***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.
Kasie N. says
“World Me!!!” I love maps and this is exactly what I’m looking for for my boys room! I also love Louisville, KY!! Never want to live anywhere else!
Kelly P says
World me! Hmmm, that’s tough. Of course, the town I grew up in will always be special (Grosse Pointe Park, MI – holla!) and I met my hubs in Memphis, TN so that’s important too. We’ve settled in Tucson, AZ so gotta represent the desert too. I think I could come up with a lot more options, too.
Jen. says
WORLD ME! My husband and I are smitten with St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Katie says
WORLD ME! Gosh, there’s sooo many places that are special, London, Bangalore, Cozumel, Lexington but if I can only pick one I’d have to say RIC, that’s where I grew up and have sooo many great memories of friends and fam still there.
thea says
WORLD ME!
Florida for me.
Kristi - SimplePrettyThings says
World me!!!! Dublin, Ireland. Most amazing place I have ever been. I would move there in a heartbeat and I would be so happy.
Sarajane says
WORLD ME! I love, love, love maps and atlases! It is difficult, but I think the place I’d pick a close up of is Madison, WI. It is where my husband and I met while going to college at the University of WI – Madison. Plus it looks cool from above since it is on an isthmus.
Kalin says
WORLD ME! My special place is Walla Walla, WA because it’s where I met my husband on a blind date. Plus, it’s just a fun place to say.
Beth C. says
WORLD ME! Burt Lake, MI – our annual family camping spot for 25+ years!
Katie says
WORLD ME! While we honeymooned in Mexico, Nashville is our sweet hometown.
Heidi says
World me! I grew up in Bouake, Ivory Coast, West Africa. It holds a special place in my heart- always! We were evacuated from a civil war in the country when I was 15, and I haven’t been able to go back. Hopefully one day!
Lizzi says
World me!
I’m so in love with my little house, I’d choose St. Paul, MN
Lindsay says
WORLD ME!
I would choose my favorite city, Charleston SC!
Elizabeth says
WORLD ME!!!
97202… Portland, Oregon!
Erin says
WORLD ME!
Southland in New Zealand… It’s stark, beautiful, empty and has high speed Internet. Greener than the Scottish highlands and warmer than Alaska, the fresh air, rivers, mountains and yummy food make it the place I’d most like to live (& I’m from arch-enemy Australia!)
Elizabeth says
World me!! I love St. Louis, where I was born and raised and currently live, but also Madison, WI, where I went to school, and Argentina, my home for two years after college.
Rachel says
WORLD ME!
I would love a map of Italy – my husband is Italian and I’ve always wanted to visit. We’re planning on going fo our 5th anniversary… only 3 more years to go! ;)
Sus says
“WORLD ME!” I love the scenic route between Flagstaff and Sedona, because it’s twisty and crazy and gorgeous.
Kathryn Good says
“WORLD ME!” DC for sure!
Salena Santos says
WORLD ME
I have have a soft spot for Portugal. After vacationing there several years ago my eyes were opened about the beauty of another country.
RMS says
WORLD ME! Central Asia, as I grew up in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Rachel says
WORLD ME!
Living in Chicago for a few years has imprinted it on my heart!
Tirsa says
World me!
This is a hard one because I’ve lived in so many places plus my loved ones are far away. Hmmm I’ll have to think about it. :-)
Kelly says
World Me!
Hawaii is in the top 3!
cp says
World me!
Northern VA is special to me, since i grew up there but no longer live there.
Umm Ibraheem says
WORLD Me! The many places I have lived in all hold special meaning for me, not least because of the wonderful people I met there.
Cassidy says
World Me! I love Montana! But I don’t think the road map of my area would be too interesting! I have the exact wall in my house that I have dreamed of putting a large world map, fingers crossed.
Cassidy
Kasie N. says
“World Me!!”
Allan says
WORLD ME!
Mine would be Japan because it was the first time I travelled with just two other friends. Also the fact that none of us knew anything about the language or where to exactly go, made the whole trip a lot more interesting and fun.
Suzie says
World me… Ooh, that’s a difficult one! Either the spot my husband proposed to me, a mountain called ‘Pike o’ Blisco in the English Lake District or Greenland, where I first saw the Northern Lights but as a geography teacher, I’d take any map for their pure beauty & the hours I can lose myself in studying a map.
Michelle says
World Me!
I have a love for DC. I absolutely love that city for its history, diversity, and excitment.
Emily C says
WORLD ME! I have a fondness for my hometown, Portland. And while I love my current city, I will never feel the way I feel about Portland about others.
rachel says
WORLD ME!!
…and our hearts forever, love Thee, Notre Dame!!
(Notre Dame, Indiana. :)
Alyssa Dowlen says
World Me! Venice, Italy will always be one of my favorite places in the world. I spent three weeks in Italy with my boyfriend last summer, and being there was my very favorite part of our trip.
Alyssa K says
WORLD ME!
My current home is Charlottesville, VA. It’s a nice town, but I’m still waiting to find a home to fall in love with once I finish graduate school. Regardless, I am definitely digging the red/green/blue maps by Wallpapered.
Claudia says
WORLD ME!!!!
I would love a whole world for my boys’ playroom, so we can start tracking places we go :D
Lisa says
WORLD ME! I am fond of small town Barnum, Minnesota where I spent a lot of my childhood with my cousins running around the county fair and town.
Christine G says
WORLD ME!
The west coast of Scotland where we spent our honeymoon – such a beautiful place.
Chrissy says
World me!!! I’d love my home “town ” of Miami on my wall!
John says
WORLD ME! I’m from Louisville, KY, and love my city!
Mike says
world me.
Love the geometry behind maps, and love looking at maps of Madison. On Wisconsin!
Meredith F. says
WORLD ME! I grew up in Wyoming so that is one of the places I love most!
Sharonbc says
World me!
I would love a large map of North America so that we can mark our camptrips on them! Writing on walls can be a good thing!
Erin says
WORLD ME! I’d love a map of Morocco – just visited last year and it was amazing:)
gisele says
world me! I grew up and still live in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It’s a pretty amazing place. Thinking I’d get the whole world map, though, it’s a pretty awesome, too.
Rachel says
world me…a map of Milwaukee, my hometown.
<3
Allison says
WORLD ME!
I love living in Seattle, but I’ll always have a soft spot for where my family lives in the NC mountains.
juliem says
World Me!! I love a map of the world….in hopes that one day I can actually travel to more parts of the world.
Lindsay says
WORLD ME!
I’m originally from Kansas but right now I’m loving maps from my current city of Chicago. So many neighborhoods and so much history!
Pamela says
World me! Where me and my husband live, of course! The pacific palisades!