***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.
Angela says
Joss me! My grandmother left us some bedroom furniture that we just love and always reminds me of her :-)
Elena Stone says
Joss me!!
My husband and I took over my mom’s old house once she got remarried. The luckiest find was a basement full of antiques just waiting to be refinished!
Emily says
JOSS ME!
My house was already sold to someone else, but literally at the 11th hour (11pm realtor call was the most welcome wake up) the deal fell through and we were there to sweep it up. First house I looked at, only house I loved and in less than a week after going ‘We should start house shopping’ we were signing for it!
Kim says
Joss me!
Heather Velazquez says
JOSS ME!! ;)
Abbie says
Joss me, please!
Elsa says
Joss me!
My husband was able to make a perfect dinner table for us for free out of old renovated lumber. PERFECT.
Krista B. says
JOSS ME!
We got lucky when we found our house….after looking at dozens of houses, we found one near my mom’s house that was being fixed up a bit, and hadn’t gone on the market yet…and it became ours! Now, two baby boys later, we’re outgrowing our little house.
Julie L says
JOSS ME! Unseen shutters from the back of our home fit perfectly on shutterless windows in the front. A little paint was all it took to make the front of our home look more balanced!
Amber says
JOSS ME!
Luckiest home improvement moment to date: We were going to DIY a entry hall table but I found the perfect table (width and height) at Home Goods. Our area was really small so I think we got lucky! :-)
Morgan says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement moment was finding a practically new 7′ pottery barnesque sofa for $150 (originally over $1300) on Craigslist. It had been used in an office waiting room, and the business owner was moving and just wanted it removed quickly. I was happy to assist.
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Megan says
JOSS ME!!!
My luckiest moment related to the house was when I saw it listed for $10,000 off after driving by it one day. We got it for less than that too, so we were lucky!
Wendy says
JOSS ME!”
Buying fabric, making curtains, buying chairs to match a rug that I had ordered (but had not received) and only had a picture of the rug.
DJ says
JOSS ME!
Candace says
Joss Me!
Rebekah says
JOSS and ME – my lucky find is our first home. It was a foreclosure and we were able to renovate without ending up with a huge mortgage.
tarynkay says
JOSS ME!
I always find joss on craigslist.
Carrie says
Joss Me!
We scored a giant white Ikea Expedit on Craigslist for $40 that ended up totally making our apartment as a room divider.
Melinda Walker says
JOSS ME!
katie says
Joss Me
The luckiest house related story would be my in-laws giving us their beautiful leather sofa when they were in the market for a new one.
mercedes says
JOSS ME!
Hubby and I weren’t planning on buying our first home for a few years. Long story short, hubby’s uncle bought some land and built condo’s and sold us one for dirt cheap because we’re family. Not only did we buy our first home at a good price, but it was a brand spankin new one!! What a dream come true!
Mary says
Joss me! Our luckiest moment happened when we bought our first home. It was still under construction so apparently no one else could see the potential that we did. We scored it for a great deal because the developer was eager to sell!
jodanders says
JOSS ME:)
We sold our house right before the market dropped for full asking price in 2 weeks.
Allison says
JOSS ME! Hopefully I’ll find my dream house in a few months, but I’ve been lucky to inherit a few nice mahogany pieces to furnish our soon to be home. Older furniture rocks! So much better quality than the stuff they make these days.
Amanda Jean says
“JOSS ME”
This is a borderline terrible story…I made a bid on a foreclosed home in January of 2010. Unfortunately, somebody bid higher and I chalked it up to “everything happens for a reason”. A week later I got a call from the realtor who said, “You got the house”…long pause…then I chime in, “Ugh Chris, you do know this is Amanda right? The house I was interested in was sold last week”. Nope, the other bidder’s financing fell through and the bank went with the next highest bidder instead of sending the house back to auction. It’s been a year and a half and I love the house :)
Rachael says
JOSS ME!
Sarah P. says
JOSS ME! Our luckiest home moment was when we decided to “test the waters” in May of 2010, in a horrible housing market, and list our house with a realtor just to see if we’d get any bites. We were wanting to upgrade to something a little bigger before we grew our family (our 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house was feeling cramped with us and our 1 year old daughter), but we weren’t in any huge rush and we figured if nothing happened after 6 months. We’d take it off the market and re-evaluate. We were shocked when we got an offer from the very first showing! From the time we said, “hey, what if we put the house up for sale?” to the day we moved into our new home was a little less than 4 weeks. What a whirlwind (especially since we hadn’t started looking at new houses when we put ours up for sale. Finding our current home was another lucky moment… we love it!). We’re thankful we were able to move when we did since we have baby girl #2 arriving in just a couple of months!
Kristen says
JOSS ME!!!
Rosemary M. says
JOSS ME!
I got lucky and found a great apartment on the day I was supposed to renew my lease at my old place that was too small and incovenient for me. Wooohooo
Anne H. says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement was our wall with (book)shelves: we bought white standard-size shelves and they fit EXACTLY on the gray painted wall I wanted to put them on. Perfect!
Jenn says
JOSS ME!! Luckiest moment was with our apartment that my husband and I were able to start renting right before going away for our Wedding. We were both in one bedroom apartments and looking hard for a two bedroom with a convenient move in date of right around our wedding day. After months of searching the perfect two bedroom and the exact location we wanted became available and we were able to move in right before getting married. We’re still steady decorating and continuing to make it OUR home :)
Jodi says
Joss ME! I love a good deal as much as the next person…but seem to have a hard time getting lucky….So my one shining moment happened while looking for a dining room table (it had been a play room for the time being)… I stumbled across a GORGEOUS large 6 seat, black, distressed, plank topped beauty for $150!! They were def trying to get rid of it! I freaked and bought it that second!
Laura says
JOSS ME!
Everything I snagged for my daughter’s nursery were my luckiest home improvement moments!
Elizabeth says
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Megan says
Joss Me!
I guess the luckiest moment was when my father-in-law let us buy his rental condo off of him at a great discount!
Kelly says
Joss me!!
Getting our house was lucky too. It was under contract to another couple, but their financing fell through and we got it the day it hit the market again. It was meant to be. We closed on our anniversary too!
CIndy P. says
Joss Me! My hubby and I were walking our dogs and spotted a house a few blocks down that looked to be vacant. A neighbor came out and told us it was about to be put on the market. So, we called the realtor, listed our house and made and offer contingent on selling ours. Our house sold for full asking price 11 days later! It was meant to be!!!
Meredith S. says
JOSS ME!!!!
My luck house moment came when I found a pair of lamps that I was looking for at TJMaxx for just $30 each! Not bad for great looking lamps.
Trish says
JOSS ME!!
Luckiest house related moment was getting the chance to buy our house 3 years after we spoke to the owners grandson, telling him we would love to buy his grandmothers house if it ever came for sale. 3 years later he contacted us to tell us she was ready to sell and it never went on the market! She even accepted our offer because we told her we wanted to raise a family there. 30 years and 2 kids later our son is now the proud owner of it. I think the owner would be happy with all that we have done if she were still alive today! We are so thankful for getting the chance to buy it!
Heather Velazquez says
OOPS…I FORGOT MY STORY.
JOSS ME!!!!!
My husband and I inherited an old antique radio/record player cabinet. Little did we know it had orginal Michael Jackson, Prince, Janet Jackson albums…and a TON more. It makes a great conversation piece!
Shoshana says
JOSS ME!
I just moved into an apartment with very high ceilings. It’s beautiful, but it also calls for furniture that isn’t stout. Lucky for me my mom couldn’t fit her grandmothers (very tall) armoire in her room. Now I have it, and it’s perfect.
Erin says
JOSS ME!
I have had some really lucky craigslist finds, including a vintage chest I use as a coffee table! It is the best piece of furniture.
Corey says
JOSS ME!
my luckiest moment was selling our last house within 3 weeks of putting it on the market… the person that bought it WON THE LOTTERY and paid cash for our house. It was insane
Abbey says
Joss me!
Found my home on MLS 6 years ago, and beat the “rush” of the current market. Several offers were submitted after mine, but they had already countered with me! Whoot whoot!
Lisa C. says
JOSS ME!
Emily says
Joss me!
luckiest home improvement was sealing up a staircase above our garage that was once an “in law” apartment and now making it a big master bedroom!
Beth says
“JOSS ME”!!! My luckiest moment would be my husband and I finding our house- it had “great bones” but needed some major TLC so we got a great deal on it! Almost 2 years later we are still working away on it and happily crossing items off of our “to-do” list!! About to tackle a major gutting and re-do of our master bath, so fingers crossed that we will not encounter too many problems!! :)
Kim says
JOSS ME!!!
Angie says
Joss me! This would just make my day!
JulieA says
Joss me! Luckiest thing in the house – ikea rugs. So cheap – we got two long ones, put them together, and it looks like one big rug for I’m sure 1/2 the cost!