***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.
Kristen says
JOSS ME!! and I have absolutely no luck with home improvements, but I’m hopeful that two windowpane mirrors I plan on painting will look amazing.
Jo says
“JOSS ME!” I found an amazing pair of cane back MCM chairs at Goodwill for $4!
jennifer says
JOSS ME!!
Riva says
JOSS ME! When I hear Joss I think of Joss Whedon and Buffy the Vampire Slayer… sorry that’s irrelevant to the bonus question you actually asked… but it’s true!
Elissa says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement was having a lower cabinet next to the kitchen sink that was 24″ (the width of a dishwasher) – we took it out and put one in,and joke that it has saved our marriage. That may not sound very exciting but if you have EVER tried remodeling a 100 year old house, NOTHING is ever that straightforward!
JOSS ME! says
My husband and I purchased our home from family members after trying to sell it on open market. It needs a ton of work but was a real bargain and we love it!
Veronica says
JOSS ME!
Scored a solid coffee table at a garage sale for just $10.
Lauren says
JOSS ME!
We found the house that we now live in after it had been on the market for only 4 days. They needed to sell quickly and we needed a place to live, so it worked out well!
Miranda says
JOSS ME, please!
Kelly L says
JOSS ME!
Finding the PERFECT huge rug for $50!
Emily B. says
JOSS ME!
We have been fairly lucky. We found our house on foreclosure the day it went up for sale. Found 2 Ethan Allen couches at a furniture store going-out-of-business sale for an insanely low price. Not too mention all the amazing finds we got lucky at thrift store browsing. We could use more luck though, we have a long way to go!
ekd says
Joss me! Our luckiest moment was when I accepted a job in Austin and had 10 days to rent our old house so we could close on another and we made it! PHEW!
Kim says
JOSS ME!
We scored an awesome upcycled bar at a yard sale for $400 cheaper than what it sells for at our local market. Exactly what we were looking for!
Adira benklifa says
Joss me!
Andrea says
Joss me!!!
My luckiest home improvement was definitely luck (or stalking). We (I)found our foreclosure of a home the same day it was listed and immediately called our real estate agent to get us a visit. It is a looooong process until finished, but fun all the while!
Megan says
Joss me!!!
Josh K. says
JOSS ME!
My favorite is finding one of my favorite pieces of art (Magritte’s “The Menaced Assassin”) on sale at an obscure website, artsnotdead.com. My then-girlfriend (now fiancee, soon to be wife) bought it for me for my birthday :)
Jeremy says
JoSs mE!
Ashley says
JOSS ME!!
I get pretty lucky all the time finding perfectly good unwanted items by the dumpster at my apt. Someone’s trash is my treasure!
Ruthie Hart says
JOSS ME! I don’t know if this counts as home improvement but I scored a pottery barn wrought iron headboard for $40 on craigslist!!
Julie says
JOSS ME!
We found our house the first week we started looking! It had just gone on the market and we closed within 30 days! It was a whirlwind, but well worth it!
Julia says
Joss me, please !
Elaina says
JOSS ME!!!
Brittany says
Joss me!
Crystal Allen says
JOSS ME!
LUCKY to have received the $6500 tax credit
Amy says
“JOSS ME”
Stacey says
JOSS ME!
Jen says
JOSS ME!
Getting our home was lucky, it’s the cutest 1940’s home on the block! We closed just in time to put in new flooring and paint before we moved in. We were blessed with the timing of everything.
Teresa says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement moment will happen if I win this giveaway! :-)
Erin says
JOSS ME! and our luckiest home-related thing? Snagging our house hours after it went on the market. Put in a full price offer with no contingencies and that sucker was ours! Love more now than I did then.
Betsy says
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Courtney says
JOSS ME!
Luckiest Moment: Buying a huge campaign dresser in beautiful condition off of craigslist for $35, brought it home and all of the drawers were full of stuff – acrylic trays, books, a ceramic platter, and loose change… score for us!
Kim says
JOSS ME!
Hmmm for some reason it’s telling me my comment is duplicated but this is my first entry! Weird…
Kristen @ Popcorn on the Stove says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest home-related thing is how we got our new apartment. My fiance’s cousins had been living there for 3 years, with his sister upstairs. We were looking for a new place and kept saying how great it would be to live there. On the day they bought a house, we got in touch with their landlord and got the wheels moving for us to move in. Very good timing since there’s only a month overlap in the rents!
PS – Love that the pic you used has a ceramic dog.
Amanda K. says
JOSS ME!
Whitney says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement project was the super cheap dresser we bought at a church sale and refinished and updated to add to our guest room- one of my favorite pieces in the house!
Andrea says
Joss Me!
My luckiest moment would be winning this! :)
Lindy says
JOSS ME!
It’s been hard work than good luck so far, but it’s been fun, and it’s paying off. As for lucky, well, winning this $500 gift card would be pretty darn lucky.
Savina says
JOSS ME!
Luckiest moment was being eligible for the tax credit extension due to my husband being in the military and being deployed.
Megan says
JOSS ME! I got an amazing library card catalog on Craig’s list for $40-re-finished and on legs, a great statement piece for our new house!
Anna Lisa says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest thing was probably inheriting my grandmother’s bedroom set and lots of her kitchen things, and my grandpa’s midcentury stereo. When you’re 21, any furniture that’s not from ikea is pretty sweet.
Sheila says
JOSS ME. Inherited a great coffee table from the in-laws.
Jennifer says
Joss Me!
My luckiest home improvement moment was marrying my husband…he’s very handy!
Melissa says
JOSS ME!
We got lucky with a new garage door, after my husband crashed into ours we were on a hunt for a new garage door. Those things are expensive and since our house was old, nothing was a standard size. After months of constant craigslist searching, we located replacement panels for $60 total!!! So a $600 fix turned into a $60 fix. Lucky.
Erica says
“JOSS ME!”
The place I wanted was under contract but I got a call a few days later that it fell threw and I grabbed before anyone else could!
Liz says
Joss Me!!
My luckiest house moment was when we found our house. We first viewed it while it was listed for $200,000 and we really liked it but it was a little over budget. Two months later we were still looking and the house dropped to a short sale and was now listed for $125,000! We were one of 8 offers, but we got it!
Ellen says
Joss me!
We painted our living room a nice sage-y green color and then took an outdated broken security panel off the wall and discovered original (from 1916 – most likely handpainted!) wallpaper underneath it that matched perfectly with the color we chose! So we left that little patch of wallpaper unpainted.
Stephanie says
JOSS ME!
I consider myself lucky that home ownership has been without major problems for almost 3 years. I’m just waiting for something expesnive to leak/break/stop working.
Natalie says
We got our house after it was on the market for 30 days. It had had 28 showings and 6 offers (not including ours). When we walked in, I knew it was ours, so we fought for it. After being in it for two years, we are finally to the point we can actually decorate and not just repaint and rip down walls. Haha.
Lindsey says
JOSS ME!
I’m so lucky to have my parents, 2 DIY fanatics to help me decorate my house.