***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
For our big two year blogiversary and we’re celebrating with one of the biggest freebies we’ve ever freebied: a $500 Lowe’s gift card.
Did that sink in yet? It still hasn’t for us. When we started hunting for the perfect blogiversary prize a few weeks ago we never thought we’d land something so exciting. It’s like Lowe’s is giving one of you the chance to take on a big project and they’re footing the bill. And we couldn’t be more thrilled to be giving it away.
We probably don’t need to remind you of all the items you could snag during a $500 shopping blitz at Lowe’s – paint, lighting, power tools, holiday decor, flooring. Heck, you could even get a new dishwasher or something. So in case you’re having any trouble picturing where you’d put five hundred Lowe’s dollars, allow us to lend our expertise (that is, our money-spending assistance). Here are a few items that we’ve got our eyes on:
This Idylis air purifier: Since the cold weather will have us closing up our windows and doors soon, the HEPA filter on this baby keeps indoor air from getting stale and could really help Sherry as we get into allergy season.
A new lawn mower: I know the season’s ending, but I’ve had it up to here (picture my hand above my head) with the used mower we bought when we moved back in 2006 (let’s just say it’s no longer self-propelling). Lowe’s online Mower Selector tool helped turn up a bunch of options that we could snag for well under 500 beans.
A cool bathroom sink: With a full bathroom redo moving closer to the top of our to-do list we’re already starting to fantasize about where we can add some special touches, like plopping a vessel sink on top of a thrifted piece of furniture-turned-vanity. And Lowe’s has a bunch of awesome vessel sink options.
I’ve also been contemplating adding some outdoor path lighting or taking our garage organization a step further with some more sophisticated shelving. But we’d better quit letting our minds wander because we’re not the ones who get the $500 gift card… one of you does! Here’s how:
- PRIZE: A $500 Lowe’s gift card (in case you forgot)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GIMME THAT $500” (why dance around it, right?) and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us what project you might spend the prize on. Surely we’re not the only ones daydreaming about where $500 could go (and no, we won’t be picking a winner based on this answer – it’ll still be random)
- CONTEST CLOSES: Thursday, September 24th at 8pm EST (that’s an extra day!)
- WINNER: One lucky lady or gent
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the USA (but Lowe’s loving Canadians with friends or family in the states can enter and we’ll send it to your US relative/friend who can forward it on to you).
- THE USUAL: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Lowe’s.
Kristin Johnson says
GIMME THAT $500
There are so many things I can use it on…I don’t even know where to start! Guess I would have to see what kind of mood I am in if I actually win it :)
Colleen Wilson says
Gimme that $500 —
we would either get started on a new storage shed or a fridge. yee doggies!
Laura says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
I always enter these types of things and never win- so maybe this is my lucky day?!?
I would probably use the $500 for new paint in our kitchen- the colors the previous owners chose are not too great! We could also like to add some tile back splash and wainscotting (sp?) since we have so much wall space.
Thanks!
Shawna says
GIMME THAT $500
I’m in the planning stages of a kitchen rennovation and that gift card could GO a long way. Let’s see, tile for the floor and backsplash; new dishwasher; cabinet hardware, undercabinet & inner-cabinet lighting, new chandelier. The possibilities are endless.
Catherine says
Gimme that $500!
I just spent the weekend peeling wallpaper off our foyer and stairway walls, so I’d use that gift card to buy new paint and all the trimmings to finish the job!
Congrats on year 2 – onto year 3 and many more!
Alison says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
I would use this awesome giveaway towards the purchase of a new energy efficient refrigerator. Happy blogiversary!
Andrew says
GIMME THAT $500!
The wife and I really want to re-carpet our living room!!
Lora D. says
GIMME THAT $500
We could put that towards new flooring in our bedroom.
Much needed!!
Lyndsey says
We are updating our bottom living room and just yesterday we knocked down a 1970’s style brick wall that stood about 3’ft high. We are now removing popcorn, taking out the bricks on the fireplace so we can put up subway tiles and putting down a cork floor, so, GIMME that $500!
Matthew Campbell says
GIMME THAT $500!!
We would redecorate our bathroom. We just installed laminate floors and now we need to tear up the linoleum in the bathroom, take down the horrible wallpaper, get a new vanity, and paint up the walls to match. We would then paint our bedroom to finish off that side of the house.
aimee says
GIMME THAT $500!
(pretty please?) It would be put to good use towards a delish mosaic tile backsplash in the kitchen.
Wendy says
GIMME THAT $500!!
I recently ripped all of the carpet out of our downstairs bedroom with plans to make it into a study/playroom. Oh what I could with $500 in that room!
Miss Kate says
GIMME THAT $500!
There are a number of items I would love to get from Lowes…mainly blinds, power tools,etc. as we live an an apartment and can only make surface changes…no major renovations, but still so fun to make a place our own!
augatorsds says
Gimme that $500
we are about to buy a new house that has no frig right now!!!
Cynthia Posta says
“Gimme that $500!!”
We could have that $500 spent in 5 minutes flat at Lowe’s. Right now we are working on a DIY Bathroom Remodel. We still need to pick up some tile, a new vanity, towelbars and a sink (as well as all the new tools we will need!). We also have our eye on eventually getting new counters and cabinets in our kitchen as well as new appliances.
Caitlin says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!!
I could do so much in my house! I’d spend a few days just thinking it through!
Darren says
GIMME THAT $500
I could use that to add shelves to my garage and get better organized. I could also pick up some new power tools while I’m at it.
Robyn C. says
GIMME THAT $500
I would use it to buy new tile,shower faucet,beadboard,for my bathroom. One project that I have been putting off for years!
Emily says
Gimme that $500 so I can finish my deck!!!
Holly says
GIMME THAT $500
We are in desperate need of a new front door and storm door. Both are hanging on my a screw or two….LITERALLY!
Mallory says
GIMME THAT $500
I’ve got awful fake-wood laminate baseboards that I would replace with clean, wide, white wood trim
Dayna says
GIMME THAT $500
After 17 1/2 years, my parents were finally able to move out of their starter home and into a bigger place, of course the did this after all but one of us kids moved out. Anyway, the basement in their new place is not finished and this $500 would be a great Christmas present to help jump start the building process in the basement!
Thanks for the opportunity!
Loan says
GIMME THAT $500. I would put that money towards ripping up old shag carpeting and refinishing the hardwood floors underneath.
Nara says
GIMME THAT $500! I’d use the money for a bit of freshening up everywhere around our small but cozy loft—window screens, kitchen organization accessories, wall shelves, a new showerhead… the possibilities are endless. Happy anniversary YHL!
Christina says
GIMME THAT $500
Pretty Please???
I know exactly what I would use the gift card for…We lost our basement this spring due too the flooding in our area (Fargo,ND)…We are now slowly remodeling it back to usable space…That $500 would be such a great help!!!
Kelly Mitchell says
GIMME THAT $500 GIFT CARD!!!!!!
OMG…I have been perusing any all places looking to replace the vanity in the little bathroom off my master…it’s been beat to pieces as my teenage daughters LOVE me SO much(their words not mine)….that they refuse to use the bathroom I remodeled for them a few years ago…..HELP ME COPE :)
Casie Ramirez says
GIMMIE THAT $500!
We just moved into a new house. I wouldn’t even know where to begin! Our backyard is getting started in October. Possibly some patio furniture or a new BBQ?
Abby says
GIMME THAT $500 … for a new pedestal sink, toilet, and tile for our soon-to-be re-done powder room!
Cassie says
GIMME THAT $500!!
I don’t even know where to start. We moved into our first home in June and have been doing small projects here and there. On top of our list of “big” projects (probably would cost $500..hint, hint):
1-finish the basement. I hate, no loathe, going into our basement. It is dark, damp, and smells funny. I’d really love to put up some drywall, lighting, and flooring…mmmm.
2-Redo the garage! We have a beautiful 2.5 car garage that needs a little TLC…
3-I could go on for days :)
Amy V says
Gimme that 500!!!!!
I would use it on re-doing our master bath. Everything in it is beige right now…beige floor, beige countertop, beige walls…yuck!
Bella says
GIMME THAT $500
A million places – we are closing on a house next month – paint, a washing machine, a lawn mower…the list goes on and on.
Clare says
(Please) Gimme that $500!
We’re moving again next year, and this would definitely help out with all the little fix-ups we encounter with each apartment – painting, window treatments, better hardware.
Elizabeth says
GIMME THAT $500!
Kara says
“GIMME THAT $500”
Oh goodness, which project… actually been thinking about a new 1/2-bath vanity as well! But we’re mid-home office re-do so we could certainly use some help there too… but then getting some storage/organization for the shed in our backyard would be nice too… the list is endless – and so goes home-ownership, right? Fun to dream, though!
Tara says
Gimme that $500! That would pay a good chunk of the way towards our new kitchen!!
layersofmeaning says
GIMME THAT $500!
GIMME THAT $500! (there! I said it twice, that’s how much we would love to win)
With a brand new house, there are so many ongoing projects. Next on our list -adding a backsplash to our kitchen and master bathroom!
Kristin says
GIMME THAT $500!! PLEASE!!!
Caitlin Steiner says
GIMME THAT $500
I’d use it to create a relaxing living space out back before ti starts getting cold!
Christina says
GIMME THAT $500
A lawn mower, just got grass!! :)
Jennifer W. says
Gimme That $500!!!!
I would use it to finish our spare bathroom! We just gutted it this weekend, and want to finish it, but will have to wait a few months to get some cash. So … I would buy a toilet!
Abby says
GIMME THAT $500
Leigh says
GIMME THAT $500
So many things to spend it on, my brain hurts just thinking about it!
Mary says
GIMME THAT $500!
My whole house is crying out for some help; I would use it on the kitchen, or one of the bathrooms, or the plant-less backyard, or new flooring to replace the downstairs carpet (and the stains of questionable origin!)
Emily says
Gimme that $500!
I would use the money to finish paint jobs all throughout our house and add organization to closets and the garage!
jane says
GIMME THAT $500
…so i can put it towards a dyson vacuum!
happy blogiversary.
Krysta says
“GIMME THAT $500?
Holy smokes this is super exciting. So many options and so many projects on the to do list. Flooring (carpet in the kitchen is just gross), or countertops (so long chipped laminent) , or landscaping (to fill the holes left when someone pulled up the bushes), or fencing (so I can get a dog!)…oooooh the possibilities!
Carin Kelly says
Gimme that $500!!!
Our kitchen…ugh!! When my husband bought the house 5 years ago, the entire house was sponged painted a mirad of colors and the kitchen was no exception and it even had hand painted chili peppers in the corners and chili pepper pulls on all the drawers and doors. The chili peppers are gone, but the pulls remain. The cupboards need a facelift as well, I have been dreaming about what to do with the kitchen and this would help!
Kristy T says
GIMME THAT $500!
We have plans to replace all the baseboards in our loft from the 2in builders spiecal to 4in bright white. Or I desperatly want new bathroom tile. Or I also want new granite countertops in the kitchen and that gift card would be me half of them!!! So many choices……I can day dream all day about it.
Rich says
GIMME THAT $500.
I would use the gift card on whatever my wife wanted. Her happiness = my happiness.
Jeff says
“GIMME THAT $500”
Landscaping!