***This giveaway is no longer expecting entries – see who won below!***
Random.org once again spun its wonderful wheel of randomness and selected our two winners as… Amy @ Larryspearslive.com and Amanda Deerr. Congrats ladies!
Raise your hand if you want a $50 Lowe’s gift card. Or better yet, give me a “hootie hoo.” And if the thought of being one of two lucky winners doesn’t instantly get your brain spinning with all of the potential projects that you could tackle, Lowe’s Creative Ideas will happily fill your head with… wait for it… creative ideas. You may already know of the free Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazines (if not, you can subscribe to ’em here), but even we didn’t realize how much content they have on their website and Facebook page. And along with bigger building and DIY ideas they’ve also got decor tutorials (like stamping curtains) and crafty stuff (like making silhouette art) too.
- PRIZE: A $50 gift card to Lowe’s courtesy of Lowe’s Creative Ideas
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IDEA ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us about your all-time most creative idea. Was it an awesome solution to an everyday problem? A delicious spur-of-the-moment recipe? An ingenious fix to home decor dilemma? Maybe you’ve just stumbled upon a simple household trick that makes your life easier (like letting the dog eat scraps around the highchair instead of vacuuming)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 14th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lowe’s Creative Ideas.
Erin Messner says
IDEA ME!!
Last year I turned a chile pepper pinata into a hanging wine dispenser for my husband’s birthday fiesta. muy bueno!
Amanda says
I completely love this. You are both such an inspiration!
Sadly my partner and myself rent, but it’s these type of posts I enjoy most as it’s something we can use to decorate our home, thank you so much :)
Amanda
Jennifer B says
IDEA ME! Hmmm, the coolest thing I can think of right now is using an old end table as a book shelf….we hung it upside down from the ceiling using chains and my daughter thinks it is the coolest :)Of course she still wants to use it as a swing…….not always the coolest….
Laura T says
IDEA ME!
My best idea was creating a frame for my giant painting done by my favorite dutch artist with decorative molding instead of paying the 600$ i was quoted to get it “professionally framed”
Robyn in Chicago says
IDEA ME!
When I was in college (ELEVEN years ago geez) I used paint samples to make a mosaic on top of an old record cabinet. This was before blogs and pinterest so the fact that I thought of that myself was pretty darn creative of me I would say.
Heather B. says
Idea Me
I haven’t done any creative projects yet, but we just moved into a new house and a Lowe’s gift card will certainly help me bring to life several ideas in my head!
Kristen Wax says
IDEA ME!
May says
IDEA ME!
We had a lot of granite pieces left over from our kitchen remodel. My husband and I built a little BBQ island outside and fit all the granite pieces together to create a surface. We left the edges jagged rather than neatly cut. We sealed it and have been using it for the last 5 years on a regular basis. We love to BBQ, especially during hot summer months when indoor cooking isnt an option!
Twila says
“IDEA ME” please I needs to texture my ceiling!!!!
Richard says
Idea Me! I made a desk with small moving boxes from Lowes and a board covered and covered them with contact paper. It looks awesome and it was practically free!
Michelle says
Idea Me.
We have an eye level telephone jack in our family room. I put a shelf underneath it to hold the phone base. You could still see the phone jack so I placed a small chalk board on the shelf to cover it up, plus we have a place to write messages!
Wendy says
IDEA ME
BONUS QUESTION: …in our bathroom, the edge of the drywall where the shower meets the drywall is crumbling/peeling from the moisture that apparently gets caught there. I want to put a row of tile around the top of the fiberglass shower/tub to cover the wrecked drywall and either grout it or caulk it in.
Susan says
IDEA ME!!!
Using recycled padded envelopes to pack breakable items for moving instead of buying new bubble wrap. You put the items (like a plate) instead the envelopes or cut the envelopes down their seams if you need sheets of padding.
Shannon Rogacki says
IDEA ME!
Gunilla says
IDEA ME!
We are in the process of taking down the wallpaper in our kitchen and then painting it, so now I am trying to drum up creative ideas for using an empty wall of my very small kitchen for extra storage space. I get most of my ideas from seeing what others do!
Annie says
IDEA ME!
I wanted a large play/art table for my kiddos but didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars. I cut down the legs on our old (bought it new for $79 when we were first married) kitchen table and added chairs from Ikea. It has worked great!
jessica says
IDEA ME!
my best creative moment? Not sure, but my most recent one is refinishing a patio set I found by the dumpster.
Becca says
IDEA ME! All my creative ideas come from you guys! : )
Kim D says
IDEA ME!!
I updated an old garage sale find dresser for my teen boys bedroom by painting it (Using YHL instructions) and adding brushed nickel hardware.
Kristi says
Idea me!! Garage sales are the best place to find vintage pieces!
Megan says
IDEA ME!!!
Most creative idea? Maybe keeping the wooden blocks in the kitchen so when my 2-year-old is needy while I’m cooking I can just say “go play with the blocks!” Thankfully, it has worked every time!
Tad says
“IDEA ME”
Most of my creative ideas come from “borrowing” other’s ideas off the interweb:)
Christina M says
IDEA ME
My most creative moment was teaching myself to knit and crochet. I immediately made a blanket for my husband that is over 6′ long, since he is 6’2″. Now I don’t have to worry about him hogging the blankets at night.
Jill says
“IDEA ME”
I had some leftover 1″ glass tiles from my kitchen backsplash, plus a metal frame my mom had bought at Pier 1. Together they make a great 2 1/2 foot piece of outdoor art for my patio.
Daniel says
IDEA ME
My most creative thing is in my artwork. I’m a painter at night.
Britten Parker says
Idea ME
I have table cloths hanging in our bedroom as drapes… They were a fraction of the cost and look fabulous.
Amanda says
IDEA ME! One of the coolest projects we have done to date was to use 3 solid wood antique doors to cover our walk-through (not walk-in) closet spaces. Some weird architect thought it would be a great idea to pass through the closet to the bathroom, with “his” on one side and “hers” on the other. We got sick of gazing at our slightly organized duds. So we split one door in half, and paired it with another whole door to make what looked like floor-to-ceiling paneling in natural wood on both sides of the short “hall” to the bath. The best part was that my DH engineered it so that one whole closet door could swing waaay out and cover the entrance from the bedroom to the hall/closet so he could get dressed in the wee hours without the light bothering me.
Amanda says
IDEA ME! The creative idea I’m most proud of is painting my upstairs hallway a wild color I wouldn’t normally use. Only the family sees it (usually), and it’s so much fun to turn the corner and see the bright turquoise and the accompanying fun-but-not-what-we’d-usually-choose home decor!
Lorie Smith says
IDEA ME!
I don’t really know how creative my ideas are…but, we have a DIY under cabinet wine glass/wine bottle rack in our kitchen that was not being use for it’s intended purpose, so I decided to make it a “mail station” each person in our house got their own mail cubbie, I used cute little vintage typewriter key style tacks to “initial” each one so we knew where our stuff was…so far, it’s working pretty good to keep my girls school papers in a place that can be found easily. That’s about all I have…
Lorie
Tracy says
IDEA ME!
I got nothin’. But I bet I could come up with something if I had a $50 Lowes GC. Just sayin’.
Natalie says
IDEA ME!
Barn sales inspire me. <3 legit old stuff= da bomb
lindy says
Idea Me!
Brittany says
IDEA ME!
We painted the red bricks on our fireplace different tones of grays (one being our wall color) to give it some updated interest. We bought 3 samples and used existing wall color, which ended up costing around $10. Yay for cheap make overs!!
Laura J says
IDEA ME
Stephanie says
IDEA ME Always working on finding new and interesting recipes and new takes on classic recipes.
Sable says
Idea me! Chalkboard paint covers a multitude of imperfections in glass and mirrors – repurposing thrifted frames is much easier now!
Martha says
IDEA ME!!
I am in the process of converting a closet into a sewing space/office!
Thomas G. says
IDEA ME!
Samantha says
IDEA ME please!
Shelley says
IDEA ME
The window in the nursery needed something, but the already oversived window (takes up more than 1/3 of the wall) wouldn’t work with curtains (which would also hang right be the crib and that seemed like a safety hazard.
So I made a “valance” of sorts by covering a board with batting and a piece of burlap (yes, burlap. it only cost $1 too!), and used ribbon and buttons to decorate it. sounds a little crazy but I LUV the way it turned out. And so super cheap for a window treatment!
Cindy says
Idea me!
Building drawer organizers for my kitchen drawers.
Jenn says
IDEA ME :-)
Margaret says
Idea me!
When I go to a baby shower every knows to expect a sock baby. They are so fun to make and each one turns out different.
Meg says
IDEA ME!
My best idea ever was putting my super early riser kids’ nightlights on timers. They learned early on that if their nightlight was still on, it was too early to get up. :)
Rebecca says
Idea Me! I am most creative while party planning, love it!
Diane says
IDEA ME!
Pretty nails/knobs in the closet are amazing for hanging and storing necklaces. :-)
Brooke says
IDEA ME!
I used a shadow box to make a souvenir of our trip to France by displaying corks from bottles of wine and champagne that we drank while we were there. I labeled each one with the date and the place the cork was popped.
Shannon says
Idea Me!
I consider myself a pretty creative person, but sadly the only example I can think of is wall mounting my cello in the corner of the living room, so not only does it not take up storage space in a closet or we trip over it on the floor, but it looks like a fun piece of art. (Pretty lame, I know. Do I get extra credit if I give you a “Hootie-hoo!!!”?)
Sarah says
IDEA ME!
Most of my creativity is in the kitchen. I often substitute different ingredients out of necessity. My husbands claims that I have never made a bad meal, so I must be doing okay so far.
Jenn says
IDEA ME!
After trying numerous expensive black paints on the bed we bargained for in the sale section at Crate and Barrel, we finally settled with matte black spray paint and I couldn’t be happier! It dried quick, it’s easy to clean, and looks like we bought it that way :)