***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
The lucky person this week, thanks to random.org, is… Lauren (who will be feeling really lucky when her house sells). Congrats!
Five hundred big ones is nothing to laugh at… especially when you’re spending it on items that are up to 70% off retail. And thanks to Joss & Main, one of you is gonna get quite the e-shopping spree this week – yeah, to the tune of $500! Joss & Main is a flash sale site stocked full of fresh discounts daily, all focused on home and decor but covering a wide range of styles. That way you’re more likely to stumble across the perfect piece at any moment – whether it’s furniture, rugs, accessories, or a certain white ceramic animal. Plus, anyone who signs up via this link can get $15 off orders over $50 until Aug 31st (not including shipping) with code YOUNGHOUSE.
- PRIZE: A $500 e-spree at Joss & Main
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “JOSS ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since “joss” means good luck, why not tell us your luckiest home or home improvement moment. Did you find the house of your dreams the day it went on the market? Did you inherit the perfect piece of furniture (or find it free on the side of the road). Or did you suddenly score your long-lusted-after item during an awesome sale?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 27th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The lower 48 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…
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Sarah Jean Baker says
JOSS ME!
Andrea says
JOSS ME!!!
I’m always find some great furniture to repaint at garage sales! :)
Sasha says
Joss me!
I recently was at the right place at the right time and snagged my dream job. Lucky!
petra says
JOSS ME!!! I’m still waiting for that lucky moment.
Anne says
Joss Me, Y’all!
Mary says
JOSS ME!!!!!
Tornado-rific:
My luckiest house moment is probably the story of how we acquired our current home “Stanley”. That’s right, it has a name. Back in April, a tornado blew through Raleigh where we live, barely missing the townhouse we were renting at the time. My husband was out of town, leaving me and our 150 pound Great Dane to cower on the first floor together and wait for impact. Feeling lucky to have been passed over, I headed out the next day on a business trip to St. Louis. On my way home, I was one of the lucky folks to be in St.Louis Lambert airport when the F4 tornado blew the roof off among other things. When I finally got home days later, feeling pretty shaken up and lucky to be alive, my husband and I decided that life is short, and recently life had been pretty crazy and unenjoyable and we needed to make a move to make life a little easier and more fun. Because short life should equal fun life. So, we decided to move to Durham where my job is, reducing my commute to nothing, and his commute to school equally short. One day browsing real estate, I came across the most perfect house that had been on the market for almost a year. It seemed too good to be true, so we drove to Durham immediately to look at it. I was headed off for a two week road trip across the country with my best friend, so we had to make a decision quickly, and went for it. After a series of negotiations, our house deal went through, and I electronically signed the papers to our first home from a rest stop in Gatlinburg, TN. Super excited about our house, and our new life plan, my friend and I headed westward. The trip was great….until Colorado where we got stopped by another tornado. It blew right by us, pelting us with hail (we had to evacuate our car and run through it, leaving us with welts for days) and flooded the visitors center we were taking shelter in through the doors and roof. That’s right Petersiks…I lived through 3 tornados in a month. When I returned home, my husbands and I were packing up to move to our dream house, having a “what are the odds of that” conversation, when it occurred to us that “no really, life is short” and we should maybe start thinking about kids. So we tried. Once. And then moved to our dream home. A week later, we found out we’re pregnant with our own little tornado baby. Tornado house. Tornado baby. I’d say we’re pretty lucky!
Katie says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment came 2 weeks ago when I actually did find the house of my dreams the day it was put on the market. The offer was signed and accepted 2 days later!
Amber says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest moment came when our dream house went up for sale… right next door to the house we were renting.
Laura says
JOSS ME!
Just this week we are feeling lucky because we tried making a concrete countertop for our pantry and it actually turned out!!!!!
Karen says
JOSS ME!
I think my luckiest home ownership moment was having a father who was able and willing to help my husband and I totally renovate one of our bathrooms!
Ris says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment was snagging an amazing deal on a beautiful couch, thanks to friends who were moving and gave me a great deal.
Emily @ On the V Side says
Joss ME! :)
Thanks!
Ann says
JOSS ME!
My favorite re-do/find… was an old cabinet in my Dad’s basement after he passed away. He had used it to store old paint cans and oil & was covered with years of dirt & grease. I started to strip all the gunk off… and found a beautiful aged (solid)oak piece! This cabinet is 7′ tall, 6′ wide, has 2 doors on the front, with 6 pieces of aged glass (1 pane was broken & we had to have replaced) in each door, 2 bottom drawers, and had the coolest shelf-holders EVER (a really neat zig-zag pattern which we have since learned was how they used to make “adjustable” shelving). We had to have new shelves made, but this cabinet is the centerpiece of my kitchen, and holds glass and dished inherited from 3 generations of hubbies & my families. Absolutely my favorite piece in our home.
Pedro says
JOSS ME!!! Found some great art from a street vendor in Mexico.
Meagan S says
JOSS ME!
my luckiest home improvement moment was when I discovered my dream first home and then discovered the price (wah wah wah) but my parents came to the rescue and gave me the down payment!
Niki says
JOSS ME!
Elizabeth says
JOSS ME!! Our luckiest moment was when we found just what we were looking for in a home! It had been on the market for 1.5 years and I have no idea why no one snatched it up! I guess they were just waiting for us to come and look at it! We got it as a foreclosure for 75k!! We have lots of DIY projects in our near future and recent past.
Carey says
“JOSS ME!”
I just found the perfect apartment with a great mix of space and homey charm. I’m in love!
nicki says
Joss Me!
Nikki says
“JOSS ME!” I often have good luck and am really glad because nesting is my favorite, favorite, favorite thing in the world! And thrift stores, family, garage sales, home discount stores, trips to Mexico, the recycle store, and Cragislist have all made finding treasures absolutely fantastic–and I am so thankful for them!
Maribeth says
JOSS ME!! we just built a table out of a door and it turned out perfectly!!!
Karrie says
Joss me!
Diana says
Oh yes! Joss Me! I love flash sites!
Abby says
Joss me! My luckiest home-related event was getting a second chance to rent a fabulous place I missed out on the first time around because I thought about it for too long – thank goodness for the previous renter’s new job across country! :)
heather f says
“joss me”
I scored an old church pew when they were buying new seats for a local church. I love that thing.
I have used it everywhere and for several different things. seating, display, porch with plants.
I want to marry it
Laura M says
Joss Me!
My husband and I just finished our first big DIY project of tiling our kitchen backsplash and it turned out great! I feel pretty lucky that it was such a success!
Megan says
Joss me!!!
Best find was a dining room table on the side of the road in college. Getting it home was actually better than using it!
Annie says
Joss me! Our luckiest moment EVER in home ownership happened a week and a half ago… We just found our dream house on the market in the *perfect* neighborhood, and we were the ONLY people to go see it before we put in an offer less than 24 hours after it went on the market. It has a great bedroom for our four-month-old daughter, a real living room and dining room, an eat-in kitchen… and all sorts of space for furnishings and decorations we don’t have! This would help us get our dream house looking dreamy, for sure :)
nicki says
We just moved into our new home…..so i’m still waiting for that lucky moment! Hoping it comes soon…. :)
Danielle @ Casa Bower says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement is anytime I score a great deal on something that I have been lusting after at TJ Maxx, Homegoods, or find a killer deal online :)
Stefanie D says
joss me. still waiting for that lucky moment and maybe this will be it!
Rita says
Joss me!
Courtney S. says
JOSS ME!
So far, our luckiest moment was when our condo FINALLY sold after years on the market. We wanted to get out of there so badly, I cried tears of joy when our realtor made the call to me.
Kerri says
Joss Me! My latest lucky find is a set of dining room chairs from an estate auction. $12 for all six. I just finished painting and recovering them. There was a grand piano that sold for $10, but sadly we didn’t have room for it.
Lara says
Joss me! My luckiest moment was when I randomly googled grants available for first time home buyers in our area. I found one, we applied and were accepted. It was a huge help!
Allyson says
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My luckiest find has been a bamboo style dresser on craigslist. The style was exactly what I was looking for and the price was right!
Rossie says
JOSS ME!
It would be totally boss.
Shannon says
JOSS ME
My luckiest apartment-improvement moment was getting an entire set of furniture in great condition that my mother no longer needed just as I moved into my apartment!
Jessica P. says
Joss Me!!!
Luckiest moment? Freecycle – all the time! We have totally been able to upgrade our furniture to some amazing one of a kind solid wood pieces one by one.
Dawn says
JOSS ME! I’m getting lost in the wonderful world (site) that is Joss & Main. AND ‘liked’ them on Facebook!! Wahoooo
Shanna says
JOSS ME!!!!
Need to win this for my bedroom! My luckiest moment in home improvement was marrying a guy that is so home improvement talented!! Hit the jackpot there and did not even know it at first!!
Blair R says
Joss me!
jacalyn says
JOSS ME!!!
My luckiest moment was a friend of the family moving out of her place while I was moving into mine. There was a ton of stuff that she was giving away for FREE that fit into my style or was easily refinished.
Leah says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment was finding curtains I liked on clearance to begin with and then scouring the internet to find discount codes. I ended up saving about 90% on them and had them shipped to the store so I wouldn’t have to pay shipping. I was disproportionately excited about it and my hubby just thought I was weird.
Tara S says
Joss Me! My luckiest home moment is finding a wonderful husband who is creative, has great taste and is willing to help me personalize our home. We have even more fun home adventures ahead!
Mindy Clarke says
Joss me, please! I did actually find my dream house the second it went online. It’s in the neighborhood we had decided we wanted to live in, and I was signed up for email alerts for the area. I was at home with my 6 month old, and got the email, pulled it up – and WHAM! I was in love!! We looked at it 2 days later and within a week papers were signed, and closing date was set! It was a whirlwind.. now I need to furnish this 5 bedroom home!!
Heidi says
Joss me!
Our luckiest home thing was our home itself… we decided to purchase our first home, toured four homes, put in the offer on the 4th perfect house, closed and moved in in 45 days. It was totally meant to be!
Lauren says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment was when we bought my dream house. It was on the market and just waiting for us. The sellers even paid all closing costs!
Kate says
JOSS ME!! After pouting for days about losing out on the PERFECT dresser for our nursery, I found one I love even more (amazingly enough) and it was half the price!!
Emily F. says
JOSS ME!!!
My luckiest home improvement moment was walking into our house after spending the day with my mom to see that my husband had spent all day changing every light switch and outlet from the old, dingy “bone” colored switches, plugs, and plates to a nice bright white! It was just what I wanted and I didn’t have to do any of the work! What a good hubby.