***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.
Becky says
WORLD ME! I love Charlotte, NC where I live now. many special memories here.
Briana says
WORLD ME! 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!
rachael says
Congrats Briana!! We live in St.Thomas, and I went to high school in London where I met my husband. So glad a fellow Canadian won!
Megan says
Congratulations Briana, and yay to Canadian winners! London IS a great city…though I went to U of Guelph and enjoyed a nice rivalry with UWO! ;)
Amy Elizabeth says
World Me Please!
I’d most certainly choose Ocean City, NJ. My all time favorite place on Earth!
Erika m says
World me!
I think the most special city would be the town we were married in, built a house in and welcomed 3 out of 4 of our children…hope to move back soon!
Jessica says
World me! Oxford, England.
Janine says
World Me!
My 13 yr old son is obsessed with maps!
KC says
WORLD ME! London London London – I lived there for five years and get homesick whenever I go back. I love it for all the little treasures that most people never see, like the rooftop bars in Covent Garden, the flower markets that will do you a leftover bunch of roses for the change in your pocket, the tiny ancient pubs with so much history, and being able to look out at everything from the top deck of a red bus.
Courtney Edwards says
WORLD ME! I have a special place in my heart for The Netherlands. I spent almost a year there and love the canals and friendly folk.
Kelsey says
World Me! I have a special place in my heart for Panama City Beach, FL, that’s where we got married on the beach and honeymooned. I also love Paris, hope to get there someday!
Csilla says
World Me!
Budapest! I’m hungarian (living in the US) and have spent many wonderful times there!
Michelle says
WORLD ME! Victoria, BC, Canada! Put it on your bucket list!
Aoifed says
WORLD ME!
My home town of Derry, Ireland is where my heart is. Its the UK Capital of Culture 2013… check it out!
tammy says
WORLD ME!
I don’t feel like I really have a “hometown” from moving so much, but I would choose the town I have lived in the longest and where I met my husband.
Lisa says
World me please!
I live in WA state and love it here i but have a special love for CA. I went often to Palos Verdes growing up to visit my grandparents, got engaged at Disneyland (which is also a place we love, a lot!) and honeymooned in San Diego!
Adie P says
WORLD ME!!! There are so many places that are special to me- my husband and I love to travel! Last year we went to Japan for 2 weeks and had our best vacation yet. I would either choose a map of Japan or the world map, probably the world map so we can plan out our next awesome vacation!
Melissa says
World me!
I definitely have a soft spot for Los Angeles where I grew up and my family still lives.
Caroline says
WORLD ME! My heart will always be in my hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. :)
Alice says
WORLD ME!!
I’m currently studying in Bath, in the UK, and it’s one of the prettiest places I’ve ever been! :D
Rebecca G. says
WORLD ME! I would love a Wallpaper Map of San Francisco, CA – we were married there last year! (We are from Ohio!)
Zoe says
WORLD ME!
For me personally, it would be Portland, Oregon since I grew up there. For me and my husband, it would probably be Seattle, Washington, where we live now, and are making our home together.
Adrienne says
World me!
I’m a sucker for a great Michigan map.
Sheri says
WORLD ME!
My heart is in Seattle, even though I am not. Just love it there!
jane says
WORLD ME! I moved back home to Palm Beach, FL and just love it here!!
Kristen Miller says
World me!
Good ole TN!
Kate says
WORLD ME!
I would totally get a map of Austin, where we currently are loving living.
Megan says
World me! The town I currently live in is also my hometown and is pretty meh. However, my husband is from the Seattle area and we love it over there and have hopes to make a permanent move in that direction.
Lucie says
World Me!
Denmark will always have a special place in my heart, because my best friend lives there and my cousins. I want to visit the whole world, so I rarely visit places twice, but for Denmark I will make an exception.
Laura Campbell says
World me!
Got to be New York where we went on honeymoon!
Marie says
WORLD ME!
I live in the same house I grew up in, so maybe a map of Michigan to showcase the fact I never strayed too far from home!
Athena says
World Me!
I grew up with a map that was 12’x8′, and I loved it. It would be awesome to be able to do that for my kids’ toyroom!
I studied in Toledo, Spain, an ancient walled city/fortress. I bet that has a fabulous look!
Carlee says
WORLD ME!
The beautiful Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia! I moved there at 6 years old and even though I’ve moved away a few times, I keep coming back!
Holly says
WORLD ME!
I’m a Michigander, so I’d need a blown-up version of the Mitten State.
Alina says
WORLD ME!!! My hometown – Charleston, SC!
Cassondra says
World Me! I would probably order one for Winnipeg, Manitoba where I grew up and live now, but I also lived in Seattle for a time, which would be a pretty cool map to get :).
Sherri says
WORLD ME!! Isle of Skye is a special place for me. It so beautiful and
peaceful. We took an amazing pony trek and the views were
amazing.
AE says
WORLD ME!!!!!!
what town geographic area is most special to you? My special place on this planet is MAUI!….specifically the I’ao Valley. I had what some may call a spiritual experience there at the base of this large grand tree and I have never been the same since! SOOOOO….my map would be of MAUI! :)
Elizabeth says
WORLD ME! I would love a giant map of Seoul!
Jill says
WORLD ME! Without a doubt, the Appalachian Trail. We lived on it and hiked thousands of miles on it, having a mural of it would bring us good memories each time we saw it! Thank you for hosting this fab freebie!
Megan says
WORLD ME!! Baltimore. I was born and raised there, and it’s especially exciting now that we’re going to the Super Bowl!
Megan says
World me! Central America, where I met my husband.
Katie says
WORLD ME! Nantucket, Massachusetts will always hold a super special place in my heart as the site of so many family vacations growing up and now the place where my parents live. The sense of peace and calm I feel when there is unparalleled.
Amanda Premo says
WORLD ME!!
Gwen says
WORLD ME!
Santa Cruz, CA. I went to college there,and Met my fiancé there. I still live about an hour away. I love it so much.
Megan says
WORLD ME! Richmond, VA..my hometown :)
Alyssa Dowlen says
World Me!!! Venice, Italy will always be special to me. It is the first stop(of three)in Italy where my boyfriend and I went for our first vacation together.
Katie S says
World me!
I know this may make me sound like a hipster but… PORTLAND, OR has my heart (only second to my husband)!
When we got engaged, my then fiance offered to plan our entire honeymoon, start to finish, and surprise me with it at the airport after our wedding. And since I was DIYing our entire wedding(talk about both wonderful and tiring) that plan sounded pretty good to me! So in the months leading up to our wedding I would guess where he was taking me on a pretty regular basis…which led to me one time exclaiming: “Where are you taking me?! To Oregon? Are we going to take the Oregan trail?! *hardy har har*” To which he immediately started blushing :) However, he successfully threw me off his trail and I didn’t suspect a thing.
After the wedding we headed to the airport and as we were checking in a guard came up to me and asked where we were going. And of course I had no idea so I just smiled and nudged Micah, waiting for a response. He mumbled, “Oregon”. “Wait, are you really taking me to the Oregon trail?!” And we both started cracking up. The security gaurd was confused but gave a polite smile and got out of there pretty quick.
:)Needless to say, we ended up in Portland (not the Oregon trail) and loved every second of it.
Katie Lewis says
WORLD ME! I love Northern Michigan. :)
Britt @ Honest to Goodness Living says
WORLD ME! Oklahoma City (my hometown) is pretty special to me – Love that I could draw a map of literally every little street and put pins on all of my favorite spots :)
Lindsay says
WORLD ME! San Francisco bay area is really special to our family b/c that’s where my MIL was born and raised. we visit every summer and have lots of family memories from those trips.
Amanda says
WORLD ME!
Capetown, South Africa — the place where we honeymooned!