***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.
Natalie Royall says
World me!! My husband and I both have grown up here in Richmond VA and so this place is special to the both of us. And we Looooove maps. SO I had to get in on this one :)
Kelly M. says
WORLD ME!!
I will forever be in love with Kansas, but England is where my love is from so I am torn!
Kate says
World me! The place I studied abroad is very special to me (Krakow, Poland) as well as the place I got engaged (a town in Croatia).
Molly says
WORLD ME!
I’m a Brooklyn girl, but part of my heart is always in Cape Cod, MA. My grandparents lived there for decades, and I still keep the tradition of going there every summer. In the winter I make sure I’m signed up for all their local e-newsletters — the drive-in movies, the local library, my favorite farm — so that I can read what’s going on in town and feel like I’m there!
Mollie R says
WORLD ME! No matter how long I’ve been away, my home state of Rhode Island will always be my favorite place.
Christen says
World me! Hmm, I love my home town (RIchmond, baby!) In terms of favorite travel locale, I would pick Paris! :)
Sara Rogers says
WORLD ME!! I love New Jersey and all of it! <3
Wendy says
WORLD ME!
Spain will always hold a special place for me.
paula says
WORLD ME!
Little city in Michigan where we live!
Rach says
WORLD ME!
Washington DC, where I’ve begun my grown-up life :)
Lindsey A. says
WORLD ME! I think I’d go with the world map…there is nothing more exciting to me than looking at all the countries and all possibilities for travel and learning!
michelle w. says
WORLD ME! I love world maps. Seeing it all helps plan our next adventure!
Megan says
World me! I’d want the world, inspiration to travel again :)
Robin says
World me! I love my hometown. Moved away twice but couldn’t stay away.
Megan says
WORLD ME! Currently living in the Netherlands, and loving every minute of the bike riding culture here!
Gena says
WORLD ME! There are many places special to me, but if I had to pick a map of one it would be Canandaigua, NY, where my husband grew up and we shared our first home together. It holds a very special place in his heart and I know he’d love to showcase a wall of his Man Room with a map that brings back all the memories.
Beth says
WORLD ME!! I lived in southern California for a few years and absolutely love it there!
Diane says
WORLD ME ! I love San Francisco area, as I lived there when I was 15, but I always start missing the Alps I grew up in when I am away from too long…
briana says
WORLD ME!
I’ll always be proud to say I was born and bred in RVA!
Melissa says
WORLD ME! I am absolutely in love with Tampa. We moved here a few years ago just to follow a job, with hopes of moving back to TN in a few years. Now I never want to leave!
Shawn says
WORLD ME! The Carolina Coast holds my heart!
Barbara B says
WORLD ME! BEAUTIFUL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS COUNTRY!
Katy says
WORLD ME! Missoula, MT – the last best place!
Melissa says
WORLD ME!! I am from Kansas, and there is nothing like home.
Alison says
WORLD ME!
My favorite place is probably Staunton, Virginia. We love it there. If it were up to us we’d move tomorrow. No more NOVA traffic!
Jamie D says
Yay Staunton!!! My current location :)
Monica Howlett says
WORLD ME! Canada is home for me, but when I was just out of school, I spent a year in Germany visiting relatives and getting my “real life” education by learning how differently people live, and yet we all share the same core items. . . the main one being family!
Ashley says
WORLD ME! Hampton Roads…near and dear. It’s where I grew up. :-)
Eryn says
WORLD ME! We lived in Scotland for 5 years…so that would be my “special” place!
Mel says
WORLD ME!
Having lived in 13 different homes until adult live, I love being settled in my current home town, which is Saint Lazare, Quebec… where there are as many horses as there are houses. We have no intention of leaving anytime soon!
Paige S says
WORLD ME!
Erin says
WORLD ME!
We now live just minutes from where my husband and I each grew up (we never met until college) and are sad to be putting our house on the market. We aren’t moving far, but I love the idea of a huge map of our new zip code. I think the 6 year old will love looking at the roads we take every day!
JS says
WORLD ME! I <3 NY
Marcelle says
WORLD ME!
The maritimes (Canada’s East Coast) will always be my heart and home!
Jeanna says
WORLD ME!
Born and raised in Buffalo, NY. We have strong love for Idaho though, having lived there while we were newly weds!
the cape on the corner says
world me! if only europe would be bigger on a map! i’d love to pinpoint little towns instead of one general area. we spent 2 weeks in holland travelling for my 30th birthday extravaganza (as i like to call it).
Krithiga says
WORLD ME!
would loev to win this for my son;s room . he loves maps!
Most special has to be Chennai , India where I grew up
Paulette says
WORLD ME! I’m loving where I live now, Lake Anna in Spotsylvania, VA. We call it God’s country.
Megan S. says
WORLD ME!
I would go for Leuven, Belgium! My husband and I lived there for a year while engaged and it was an amazing city!
Cindy says
WORLD ME!
Jerusalem, Israel has my heart!
Kaydee says
World me! Our town…Minnetonka, MN!
Amy says
World me! Black Hills,SD. Think Mt Rushmore.
Kathy says
WORLD ME!!!
San Francisco all the way, i truly left my heart there :)
Bethany says
WORLD ME! Denver stole my heart when I moved there after college
Jenny says
WORLD ME!
I currently live in Carrboro, NC but grew up in NYC and NJ. I love traveling so I’d have to choose between a world map and one of the many places that mean so much to me.
Kimberly says
WORLD ME!! The Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada. Where I grew up, and where I’ll stay. There’s no place with more beautiful nature!
Shannon says
WORLD ME!
I would love one of these for the big, blank wall in my office I have been staring at for weeks wondering what to do with. I’m pretty attached to my hometown in upstate NY right on Lake Ontario.
Kathy says
WORLD ME! It would be a tossup between Richmond, VA (where I lived for 10 years and where my heart still is) or the Boston area, where I live now and where I met and married my husband and had our baby girl. :)
Amy says
WORLD ME! Auburn, Alabama. It is where I met my husband!
Lindsay says
WORLD ME! Ottawa Ontario Canada where I went to university and my Husband and I declared our love for the first time :)
Katy says
World me! The town I grew up in for sure, although I am limited. Funny…when we lived there we called it “the armpit of the world”, but I still miss it…or at least the freedom I had to with my bike and 3 sisters. Sad we won’t be able to give our children the same freedom, they live in a yard while we had a whole town.