***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.
Mariah says
JOSS ME!
Nichole says
JOSS ME!
My grandmother is a realtor and asked if my then-fiance, now husband would be interested in this foreclosed house before she passed the info on to someone who was looking for investments. Heck yes we were. We put in a bid and didn’t get it. We agreed to be the backup in case the winner’s deal didn’t go through, but my grandma said that hardly ever happens so we weren’t too hopeful and kept looking. We found nothing that we liked as much for anywhere near the same price. A few weeks later, my grandma called to see if we still wanted it because the first deal fell through. Now we’re living in the house we really wanted and our mortgage is about $50 more/month than I was paying for my last apartment.
Mariah says
Joss Me! oops, forgot to add my luckiest moment. We snagged a perfect house for A LOT less than the asking price. It needs a lot of updates and work so many buyers were afraid of that; however, thanks to you guys, we took it as a challenge and so far so good. We’re sore and tired, and dirty most weekends but it already looks a million times better and because I have a handy dad and some generous family members we’ve done everything ourselves with only the cost of the actual supplies so far. We’re very proud of our progress and hard work. I’ll send pics once we’re finished (or closer to finished as I feel this will be an ongoing work in progress but once we get it liveable) will post pics.
Katelyn N says
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I am still waiting for a lucky moment to come along. We just sold our first house, so maybe something lucky will happen when we find or move into our next house!
Emily Knoll says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest moment came from what felt like our unluckiest – a contract fell through on a house we were building, but it led us to building the house we are currently in, which really feels like what was meant to be our HOME.
Caitlin says
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Our luckiest moment happened the first day we went to look at houses. We looked at 5 houses in one day, and number 4 was the perfect home for us :)
Kristin says
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Luckiest home improvement in our Casa was being uber successful in our windows/siding update. We’ve saved beaucoup bucks on heat/air! YIPPEEE!!
Teju says
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Our lucky home moment was when we found our first house 2 days after it was listed. Would love the giveaway to make it a home.
Rachael says
JOSS ME!!!!
I wanted to make a new headboard a few weeks ago and was really digging the horizontal wooden plank feel (like Tyler used this past Design Star episode in the kitchen)… Driving to work a few mornings ago I passed a scrap pile of perfect width and length wooden planks outside my neighbor’s yard. I quickly got on that, gathered them up and in the process of headboard bliss!
jess says
JOSS ME Please :)
My luckiest home improvement finds have been courtesy of my grandmother, who gave me some family antiques, like an antique medical set, old car horn mounted and framed, and some very old portraits.
Erin @ The Great Indoors says
Joss me!! I’ve had good luck at yard sales, including a $5 mirror (just when I was looking for something to put at the end of our main hallway) and a $3 teapot (just when I’d gotten into drinking tea daily). It certainly pays off to look around!
Lora Katje says
JOSS ME!!
As terrible as the housing market is here in Michigan, I was lucky enough to be on the positive side of things. My husband and I were able to afford a home that we otherwise never would have dreamed (and while we were still in our mid twenties). It has enough space to be our “forever” home if we so choose. In a way I also feel pretty lucky that it was outdated on the inside so I could get my project on with inspiration from you guys :)
Ashley says
Joss Me! Please, oh please Joss Me! This could turn out to be my luckiest moment in home ownership so far!
Jessica R. says
Joss me! My luckiest home moment was finding the best leather couch ever!
Carol Ann says
JOSS ME!
I was fortunate to inherit my grandmother’s dough bowl. It’s my absolute favorite!
Kate says
Joss me! Our close friends knew we were in the market for a house and they wanted us to live close to them. They happened to find an Open House as they were on their way to the playground. Our friend stopped in, chatted up the home owner, took a look around and saw that it was exactly what we were looking for (an old house with lots of character and potential.) She called us and said, “I found your house today – you should probably come take a look at it.” We did, and we got it and 8 years later, it’s still exactly the house for us. Lucky!
Diane Montgomery says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was when we moved into our new house and there was only one room that needed painting!
Nate says
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Andrea says
Joss Me, please.
Annie says
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jordan says
JOSS ME!!!
luckiest moment…seems like its every Saturday morning at the thrift store with my hubby! we are always coming home with some new project-piece :)
Erin says
JOSS ME! So far no luck on our househunting – we’ve found two that we loved and right before we signed paperwork we were told that the bank already signed someone else’s offer! Hoping for better chances next week.
Natalie Schoellhorn says
JOSS ME!
we found a Teak table that sits 6 free just sitting in the bulk trash pile – nothing wrong with it. it is now our favorite piece of patio furniture (especially since it could have cost us $1400 brand new) see our table remake here:
http://americadreams.blogspot.com/2011/03/one-mans-trash.html
Sarah H says
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Our luckiest moment was finding the exact same 1960s slate at a discount store for $14/box so that we could extend the hearth around our fireplace. It wasn’t large enough for a wood holder, but it’s bigger now!
I’d also say finding Frog Tape was a lucky moment. It made the stripes in our daughter’s nursery turn out perfectly!
Heather DiYenno says
“joss me” please!!
I don’t think I can say I have been “lucky” with home improvement/ great deals so I am hoping this can change things! I can be quite creative when it comes to finding discarded items and using them to decorate- like uncovering an old beveled mirror that was in the back of the garage, cleaning the dirt from it and putting in on my mantle!
Kevin M says
Joss Me.
I guess our luckiest moment was my wife convincing me to go look at our current house while it was for sale 2 years ago. I didn’t want to look because the pictures of the inside were hideous. Needless to say we liked the place and ended up buying it.
Kassandre says
JOSS ME!!!
Finding cubed shelves on sale a few weeks ago. Totally awesome and cant wait to put them to work!
Rachel says
Joss me!
My luckiest moment will be getting the house that’s we’re set to buy! Closing date is soon!
shannon s. says
JOSS ME…
Im a new addition as of today, I love your blog.
My luckiest home …..improvement, find Im about to find out, my uncle has an “old bedroom set” of his gandparents he wants it out of his way so Im picking it up this weekend, his concern is how disappointed I am going to be when I see it,he tells me the top of the dresser is solid marble thats white with some color streaming through it, but…..its no longer attached, I laughed and said Im sure I can find something to do with that marble, he says oh I dont know, its really big and heavy, just a big pirce of idk.. I cant wait to get it….
Gail says
Joss ME! Please
ME is of course appropriate because I live in Maine. I’m in the throes of decorating four bedrooms and look to your site daily for inspiration (believe me, you’ve been “PINNED”) and this gift certificate would help with so many of the finishing touches. My luckiest of all my lucky finds was going to the Marden’s Surplus and Savage Store and finding truckloads of Maine Cottage Furniture being sold at 60 percent off retail. I purchased a tuffet in a cool blue and ocean print and matching solid blue cordaroy comfy chair. The modern cottage style of these two pieces along with the quality construction made them a great buy….
Elizabeth says
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My luckiest home related moment was finding our dream home at the same time we accepted an offer on our first home. I never thought I would find a house I could like as much as our first, but I love our current home millions more!
Suzanne says
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Not usually lucky and so far although you are completely inspiring my projects don’t turn out nearly as fantastic once done.
Kate says
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My luckiest home ownership moment is having a handy fiancee and not having to pay top dollar on fixing things in our older house! :)
Emily says
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My luckiest moment was inheriting an entire house! :)
Janelle says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was finding a house that was foreclosed on and we paid half of what the actual value of the house was! We desperately needed to move and it has been the best thing ever for our family!
Virginia says
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My luckiest moment was when we changed out a light fixture in our living room (our first lighting project ever). I cringed as I flipped the switch (worried that our unsuccessful attempt would crush the man’s pride) and the light actually came on! My surprise nearly knocked me on the floor. A happy surprise!
Tifanee says
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Cami says
joss me please!
Julie says
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We found our house after 11 days on the market. It is the exact same color scheme as our wedding colors. Tan/Brown/Black & pops of red!
Cara says
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Not too many lucky stories to go along with our house yet, but I did find a small side table at a garage sale for $2. The white paint was chipping and it has a few cute details, so it gives a shabby chic vibe that I really like.
Ana says
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My luckiest home moment was finding out the house we lusted after was being put on the market before it actually was. We saw it and made an offer immediately. We’ve spent the first nine months of our marriage painting, decorating and loving it!
denise says
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My luckiest moment was finding an awesome giant mirror behind the dumpster in our new place. Boyfriend was horrified when I brought it in, but it just needs a little (okay, a lot) of cleaning to turn into the most unique thing we have hanging on our walls.
Heather Pardee says
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Kim Schoenherr says
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Jessica says
Joss Me! Frankly, I’m hoping this will be my lucky home improvement moment, because I don’t have any other ones to share!
Ashley says
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My luckiest home moment was finding a rug that I HAD to have from anthropologie. Unfortunately it was $800 so it was a no-go. Then a few weeks later a friend of mine told me that his sister works for anthro and she gets a 40% discount every now and then. They were generous enough to share the discount with me so I got my fabulous rug for a fraction of the cost!
Anna @ The Owl and The Phoenix says
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I don’t think I’ve had a luckiest home moment yet =/ Unless you count my Mom doing all of the painting in my condo…that’s pretty lucky =)
rennie says
JOSS ME (pleeeease?)!!
Melissa says
Joss Me! My luckiest moment is when we inherited my hubby’s grandparents china cabinet.
Lauren says
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I got super lucky when I found the IKEA sideboard I had been eyeing in the scratch and dent section… The only thing I had to do (besides hauling the already assembled item home in the back of my friend’s SUV) was to apply some goo remover to get rid of the sticker residue from the sales floor. It sits in my living room and houses my TV on top and my DVDs and DVD player in the drawers and cabinets. I can’t believe that I got it for almost 75% off!