*** This contest is no longer accepting entries – see who won below! ***
Random.org got his random on and selected our winner as… Tracey @ Tropical Happiness (who just moved into a new house last week so she has lots of shopping to do). Congrats! For everyone else, keep that chin up – you can still enter the Hometalk $500 Lowe’s gift card giveaway through Sunday.
You may already know that Hometalk is a community of home improvement experts (including some familiar HGTV faces) and fellower DIYers sharing home and garden projects, advice, and even contractors. And for this week’s giveaway they’re majorly hooking someone up… to the tune of a $500 gift card to Crate & Barrel!
And as if that weren’t enough, over on their site they’re also giving away another 500 bucks (this time to Lowe’s). So to get in on that little bonus freebie, you can answer their quick poll question (about what outdoor summer project you still need to tackle – btw, our answer is C), sign up for a free account, and then cross your fingers really hard. Of course you can just enter for the Crate & Barrel gift card by commenting over here (or the Lowe’s card over there) so there’s no pressure to do both.
- PRIZE: A $500 gift card to Crate & Barrel courtesy of Hometalk
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TALK TO ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since Hometalk is polling folks about their summer projects, let’s cover your fall & winter plans here. What’s on your to-tackle list later this year? Maybe updating your fireplace just in time for cooler weather? Or redoing your bedroom for those cold winter nights? Or are you just itching to decorate for Halloween and Christmas already?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, August 17th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 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 morning 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 Hometalk.
jenn says
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So many fall/winter projects!! Finish furnishing our dining room, update basement with drywall (goodbye paneling!), and hopefully start on a nursery (wishful thinking) :)
Love your blog!
CAMERON says
TALK TO ME! the office needs some spiffing up (and the last of the boxes unpacked after almost 10 months). but there’s always something to do, isn’t there?
Terry says
Talk to me! I would love to create an office nook in one corner of the house with some sort of storage component and i would also like to turn my son’s nursery room into a big kid (toddler) room!!! There’s a lot more that’s on the list but those are at the top!
Molly Ishmael says
TALK TO ME! Projects for the fall: sell our house winter: finalize the details and plans of our new house! We are building for the second time and thanks to pinterest I have more ideas than we have money! :)
APRIL says
TALK TO ME! our dining area that connects to our family room needs to be dealt with. we don’t use it for dining and i can’t wrap my head around what to do with the space! a study? a space for baby to play? some crate and barrel inspiration would surely help, right?!?!
Sara Christenson says
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I hope to paint my kitchen table & chairs this fall. It’s been way too hot/humid to do it this summer!
Margaret says
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Painting the kitchen is high on my list. That and getting some new light fixtures and door knobs. All the gold has to go!
Whitney says
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I can’t wait for the weather to cool down here in AZ so I can get my back porch to look pretty. I am looking for some fun clearanced patio decor!
Krisi says
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i am turning our front “junk room” into an office/guest room. Not sure how to pull it off but i am working on it
Urban Wife says
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I need to hang some curtains and artwork – our poor apartment needs some TLC!
Justin says
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Kitchen Remodel – Cabinets and Countertops!
Jessica says
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My husband and I have tons planned for the next couple months. Finishing off our family room with paint and furniture which first requires lots of sanding, caulking, and patching as well as a good brick cleaning on our fireplace. We also are planning to diy a mantle, because the previous owners took it with them. (A little strange in my opinion, but maybe it was sentimental.)
We’re also painting and installing crown molding in our bedroom and potentially refinishing our hand-me-down bedroom furniture. Hoping to create a little oasis for ourselves. The master bathroom shower also needs to have new tile installed. (Thankfully, my dad is a contractor.)
Why all the projects? We are expecting a little girl in December! So we also have a nursery to work on. :)
Traci says
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We will be working our our new 1500 square foot addition to our home! We will have our hands FULL of stuff to do. :)
suganya says
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Jenn says
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I’d like to finish the dining room (stripping/staining the cabinets/painting the room) and take down the wall in between the living room and den so we can actually use the wood fireplace in time for winter!
Bonnie says
TALK TO ME!! We just bought a house that needs a lot of work. We would really put those gift cards to good use!
RLR says
TALK TO ME! I’d LOVE to refresh our master suite – paint, furniture, linens – the works! It was near the top of my list when we moved in (over 7 years ago), but we still haven’t moved it to the top of the list :/
jody says
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Paint, paint, paint…add some color to our all white house!
Casey says
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JaneS says
TAK TO ME!! I am going to remove the wallpaper in my kitchen. UGH! Love the blog.
Lauren says
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We are planning on ripping up our carpet downstairs to put in floating hardwood. We will also be tiling our bathrooms. Should be a lot of fun! :) Thanks for hosting an awesome giveaway!
Wendy says
TALK TO ME! We are in need of a super fall clean-out.
Becky D. says
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Moving into our new house in 2 weeks so my list is long. My husband and I do a lot of freelance work and spend most of our time in our office. Our new house has a partially finished basement so we’ll be tackling that to make it a comfy place to do work.
Miss M. says
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We are replacing old light fixtures, painting the powder room, and waiting for some crisp & cool weather to get the energy up to scrape popcorn off some ceilings. :-)
Abbi says
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My hubby just finished his Master’s degree last week, so we will hopefully be moving this fall for a new job and have to redecorate a new place!
Katie says
TALK TO ME! My husband and I are planning to paint our laundry room, build a pantry, and make light fixtures for our laundry room and dining room.
S says
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Kate says
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A new baby nursery!!
Rebecca @ the lil house that could says
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I would like to tackle our massive white box of a bedroom this fall/winter. I think after living in our house for a year and a half, paper blinds are no longer acceptable :)
Adrienne Rogers says
Talk to me! In order to mix high and low I’ve been told you need some high….
Kelsey says
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I am determined to find a more attractive option for storing all the video games / movies / etc on our entertainment center. If I’m gonna be snuggled up inside all winter, it better be cute!
Josey says
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Working on the baby room… yikes!
Jennifer says
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I am moving into a new apartment in Sept. and need to decorate the entire place from scratch!
Laura says
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We’re finishing up our downstairs remodel. It’s the last corner with tile, sealing up the wall where a door used to be, painting door frames, painting the hallway and then all of the final touches – like curtains for the guest room and office and pillows. Looking forward to be done with this project!
Jennifer says
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We are planning on replacing our carpet with wood laminate this fall, can’t wait!
Julie says
Talk to me! Upcoming projects: painting the kids’ rooms, organizing closets with shelving units and building an outside shed (that one’s happening next spring).
Brittni Austin says
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We are expecting out first baby in two weeks, so my fall/winter project is to tackle learning how to be a mom! After getting settled into that, I hope to paint and re-decorate our room a little bit, and I want to make lots of homemade decorations for Christmas this year. Mostly inspired by pinterest :)
Jennifer says
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I’ve got a ton on my list… paint our entire upstairs, scour craigs list for furniture, and get married!
LeeAnn says
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Decorating my house-hanging pictures…fun stuff that I never get around to doing.
Sean says
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We’re preparing to move cross county so all of the little details to sell the house… re caulking the tub and showers, re-painting, fixing a broken window and generating clearing and organizing things.
Sage says
Talk to me! We moved into a bigger house and I’m trying to decorate on the cheap:) We still need some large area rugs (and with no ikea nearby they’re expensive!!) and some furniture for our living room and bedroom. We have our 2nd baby due in December and anything would help!
Ashley T says
Talk to me! Our home is in dire need of decor!
Jenni says
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I NEED to hang up frames and artwork on my bare walls. Like yesterday that needed to be done!
Amanda Mae says
Talk to me! I’m a new homeowner with a bajillion projects going on at the same time. A $500 gift card to Crate could help a lot and I’d hopefully be able to cross a few projects off the everlong list…
Natalie says
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We’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, so it would be so nice to get our dining room looking presentable!
Katherine R. says
Talk to me! Weather stripping is our fall project.
nina says
oh goodness – what DON’T we have to do! get the baby nursery ready by november, paint all the wood trim and brick in our family room, paint the exterior of our house, buy some rugs and a fireplace screen … the list goes on!! :)
Brent says
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I’ve got to make a bed for my new wife via Ana White style!
Keaghan says
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I’m totally itching for the holiday season… baking, decorating, and hoping to get some more christmas-y quilts done in time!
Charise says
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I just moved into a new house, so we have PLENTY of projects. Still need to finish painting the rest of the rooms and get stuff up on the walls. This fall’s bigger project will be renovating the half bath, since it’ll be smaller budget and easy to do after all the big moving-in projects. Then next summer is hardwoods throughout and a full kitchen reno, which I am super exited for.