***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.
Kathy says
WORLD ME! It would be nice to have a world map so my children can learn the location of various countries. Who am I kidding? So I can learn the location of various countries.
Kelley says
WORLD ME!!!
I’ll always love my home town – Minneapolis – but in weather like this, I’m looking forward to JAMAICA in a few weeks!!
haley says
WORLD ME! Eight Lake campsite right on the lake Adirondack mountains in NY
Kimberley says
world me!
Either Fairfax, VA (my birthplace) or Atlanta, GA. I’ve lived in Atlanta now for roughly fifteen years, and I can’t imagine leaving it.
Brittany says
World Me!
I am in love with Flagstaff, Arizona. We lived there for a short time, and its where we got engaged. It was just such an amazing place, and I dream of going back everyday.
Andrea says
World Me!
Dubai, UAE because my skydiving team, Crimson Fox, just competed at the World Parachuting Championships there :-)
kate says
WORLD ME!
my husband met, fell in love and built our family in manhattan and, after nine years (we thought we’d leave after six months!), are surprised to realize that it’s our home.
Nikki says
World me!!!!
Whistler, Canada as we’ve recently sold our renovated home to embark on a 12mth round the world holiday starting in whistler. The snow is amazing as are the people. Who knows, we may honeymoon here too.
Gabi R. says
WORLD ME!
I currently live in Brasília, which is the capital city of Brazil, but there’s no denying my hometown is THE most beautiful city in the world and I’ll always carry it in my heart – Rio de Janeiro!!!
Michelle says
WORLD ME!!
I’d have to say Toronto, Canada, where I’m from, or Siem Reap, Cambodia, a place my husband and I fell in love with while there.
Dan says
World Me!
All of the US would be best. Even after 35+ years, there’s still parts to explore.
Abigail Stender says
WORLD ME!
I would love a Boston, MA map because that’s where I went to school and fell in love with the city. I was born in Boston, NY, so I think it was fate ;)
Alia Pustorino-Clevenger says
World Me! We have lived in Pittsburgh for 14 years if you average my husband and my time. It is a very special city for us, and it would be so cool to see our beautiful city on the three rivers as a map!
Emily S. says
WORLD ME! I grew up in Maryland and now live in Seattle. Every fall I miss the crisp air and changing leaves.
Melissa says
WORLD ME!
I am from Kansas, and living now in Washington DC, that’s a rarity. My home on the plains is special to me and had a huge role in making me the woman I am today.
Deirdre says
World Me! Portland, Maine hands down. I love the city so much you couldn’t pay me enough to move.
Allie Atkinson says
WORLD ME!
I just love ALL of New Zealand. I know I am probably bias but this was a great country to grow up in and I still love it! Thanks for the chance to win :)
Wendi says
WORLD ME! Our son was born in Ethiopia so we spend a lot of time studying maps with him, especially Africa.
Julie F says
World Me! Has to be London!
Ashley says
WORLD ME!
I’m unsure which one I would choose, but Ann Arbor, MI will always hold a special place in my heart. I lived there for four years after college and it’s where I learned the most about who I am and who I want to be.
Melanie Koch says
WORLD ME!
I come from a really really small town in Germany – Winzingen. It actually translates to something like “tiny town” :)
McKenna says
World me! Stockholm, Sweden where I met my soon to be husband 8 years ago! :)
Lena says
WORLD ME!!!!
Oh my goodness, I absolutely love this giveaway! And I LOVE world maps! I have a big one hanging in my living room with pins in places where I have been and where I want to go to. But to have a whole wall covered in a world map is my dream.
My favorite place in the world is my hometown Konstanz in southern Germany, situated at a beautiful lake and close to the Alps. I had to go away from home to really learn how to appreciate home.
thisnomad says
WORLD ME!
It will be a fight between my husband and I: between Holland, where he grew up, and Quito, Ecuador, where I grew up. May the best man win.
cheap3r5 says
WORLD ME! Durham, NC for me. Tailgating with BBQ, brunswick stew, collards, cornbread, fried chicken and the ACC.
Devon says
WORLD ME!
I am quite enamored of my namesake county in England, though I’ve never lived there.
Judy G says
World me! West Virginia is special to me. It has a poor rep, but is a beautiful place full of amazing people.
Leah K. says
WORLD ME! Fargo, ND will always be special to my heart. 0 degrees today, but I still love it!
Ako says
World Me! Wallpaper map looks great! I’ve never seen those before!
I would love to get a map wallpaper of San Francisco. I visited a year ago and loved the city!
Emily J says
World Me!
Door County, WI….lots of important things have happened here.
Alanna says
World me! The most important place to me is where my husband and I met: Boston. Especially special to us since we no longer live there and only visit occasionally.
Cara Hernandez says
World me!!!!
Washington State will forever hold my heart- growing up in the desert of eastern Washington (heat, the columbia river and tumbleweeds) and being in love with everything that is western Washington (rain, diversity and constant fascination). I now live in another town in eastern wa (spokane- where we love to camp and get too much snow). I even have the snazzy Washington state with a heart bumper sticker on my “ride” ;)
Sarah Gerke says
WORLD ME!
Oh my gosh, I have to pick just one place in the whole world I’m in love with?! That’s impossible. I love my city, Indianapolis, but I was also raised traveling a lot since my mother’s from Germany so I’m in love with so much of Europe as well. Honestly, I would do a giant world map if I won and I’m sure my husband and I would litter it with pins of where we’ve been and where we want to go.
Heather says
WORLD ME! Italy will always have my heart. Husband and I went all over the country for our honeymoon!
Dave K says
World Me!
14052!
Anne says
I grew up in Alsace, right between France and Germany ;)
Please please world me!!!
Erin says
World me! I was born in pearl harbor and would love to return there one day. As a kid I did not know how lucky I was to be living in Hawaii. I love the world maps! Bring it!!
Liz says
World Me! – Paris—Because that’s where my husband proposed *awe*
tabitha says
WORLD ME!
I’m extremely fond of where my family started, Patrick Co. Va. We have so much history there, everybody knows of the family name – my Grandfather has a few famous cousins!
Dawn says
World me!!
NC, as that is where my first child was born :)
Shelley says
World Me! I would love to get a map of Seattle where me and my husband used to live, we have since had to move for work and miss it so very much!
Hannah says
WORLD ME! My husband and I recently vacationed in St. Thomas VI, and we’re dying to explore St. John!
MommaFoo says
World me! World map me!
Karen J says
WORLD ME! … I’ll always have a softspot for Denver where I grew up.
Kristi says
WORLD ME!! Nashvegas baby! Sin City of the South!
Julie says
WORLD ME!
I love me some Cincinnati, OH.
Sandi says
WORLD ME
Beautiful west coast of British Columbia!
Lauren S says
World Me… I love my current area, the JERSEY SHORE!!!
meg says
WORLD ME!
Massachusetts girl, born, bred and loving it!
Kelli C says
WORLD ME!
My husband and I were born and raised and Oregon and now live in Denver- we would love a remind of home on our walls :)