer!

    Reply
  43. Lo says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    talk to me!

    future plans = putting some plants in our bare backyard

    Reply
  44. Lorna C. says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to Me!

    I would like to build a farmhouse bed and table from Ana White’s website.

    Reply
  45. Lori Wright says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to me

    Reply
  46. Megan says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to me!

    I’m going to paint the wood paneling on our fireplace and built-in book case!

    Reply
  47. Laura says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME!

    my apartment is always evolving but no specific projects!

    Reply
  48. Laura H says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Talk to me! We plan to put up a backsplash in our kitchen.

    Reply
  49. Ashley W. says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    TALK TO ME!!

    My husband and I have been dyyyying to redo our bedroom!!

    Reply
  50. krystle porter says

    August 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    “Talk to me!” we are planning on replacing all of our currently small baseboards with much larger ones :)

    Reply
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