*** 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.
Liz says
TALK TO ME! I plan to make a cinnamon stick wreath like the one I found via Sherry’s Pinterest site!
Julie Rae says
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i’m looking forward to working on my kitchen this fall. we currently live in a rental so I have to be creative with making surface improvements!
Samantha says
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I think I’ll be tackling organizational projects this fall/winter. My closets could use it.
aliciajuliane says
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I CAN’T WAIT to decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Randi says
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I need to finish up my baby’s nursery!
Jennifer says
Talk to me! One of these days my husband and I will create a master bedroom and bathroom oasis. It’s one area that has never gotten any attention.
Erin @ The Great Indoors says
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I’ve got my heart set on a guest bathroom re-do, but I haven’t made up my mind about the color scheme quite yet (so many options!). It’ll be a little bit of a project, though, which is why I’ve been putting it off– the previous owners painted over wallpaper, and we’re not sure if the builders primed the walls correctly in the first place. Fun!
Suzi D. says
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We’re in a rental, so no huge projects, but I’m excited to not be moving during Christmas-time this year so we can have a tree and decorations up inside!
Denny says
TALK TO ME! Fall/Winter projects: complete Guest bedroom refresh. Tackle master bedroom and upstairs bathroom. Crown moulding in living room, wallpaper on accent wall in dining room, and on and on and on…
Erica says
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I want to get the natural gas hooked back up to our fireplace, paint our front door, and make some landscaping changes before the snow comes.
norasaurus says
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Fall/ Winter Projects:
Gutting the Bathroom
Build a Mantle
Build or find and refinish a new bookshelf.
Misc. Art Projects
Michelle Ross says
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Organization!!!
Danielle says
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I just bought my house in the spring. We were able to tackle so many projects before moving in, but this fall/winter we have a major DIY planned for the bathroom. Build our own vanity, new floors, tile, etc. Should be fun! Saving up for all these plans now… Also need so many rugs for the gorgeous hardwoods I unearthed in the rest of the house.
Christine says
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kelly says
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i need to finish planting my yard…groundcover, some lavender.
Jen @ The Decor Scene says
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We would like to start to work on our Sunroom this Fall so C&B GC would come in handy since we are starting from scratch OR organize our Shed with products from Lowe’s {so I’ll be hopping over to their site to sign up for the Lowe’s GC as well) ;)
What awesome giveaways!!! Thank you.
Gabrielle says
We just moved, so would love to take down the old wall paper and repaint! Or decorate our living room in C&B furniture…
Kelly says
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I’m really wanting to redo our master bedroom. Although it sounds appealing to spend the winter months in hibernation in a dark cave, in reality it can be a bit depressing! I’m going to try and lighten it up with some paint and switch out bedding and possibly tackle a major painting job on our enormous sleigh bed that has storage drawers underneath. I’m intimidated already :)
Michelle says
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Fall plans include buying a house!! Let the DIY journey begin!!
Elisa @ What the Vita says
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#1 goal is to finish the nursery before the baby comes in october!
Emily Ruth Cannon says
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My next project is to build a chicken coop!
Rebecca says
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Painting the bathroom (s)….
Danielle says
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Planning on finishing the basement, getting new carpet for first and second floors and last but not least… starting a nursery for our first born due in early April!
Amy says
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We just finished remodeling our bathroom, so no more big projects this year. But we will be fixing up a guest room, adding some storage to our garage & reorganizing & adding decor to some rooms.
Gabrielle says
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Cory says
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Lots of painting and some crown molding.
Christine Cohen says
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Our plans are prety simple since we’re in a rental. Lots of baby-proof decorating, plus installing baby proof locks on some of the dangerous lower cabinets. But that’s about it!
Laine says
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Building bookshelves is at the top of our list and then making a dining table and coffee table…
Susanna says
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I’m getting excited to decorate for fall! I’ve pinned a few cool ideas on Pinterest and also look forward to planting mums. Inside, I would love to construct some great built-in shelving in the living room but don’t think it’s in the budget this year.
Ellen says
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I think our fall/winter project will be putting the nursery together! We’re expecting our first. :)
DL says
Talk to Me! We just moved, so we are stilling trying to figure out what is on our to do list.
Melody says
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We had hoped to finish our two bathrooms but just had to buy a new a/c. So, this would really help us out!!
JD says
TALK TO ME! I am gearing up for a big master bathroom reno this fall. I am pretty excited for Halloween decorating though!
Nadia Milagros says
Talk to me! We have a loooooong To-do list but at the top is our kitchen backsplash and laundry room shelving unit…sigh….oh the things we used to accomplish in a weekend before the toddler days came along!
Michelle Jennings says
TALK TO ME! I’m just itching for some holiday decor and a few nice pitchers. No big projects planned though! THanks!
Kathy says
Talk to me! Cleaning up the basement and garage and getting carpet laid downstairs.
Angie says
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DIY bedroom curtains!
Kelly says
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I would love to do a bathroom renovation. Pink and Blue formica is so 1992…
Courtney K says
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I can’t wait to decorate for Christmas!
Rachel says
TALK TO ME!! We’re hoping to be moving into a new house soon, so I’m excited for decorating a ton of new rooms, woohoo!!
sara h says
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I’ve been wanting to strip and refinish an old table, but it keeps getting bumped down the list.
Lara says
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I need to organize our basement!
Catherine says
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We just bought a new house (our first!), so we have a TON of projects to get to. High on my list is upgrading our kitchen and redoing both of our very blah bathrooms.
Donna says
TALK TO ME!! We plan on changing our son’s room into a ‘big boy’ room now that he is turning 6. It’s about time!
Stephanie says
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I’m itching to start getting rid of our funky 1970s wallpaper… the groovy charm has warn off, and I want to paint!
Lindsey says
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I’d like to find some artwork and maybe upholster a headboard so our bedroom can finally be done!
ChrisE says
TALK TO ME!! I’m embarrassed to say that my fall project is the same as my summer project. I started painting my kitchen cabinets and need to FINISH! Progress is good, just very S-L-O-W. And, that crate and barrel gift card would be perfect for some new finishing touches when the big project is finally complete!!
lindsey g says
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My husband and I are planning on making our fireplace operable this winter! It runs off of propane, so we’ll need to buy a propane tank. Then of course, some way to hide it, so it wont be an eye sore!!
RLB says
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We need to reseed our lawn this fall after the summer heat subsides.
Elizabeth says
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I’d love to redo my kitchen cabinets this fall or winter, however it will probably take that long to motivate my husband. So, maybe next spring!