***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.
Cherilyn Bynum says
Workl me! I will always have a special place for Ancharage Alaska. I would have put AK but a lot of people think I am talking about Arkansas :(
I met my husband there when we were both in middle school. We have since moved to Nashville TN.
Samantha says
I went to Oxford for my study abroad years ago, but ever since I have been in love with that little city! I’d love to have a piece of my “European home” in my US home!
Kim says
World me!…because I grew up in a tiny town of 300 in the Midwest, and then I married my Jamaican-Costa Rican husband who has relatives in England and the East Coast. I’ve become a world traveler!
Liz says
World me!
Columbia, MO, where my husband and I grew up, or Potsdam, Germany, where he proposed…
jackie says
WORLD ME!
Coeur d’Alene, ID will always have a special place in my heart. Until my grandmother passed, we spent most of every summer there with her. Learning to bake and knit, swimming in the lake everyday, picnics in the park, trips to the bakery. Basically heaven for a kid.
Louise says
WORLD ME!
The lower north shore and northern beaches of Sydney, Australia – where I was married, where my girls were born and where we live.
Elizabeth says
WORLD ME!!! :-)
Maike says
WORLD ME!
I grew up in Germany. I do love my tiny little village I grew up in (but it probably would fit on a DIN A3 page) so I would love to have the world map and one day I might have found my favorite place :)
Emily says
WORLD ME!
Right now, RVA is the most important place since I just moved here with my own love! Other than that, I’d say the continent of Africa, as I just got back from a 13,000 mile road trip of a lifetime. I’d love to mark our route on the wall…
Jan says
WORLD ME!
Brian says
World Me!
Lexington, VA. Where my wife and I met.
Karitas says
WORLD ME!!
I´d like a world map for my 4 year old son´s room, he´s a big fan of maps (I´ve raised him well haven´t I?).
Our country is very special to us, but we live in beautiful Iceland.
Roya says
WORLD ME!
Bay Area in good old CA. Born and raised in this wonderful area!
Megan says
WORLD ME!
We love to travel and we have a fondness for each and every place we’ve been. Although, if pressed, I think we’d have to say that Edinburgh is our favorite.
dorothy pinney says
World Me!
My Husband and I are both from Roswell GA! We meet through friends in ’97, ran into each other a fews years between and were set up on a date 12years later in 2009. We just moved into a new home and would love help decorating with a wallpaper map of Roswell GA!
Naomi says
WORLD ME!
New Zealand – it’s a fantastic part of the world! Hubby has been wanting one of these big world maps for about 4 years now, thanks for the chance to win!
Catherine says
WORLD ME!
Most special place is Edinburgh, UK
leah says
Oh man, world me quick! I’m in love with these. We’d probably do Switzerland since we just got back from living there for an internship.
Helen says
WORLD ME!!!
Mt White, NSW, Australia – idyllic bush haven that I grew up in. So many crazy people and even crazier adventures there. Miss it everyday!
Jody says
WORLD ME!!!
I would get the Netherlands, I am Dutch and lived in Utrecht for 6months and it was one of the best things I ever did. I really identify with my heritage and would love my son to as well.
Jill terry says
World me!! :) just my little slice of beach heaven here in the sunshine state :)
Christy U. says
World me! There is no place more special to me than my home state OREGON!
Paige Westerfield says
WORLD ME! I’m from rural Connecticut but I love
Rincon, Puerto Rico for its natural beauty; its colors;
its friendly, laid back vibe; and its easy accessibility from
the continental USA.
Katie Pinson says
WORLD ME! We might have to go with Austin, TX- our beloved city! So glad we got to see y’all here!
Kelly says
WORLD ME! The eastern shore of Maryland, where I grew up!
Michelle (aka mybelle101) says
WORLD ME! I think I’d have to go with Yosemite National Park…we go there every year to camp for a week, and it’s a trip my two boys look forward to AAAAALLLLLLLL year. What little boy wouldn’t like a week of camping, hiking, biking, rafting, and minimal showers? ;)
Teresa Olander says
WORLD ME !!! I would love to have a world map with South up,McArthur’s Universal Corrective map of the World. It’s mind-bending.
Angie says
WORLD ME! I had the opportunity to move back to the town that I grew up in 8 years ago after a 13 year career move. Having my children grow up in my hometown has brought back so many memories of my own days at the school they now attend – especially when we first moved back. Bryant, Arkansas is my hometown and I love it!
Kate says
WORLD ME! There are just too many awesome places to chose from.
Diana says
World me!
I love where I live right now, Rockingham Western Australia
MELISSA says
WORLD ME!
I LOVE THE GEORGETOWN AREA OF WASHINGTON, DC!!
Diane says
WORLD ME!
I have lived in quite a few places but one that stands out was our first and only (so far) international trip to Kyoto, Japan. That would be the most special to me, I loved the area and the mix of old world with new.
Lindsey W says
WORLD ME! I’ve never lived outside of Iowa, and have to move to a different state for residency this summer (don’t know where yet!) I’d love to look fondly at Iowa in my new state!
Natalie C says
WORLD ME!
Rome, Italy. We ended up there sort of by accident… it’s a long, long, amazing story. :-)
M says
WORLD ME!
My hometown
Kim says
WORLD ME! I love Michigan. Detroit always gets a bad rap and it reflects poorly on our state, but it’s so beautiful here. We’ve got lakes everywhere, 4 amazing seasons and some of the nicest people live or are from here.
Gina @ Temporary Nest says
WORLD ME! My grandparents used to have a home in York Beach, ME. And its not the fanciest town on the planet but it holds so much sentimentality that I get all warm and fuzzy on the inside when I’m there. :)
Brenda says
WORLD ME! My most special place is Kyoto, Japan. Going there always gives me a feeling of calm and reverence. When I feel stressed, I imagine myself there.
Kim Schadrack says
WORLD ME!
I love living in Memphis, TN (the last 32 years of my life), but have lived in or visited some pretty great places.
Erin says
World Me!
I’ve always been fascinated with Boston. Being from KS and living in CO now, I’ve been able to travel there a handfull of times and can’t get enough of it. But my husband doesn’t share my fascination so I’m sure we’d end up mapping something like Colorado Springs which is where we met, fell in love and are living now.
Stephanie says
World me! I would choose historic Savannah, GA. My husband and I honeymooned there, and have been there for each one of our anniversaries so far. It is our favorite place, and we hope to move there when we retire- a long time from now! :) It is such a beautiful, historic and romantic place.
Sara says
WORLD ME!
Italy will always have a place in my heart.
Emily says
WORLD ME!!! I’ve had the amazing luck to travel extensively, but my soft-spot is always Belgium, the first place I traveled on my own when I was 18. It’s also the place where I got locked out of my apartment on day 1 in a deserted section of a city that was most definitely not Brussels, as I had expected it to be. And then a bird pooped on my head. Ahh, memories. :)
Abigail says
WORLD ME! North east England…. It’s home for me!
Rachel says
WORLD ME!
I will always hold South Africa dear to my heart. After living and working there for nearly three years, it feels like it is a part of me.
Beth says
WORLD ME!!!! Adelaide Australia, my home!!
Stephanie says
World me! I just loved honeymooning in Puerto Vallarta! Such an unforgettable vacation!
Kelli Taylor says
WORLD ME! My husband and I celebrated our second anniversary in Colorado, and it was the best trip we’ve ever taken together.. and we both love the beautiful landscape!
Wendy says
WORLD ME!
I am in love with the city of Seattle…it’s where I went to college, fell in love with my husband, and met my dearest friends! It is absolutely the coolest city in the world – great people, great food, unique cultures everywhere, the best coffee ever, and wonderful rain to keep everything green! It will be my favorite city forever.
Jen says
WORLD ME! Gosh, I don’t even know where to say! So far we’ve lived in five states and three continents in I don’t know how many different homes! If we just count the ones since we’ve been married it has been ten different homes and we are moving again this spring (my daughter and I to Texas, my husband to Honduras for the year). So I guess a map of the world would be the best as we’ve covered quite a bit of it!