***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.
Kim walker says
Joss me!
I lucked out with the best neighbors ever. We can’t ever move because of them.
Carrie says
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Luckiest moment: when a random realtor called us about a house that she thought we requested to see, we went in blindly, we loved, we bought!
Meghan says
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After looking at a coutnless number of dummpy houses, we found ours just 11 days after it went on the market!
dani says
Joss Me!!
Happening across a garage sale where the sellers decided to take pity on a young, newly married couple and gave us a dining table and chairs for free….6 years later they’ve been painted and are still in my dining room!
Mary M. says
JOSS ME!
Once I scored an outrageous 1950’s sideboard on the curb… Free! Totally rad!
Liz Wetzel says
Joss me!
We were trying to get the $8000 tax credit and running on a time crunch as far as closing dates. It looked like it was not going to happen, but the loan agency sped things up to a 2 week closing just so we could get our house!
julia says
JOSS ME!
my luckiest home moment was finding the most incredible vintage hollywood regency mirror on craigslist for $25.
Lucy says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest home improvement moment was just a few weeks ago. My husband casually mentioned to his BIL that we needed a new AC unit (for central air) for our new townhouse, and he said, “Well I happen to have a spare one I can give you for free!” Score!! Now all we have to pay for is for someone to install it!
Joy Hughes says
Joss me. Pretty please.
My lucky moment came when I scored the Ikea table I’d been eyeing for a few months 50% off in the clearance section… it had been a floor model and appears to be in perfect condition. And it was HALF off!
Elaine says
JOSS ME! We found our home the day that we had a scheduled appointment to view another one in the same area. What’s funny is that we’d seen our house on the online realty sites, but didn’t get a sense of the potential until we saw it in person. We made an offer that same day!
megan says
JOSS ME!! Please!!
Luckiest home moment is having a sister that loves to sew curtains and pillows!! thanks sister!
Kathy says
JOSS ME! I haven’t had a luckiest home improvement moment yet, but I’m hoping one comes along soon!
Aimee Gaston says
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Jacqui says
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My aunt downsized her house and gave me first pick at all her antique wooden furniture. Yay Family!
Nora says
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Stacy L. says
Joss Me!
A couple of years ago, my grandma had to move into an assisted living facility and couldn’t take most of her stuff with her – so I inherited a couple of great furniture pieces and some killer kitchen stuff! The best part is how excited she is to see me use it.
Rachel says
JOSS ME!! My luckiest home improvement moment happened when my husband and I finally found the perfect tile for our backsplash… and it was 50% off!
joyjoy says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement moment was finding some engineered wood flooring at an amazing discount, allowing us to redo our floors years before we thought we’d have saved enough money!
Amanda says
Joss Me!!! Our “luckiest” home moment was flooding during Tropical Storm Allison ten years ago that allowed us to completely renovate an old house on the insurance companies dime!
Kelly says
Joss me!!
And yup, we found our home and went to see it the day it went on the market, in the neighborhood we’d been dying to live in but thought we couldn’t afford, on the same street as my bff, and in our budget! The accepted our offer and had to cancel all ELEVEN showings they had for the next day.
Beth says
Joss me!!!!! Finding the greatest couch on clearance!!
Amy S. says
Joss me! No luck here, just hard work.
Kaz Collinls says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment so far came when I found our living room rug. I had admired it at Target, but the full price was more than I wanted to spend at the time. I found out it went on clearance and snapped it up at 1/4 of the regular price. Lucky me!
Claire says
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My luckiest home decor/improvement related moment is either the honed and filled ivory travertine tile I scored for our bathroom reno at $2/sf (when we were still homeowners)
OR the West Elm Tillary sofa we got for 40% off during their sale + a USPS moving coupon for another 10% off last fall. The best money I’ve spent so far on furniture since we use it as our living room seating AND guest sleeping space since we have a tiny 1 bedroom apartment.
April says
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Our luckiest home improvement moment was having our first offer rejected on what we thought was our dream house only to discover the home we are in now!
Shellie says
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I actually got pretty darn lucky on a sweet deal for an area rug today! Found a great price and a coupon code for 25% off. Score!
Bethany says
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Our luckiest moment was thanks to an unlucky event. Just a day after being “under contract” for our first home, my husband was in a car accident which cause him to be off of work for 2 months. We knew we couldn’t handle a mortgage on disablity and so we pulled out. One year later, husband is in perfect health and we’ve found THE perfect first home! Couldn’t have asked for a better outcome from a rubbish situation.
Kelly H. says
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Heather says
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Alison says
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Dana says
JOSS ME!!!! We found a brand new sectional at Macy’s fresh off the truck on CLEARANCE! Love it!
JR says
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Seriously–is that a ceramic dog??? If I win, I’ll buy it for you ;). I haven’t been lucky enough to have a serendipitous home decor moment, but I did spy Vineyard Vines dog collars on OKL the week after we got a new puppy. He loves his new whale collar!
Ellen Justice says
JOSS ME!!! :D
My home story? I’m a first time home buyer, and I found out TODAY that my offer was ACCEPTED!!!! Wooo!!! I’m 25 years old, and I’ve lived with my parents my whole life (it’s been a blessing – saving money is great!), and it’s time to move out! My house is perfect for me, and I can’t wait to move in!!! Right now, I’m currently refinishing a table and chairs set I got off craigslist for $40. Winning this prize would simply add to the amazingness of my week!!!
Brianna says
Joss me! My luckiest part of home ownership is having a husband that wanted to DIY with me :)
Katie says
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One of our many lucky home related events was finding out that we weren’t in the 100 year flood zone. Being naive first time homebuyers, we were just excited that we wouldn’t have to pay for flood insurance. Turns out we’re on the highest ground in the neighborhood and stayed completely dry during 3 worst case scenario floods– something we never would have considered.
Rachel says
JOSS ME! My luckiest find was huge curtains on Craigslist that (I discovered once home) perfectly matched my bedspread.
Katie G says
Joss me!
My luckiest home moment was getting pretty crystal bowls from one grandma’s collection and awesome elephants from another grandma’s collection. They’re my favorite things!
Oh, and I think it’s pretty lucky that I’ve kept a bunch of plants that I was gifted at my bridal shower by my aunt alive for 2+ years…seriously, in the beginning luck was involved. :)
Amy says
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The luckiest moment was getting a FREE next-to-new couch (with pull out bed) as I was leaving the working world and heading to grad school. What a lucky save!
Gigi says
Joss me please!
My luckest moments happen when I am least expecting it and therefore have no cash on me…at garage sales! I usually plan to go garage sale-ing and rarely “just stop” bc I see a sign. Every time I’ve just stopped is when I have no cash and find something amazing! When I plan it all out and have cash, I find nothing I want.
Traci says
Joss Me! My luckiest moment as a home-owner was selling our first house 2 days after our oldest son was born. Talk about timing!
Miss Molly says
Joss me! My Hubby just found us an apartment 2 blocks from my new job! So excited to be able to walk to work! We’re going to try to become a one car family… yay!
Eileen says
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Cheryl says
JOSS Me! Our luckiest moment was probably *not* getting what we thought at the time was our dream house. We ended up getting a house in the same neighborhood that is a better house on a better lot!
Deb says
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My luckiest moment was 12 years ago when I married the perfect guy… who loves DIY, building, and loves my creativity. That makes me lucky in love!!! :)
Annemarie says
My luckiest moment in DIY was when I found a rug marked to $19.99 from $99.99.
The best part? The reason it was marked down was a sample tag that my furniture PERFECTLY covered!
Kat says
JOSS ME! we were lucky that the previous owners left their fairly new appliances (fridge, oven, washer/dryer) for us, but we’ve had many more mishaps than luck with our 1924 house!
Amelia says
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I think that my mom is my home improvement pot of gold. Even though I’m all growns up these days, she still always offers to go hunt down throw pillows or a new rug whenever we move and it always seems to come together better than I could have imagined!
Julie says
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Joanne says
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My luckiest home improvement moment is coming home from my honeymoon with brand new tiled floors throughout the house :) I have a very handy Father-in-law.
Amanda says
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My latest joss-y moment was at an estate sale where I found a set of 3 candlesticks for $12. Got them home and found out they retailed for more than $100!!