***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.
Julia says
World me!!
I lived in England for a summer working as a nanny and Cornwall is the most beautiful, mystical place I’ve ever been to. I’ve been dying to go back every since. Maybe one day I can get a house there :)
Natalie Ramello says
WORLD ME! Napa Valley, CA. I ran my favorite marathon ever there and my husband and I got married there. I would love to retire in wine country some day (when I win the lottery).
Anne G. says
WORLD ME! Alaska!
Laci says
WORLD ME!! Chama, New Mexico, USA. It is a very small town that resides in a valley of the mountains of New Mexico, right on the edge of Colorado. My family has been vacationing there since my great-grandmother was a girl. My husband and I got married there. It is truly my family’s “happy place.” It is also home to the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad-“America’s most authentic steam-operated railroad.” Pretty amazing place!
Amy D says
World Me! I grew up in Springville, AL (still live there) and I still love it… its the perfect small town.
(BTW…this would be perfect for me…we are redoing our son’s room with map stuff)
Abigail Martin says
World me! Boulder, CO. I love it there! If they just had the ocean they would be perfection.
Alie says
WORLD ME! I love the northern German region…where we lived for two years. I would love to have a map of that since our first baby was born there. :)
Shelby L says
WORLD ME! Pullman, WA
Erin says
World me! It would be Texas, Haiti, or Africa for me…how to choose?!
Michelle B says
WORLD ME!
Springfield, MO where I graduated college and met my husband will always be near and dear to me.
Nina says
World me, please!
Too bad only places in the US and UK came be “mapped”. I would probably take the world map then.
Nina
Katie N. says
Ohhhh so exciting! My husband and I love maps too, and we always buy maps of the three places that are closest to our heart:
1) Boston, since it’s where I’m from, and where we were married
2) Charlottesville, since it’s where my husband is from, and where he went to school (go ‘Hoos!)
3) DC, since it’s where we met, fell in love, and currently reside.
Lauren says
WORLD ME!!!! ….Brockville, Ontario is where I met my honey while we both were working at Home Depot. :)
Lisa S. says
World me! No one answer – the world is awaiting!
The Distressed Mother says
WORLD ME!
I’d love a map of my beautiful Australia.
TDM xxx
Sally says
WORLD ME! Oh wow- I’m map obsessed too, so I love this fab freebie! I grew up in Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay area will always have a special place in my heart. Luckily my home in North Carolina has similar landscapes, but when I lived in western states I was homesick!
Krista says
WORLD ME! Chicago — it’s where I grew up, where I met my husband, where my kids were born and where I live now!
Nicky says
WORLD ME!
i am most fond of the city where i went to college – Columbia, MO. it’s just full of so many memories of such a great time in my life (being a collegiate athlete was so amazing!).
nicky
Jordann says
World Me! Halifax, NS, where my fiancé and I fell in love.
Mallory says
WORLD ME!
Marietta, Oklahoma, because my Grandma lives there and my Mom’s family has been in the area a long time.
Noreen says
WORLD ME! I would have to say France. So beautiful and both my husband and I studied there. Or Belize…we took our babymoon there!
Stefani says
WORLD ME! I think that my home state in general is a special geographic place for me. Born and raised, so there are too many special places all over my state to count! :)
Melisa says
World me! We vacationed in London and can’t wait to get back.
Dana says
“WORLD ME!” (please) I love my current hometown: Chicago, IL
Elizabeth says
WORLD ME!
I love London. I met my husband there and had an amazing time living there.
Jen says
WORLD ME!
I’ve got a special spot reserved in my heart for Rome. I spent a summer there in college and absolutely fell in love!
Kristen says
World me!
I would get a map of the Northwest US for my husband because he is from Idaho and really misses it (we currently live on the east coast)
LindseyR says
WORLD ME! The small town where I grew up…Seneca Falls, NY! We even got a shout out from the Presudent during his speech yesterday!
Katie says
WORLD ME! MAUI!
eryka says
World Me!! Umm… I’d have to say Des Moines, IA or Kansas City, MO. Great cities…
Katherine says
WORLD ME! (please)
Hello! I am from Virginia (Hampton) but live in Charleston South Carolina. My favorite place is the world is Florence, Italy. It has such a wonderful topography and looks great in map form.. wink. I’m Young House Lovin!
Karina says
WORLD ME!
Austin, TX where my husband and I went to UT, got engaged, married, and bought our first house. :)
Monica says
World me! So exciting to have an international giveaway! My favorite spot in the world is Nelson, New Zealand, where I grew up. But a map of the whole wide world to show my little girls how much there is to explore would be super cool.
Jenny says
World me!
Katie says
World Me! LOVE Hawaii, best vacation I’ve ever had, hope to go back some day!
Sarah O says
WORLD ME! California girl here!!
Kandice says
World me! My favorite place is Washington State, where I grew up. I just moved back and Love It!
Gloria S says
WORLD ME!
A Map of the World would be Great. However, both my sons were born in Kansas City, MO. Either would be fabulous.
Thanks for the great opportunity.
Kathi Uptain says
WORLD ME! Partial to my hometown Fort Worth!
Lindsay Gannon says
WORLD ME!!
Prague, where I studied abroad in college and my most favorite city on earth. I cannot wait to take a vacation there this year, 10 years later, and also bring my husband for his first trip to Prague!
Carol HW says
WORLD ME!
Love to have a wall of back home
Kara says
WORLD ME!
There’s no place as magical as Paris, in my estimation. <3
Christine says
WORLD ME!!
I love the middle of the country… what my East and West Coast friends refer to as the fly-over zone.
Christyn says
WORLD ME!
The Pacific Northwest! We honeymooned in Seattle, Vancouver, and Alaska! :)
Emily says
WORLD ME!!!
Dayton, OH 45419, please. It’s the City of Oakwood, place where my parents grew up and were high school sweethearts. I spent summers there as a kid. I know the swan pond, house where 7 sisters grew up, house with 2 organs, Dorothy Lane Market and the House at Pooh Corner. Lots of memories…a place a little bit frozen in time. Don’t we all love places like that?
Cindy B says
WORLD ME!!! The Apostle Islands. The magical group of islands that extends into Lake Superior….and the beautiful view out our window!
Kevin Riordan says
WORLD ME!
I love maps so much that I made it may career. I work with satellite imagery and geographic information systems. My interests change often but right now I am fascinated by the Steppe area. This is the wild flat area from Mongolia/Northern China to Hungry. This is the area of reign of Ganges Khan.
Taryn W. says
WORLD ME! Oswego, NY is my special place. It’s where I attended college and met my husband!
Tammy H says
World Me!
Love California’s Bay Area. City, suburb, beach, ocean, mountains, snow, awesome weather all are here or within a few hours of here. Love it!
Sonya says
WORLD ME! The world is too big and diverse and people too complex to love just one place. And I’ve been able to live in (and visit) some wonderful ones.