***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down to see who won!***
The winner of this week’s giveaway can literally make that request. Because Swedish-born Virginia-based artist Erica Eriksdotter is giving away a commissioned painting worth up to $350. That’s right everyone, put on your fancy pants because soon you could be telling your friends smugly “oh yeah, that beautiful painting over there? I commissioned it.”
We really like the color in all of Erica’s work, and we love that our winner will be able to guide the color and design of their custom work to fit their home perfectly. You can even pick the best size for your space (from a 12 x 9″ up to 16 x 20″). Here’s how to enter:
- PRIZE: A commissioned painting from Studio Eriksdotter worth up to $350
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME A PICTURE!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your favorite piece of one-of-a-kind artwork that you currently own. Maybe it’s a finger painting done by a kid in your life? Something you got on etsy? Or a drawing that you sketched yourself to fill some blank space?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, November 24th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States, Canada and Europe!
- 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 Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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Not only do we have one winner, but everyone can get 10% off of anything from Studio Eriksdotter through Dec 9th. Use the code YOUNGHOUSELOVE for any stationery purchase in her Etsy shop or you can contact her directly for art inquiries.
And our very lucky winner (as selected by random.org) is… Ali Moore. Congrats!
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Studio Eriksdotter.
Tami says
Paint me a Picture!
My favorite one of a kind art is a finger painting my daughter did on her first birthday…it is quite good and makes me so happy when I look at it and realize I will always have that memory of her first birthday!
lisa says
Paint me a picture! Anything painted by my kids is great artwork!:)
Dana Z. says
Paint me a picture!
We don’t have many one-of-a-kind pictures in our house, but we do have some one-of-a-kind photography from our trips that I love.
Allison Jo says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite painting is the one above my couch, which I painted last year :)
Married In Chicago says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Emily says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite original piece is one I purchased on ebay when I first moved out on my own. It reminds me of a place in the woods I used to go as a child, and the artist used pretty much every color to depict it.
Kayla says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
My favorite are the cartoon strips my husband draws that keep me laughing :)
Isaac says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
We don’t have any original artwork and this would be a great start to our collection.
Keri Lynn says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I don’t have a one of a kind painting :(
anne says
“paint me a picture!!!”
Traci says
PAINT ME A PICTURE
I am from WV, and I have a charcoal sketch done by a local artist of the Mountaineer stature on WVU’s campus. The sketch itself isn’t the best part. My neighbors got it for me as a college graduation gift, and each of their six kids made their mark on the giant envelope it came in. So cute!
Cara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! – My favorite piece of artwork is a drawing of roses and leaves that my mother’s sorority sister drew in 1977. She used pencil and what looks like some water colors to execute the full thing but the cross hatching is gorgeous! Who would of known that something that was given to my mom as a gift back in 1977 would wind up one of my favorite pieces in 2010.
Carolyn says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My husband grew up on a dairy farm so I took some photos of the cows and hung them all together. (Actually it was a third anniversary gift … the gift of leather? Haha…)
Ashley says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite pictures are the ones I’ve painted myself in the house. They are all abstract and simple, but even a few bold colors put on a canvas seem to pop better than your stock scenery/cliche art that is sold at big box retailers.
Amelia says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art is a painting my 4 year old nephew did. haha!
Abby McEniry says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I believe my only original art pieces are those that are created my daughter (aka The Art Factory).
ashton says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
wow, this is so awesome!
Right now, the only one of a kind artwork is a picture of a fish one of my 6 year old students drew me. It’s super cute :)
amy s. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite original is one that I did in high school. :)
patrick says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Rachel says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite one of a kind art “pieces” in our house are the silly doodles that my husband draws. They make me smile!
Ashley Seay says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I don’t know if it’s one of a kind, but I picked up an original photo at an antique shop of two clowns from the 1920’s. They aren’t the creepy, what nightmares are made of clowns….the look more like mimes. I’ve been collecting lots of art for an entryway gallery wall.
Meghan says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
We’re just starting to look at adding some original art to our home decor, this would be a fantastic place to start!
Katie B says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite piece of artwork is from my little sister who made a mask as part of a high school project. She then painted the twin towers behind the eyes (along with the rest of the skyline) and put tears coming down. It was done in 2002. Our older sister had left her apt. right near the towers for San Fran in aug 2001.
Mrs. Puma says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Right now I guess the only artwork we own are our framed wedding photos.
Caroline says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! Our family room could really use some original art! What a great giveaway
Wanda says
Paint Me a Picture
There is a local artist, Tim Davis that takes abstract photos of the sides of train boxcars. The photos are close ups and the oxidized, painted, rusted cars and make for some very interesting art.
Rachel says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I love the pictures my wedding photographer took of the special details of flowers, shoes, rings, etc. They have turned out be beautiful personal art in my home!
A.SPEARS says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Tara says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My father used to tell me stories about two little worms, so when I was decorating the nursery (for my now 7 week old baby boy), I painted a picture of how I imagined these worms – hopefully Poppa will continue the storytelling!
Ellen says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My dad is an artist (that’s what he does for a living) and we have a painting by him that he gave us as a wedding gift
Julie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
My favorite piece of art is a black and white framed photo i took of a lighthouse we saw on vacation.
Michelle says
Paint me a picture!
It’s a sketch up in our reading nook of a tree… I love it!
Sarah K says
Paint me a picture!
My grandma was an amazing artist, and now that she’s gone I treasure her paintings so much.
Ali says
Paint me a picture! The only art I have up in our new, just-moved-in house is a painting I made when I was 8 – it has great colors, and I need more on my walls :)
Jorja L. says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
In my guest room, I have proudly displayed an oil panting I did as a freshman in high school. It’s kind of an abstract piece with hands grabbing a heart. It’s just cheesy enough to be kinda cool. LOL
Hannah says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
A girl that wanted to date my husband a long time ago, before we met, painted a HUGE portrait of Dave Matthews. It now hangs in our living room and it’s my favorite piece of art in our house. And it makes us laugh when we think of the story behind it. It’s actually quite bizzar when you get all the details. :)
Abby C. says
My favorite one-of-a-kind artwork is a skein of yarn that was hand-dyed by my fiance on our first date. I plan on one day knitting it into a sweater for our firstborn.
Ashley says
Paint me a picture! I also am lacking on the one of a kind paintings, but I would love to start a collection :)
Shannon says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I painted a picture of our house that I gave to my Hubbie for an anniversary present. It’s no Monet but it shows how much I love our house the home we’ve created!
jessi says
Paint me a Picture! My current favorite is my own colored pencil drawing, if you could call it that,because my daughter loves all the colors and shapes!
Vanessa Molla says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite piece of art was painted by my nephew! Its one of a kind indeed and of course made in crayons!
Becca says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!
A few years ago, I had a guy draw me caricatures of my dogs :) That’s the only original artwork I currently have in my apartment!
Katie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I love my hand-knit shawl from hand-painted wool!
Lindsay says
Paint me a picture!
julianne7 says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Wow, it seems like a lot of us don’t have favorite pieces of work. No time like the present!
Amelia says
Paint me a picture! My favorite one-of-a-kind pictures right now are drawings done by local artists from Prague, all of which depict different areas of the city. Beautiful!
Greta says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
A blown up canvas print from one of our honeymoon pictures.
Kali says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! The only original works I have are my own and they’re replications of actual pictures so I’m not even sure that counts… but I still like ’em.
Anna B says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! (Please?)
I am fortunate to have lots one-of-a-kind artwork pieces that I love. My husband and I try to pick out artwork on vacations. I also have several pieces done by my sister who died at the age of 23. She loved to draw/paint/create and never got the chance to really show off her artwork. I made a promise to myself that my home will always be her gallery.
Becky Simoes says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My only original artwork comes from the hands of a 3 year old who happens to be my daughter. She is really quite good with watercolors though! haha