***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.
Jennifer says
WORLD ME! NYC will always have a piece of my heart. It’s where I met and fell in love with my amazing husband and the birthplace of our beautiful daughter:)
Keli says
I never thought I would return to my hometown after college…but it is exactly where I wanted to be! I now live there with my hubby and twin girls!
Katie Kerr says
World ME! The Niagara Region on the Canadian side is what I call the promised land. Other than Niagara Falls, which is tacky, the whole area is so beautiful. Surrounded by great lakes and hundreds of rivers and creeks it is beautiful. Another great plus is that it is so far south that the weather is mostly mild.
Katie Schmidt says
World me!! I would get Kansas City. It’s my hometown, my current town, and where my future children will be raised! It may not be as flashy as other places but it’s perfect to me!
Deborah Rapose says
World Me!!!!! I absolutely love the map…. I would love the world map because my fiance and I are starting our new life together in June and it would show that we have the world at our finger tips…. We have been dating 8 long years and we have traveled Europe together, lived in 3 different cities together, and been through a lot together… It would be the perfect fit for our living room!!
Leah T says
WORLD ME! I love our four seasons in Michigan!
Whitney says
World me! Im not sure where I’d get a map of yet. Maybe where we live now, San Diego, CA. We love it here and it’s where my daughter was born!
Li says
WORLD ME!
I am from China. I miss the food!
Jennifer S says
WORLD ME!
I would have to say the state of Florida. Its where I’ve always lived so all major milestones and events happened here!
Shannon K. says
WORLD ME!
I love the world map view to see all of the fun places we have traveled!
Kim says
WORLD ME!!!
Blacksburg VA, where I went to college and met my husband!! GO HOKIES!
KC says
World me!
My husband and I just went to Hawaii on our honeymoon, and (as you guys know!) it’s one of the most peaceful, beautiful, and carefree places. A huge map of Maui would help us remember to slow down and enjoy life when things get crazy here in New York.
Jennifer B. says
WORLD ME!
I will always have a special place in my heart for San Francisco. I was born just outside & went to the Bay Area to see family frequently. There’s something so beautiful about the Victorians, range of elevation, and the Bay!
Kellie R. says
WORLD ME! I’d choose Belgium/Netherlands. My husband lived there for a couple years and we’ve since been there to visit. I loved it! Such a cool giveaway BTW :)
Amanda says
WORLD ME!
My favorite place is New Zealand. It’s where we honeymooned, where my grandmother is from and where my broth-in-law currently lives.
Becky says
WORLD ME! I love Munich, Germany. We honeymooned there, and it’s just magical. Beautiful place, people and food.
Jenny says
WORLD ME! Florence, Italy, where I studied abroad.
Kathy says
WORLD ME! With my directionally-challenged children, having a visual of our area would be super-duper. Miami, FL is the place to be!
LC says
WORLD ME!!
I would say Paris has a special place in my heart because my husband and I honeymooned there! I would also say Virginia, Northern Neck is tied because I have grown up summering there :) It would be AMAZING to have large map of either of areas!!
Heidi says
“WORLD ME!”
Moscow, Russia will always have a special place in my heart because this is where I caught the traveling bug when I was 12 years old. Two years ago I bought a house and moved back to the city that I grew up in so I guess Rhode Island really is home. Next big trip? Amsterdam perhaps…
MM Strolle says
WORLD ME! I keep looking for a great world map so I can zoom in on the countries I hear about on the news and think, were is that?!
Jeana says
WORLD ME! My favorite place is Charleston, SC.
Caity says
World me!
We went to Vancouver BC for our honeymoon and try and go up there once a year. It super close to WA State, so it’s easy to go “back on our Honeymoon” every year.
Sarah Hoerst says
“WORLD ME!” There are a ton of places. I went to France in high school and London in my 20’s and loved both places but I might want my small hometown in Ohio because that’s where I grew up and where I’ll marry the love of my life in a few monthes!
jeb says
world me! My 3 year old & I made your poster frame for a 3×2 world map for my husbands b’day. It looks awesome in the playroom. But a wallpaper map would be better!
amy says
WORLD ME!!!
Denise says
WORLD ME!! Charlottesville, VA is dear to my heart!
Karen says
World me!! There is a wall I have been DREAMING of doing this to! Thanks John and Sherry!
Marianne says
WORLD ME!
Definitely the UK, specifically London, because my now husband surprised me and proposed while I was studying abroad there! Not to mention it’s absolutely amazing.
Rhonda says
“WORLD ME!” argentina or my hometown
Emily says
World me! I guess I would just say the mid-west in general is home to me. It might not be the hippest area of the country, but people are so nice! I was born in Michigan, moved to Illinois a few days later, moved to Ohio in 4th grade, went to college in Indiana, and now I live in Chicago (I did spent 3 years in DC, just to get out a bit, haha).
Andria says
World me! I’d have to put up a map of Michigan, where I currently live, but if it could be of anywhere, I’d choose something interesting, like the ocean floor in the Great Barrier Reef or the rainforest in Madagascar.
Katie M. says
World Me!
Boston is the place. It’s where I went to college and fell in love.
Lindsay O says
World Me! My husband and I honeymooned in French Polynesia so I always like to turn our globe to that!
Jenny C says
WORLD ME! I love very old maps of Cotter, AR. My grandmother still lives in our family home (now B&B) there, built in 1914. I feel a sense of history and belonging there that I don’t experience anywhere else.
Becky says
WORLD ME! Gay Paree! Our honeymoon spot 10 years ago. Oooh lala. Or Iowa where we live now. (Not so ooooh lala!)
Jessica says
WORLD ME! DC area!
Jessica says
WORLD ME!
We love to travel and explore, so a world map is perfect for plotting, daydreaming and remembering.
Keilah says
WORLD ME!
I have to say that the whole world map if pretty intriguing to me. I love to imagine myself on one of the little islands.
Jenny says
WORLD ME!
I love to travel, so many places hold a sweet spot in my heart! But probably our recent honeymoon spot, New Zealand would be my pick :)
Mellisa says
WORLD ME!
Arcata, California was where I went to college, and the first (and only) place that truly ooly felt like home. After living there a decade, we left, but it’s still the place closest to my heart.
Joanna says
World me! I would have a hard time deciding where in the world to choose! Richmond is home, but I have so many places in the world that are dear to me!
Julie Sikkel says
WORLD ME! WORLD ME! WORLD ME! I just love anything maps…this would be so cool in our bonus room that we are trying to decorate. I do love where we live in very cold Holland, Michigan (kids home today from school because of snow/cold). The summers are wonderful though as we are a mile from Lake Michigan. Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. I just found your website and think I need to buy your book. Have a great day!
Kara Kieran says
WORLD ME!
I grew up in a small town in Indiana that I will always call home!
alison says
WORLD ME! I love DC, which is where I grew up and currently live after a few years elsewhere. I’ve also spent plenty of time in Europe so parts of that feel very much like home to me. I’m also obsessed with maps! :)
Erika says
World Me! I love any adorable, cute, small town. I grew up in Weatherly, PA…some of the smallest of the small! On a side note, I love maps. My fiance bought me a road atlas for Christmas, needless to say it was my favorite gift. I also have a huge world map yearning for a spot on one of our walls. Oh, maps.
laura says
WORLD ME!! I have a big, big spot in my heart for Minnesota and more specifically, Northern Minnesota, especially the little town of Ely. <3
Susie says
WORLD ME! The town I grew up in in NE Nebraska holds a special place in my heart.
Tara says
WORLD ME!
We love our home in Chattanooga, but we also love dreaming about all the places we’ve been and all the places we’ve yet to go!
Kristy-rose says
I luuurv using maps in my decor. This one is a no brainer because I’ve been on the hunt for a custom map of this little mountain town in Italy. It’s a really special place for my boyfriend and I want to incorporate it into the design of our home. He puts up with my throw pillow addiction, so I want to make him feel like he’s left his mark on our home, too!