***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.
sheila says
i lived in Alaska as a baby as my father was stationed there.
Sky says
World Me!- No matter where I live Eugene, Oregon will always be a great place!
Amanda says
World me…pretty please. Having moved around a lot with my husband to chase life’s opportunities, we’ve learned to love wherever we are. So we are currently in love with Bucks county, PA!
Valerie says
WORLD ME! It’s safe to say that maps of Rome give me maximum warm-fuzzy-feelers! Lived there for a year during university and miss it every day!
Jennie says
WORLD ME! I LOVE maps. In college I had a wall that was covered in old hiking maps (before they started making them that were waterproof. My favorite was of the Natahalla only b.c I have hiked there so much. Bonus: This was WAY before the map frenzy – 1998. I have always been a little ahead of the curve. I would love a basic world map (the one at IKEA for $150 ‘beans’ is quite nice but also very generic. I would love one that focused on Italy since a few of my aunts/uncles/cousins still live there. I wish I could afford to visit every year!
Karen I says
WORLD ME!
Kristen says
World Me!
I have a soft spot for Mexico where my parents are from and some family still is.
Jessica says
WORLD ME! I am in love with my current city – Savannah, Georgia. Such a beautiful city overflowing with charm.
Claire says
WORLD ME!
I’m from London UK and I always say London has my heart but New York is in my soul!
Tiffany says
World Me… Florida, the whole state!
April says
WORLD ME!!I’velived in Germany & Alaska but grew up in Georgia and thats home. (Looking forward to seeing you guys too, in Atlanta, WOOHOO!!)
Baronica says
World Me- Very found of South Dakota!
RLB says
WORLD ME!
Born in Boston, raised in NOVA, back to Boston, out to Oregon for 10 years, and finally back to Boston.
brittany says
“WORLD ME!” My most special place, my home town. It’s where I grew up and met my spouse and where we plan to raise our family!
Jen S. says
WORLD ME! Switzerland, so beautiful!
Taylor B. says
WORLD ME! We just returned from our first trip out of the US to Utila, Honduras. It was an adventure to say the least! It will always hold a special place in my heart because it’s the reason I finally got my passport!
Jane Nelson says
WORLD ME! Interlaken, Switzerland is my favorite place in the world. My husband and I took a trip there one summer, and I’ve yet to find anywhere more beautiful!
shokufeh says
WORLD ME!
My heart is closest to my hometown, where I also now live. But big pieces of it belong to my other homes of the past twenty years.
Nicole says
World me! I can’t decide between Amherst, MA, where I went to college, or Boston, MA, where I live now! I love them both :-)
stephanie davis says
WORLD ME!
ireland. where my dad grew up :)
Krista says
WORLD ME! Takamatsu, Japan – the first place my husband and I travelled together as newlyweds. So many wonderful and crazy memories were made there including hearing a university student practice for his final (playing Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 4 by Arthur Rubinstein at dizzying speeds), my first time using a Canon 5D (I’m now a professional wedding photographer!), and the oh-so unfair crazy wisdom tooth that came in while we were there that nearly took me out. :) Our trip to the millennia-old building where Udon soup was born – sitting on those ancient benches and drinking that soup in like they did so long ago – didn’t forget to make its impression, either. We’d love to have this treasure in our home!
Angela says
WORLD ME!!
I went to Florence, Italy on a trip with my sister and completely fell in love. Beautiful city and great memories.
Faith says
World me!
Good old Chattanooga or Hoi An, Vietnam. Or the world.
jen says
WORLD ME!
i love europe…i really don’t know why – there just seems to be a magic over there. right now i am enamored with cortona, italy. since we never had a honeymoon i am trying to get it together to get us over there for an extended amount of time. and i do miss my hometown of vancouver – will always be near and dear to my heart.
Paula says
WORLD ME!
Though Ive travelled, and am from the country in Quebec, the city where I live MONTREAl will always hold a special place in my heart. I just love every little bit of it!!!
Jennie S. says
World Me!
I would pick a big map of Texas!
Holly says
World Me! Glasgow, Scotland my home! Haven’t been in a long time, so being able to see it everyday would rock!
Liana says
World Me!
You know, probably where we live right now – it’s our dream home, our family home, our forever home. You know? Home.
Lauren says
WORLD ME! I’ve been dying to put up a world map in our house so I can mark all the places my husband and I have been. Hope to keep adding to it every year.
Barb says
WORLD ME!
London stole our hearts!
Andrea says
WORLD ME!
I’d have to say Columbia, SC. It’s where I was raised, met my husband, and got married. Can you tell I’m a home body?
Adrienne h says
WORLD ME!
Ireland.
Sara Simpson says
WORLD ME!
The Outer Banks of North Carolina. Favorite family vacation spot for 16 years running!
Jen says
WORLD ME!
Right now i’m living in the beautiful thousand islands area, which is full of some really amazing scenery!
Erin M says
WORLD ME! I would choose a map of Knoxville, TN. I moved to Knoxville 7 years ago and it was the best decision that I have ever made:) Well, aside from marrying my husband!
Becky says
WORLD ME
The tiny little town of Port Republic where I grew up. It’s one of thoses towns that everyone who hasn’t been there has also never heard of it.
Kris T says
WORLD ME! For us it’s Door County, WI. It’s our go to road trip from Chicago and we love the country feel to it.
Stephanie Marsh says
WORLD ME!!! I will always hold Austin, TX near and dear as my first husband and I started a life there and I miss it dearly. Now living in the great white north of Canada, it’s a far cry from the 70* down south!
Kristen says
WORLD ME!!! I will always love Manhattan, NY. My husband and I used to travel to NY all the time before our son was born. It’s a special place for Yankee fans, shoppers, lovers of food and fashion and everyone in between!
Devon says
WORLD ME! I’d have to choose Long Island.
Kelly McK says
WORLD ME! I’d have to go with good old South Bethany Beach, DE :)
Lauren Dunton says
WORLD ME! Berlin, as it is my birthplace, and an ever evolving city!
Tricia says
World Me!California Wine Country because it is where my husband and I went on our honeymoon!
Carly says
World Me!
I would have to choose the first place my boyfriend and I vacationed together Bucerias Nayarit Mexico. It’s a home away from our cold canadian home for my entire family.
NettyC says
WORLD ME! Hidalgo Mexico is a special place to me.
Amy J. says
WORLD ME! Seoul, South Korea holds a special place in my heart. I taught English there for a year, and met my husband (he was stationed there). Such great memories.
jody says
World ME!!
Stratton Mt, Vermont.
Where I married my sweetie.
Allison Q says
WORLD ME! Paris is the most beautiful city to me- and I would love looking at a map of it every day. xxx
Margie says
World me! Love my new home town – Ottawa, ON Canada :)
Lindsay says
“WORLD ME!”
My hometown, Pittsburgh, PA!