***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.
Angela N says
WORLD ME!
My favorite city is San Francisco. It was the first vacation my hubby and I took together.
Maryanne says
World me! I love the place I live now- where my hubs and I chose to raise our 3 kiddos- Concord, NC! But I also love, love, love Utah!
Andrea Eby says
WORLD ME! My husband works for a disaster relief organization and travels all over the world. I would have the full map on our wall to show our children where their dad is helping people and give them a larger understanding of just how big this world is!!
MichelleO says
WORLD ME! The coast of NC, specifically Oak Island. I grew up in the area and go back each fall to spend a week at Long Beach. It is a small, laid back beach community and we love it!
Brie says
World me!! I love it here in Richmond! There are great things to do AND it has lots of interesting history.
Faith Hickey says
World Me!
These days, my heart is in zip code 06482 – Sandy Hook, CT where I grew up (and attended SHES). But, I think I would go with a map of the world – I love looking at where I have been and where I would still like to go…..
ErinE says
WORLD ME! Probably the Carribean where we went on a cruise for our honeymoon!
Kelly says
WORLD ME!! I would love a map of where my husband proposed to me:)
Tania says
WORLD ME! ….Lake Malawi, they don’t call it the ‘lake of stars’ for nothing. I’ve had some truly magical times there :)
Ashley says
WORLD ME!!!
I think Chicago, the city I met and married my husband, holds very special meaning for me!
Courtney Madden says
WORLD ME! I hold a special place in my heart for my home state, Michigan. I’m in Atlanta now, but I sure miss the lakes, forests and rolling hills.
Jill says
“WORLD ME!”
I’d have to go with the Blue Ridge. It would be for my husband. He and our sons still find time to hike together even though they’re all adults. On a lesser scale, it’s important to me because when they were little and refused to take a nap, I’d pile them into the wagon and drive up Skyline from C’ville to Luray just to get a little peace and quiet.
Jenny says
WORLD ME! I would get a place I have never been but would like to some day…a small town in Italy where my grandparents are from.
Heesun shim says
World me!
Heather Cassidy says
WORLD ME!! There are several places that are important on my list, but many more will be added, so I’d have the entire world! I love maps.
Aaron says
WORLD ME!
No matter how many times I leave I seem to keep ending up back in Rochester, NY. Love it.
Monica B says
WORLD ME! I love my small home town of Cassopolis Michigan, or at least the idea of the way I remember it
Kate says
World Me!!
Chloe says
World Me!!
Fiona says
WORLD ME! I have grown up in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and would never leave. Laidback with enough city life and awesome weather :)
Jen says
WORLD ME – Pittsburgh – the rivers and mountains determined how the city would form in “pockets” and that stairs built into hillsides would be considered streets.
Rachel says
WORLD ME
My husband will absolutely freak out if we get this awesome thing. Me too! I just wonder what area we’ll have to zoom in on!
Terri says
World me! I’d love a world map to plan out every place I’d like to travel!
Ter'e Crow Lindsay says
WORLD ME for sure! My desire to own this map is all about education. My husband and I have been dying to have a world map – education at age 64? YOU BET! We have been dying to have a world map!
I am from San Francisco, originally, and love having a local map of that area………..even tho I left The City by the Bay at the age of 4.
Madison says
World me!! I would love a map of Ocracoke Island, NC.
jessica says
WORLD ME!
The town in Western Massachusetts where I grew up. But I’m sitting here puzzling which map I’d make … might be something different. I’d like a maze of streets or just topo of the sea floor.
Lisa says
WORLD ME! Paris (where I grew up) next to my desk while I work all day? Yes, please!
Alex F says
World me !! San francisco is by far my favorite place in the world !! I was an au pair there in 2010 and that’s where my girls live !! i miss it so much !!
Maura says
WORLD ME! The place that is most special to me is my own little 5 acres on the high plains of Colorado.
Rachel says
WORLD ME!
Growing up in Boston I hated it – now I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
Meredith says
World Me!!! California, our favorite state on the planet!!!
Lindsey says
World me!!
I spent a year living in Chicago working with a service organization. The city is incredible, the people are wonderful, and my memories are priceless. I also met my husband there, so that certainly adds to its significance.
Andrea R. says
World Me!!!! It would be a toss between my hometown of New Orleans and my dream vacation area of Europe……hmmmmmm!
Sharon Laird says
WORLD ME! Love wallpapered maps!
I love New York City. My dream is to live there in the heart of city one day. Each day I would concentrate on a different area. Each night I would eat dinner in a different restaurant.
izzy says
WORLD ME! Nowheres more special to me than Cape Cod, where I grew up.
Jeinfer Moseman says
WORLD ME!
I would have to say the small town I grew up in. WE have recently moved back and we are raising our daughter here.
Kelly lester says
World me!! It’s a tie between RVA and San Diego for me!!!
Adam says
WORLD ME!
Jana says
WORLD ME! The good ole USA. Proud to be born in America!
Sarah says
WORLD ME!
I would go for the world map and add pins for the places my man and I have traveled together (to be updated over time) and pins for places of special/romantic importance. Gotta love sentimental map art, am I right?
Jocelyn says
WORLD ME!! I just love maps of Canada since we honeymooned there!
Kara says
WORLD ME!
While I love the idea of a more personalized map, I’d definitely go with a world map. There’s so much my husband and I still want to see that I know we haven’t found our favorite place yet. Plus, I want to instill the same big world wonder in our soon-to-be-born first child :-)
Michelle says
Boston will always be home to me even though I don’t live there anymore.
Emma Bourke says
World Me!! My little corner of the west of Ireland is wonderful :D
Elle says
WORLD ME! Basel, Switzerland will always be near and dear to my heart. I have wonderful memories from living and studying there during my sophomore year in college.
Rebecca says
WORLD ME!!!!
Corfu, Greece- absolutely beautiful!!!!
tracy says
WORLD ME!
I think for both my husband and I, Chicago will always hold a special significance for us. We lived there for four years during college, everywhere from near O’Hare airport to the Ukrainian village, to Wrigleyville. My husband especially loves maps of chicago, it reminds him of when he was a bike messenger.
Heather says
WORLD ME!! I’m a fan of Oregon, where I grew up!
Aitziber says
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Anne says
WORLD ME! My husband and I are in love with the Moosehead Lake region up here in Maine and he adores maps!