*** 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.
Julie says
“TALK TO ME!” about a new fun stuff for my living room!
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Catherine Michelena says
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I want to design and build my own potting bench before the end of this year!
Ansley says
Talk to me! We’re working on one of our tiny, retro-but-not-in-a-cool-way bathrooms. Everything must go.
Suzanne lafreniere says
Talk to me! New shed!
Jessica B. says
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We bought our first home this summer, so we have about a million little things to tackle…not to mention a list of big things. Windows, bathroom(s), kitchen…painting doesn’t even make the list right now!
Amber says
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We would really like to get all of our trim work done so that our renovated house is complete in time for our first family Thanksgiving!
PaigeW says
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My husband and I are currently looking for our first home and we can’t wait to see what DIY projects we may have in store!
Sam F says
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I’ve been itching to get some new colors into my bedroom by way of a new duvet and some wall color or art, etc.
Tara says
TALK TO ME…There are so many house projects we want to complete, but out biggest is probably redoing our basement. We were hit with some flooding and had to tear our entire basement apart due to water damage and mold.
Michelle says
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I hope we can settle on a color to paint our bedroom soon. We have a pretty big room so finding a color has us stumped!
Angela says
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Gwen Goulet says
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Fall project includes making the “main entrance” of the house the actual main entrance with a walkway and a re-do of the mudroom itself!
torrie says
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being that we’ve lived in our house for only 1 year after getting married last year, we’ve got lots on our list, but definitely #1 and #2 are to put tile in our kitchen (it’s currently a mix between real wood and vinyl due to water damage we had in the past) and landscaping our backyard, which is just a flat rectangle of dirt and a concrete slab currently…plus weeds that keep growing and growing. :(
Lizzy says
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We bought a new house and just moved in this past May. We immedately removed the above-ground pool so now we have a 25ft sandbox in our backyard! We are planning on laying a patio down that includes a fire pit as well as some large granite steps/retaining wall. We scored 13 HUGE granite blocks for FREE and now we just need to plan out the placement – and figure out how we’re going to move those suckers from the driveway to the soon-to-be patio area! These blocks range from 40-90inches and are about 12inches thick! (Hopefully before the cold New England weather creeps up on us!)
heather says
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Our summer home improvement projects include laying the foundation for our addition (which is almost done), and then lots of planning. Since we can’t open up our walls and rip off the roof leading into a New England winter, we’ll have to wait until next spring to finish it up. In the mean time we’re planning out the layout of the house including a stone chimney with granite from our yard we excavated that will make up a corner (i.e. two partial walls) in the middle of the house, which is somewhat open concept (er, will be). It’s going to be fabbbuulous.
Lauren says
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I am trying to tackle decorating my kitchen in my new house!
Jennifer says
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I’ve been wanting to redecorate our living room and bedroom. I am tired of the look I have in those rooms and I’m ready to update it to something warmer!
Jessica says
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Sophie says
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I’ll be painting the panelling in my office and building a kitchen table…
Elisa says
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We have so many crazy plans for fall landscaping…
Krystal says
Talk to me… We just purchased our first home so we’re looking forward to decorating for all the holidays and hopefully getting the guest room all set for visitors! :)
Emma says
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I’m planning on DIY-ing an upholstered headboard so I can snuggle under the covers this winter!
Erin says
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We are in the process of buying a house so we have a lot to do! First up is renovate the kitchen, then update/paint most of the house. Oh and this is our first house so we need a lot of furniture. I could really use the GC!
Emily D says
TALK TO ME!! We are moving into a new house at the end of the year and plan to do LOTS of renovations to that house. First on the agenda is new floors, paint and appliances. Then we’ll just go from there. :-)
Pam Tucker says
TALK TO ME! The C&B gift card would be so awesome! I could really use some new living room furniture.
Mary Claire says
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The next project on my list is to paint my kitchen cabinets! They are definitely needing an update.
Melany says
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I’m buying my first house (a major fixer-upper) so I’m looking forward to getting ideas and advice on the site.
Megan says
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We’ve got big plans to re-stain the deck, replace a few light fixtures and tackle some front yard landscaping!
Ashley says
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megan says
Talk to me! This summer we’ve been balancing landscaping projects with preparing our guestroom for visitors. So, this winter, we’ll be finishing the guest room and moving on to cleaning and organizing the basement, which has been a dumping ground since we moved in 2 years ago.
Emily says
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My goal is to remodel our 1.5 bathrooms by the end of the year. I really need to get started.
Isaac says
TALK TO ME! I’d like to finally furnish our family room.
Stacy says
TALK TO ME! Would love to update our patio furniture and get some barstools!
Laura says
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We have lots of projects to get to yet. We need to do some painting on our porch, and we need to have some windows fixed, but the project I’m most excited about is a bedroom transformation. Carpet up, widen the closet door, bring in a wardrobe, make a functional window seat & rearrange (we are also rearranging fans!!!) Can’t wait to get going on that!
Sheila says
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Christina says
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Guest bedroom redo, paint dining room and kitchen, and the list goes on and on…
Christina says
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I’m hoping to reorganize our bathroom and to repair and refinish an old nightstand that’s being repurposed as an entryway table.
Danica Allen says
TALK TO ME! painting the trim throughout the entire house! :)
Ashley says
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My project for the rest of the year is the NURSERY! First baby for us, so I am sure we are overthinking everything – but it’s so much fun!
Christa says
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What aren’t we doing?! Between staining our deck, painting the kitchen and living room, and updating the photo collage in our hallway, we’re looking at a very busy fall!
Tiffany P says
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I cant wait to take the wallpaper down in my living room and paint it with a nice bold color! :-) Then tie all my holiday decorations in with that!
Kara says
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I need to add a dash of bright colors to my living room, so that’s my next goal. Too much of the same color palette in there.
Joanna says
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Rebecca D says
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What projects don’t we have! Tonight I will be painting the dining room. . .last night it was the kitchen. Next weekend we’re putting in new bulkhead doors for our basement. We need to stain our new front porch (if it will stop raining for 24 hours) and build a new side porch. We are also building some new cabinets in our kitchen and a new dresser for our bedroom. As I write this list, I realize it’s a very ambitious list!
Jill says
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I’m planning a mini bedroom makeover. I bought some new bedding during a West Elm sale but want to add new throw pillows and curtains at some point as well!
Wendy says
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We’re hoping to redo our master bathroom.
Shelby says
Talk to me! We are tackling DIY projects via Pinterest ideas and gearing up to shop for our own home too! :)
Sarah @ w30 says
TALK TO ME! I plan to do a lot of DIY artwork (thank you, Pinterest)!
katie@Impatientlyprayingforpatience says
TALK TO ME! Right now my project is to sell our house.
Marcela says
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I still have a ton of summer projects to finish (paint doors, trim, baseboards, walls) so the fall and winter are too far in advance for me! I have been drooling over Christmas decorations though :)