***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.
Laura P says
World me!! I would definitely pick Pittsburgh. I grew up here, met my husband here, got married here and bought our first house here. I couldn’t imagine leaving this city!
Patty says
WORLD ME!!! I love my home town of Erie, PA!
Katie says
WORLD ME! I love the US National Parks!
Josh says
WORLD ME!
I would get a map of Columbus, OH where I went to grad school
Amy says
WORLD ME!
The most special place to me was my grandparent’s property in outback NSW. I have so many childhood memories there, the kind that really stand out. Even more so now that I’m on the other side of the world. Whenever I get that homesick feeling, all of those distinctly Australian memories take me back.
MaKaela says
World Me! I hail from the great state of South Dakota and yes it is actually separate from North Dakota. A giant wall map to reiterate that would be so much fun!
Lucy says
World Me! There are so many wonderful places that hold a dear place in my heart! My mother was born in France, where i still have family, my father was born in Poland, where i still have family, my husband’s parents are from Sicily, where he still has family, we live in Chicago, honeymooned in Hawaii, toured throughout Europe, Caribbean, Mexico, the US and Canada, and my husbands band has toured all over the world, so having a map wall where we can easily point out all of these to our children would be a dream come true!
Virginia says
WORLD ME! DC, will always be my favorite place in the whole world.
Elaine - visual meringue says
world me. I’d love to get one of the city where i live. great giveaway!
Michelle says
WOrld Me! I love my husbands birhpthplace in England and would love to wallpaper our playroom with a map of England!
Maura says
World Me!!!
Wisconsin <3
Delphine says
WORLD ME! Cape Town, South Africa because even after traveling abroad it remains my favorite city.
Janice says
World Me!
NYC and DC are by far my favorite places. Loved living in those areas post college years!
Laura says
WORLD MEEEEEE! (please?)
rachel cowan says
world me!!!!! Chicago where my husband, three kids under 6 and I spent an entire summer and feel in absolute love. It was a complete different culture from where we grew up and reside in Utah.
Rebecca N says
WORLD ME! and I’ve always loved Spain! One of the few countries I’ve been back to!
Rachel says
WORLD ME!” I’m most attached to Uruguay, where I studied abroad in college!
A map like those in the post would be AWESOME : )
Mari says
World me! I love West Seattle. It is the hood where I grew up and my husband and I are now living here again raising our son. Beautiful views of Puget Sounds, Mount Rainier and the Olympic mountains from almost everywhere and a wonderful community of people.
Sunny says
World me! France is where I first traveled internationally and it felt like home instantly.
Colleen says
WORLD ME!! I love my hometown and NY’s capital city, Albany, so much that my husband and I recently undertook a project to build a miniature model of our beloved town in our rec room.
Lindsey says
WORLD ME!!! Being a 4th generation Oregonian living in Wyoming, I can’t help but love my home state’s squiggly coastline and Columbia River border. Wyoming is a beautiful place on the ground, but it sure doesn’t look like much from a map.
According to Demitri Martin:
“I learned something while on the road. State Shapes: The easier it is draw, the harder it is to live in them. So if you live in a regular polygon, then get the hell out! You gotta move to a squiggly area.
[caption reads "Sorry, Wyoming."] Culture is attracted to squiggles.”
Karyl says
WORLD ME! The Holy Land!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
WORLD ME!
As much as I hated my hometown growing up, I really miss it now that I’ve moved on and live in a different state.
Brie says
World Play…
This would be just simply AWESOME for the new theme in my boys upstairs bedroom- I have been looking for a stencil or something to do on the wall- this would be perfect! :)
Sasha says
World me! I love old street maps of cities (rome, nyc, dc are just a few of the places I’ve lived) but I’m also partial to Martha’s Vineyard, where I was married.
Erica Scott says
WORLD ME! We moved around a lot when I was a little girl (Clara little). Once we settled, we lived in Cookeville, Tennessee right next to my parents hometown of Sparta, Tennessee. It would be hard to find a better place to live! The area is beautiful and the people are amazing.
samantha sue says
WORLD ME!! Ellensburg, WA is my new home town, and I love it! E-burg changed me from a city girl to a country girl.
Tasha says
WORLD ME! I gotta go with Rome.
Rachael says
WORLD ME!
Definitely Kent in England. My homecounty and that of my family for many many generations. Also where I met, married and honeymooned with my wife. So looking forward to moving back there this August!
Brittany O. says
WORLD ME!I would say the eastern shore in MD.
Brandi says
WORLD ME! I love my hometown/home state, but also have a fondness for New Orleans as well as the Emerald Coast.
Lisa says
World Me!
I have lived in both southern and northern California and have traveled all over this beautiful state, so it is very special to me. There’s so many different climates and geographical features as well as man-made landmarks!
angelia says
WORLD ME!!!I was born and raised in the south of the good ole’ USA but I have a huge fascination with Alaska, Australia and New Zealand…..
Meredith says
WORLD ME!
Definitely a world map, so my husband and I can chart our travels and where we hope to travel to!
Kristen Paulson says
WORLD ME!
Every place I’ve lived or visited has a very special place in my heart, but I have uber pride for where I live now! My husband and I packed up and moved to the ‘burbs of Nashville without ever visiting last January, and we both couldn’t be happier with the decision (even though we’re both yankees!)
Lauren Nicole says
WORLD ME!
I’m a sucker for my alma mater, but I think hubs and I would choose a map of our hometown in Michigan.
Valerie says
World me! Would love to have a map of our hometown- which we moved back to after 13 years away!
Brandi says
WORLD ME! Oxford, England will always be a place of adventure and happy memories for me.
Brianne P. says
WORLD ME!!!
Teresa says
World me! I love L.A.!!!
Rachael Krehel says
WORLD ME!!
Tuscan countryside in Italy. I studied abroad there for 3 months and every time I watch a movie with an Italian countryside scene in it, I get teary-eyed from the longing to go back.
Minette says
WORLD ME! I love where I live in Birmingham, AL!
Melissa R says
WORLD ME! My two favorite is Quito, Ecuador (mission trip) and London (family vacation…miss both those places and can’t wait to go back.
Amber H says
WORLD ME!!
Sunnyvale, California is my hometown <3
I'll see you in Charlotte in February!
Sara says
World me please! I love Portland, where I got engaged!
Emilie says
WORLD ME!
The town where I grew up, will always be very special to me. I have since moved to Copenhagen, and I really do miss all the fields and forests.
Megan Van Leeuwen says
WORLD ME! One of the most special places for me is New Zealand. I did a study abroad there in college where I had the opportunity to teach in a 3rd grade classroom. I will always have a deep love for that country and the people there!
Patty says
World me. I love OCNJ – the most relaxing place on earth!
Jennifer says
World Me!! I’d have to say our little honeymoon spot in Maui would be most special to me.
frances favela says
world me! My husband and I grew up in sunny san diego and we now live in portland, or. we really miss it and any chance we get to represent our hometown with maps or pictures around the house, we do it!
Frances