***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.
Greg says
WORLD ME!
BOSTON:)
Morgan says
World me!!
Emerald Isle, nc is where my family and friends always vacationed together every summer. My family had several life altering events occur there!
Brooke says
World me! London is my favorite place to visit. It has the benefit of both being an adventure and a familiar place from several lovely weeks spent there:)
lisa says
world me!
philadelphia. where i grew up and went to college.
Lyndsey M. Cain says
WORLD ME! I love Honfleur, France where we spent part of our honeymoon. And of course, our current neighborhood in historic Ghent, Norfolk VA holds a special place in our hearts too.
Also, my husband is a GIS cartographer, so I think this freebie is exceptionally rad :)
Helen says
World me!! I would choose the cinque terre, Italy… where we went on our honeymoon. <3
Vanessa says
WORLD ME!
My husband would die if he would get such a map in his office!
I love the Pyrenees, with a short drive from our town in Spain we get to France, different country, different language and that mountain athmosphere. It is always fun!
Jasmin S. says
World me! I love New York and I love maps so a map of NY would be perfect for me. Runner up: Paris.
Elinor says
WORLD ME! Home is special to me so I would choose my home town of Bristol, England :)
Shannon says
WORLD ME! I’d show state pride and do a map of Wisconsin! I also love disney which would be fun in a kids room!!
beth says
world me! chincoteague island, va is where i met my husband.
Lindi says
WORLD ME!
I would choose Florence, Italy, where I lived for a month with my wife when we were younger— or our hometown!
Leah says
WORLD ME!
I’m in love with the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. It’s where my husband and I bought our first home, and where we lived when our son was born. We now live in the midwest, close to where we grew up, but Ballard and Seattle will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Katie Yaeger says
World Me! Florence, Italy will always be home!
Andrea says
WORLD ME!! I love Delaware where I was born and raised. There’s small cities, farms, and the beach (our favorite)!
Brenda says
WORLD ME!
South Korea is special because my son was born there.
Valerie says
World me! Aah that is a hard question to answer, but I would have to say probably Germany. It was my first time out of the country and first big trip as an “adult”-as in with a friend instead of my family. Such great memories from that trip that it will always hold a special place in my heart!
Amy says
WORLD ME!
Saipan – my husband proposed to me while snorkling around the island on a vacation. It’s on the other side of the world and we likely will never make it back there, but it will always be a very special place for us!
:)
Jeni says
World me! I think I’d go with a map of the whole USA, cant pick a favorite place! I might move too often…
Sarah Summers says
WORLD ME! I would want the whole world so me and my husband could mark our travels!
Thanks!
Nina Valeo Cooke says
WORLD ME! My heart will always be full of the the isthmus city of Madison, WI.
Rachel says
WORLD ME!
The southwest us- New Mexico, Arizona etc! My husband and I road trip from CA to KY and he proposed in NM!
BHH says
WORLD ME!
New England — our childrens’ birthplace.
Jo @ Let's Face the Music says
WORLD ME! I’m cliche but I love Paris. I’m planning to have a Paris map in my newly decorated bedroom. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
Beth says
World me! I’m overwhelmed, there are so many cool places I’d love to see blown up on my wall!! Maybe Australia?
Laura says
World me!
I am enamored with the border towns in Spain. Hubby and I vacationed there a couple years ago and i can’t wait to go back!
Also San Juan Islands, WA. Those are my old stomping grounds. :)
Kala says
WORLD ME! I live in Denver, CO, which I love….BUT, I will always love my home and have certain fondness for WISCONSIN! We cheeseheads are proud people and I love it! Plus, the stereotypes are true…we LOVE cheese :)
Sarah says
WORLD ME! My heart is tied to Oklahoma.
Tanya Rousseau says
WORLD ME! Cambridge, UK, is one of my favortie places. It’s where I had my own ‘coming-of-age’ story.
Joan says
WORLD ME! I was born in NYC and it will always be a part of who I am!
Jen B. says
WORLD ME!!! We run a property management business and a wall sized map of our city would be AWESOME in our office!! It would be awesome to show future renters just where they’ll be living!
Kristen says
World me! I have a special love of Texas!
Jen says
WORLD ME!
Detroit will always have a spot in my heart, but I would go with a world map, I think. Something about seeing the whole world is just inspiring!
Crystal says
WORLD ME! I would have to get the entire United States. I moved a gazillion times growing up so I couldn’t pick one specific spot!
Kate says
WORLD ME!
Although I am not from there, I love the southern U.S.
Kate says
WORLD ME!
As much as I love where I live now, I’d probably pick a view of Iceland… one of my favorite places!
Jane B. says
“WORLD ME!” Yes, I love where I live (Charlottesville!). And I chose to live here after a trip around the world (literally!) from Sept. 2, ’93 to Sept. 1, ’94. It would be SO awesome to have one wall in my house with a world map on it. Come on, random number generator, pick me, please!
Erin says
WORLD ME!
The Netherlands. I lived there for a while, and would love to do so again.
kathryn says
WORLD ME!
steve says
World me!
While Iowa is my home state and love everything about it… I’d probably prefer a city street map of LA. This is only due to the fact that I think it’d make a better visual piece.
Amy Bass says
WORLD ME!
Kateie says
WORLD ME!
My adopted home of Georgia has really grown on me!
Tanja says
WORLD ME!!
I have a soft spot for my home town. Every now and then I still refer to it as “home” despite the fact that I haven’t lived there in over 15 years.
Cynthia says
WORLD ME! I’d love a world map to plot out past & future travel plans :-)
L J says
WORLD ME! That would be London where we spent our Honeymoon and 10th Anniversary.
Shauna says
World me!
I love Bloomington, IN. I went to grad school at IU, married my hubby, had 2 sweet babies. We don’t live there any longer but I am dying to get back there someday.
Focipresley (Bon) says
World Me!
My other home: Pula, Croatia. A hidden gem in the European continent. The place makes my heart sing. :)
Maegan says
WORLD ME!
I LOVE Yellowstone National Forest! The most beautiful place I have ever seen!
meggan colombo says
WORLD ME! – the bottom right map of the city is so me! I’d do San Francisco. I lived there for years and loved the walking around, neighborhood feel of the city.
Rachel@hammeringourwayhome says
WORLD ME! I think I’d dig a map of the Caribbean. Especially to gaze at on a winter day.