***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And the lucky / randomly selected / soon to be quite worldly person is… Briana (who says “London, Ontario is special to me. That’s where I first lived on my own, went to University, met my husband, and I just loved that city. Plus, it has the best spaghetti restaurant ever, Spageddy Eddy’s!”). Congrats! And for everyone else, scroll down to the contest entry details for a sweet little discount the Wallpapered folks added for everyone.
One look at Pinterest and I don’t feel quite so alone in my fascination with maps. So to everyone else out there who digs a little cartography in their design, hold on to your seats. This week the people behind Wallpapered are giving one of you a nice big 8ft x 5ft world map wallpaper kit so that you can add a map-tastic mural to your home. As much as I love the various world map styles they offer, the coolest feature (at least to me) is that you can also get custom area map wallpaper that basically zooms into a postal code of your choosing. So you could order custom wallpaper showcasing your favorite big city – or even the small town that you grew up in.
- PRIZE: Any world map or custom area map wallpaper up to 8ft x 5ft from Wallpapered (a $400+ value!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “WORLD ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …what town / city / state / country / other geographic area is most special to you? Will you always have a fondness for the town you grew up in? Are you most enamored with the place where you honeymooned? Or are you just bursting with pride over the area where you currently live?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, January 23rd at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: Wahoo, this giveaway is available worldwide!
- DISCOUNT: Get 10% off your custom map order with code YHL2013
- 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 for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Wallpapered.
Tai says
WORLD ME!
Currently live in Boise, ID. My husband has lived here close to 20 years now, while I have a whole 2 years under my belt. He’s very fond of Boise, and I’m growing to love it. I will always be fond of my hometown Salvador in Brazil. Most of my family still lives there, so it will always be my home. We also did honeymoon there, so it’s very special for the both of us! :)
Carrie H. says
WORLD ME!
Having grown up all over and settling down in Kansas, it will always hold a special spot for me, my adopted home state.
Tashia says
WORLD ME! The North Shore of MN- where my fiance and I got engaged and will get married in 8 short months!
Paulina J! says
WORLD ME! This one is hard for me… I was born in Dominican Republic, grew up in NY and now live in MS. I would have to say Dominican Reoublic since we got married there too!
MmeMcM says
World me!
I love Ireland!!! Spent my honeymoon there many moons ago…magical place!
katie says
WORLD ME! I’ve been super into maps lately. It helps that our six year old boy is also super into maps and loves looking at them. I was just thinking about decoupaging a world map to the top of our kitchen table, but an entire wall would be even better! I grew up in NC, so I’m pretty partial to the east coast. But now we’re raising our family in Utah and I find myself falling in love with the mountains. I’ve found that there’s beauty everywhere you go, so I don’t know that I’m incredibly attached to any place in particular!
Elizabeth says
WORLD ME!
I would love a map of Long Island, NY where we live. Have been wanting one for a while but, gotta save my dollas!
Nancy Nair says
WORLD ME!!?!!
Rochester NY will always be a special place for me. I randomly met my future husband there, and in a whirlwind 4 while we were both there at a conference, we exchanged numbers, returned to our respective hometowns (Yonkers for him, Staten Island for me), couldn’t stop thinking about each other, and started dating. We celebrate 10 years of marriage this year!
Malia S says
WORLD ME! I love San Francisco. My husband and I took a short vacation there a few years back and fell in love with the area and vowed to one day live there.
Alyssa says
WORLD ME! My hometown, Philadelphia, will always hold a special place in my heart. I’d love for it to be featured on my wall as well!
Lorena says
WORLD ME!
I love the country I was born in: El Salvador; the state I’ve lived in most of my life: Minnesota; where I went to school: Boston; and the country where my hubby and I lived for a year and a half: South Africa … Oh, and we are both huge map dorks!
Tawnya says
WORLD ME! The place I refer to as my “second love” (the first being my boyfriend of 8.5 years) is my hometown of Toronto, Canada. I love everything about this beautiful city:)
Kasey says
World Me! Good Ole Richmond, VA.
Lisa says
World me!
Rome, Italy because its the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
Kyle says
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Brianna says
World me! We live up in Canada, but love San Francisco :)
Ashley says
WORLD ME! This would look awesome in my husband’s office to pin the location and family photos of clients in a personal/meaningful way!
dana says
WORLD ME! I just love maps of the US.. marking where you’ve been and where people we love live. I’d love to transform our guest room into a roadtrip toddler room for our little guy, this would be the perfect start!
Sara says
World me! Bangkok, Thailand – our favorite vacation!
julie says
WORLD ME! I love Long Island where we live, we have beaches, close to NYC, beautiful Falls and not so bad Winters. I love the change of seasons
Ashley S. says
World Me! The north shore of Maui – by Honolua Bay is a magical place to me. My husband and I stumbled on it during a vacation and decided to try snorkeling there. It was my first time and, surprisingly for someone who was terrified of deep water, I fell in love.
Alex says
WORLD ME!
I love Northern Michigan, specifically the Harbor Springs/Petoskey area. It is my happy place.
caitie says
World Me!
Sydney, Australia or the whole world!
Ruth says
WORLD ME!!
I’m still in love with the town I was born and raised in: Burnstown, Ontario, CANADA. At a whooping 150ish people it’s small, but has loads of character: artists, river with huge bridge, cafes etc.
natalie says
WORLD ME!
I like pictures of subway/trasnportation lines amongst a city. Weird perhaps, but I like it. Maybe because of my trip to Washington DC eons ago as a teen.
Brooke says
World me! We would choose Key West…the city where we were married. We even gave our daughter Ellison the middle name Monroe after the county where Key West is located!
Kyle says
WORLD ME! I’d go with Rome… I lived there for a semester and loved the Nolli Map of Rome
Stephanie Klemm says
WORLD ME!
Definitely Michigan. But I also have a soft spot for CO where we were married.
sarahbclark! says
WORLD ME!
i fell in love with the San Diego area when i visited in college. and while it’s never going to be an option for me to live in, i still dream about the weather and the beaches.
Kim D says
World me!
We love the California coast. <3
Krysta Houseknecht says
World me! I am fond of my hometown, Astoria, OR and my hubby’s little town of Muncy Valley, PA
Tiffany says
WORLD ME! I was a military wife and gave birth to my daughter in Gelnhausen, Germany. I would love to have that wonderful city on the wall of my office. She is 10 now and can’t wait to visit.
Kathleen says
WORLD ME!
I just love NYC!!
Megan says
WORLD ME!! Madrid, Spain will always be a home to me…I studied abroad there and had an experience of a lifetime. I have not been able to go be back since so what a great way to bring Madrid to me!
April H says
World Me!
I love the small town I am from, Granbury, TX! Although I love/live in Houston now!
Jessica Willis says
WORLD ME!
I grew up in a super small town, Tarkington. Weird, I know.
But my love and I are both from there (going on 4 years!) and our parents both still live there. So a map of there may be nice. Otherwise I’d go with somewhere from my heritage, like Scotland or Ireland :)
Sonel says
World Me!
I’ve got to go with Paris! Or maybe Rome. Or New York. Ahh it’s do hard to choose just one favorite place!
Nicole R says
World me! Edinburgh, Scotland, a city I fell in love with in college!
Michel from the beach says
World Me!
St. Petersburg, FL is where my sons were born, go to school and have their best friends. Although I was born in Brooklyn, my closet is filled with sand and flip flops.
This map would hang in my son’s room. Came across this site which will turn a map into a watercolor. http://maps.stamen.com
Liz says
WORLD ME!
I have a map OBSESSION! I would get a world map for our baby’s future big boy room so we can teach him about all the places in the world.
Melissa Bluey says
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Laura says
WORLD ME!
My heart is torn between Alaska, where I grew up, and Portland, Oregon, where my fiancé and I now live (and intend to stay). We are so happy to be putting down roots and becoming more a part of this amazing community.
Steph N says
WORLD ME! I’m super-attached to my current city, so yanno.
Alyssa S. says
WORLD ME!! I’m from Michigan, so the good ol’ mitten is my favorite area :)
Theresa Sea says
World me! To the Chicago suburbs! :)
Erin Marmelstein says
WORLD ME!
I would love a map of Palau where we honeymooned.
Jessica says
WORLD ME!! Lexington, KY – where I grew up, where I got married, where I live now. The Bluegrass is the best kept secret in the world!
Laura says
WORLD ME!
I love NYC! So exciting, but couldn’t live there!
Colleen says
World me! I met my husband and we later married in Burlington, Vermont!
Wendy M. says
WORLD ME!
I’m particularly fond of New York City, because I’ve had some really great memories there with my best friend in the whole wide world/boyfriend. His family is from Long Island, so whenever we visit them we take at least one trip into the city.
Usually we don’t do anything too touristy, we just find a place to eat and then wander around until we’re lost and find our way back to the subway. But every single time we go, we both sink into the surroundings. It’s weird, but we both feel so at home, there, so it’s really sad we haven’t had the chance to move there yet (we were going to a couple of years ago, but that fell through).
Anyway, I’ll go with New York City. Haha.