***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
This week’s early Christmas present is going to… Nancy (who says she “could certainly use some new lighting” and her favorite holiday glow “has to be my fireplace.”) Congrats Nancy!
As much as we love holiday lights, indoor lighting is something that you stare at every day of the year. So if you don’t love your lighting situation, this is one way to “dude, get on that” without spending any cash. See, recently we were voted one of Lamps Plus’ top home blogs of 2012 (how flattering!) and it came with a $500 shopping spree prize… but you know we don’t take freebies or swag, so the folks at Lamps Plus kindly agreed that we could pass that $500 credit to one of you! We’ve been fans of theirs for a while now since they seem to have about a million options (their chandeliers even popped up in our book a few times) so this week’s winner should have no trouble finding something to spend their light-loot on if they win.
- PRIZE: $500 to spend at Lamps Plus.com
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “LAMP ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …your favorite type of holiday light. Do you love the white glimmer of a Christmas tree in your living room? The over-the-top glow of a house decked out in colorful bulbs on every surface? Or the warm crackle of a fire in your fireplace?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Dec 19th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not able to vend things beyond the US – more on that here. This giveaway is open to the United States.
- 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 Lamps Plus.
Audrey says
It’s our first Christmas in our first house and Christmas decorating has been a tug-of-war with white lights (my favorite) and colored lights (his favorite). We compromised with white lights on the tree and colored lights on the mantle. It’s a winning combination :)
Elisa says
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I love a lit Christmas tree, but my favorites are candles in windows!
Karina says
Lamp me!!!! I love simple white christmas with red accents. Our tree this year is white lights, mercury glass ornaments to add shimer, white ceramic ornaments and a few red accents. Simple and elegant!!!
Catherine M says
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I love when the house is outlined in lights – from the gutters, up to the peaks of the roof, then down the sides of the house with all of the windows and doors outlines, and the bushes and trees covered, too.
Allison says
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I’m a sucker for multicolored lights on the roofline of houses. Of course I’m a huge fan of Christmas Vacation so thousands of white lights stapled across the entire roof is a good luck too. :)
Wendy says
Lamp me! It’s a tie between white lights and real fire.
Paige says
Lamp me! My favorite holiday light is a string of Christmas lights that a former roommate left with me several years ago. They have lovely little “globe” style bulbs, and they give off nice light without having to put up thousands of them. One strand goes all the way up my Christmas tree!
Laura @ Chaotic Domestic says
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My favorite lights for my own house (both on the tree and outside) are the traditional small white lights. And although I’ve never used them, I like the look of the white icicle lights as well. That said, one of the homes in my neighborhood has Angry Birds lining the driveway and that’s pretty fantastic, so I like looking at those too!
Katie says
Lamp me! I love all holiday lights, but especially colored lights on a big fat tree :)
DJ says
LAMP ME! Love a menorah flickering through a front window.
Beth says
LAMP ME!!! I like both the white and colored lights- the more the merrier!! :)
Lenore says
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I love a warm, toasty fire in the fireplace!
Linda says
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I love all of them.
Erin says
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I love white lights. On pretty much anything. But not the new LED “white” lights that are blue and cold; I like the old school ones with the soft, warm glow.
sara says
“LAMP ME!” Give me good old white lights any day.
kate says
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favorite holiday light… menorah! Also, fireplaces, REAL fireplaces, that burn wood.
Meagan says
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I’m a big fan of white Christmas tree lights!
Caleb says
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I love the houses with the musical Christmas lights.
Jamie S. says
LAMP ME! I love the warm yellowish glow of big bulbs on garland. The new, blueish LED lights just don’t do it for me.
Hillary says
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My favorite are the old fashion bubble lights which are currently banned from our home due to a sweet toddler who is too inquisitive for his own good :).
AllieN says
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I love all the different lights of the season! IT warms my heart when I see our Christmas tree glowing along side with the fire in our fireplace.
Kelsey says
LAMP ME! I love the LED lights that have more of a jewel tone to them.
Robert says
Lamp me!! My wife would love new lamps!
Carrie says
LAMP ME! Candlelight for me, please.
Savannah says
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I love simple white lights on the tree and the natural light from our fireplace.
Kelsie W says
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Gotta love the fire glow. Whether it be tons of candles of logs in the fire place- it just feels so relaxed! :)
Adrien says
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I love twinkly Christmas tree lights.
Annie Reindl says
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I LOVE Christmas lights! I love to snuggle infront of the christmas tree while reading a great book this time of year!
Ashly says
LAMP ME! I’m a total weirdo, but my favorite lights during Christmas are the lights from the trees NOT in my house! I love seeing all of my neighbors’ trees lit up in their front windows!
Sarah says
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I saw ones this weekend that looked like dripping icicles.. I think those were my favorite!
CarrieK says
LAMP ME! Love my garland with white twinkle lights.
Claudia says
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I love classic white twinkle lights in the Christmas tree. When my sister and I were growing up, we lived by the mantra, “If Mom says it looks good, add two (or three!) more strands!
marilu says
“LAMP ME!” I love the effect of small white lights.
Katie says
LAMP ME! I love all the white lights — and am totally loving the new tree we got with the warm white LED lights. But, I am totally a sucker for a Griswald-style yard display, too — just not in my yard or anywhere so close I would see it from my bedroom window :)
Jessica B.C. says
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Please! Twinkle lights!
Jenny says
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I love white lights in any sort of evergreen (Christmas trees or outdoor shrubs)
Anna Hughes says
LAMP ME!! I love white Christmas lights… inside and outside of the house.
Laura says
Lamp Me! I’m a fan of the colorful lights, especially the old school big bulbs.
Tamara says
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I love the Old-School Incandescent Christmas Lights! They bring back lots of memories of Christmas growing up, too bad they aren’t very energy efficient!
Shannon says
LAMP ME! I can’t stand bright overhead lights to my go-to are lamps. Plus, being in an apartment, it’s one of the few things we can change that can make a dramatic impact.
Ed says
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Lynn says
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Quinlan says
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I love Christmas lights! White, red, green, multi colored – love them all!
andrea p says
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my neighbours have the most wonderful outdoor christmas lights!
Jolissa says
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I love the white lights that people put up to outline their houses. So simple and pretty!!
Susan says
LAMP ME! love white lights–the more the merrier!
Lindsay says
LAMP ME!! :) Lit garland on the antique Fairbanks scale I have in my living room.
Danielle Schaefer says
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Ashlee says
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I am a traditional white light gal.
sara says
LAMP ME! We don’t celebrate Christmas, but Hanukkah is the festival of lights so I’ve always used that as my rationale to put up white lights- too bad my husband doesn’t agree! I love houses outlined in white lights and Christmas trees with colorful bulbs!