***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…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Joss & Main.
Kayakgirl73 says
JOSS ME! My first condo that I bought the day it went on the market.
CarliJean says
Joss me!!! My luckiest H.I. project was when the garden I built and planted actually grew. Bah!
Valerie says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment was find a diamond in the rough while househunting. I scored a forclosure at bottom of the market price and have been amazed at what a little spackle and paint have done to transform the place. I have enjoyed your blog and have gotten alot of great ideas for renovating. Thanks!
Connie says
JOSS ME!!
My lucky moment came when I was painting my house.
One of my favorite things to do is shop for what I call “oops” cans of paint in the discount section at hardware stores. With this said, I had collected quite a few cans as well as the paint I had obtained specifically for my house. I had an accent wall in my kitchen I had painted ochre, which was great until I painted the rest of the surrounding rooms. With the 12 ft ceilings I thought it would be great to do a mural of silohoutted trees. I at once went to research ideas on the internet and came across a painting at art.com of birch trees. My LUCKY moment came when I looked at this painting, looked at the pile of eclectic paint colors I had collected and found they were the same. Instantly I knew what I had to paint in my kitchen. It was kismet!
http://constantly-constance.blogspot.com/2011/04/mural-update.html
carissa says
JOSS ME!!! Our luckiest house moment was when we were buying our house – we were in love with the online photos of it and were hoping to put in an offer after we toured it, but we knew the offer would be lower than asking price. My husband toured the house while I was out of town and knew it was perfect for us. Before I got back in town,the price dropped $8500!!! I knew right then we had to put in an offer before someone else snatched up our house so we did (without me ever seeing it in person) and never looked back :)
Callie says
JOSS ME! I’ve had a few lucky home moments/home improvement moments. But the best was definitely when we found a great first place, put in an offer and then our great city was hit by a major snowstorm. Blizzard of 2010 = great time to buy a place/no people to view the condo and compete with us. Thanks Mother Nature!
sam says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment was finding the bedding set i had been dreaming about finally on sale!
Mary says
JOSS ME!!!
I’m super lucky that my dad is very handy and generous with his time and he seems to own two of every tool ever invented!
Becky says
Joss me! My luckiest home improvement was the score I found on upholstery fabric when I wanted to reupholster my couch.
Sally says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement moment happened last week at TJMaxx, when I ran across two matching mirrors for $16 each that work perfectly in my bedroom.
Heather says
JOSS ME!
My Luckiest moment would have to be finding my living room furniture after looking for weeks to find the right size, color and style that I wanted.
Laura J says
JOSS ME! The neighbors at our last house had a great tool/yard selection & were always up to letting us borrow whatever we needed for a project
Lisa says
Joss Me! After being inspired by a card catalog turned buffet I saw online, I scored a huge card catalog through craigslist for under $100! Now….figuring out how exactly to get it into a suitable buffet…therein lies the challenge!
Nell says
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Stephanie says
JOSS ME!
My lucky find was a gorgeous antique dresser I scored at a garage sale for $35. I love it!
Connie says
Joss me!
Jen Bishop says
Joss Me!
Finding the perfect home accessory at a thrift shop. I love those treasures!
Sarah says
Joss Me!
My luckiest home buy was our current house, where we have the best neighbors in the world – they are like family.
erin says
joss me!!
we’re just lucky to be able to afford our super-cheap rent right now ;)
Norma says
Joss Me!
I found these awsome teal glass lamps that I love! They changed my whole living room around since after I added those I went crazy changing everything around.
Laura M says
JOSS ME!! My luckiest design moment was discovering a 1960s, perfectly maintained, yellow sofa for my house from a cute elderly couple on Craigslist!! Inspired the whole room, such a great price, and met some sweet people!
Jill says
Joss Me!
I recently found a very gaudy gold floral-carved-esque mirror at a garage sale. I snatched it up, removed the mirror and spray painted it with matte black and now it is the best feature in our master bedroom!
Autumn Dell says
JOSS ME! We get lucky all the time!! It seems that anytime I’m talking to my mom and telling her my newest idea on home decor she says, “come to my house, I think I may have what you’re looking for.” Score!
Hollie H says
JOSS ME!!! My luckiest home moment was being able to live in my grandmother’s house and help restore it!
Fara Abdul says
Hmm, I’m finishing up undergrad right now, so haven’t had too many home improvement stories in general. Hope that they are to come soon though!
Megan R says
JOSS ME! Luckiest home moment for us was selling our 50’s ranch home in Indianpolis during the height of the house market crash.
angela says
JOSS ME!
Luckiest deal…hmmm, still trying to think of one!! =)
Susan Johnston says
JOSS ME!!!
I scored an amazing lamp at Marshall’s for $40. Totally pulls the living room together.
Natalie Ray says
joss me now!
Mallory says
Joss me! I found an adorable mcm couch on craigslist and scored it for just $100
Tabitha says
JOSS ME!!
Our luckiest moment in buying a home is that the home came with lots of furniture. Dated furniture, but completely awesome, solid wood furniture and a few full beds. We’ve sold a couple we didn’t need, gave a couple more away to needy friends and are planning to updating the rest to something fun and fresh. Paint, here we come!
cc says
JOSS ME!
I’m drawing a blank, but lately my luckiest home improvements probably involve getting paint out of the carpet after dripping. *sigh…*
Katie C says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment so far was finding a house with tons of DIY potential. Love it!
mrsjaxies says
JOSS ME! i drove by my current apartment as they were putting the “for rent” sign in the front yard. it is super cute AND it allows dogs. destiny, you guys.
Heather says
JOSS ME!
Getting our home was pretty lucky all around! We love it!
Emily V. says
Joss Me!
I don’t have very good luck at all. In fact I NEVER win anything…figuratively and technically speaking. I am grateful that my aunt gave me her antique dresser, that I plan to use for a future nursery. Thats the luckiest its been as far as home improvement.
Alicia says
Joss me! :)
Shirley says
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shannon says
JOSS ME! i found a plate to complete my set at marshall’s seven years after i bought the incomplete set. i was puh-retty excited about that one.
Christina says
Joss me!
My luckiest home improvement moment was having to move out of my crappy Brooklyn apartment quickly and being moved into an amazing one in Manhattan by the company that managed my building! Love the space I’m in now… that Brooklyn apartment? Not so much.
Jenny says
Oh my! This would be great! We are closing on our new old home on Friday and have a lot of work and decorating to do! Joss Me! Love reading your blog!
Penny says
JOSS ME! Feel lucky to buy a house ON MY OWN and make a nest for me and my little ones!
Laura O says
JOSS ME! My lucky find was what I believe to be an old stereo? It was at an estate sale with half the doors hanging off. After looking and messing with it a minute I saw it was easily fixable. It is now at my home after only paying $15 and I hope to make it a wine bar. I can’t decide what color to paint it- right now it is a “70’s” olive green. But I can’t wait to see how it will turn out!!
eva says
Joss Me!
My lucky day was the day my husband and I saw a fish sculpture that we had been stalking go on sale. We ran in a snatched him up. He couldn’t fit in my husband’s car so we drove home with him hanging a fin out of my convertible. We’ve had him for almost 8 years and he makes me smile everyday.
*I really Identify with your animal sculpture love. :)
Claire @ ThinkingClairely says
JOSS ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ann says
JOSS ME!! My favorite deal was on a HUGE china cabinet from Anderson Furniture. We went there to check out the patio furniture (ooopppss.. they dont even sell patio furniture). But they had a HUGE china cabinet.. think it is about 9 feet tall!! It was originally about $5,000… we got it for… wait… $750!!! Really… SOLD! Yeah!
Lindsay says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment in RENTING an apartment is my landlord putting in an evaporative cooler! Summer nights at home just got soooo much nicer!
hcelliot says
Joss me! I find more luck with clothes than housewares–I have stories about marked down dresses at Anthropologie that would curl your toes–but maybe I’d have more if I just shopped at more homegood stores.
Cassidy says
Joss Me!!!
One of our luckiest moments has been the fact that everything in our nursery was either given to us or free. For example: Our dresser is priced at over three hundred dollars but it was dropped off the truck when it was being moved into the store. My husbands grandpa put it back together and it looks brand new. Nothing beats a free piece of furniture.
Mae Anunciado says
JOSS Me!!! My luckiest home improvement moment (so far!) was finding this awesome company to install our HVAC, awesome deal and service, and we just truly appreciate it with the summers in CA.