***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.
Grambie of Six says
WORLD ME! Even though we’ve traveled in Europe, the special place map would have to be Tallahassee, Florida, where my husband and I met in the Florida State University library in 1972…on Valentine’s Day. Call me sentimental!
Karyn says
WORLD ME! Love this cool giveaway.
Man– tough question to answer for someone who loves to travel! My most fond geographic areas are those where my best memories were created. So places like Madison, Wisconsin where I spent my days as a college student and met my handsome hubby will always hold a special place in my heart.
Pam says
World Me! I would select Athens, Greece for my map. Such a beautiful country to visit. Love it there.
Rachel says
WORLD ME! I am a Texas girl through and through, but I have a very soft spot for the beautiful country of Chile. It just felt like home.
Gillian Kerr says
WORLD ME!!! I would have to pick good old Northern Ireland, the place i call home :) I’d love the map to focus on the Broomhedge / Maze area, where I hope to live in a beautiful country house some day!! xx
Jade Payne says
WORLD ME
Many places are special to my husband and I, but one that I could share right off the bat is Estes Park, Colorado. We honeymooned there over 7 years ago. The week we shared there was so special and exciting and innocent. Now we are expecting baby number 3 and have been near and far on this globe, but Estes Park will always be so special to us.
Barbara says
WORLD ME!!
Lisa M. L. says
WORLD ME!
VIENNA
I love the city and my boyfriend and I are sharing our first apartment here.
Rebecca says
World me.
I’ve always wanted a big wall map!
Sara says
WORLD ME! My husband is a small town history/geography/government teacher–a huge map would look AMAZING in his classroom.
Stefani says
WORLD ME! I’m a NY girl through and through :)
Portia says
WORLD ME!
I love maps! It’d be hard to pick just one place, maybe Italy, or Montana, or New Zealand, or …
lauren says
WORLD ME!!! Definitely either Washington DC (grew up & live here again) or BLACKSBURG, VA (I have some of my BEST memories here – of course!)
Megan says
WORLD ME! My favorite place is the Inishowen peninsula at the most Northern part of Ireland. It’s the land of my forefathers, and darn pretty place to visit!
Rachael says
WORLD ME! I love maps of DC! We live in such a nifty town.
Claudio says
WORLD ME!!!!
Morgan says
WORLD ME!!! I taught English in Quito, Ecuador for a year so that geographical area holds a special place in my heart!
Michelle says
WORLD ME!! It would be hard to choose. I’ve been hunting for a cool map of Norway for my husband–that’s where his family is from. But I am crazy for where we live now, Portsmouth, NH, so I might have to go with that. Very cool freebie.
Trina says
WORLD ME! North Texas
Jackie P says
World me!!
I am pittsburgh born and raised and now we are raising our family here as well. It’s the best small town city around!
Ashley Bussiere says
World me!! We’re actually heading back to where I grew up, the Bahamas for a missions trip. However Austria is close second, both beautiful!
kari says
WORLD ME! I would have to pick Manhattan…we went there on a weekend getaway from IL and my now hubby surprised me by proposing!! Was such a fun, memorable trip!
Shelby says
WORLD ME!
Would love a map of my beautiful hometown, Philly….
Kelly says
WORLD ME! We just love the downtown of our little city, Lancaster, PA. Best of the city with the best of the country.
Kelley says
WORLD ME! Amsterdam, the best city I’ve ever been to. The bikes alone make it amazing.
Janelle says
World Me!!!
China! Because that is where my hubby and I Spent our first year of married life!
Melissa W says
World Me! I love New England even though I’m not from there!
Rachel says
WORLD ME!
I’m Australian and can only get back there every few years so I would have to say Downunder it is!
Jackie says
WORLD ME! As cliche as it is, I’d love a large scale map of Manhattan – it was our first romantic getaway together :)
Stephanie says
WORLD ME!
A very specific area of my hometown Reston, Manitoba Canada holds a dear place in my heart – the creek where our cows pasture in the summer. My fondest memories are at that creek =)
Thanks!
HILARY says
World Me! State College PA! Where I went to college, spent the best 4 years of my life, and met my best friends. I want to go back.
Meagan says
World Me, please! I studied abroad in Barcelona and I think it’s one of the best cities in the world!
A says
WORLD ME! Bloomington, home of the Hoosiers and where I spent a good chunk of my 20’s
Michelle says
World Me! I just moved to the DC area and love it. But I lived in NC for 10 years, so a few cities there have a lot of meaning for me.
Danielle says
World me! Now that I’m living away from my home state of West Virginia, I can’t wait to move back! The grass is truly not greener on the other side!
Lara says
WORLD ME
Gotta represent where I was born and raised Pittsburgh PA
Annie says
WORLD ME!
We’d love a world map so we can share the world with our baby to be!
Eli says
WORLD ME!! I think I’d have to say little Lewes, DE (my home town).
Jenn Wiley says
WORLD ME!
I was born in Schwabach, Germany and I just adore that area!
Doris says
World me! I’m a Kansas girl all the way.
Abra says
WORLD ME!
I love looking at maps of St. Paul, where I grew up, because of all the interest. It was not laid out in a grid like neighboring Minneapolis…
I also love looking at maps of my adopted city, Austin, TX. In four years here, I still haven’t learned enough about the geography to satisfy me.
Melissa says
WORLD ME!
My home state of Georgia would be my pick! :)
Mary Alice Kain says
World Me! Even though we live in Arizona now, Hawaii will always be very very special to me. Its where my husband was stationed for three years as a marine, and where our family of two became a family three.
danne r says
World me!! Austin, Tx…I am one of the few that was actually born and raised here. Not as exotic as others, but there is no place I would rather be :)
Lowry says
WORLD ME!!! Tuscaloosa, Alabama!! Some of my favorite memories were made while I attended school in Tuscaloosa. Roll Tide!!
Henni says
WORLD ME!
Florida!
Erin Sanderson says
World Me! I’ve lived my life in UTAH but have a special place in my heart for the east coast… my mother is from VA and growing up every other year we would visit VA or the Outer Banks to be with family.
Sally says
WORLD ME! New Hampshire – land of granite, primaries, and maple syrup – will own my heart forever.
Nicole Hurley says
WORLD ME!
Tracy says
WORLD ME!
You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round right round.
Or something….?