***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.
Kelley says
JOSS ME
The luckiest part about my home improvement is having a very handy dad who loves coming over to tinker around! He’s painted our garage, installed a new door, fixed just about anything that’s ever broken, repaired holes in the wall, painted a room and a stairwell… there’s nothing he can’t do!
Analise says
JOSS ME :)
Our luckiest move? A job transfer after just 8 months in our “forever home”… And a house selling after being on the market for one day – in a neighborhood with many foreclosures!
Jessie Thompson says
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My luckiest home ownership moment was when I discovered that my husband (who had never actually done any home improvement projects) was actually really handy!! Like, electrician, professional drywall installer handy…oh happy day!
Emily says
JOSS ME! My luckiest find was a solid wood dresser at the flea market for $75 that I refinished.
Emily says
Joss me! We managed to sell our completely renovated house at the bottom of the market in one day for $3k over asking. That’s some pretty serious luck!
Shana says
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I found my white Moroccan pouf for $100 cheaper than online at a baby store :)
Jonelle says
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Our luckiest house moment was finding our nursery furniture on sale with a coupon and then discovering we had $100 in cell phone rebates that we were able to use for it too!
Gayle says
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My luckiest moment was hiring the perfect carpenter to build a gate on our front porch. It keeps the babies and the dogs safe and looks so great! Like it’s always been there!
Erin D. says
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My luckiest moment was when I found a “vintage” (old, falling apart, discolored) table from a yard sale. The lady wanted to get rid of it asap so she ended up giving it to me for free if I just hauled it away. With the use of my nail gun, wood filler, glue, sandpaper and paint… I now have an awesome piece of furniture that everyone adores when they visit!!
Serina says
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I found a great bookshelf that was orginally from Borders at a garage sale for only 10 bucks…that had to be a stroke of luck!
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Katie S. says
Joss Me (please)!
My luckiest home ownership moment was finding a killer overstuffed chair and ottoman for a steal of a deal
Kelly says
Joss me!!
Still waiting for my lucky house break! Here’s to saving!
Courtney says
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Craigslist always brings me awesome luck.
Biljana says
JOSS ME!! I haven’t found a house of my dreams…yet :)
Ronica says
JOSS ME! I have been lucky to find a few much needed items off craigslist. Such as a solid wood armoire now used as a bath linen closet for 50 bucks! I plan to paint it and retro fit the front doors with decorative metal grills. Somehow – someday. =)
Lisa G says
JOSS ME! my luckiest moment was selling my first home in 2 days!!!
Carol says
My luckiest moment was finding a large solid pine wood table at a garage sale for 40.00 and turning it into a beautiful patio table that we use almost daily.
shannon says
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Victoria says
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My luckiest moment in home ownership is having awesome parents who actually put my down payment down on my loft. They’re the best. Woop!!
Candy says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement happened when we first bought our house. We pulled up the nasty, nasty carpet to reveal pristine and beautiful hard wood floors. All we had to do was slap down a coat or two of poly and 10 years later they still look gorgeous!
Joie says
JOSS ME! Finding our laser cut wood panels for our headboard online.
Meghan says
Joss me! Luckiest moment ever looking for cabinet hardware and expecting to pa $3.50 per handle. When I got to the registered, they had been marked as discontinued and were only $0.01! The only stipulation was that I couldn’t return them. Really? Who would return $0.12 of cabinet handles and knobs! Very lucky!
Jade says
Joss me!!
kristin says
JOSS ME – I usually find my most favorite items on sale. But not so lucky in raffles. Here’s hoping I win one!!! :)
Micha says
JOSS ME …!!
Luckiest DIY moment was excavating our house’s original 1915 pocket doors from behind decades of paint and layers of caulk and they STILL had the original hardware :o) well worth the 4+ hours it took to free them from their caulk-y prison inside the walls
Amy P says
Joss Me! I had a really lucky moment a few weeks ago when I found the perfect piece of artwork at the Salvation Army for $3.99!!!
Vidya says
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my luckiest home improv momemt was when I found my dream sofa & loveseat combo on sale for $500 :)
leigh says
Joss Meee please!
We found our 1916 craftsman home while looking at the home across the street. They had just put a “for sale” sign in the front yard that day! Yay. Just the house we had always wanted!
Holly G says
JOSS ME!!!
Karyn says
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Wendy F. says
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My lucky accident is being inspired by Pinterest. So far, I’ve discovered many projects, and actually implemented two home improvements from ideas I’ve discovered on Pinterest. Love, love, love Pinterest!
Katie says
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My luckiest: we lost a bidding war on a home we thought we wanted only to find a place we liked better for less money a month later – LUCKY! :)
Ali Mill says
JOSS MEE!!!
My seriously luckiest moment was when we cancelled the offer on our first house which was in short sale. It was about to go into foreclosure. It would be 30 days before we heard back from the bank on our offer.
We spotted the house that would later be our first house. It was bigger, the yard was bigger, the garage was bigger, it was just all around much more comfortable. AND it was seriously less money. It was a little older, but had much more character and felt so much more like it could be our home.
So lucky. That newer, tiny house, with a tiny yard, in that perfect neighborhood, really could have ended up being a miserable life for us.
Brooks says
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rachel says
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luckiest moment was finding my roommate who treats our apartment as a home, not just a place to live!
– rachel h.
Haley says
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Andrea T. says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was discovering the orginal hardwood floors underneath the pink carpet that was throughout my house.
Allison says
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I have great luck on Craigslist. When we moved 3,000 miles to Seattle, WA we had to buy a lot of new-to-us-furniture. That included a super sweet green couch from the 60’s, and amazing $30 coffee table from the 30’s (that college kid had no idea what he had), and a perfect desk with character-giving scratches and gnarls.
Shannon says
“Joss me”~ We bought our house and closed on it just days after our wedding shower…it was awesome to register for items to decorate our new house…of course that was over 6 years ago, we are now needing some updating and finishing of projects.
Jess says
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My luckiest moment is always when I successfully convince my husband to move forward on home improvements!
Rebecca B. says
Joss Me! My luckiest moment was happening across the furniture store (an hour from our house) where we bought our couch during their going out of business sale so we could buy a matching armchair for our living room for cheap!
Jennifer W. says
JOSS ME! Luckiest moment—great craigslist buy for our dining room. A china cabinet from Pottery Barn that was still being sold for full price and we got it for a 1/3! Yeah!
Ashley says
JOSS ME! My husband and I walked away from the townhouse we really wanted because we weren’t quite ready, after saving up for 3 months for the downpayment the house was still on the market and we got it!
Shannon says
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My luckiest moment was selling our first home for a great profit right in the middle of this icky housing market. We followed all the “rules” of displaying our home for buyers and they totally worked for us!!!
Kim B says
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My luckiest house moment was when I was told my condo appraised for 15% more than I offered on it. It was my first place and I felt like I made a great choice!
Erin J says
JOSS ME! My mother-in-law loves to buy antique furniture and she buys a lot of it, which means I get her hand-me-downs and I SO can’t complain about that!
SaraRuth says
Joss Me! I am a newbie to re-purposing, though I have scored some awesome vintage finds…one including a Lane cedar chest that had been painted white and must have been left in the sun because it has faded to them most beautiful pale celadon green.
Danielle W says
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erica says
JOSS Me! We were lucky our offer was finally accepted on our house after walking away from it a month earlier.
Lyndsay B. says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement is my husband! He’s so handy around the house, I’m not sure I could manage the home stuff without him!