***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.
Emily says
WORLD ME. New Orleans.
Katie says
WORLD ME! I’d get a map of Athens GA, where I met, fell in love with and married my hubs. :)
LaTonya says
WORLD ME!! I used to live in Alexandria, VA before relocating to Durham, NC. I truly loved Old Town Alexandria and would love a gorgeous map to remind me of the time I lived in that area.
Cathy says
WORLD ME!
I am in LOVE with Durham, NC! I’ve lived here 4 years and it keeps getting better.
Joy says
WORLD ME! Half of me would want a map of the whole world and the other half of me would want a black and white map of Chicago.
Brandy says
World me!
It would be a toss up between my home town, where I grew up and still live and Alaska because well, who doesn’t love Alaska.
Cathy says
WORLD ME! Boston!
Audrea says
WORLD ME!
London I’ve vacationed in the city three times and love it more everytime!
LoquaciousLaura says
World me!
I’d be horribly split between a map of good ol’ NC, where I was born and bred and currently live, and DC, where I lived for two very fun-filled years. Still, I think NC would win … home generally does :)
C.L. Peeke says
WORLD ME!!!!
New Orleans – I grew up there and I miss it!
Sherry in BC says
WORLD ME! I love world maps. I grew up in the middle of nowhere on a farm in Manitoba. I love seeing the whole wide world and a world map would be a great wall idea for my semi finished basement rec/play area.
One of my favourites from Etsy is this one.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/83224657/watercolor-world-map-its-a-blue-blue
JEN C says
World Me! Northern Illinois is where my hubby and I grew up, went to college, bought our house, and had our kids. It’s very special to us.
Stacy M says
WORLD ME! Ocala, FL will always be special to me because that’s where I met my hubby!
Amber R. says
World me! Trempealeau County, WI. Where I grew up, where I live, where I love!
Annie says
“WORLD ME!” Seattle, Washington. I love the ocean and the mountains all crammed in there together.
Beth says
WORLD ME! I just got back from a mission trip to Guatemala, where I’ve been three times now. Big place in my heart!
Erin says
WORLD ME!
Madison, WI is special to me because its where I went to college and met my fiancé and its where we are getting married. :)
amanda f. says
WORLD ME!
I spent two summers in Maine when I was in college and fell in love with the state!
Emily R says
WORLD ME!
So many cities to choose from! I’d probably be very cliche and either pick Paris (my favorite city!) or my current city, Boston.
Darlene says
WORLD ME!
I’ve lived a bunch of different places (NY, OH, IN, and MN) and love to travel, so I can’t choose just one location.
Julie says
World me!
Harsens Island, MI where I grew up…or perhaps Detroit which is also close to me heart. It would be tough to decide.
Carmina says
WORLD ME!
The Olympic peninsula is one of my favorite places in the whole world.
AbbIe says
World me please! We are DC transplants from costal CT. The ct coastline means a lot to us.
LKG says
WORLD ME! Tuscaloosa, AL, home of my beloved University of Alabama. Roll Tide!
Tara says
WORLD ME!
I’m a traveler (thanks, Navy!) so all over is near and dear to me, although the favorite place I’ve ever lived is San Diego, and the favorite place I’ve ever been is Tokyo.
Kelly says
World me!
Most beautiful city I’ve ever visited was Edinburgh, Scotland. I got the chance to travel there last summer, and I’ve been enamored of it ever since.
jenny says
WORLD ME!
And I have a heart for China…truly a love for China.
Charlotte says
WORLD ME! If I could I would choose a custom map of The Hague where we lived for 6.5 years and where my sons were born …. given that’s not an option I might just have to go with the world.
Lauren says
WORLD ME! The town I grew up in, Satellite Beach, FL. It’s a small town, with the river on one side and the ocean on the other. I would love to end up back there later in life!
Melissa R. says
World Me!
I’m always defending my home state of Iowa; it is very near and dear to my heart.
Moira says
“WORLD ME!”
No way could I choose just one… Cape Town, Boston, Salzburg, Rome…
Jennifer Giorno says
WORLD ME!
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada is a truly beautiful place.
Julie says
Oops – that should read close to “my” heart. I wasn’t trying for an Irish accent, honest!
Clarissa says
WORLD ME!!!
São Carlos, SP, Brasil, the city that I went to college!
Wendy says
WORLD ME!
I’d love a world map so we can plot where we’ve been and where we want to go.
Krista says
World me!!! The pacific northwest where i grew up will always be special… Even tho I am a jersey girl now :)
Calliope says
WORLD ME!
My favorite place to be is always always Italy. It doesn’t matter if it’s the north or the south, big cities or the countryside, Roma or Napoli…Italy is our go to place whenever vacation is on the table and we’ve visited almost every region.
Luckily we live in Greece so Italy is just a couple of hours away :)
Caitlin says
WORLD ME!
I love, love, love London. But Seattle might take the prize if I happen to take home the prize! :D
Angie says
World me! I’m a South Dakota girl through and through!
Colleen says
WORLD ME! Since I have lived in several towns across Long Island, I will always consider Long Island NY my home and can’t ever see myself leaving.
Brittany says
World Me! As a geography teacher, anything maps is my cup of tea. I would have a hard time choosing between Austin (my hometown) and Berlin (where I fell in love with my husband).
Beth says
WORLD ME! Lots of important places, but maybe most of all Lawrence, KS where I went to school and met my sweet hubby.
Emily says
this is SO cool!!!! World me pretty please!!! Wichita, KS baby – home sweet home!!! :)
Stacy says
“WORLD ME!”
Home is pretty home-sweet-home right now with two girls and another babe on the way this Spring. But the part about this giveaway that struck my heart is this past weekend our 7yo spied a world map when we were out and about and was so THRILLED to tell me, “Look! a map of the world, Mom!”
That this just seems like the perfect addition to the girls’ play area (which is currently getting a mini facelift anyway.)
Karen says
WORLD ME!
While we live in NC now, CA will always be where are our hearts are. We both grew up there, got married there, and our entire family lives there. Our daughter is even named after our favorite vacation spot in CA!
Cec says
WORLD ME!
Oakland, CA (or the SF Bay Area in general) would be rad!
Elizabeth says
World Me!
I love all the places where I’ve lived and visited. It would be a great educational tool for my kids!
Camille says
WORLD ME!
I am totally in in love with Switzerland. You feel like you are in a postcard the entire time. I can’t wait to go back someday!
Jackie A says
WORLD ME! York Beach, ME is definitely most special for me and my almost husband. We spent our first vacation there at his family’s cottage which has become tradition in our 4 years together, he asked me to marry him at Nubble Light (one of the oldest, still-functioning lighthouses in the country!), we did our engagement pictures there, and when we tragically lost our little furry peanut in September, we ran away there once again to lick our wounds and mourn her loss. It’s a beautiful town with tons of history not only with the country but with my future in-laws (they honeymooned at the cottage!), as well as our budding family! Plus, the almost-hubs is a map nerd. Pick me! Pick me!
ellen says
WORLD ME!
Hands down Cape Cod. I grew up on the Cape and have been house hunting for a new little beach cottage to fix up. Guess what map I’d pick??? :)