*** 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.
Holly says
Talk to me! Paint the kitchen!
Heather says
TALK TO ME!
Goal for fall: have the deck completely done, paint all the 6-panel doors, and finish the man-cave!
Elizabeth says
TALK TO ME!
My husband and I are planning on ripping all the carpet out of our house and staining the concrete subfloor.
Bridget says
TALK TO ME!
Our LAST room to be finished is our bedroom- the only “to do” for this fall/winter. Would love to shop at Crate & Barrel for those last bits of bedroom decorating!
Hillary says
Talk to me! My husband and I are finishing our basement. We added a second bath, laundry room, office and tv area. Once that is done, we will be working on a nursery, as our first is due in February!
Deanna Divino says
Talk to me!
Oh.. we’re hoping to tackle a great flooring project later this year, but oddly, we said that LAST YEAR!
:)
Ruthie Hart says
TALK TO ME! We are looking forward to re doing our bedroom soon!
Anna says
TALK TO ME!
I plan to paint our stairwell ceilings this winter… unless it becomes too dangerous!
Meredith says
TALK TO ME!
I’d like to do something creative with all of my extra wine corks.
Ashley @ Simply Creative Things says
Talk to me! We’ll be ripping off our sunroom this fall with hopes to replace it next summer.
Lindsey says
Our summer project was to re-do our laundry/mud room so we started by ripping up the floor but we haven’t gotten around to finishing it! Eek!
Jenny K. says
Talk to Me!!!
This summer has been about wrapping things up (patching a LOT of holes) to move out of our condo in LA and getting ready to move across the country (again) to Chicago. Excited to just get there and start decorating all over again!
Jane says
Talk to me! We are planning on turning the basement mud room into a potting room.
Christine says
TALK TO ME! I need to put more art and pictures up on the walls. I’ve been in my apartment for one month, and the walls are still pretty bare!
Jenn says
TALK TO ME!
This fall/winter we’re planning to paint the 3rd bedroom (what we call the “baby’s room” in hopes that soon there will be a baby!) and downstairs bathroom (maybe will a fun paint treatment or stencil), and rip out old radiator pipes to the front porch that are no longer functional but caused us to lose some serious energy last winter!
Katie says
Talk to me!
I can’t wait to tackle our kitchen backsplash!
Lindsay says
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We recently moved so we have plenty of projects to complete, including lots of painting and installing laminate flooring on the remainder of the main level.
nina says
TALK TO ME =)
seed my lawn finally
Kara Frank says
TALK TO ME!!!
I’m working on cleaning up my yard after a lot of construction last winter….and sprucing up my laundry room.
Kim Z says
Talk to me!
New furniture for the living room. The random creaks and squeaks are not appealing to the visitors I think…
Angela says
TALK TO ME! I need to paint the kitchen. UGGG
Leda Rockoff says
Talk to me!
I’d like to upholster myself a headboard!
Jeff says
Talk to me.
We have this empty room above the garage covered in hideous wood panelling… we want to transform it into a family room.
Janette says
Talk to me.
Kristal says
TALK TO ME! I’m excited to redo my bedroom and well as decorate for Christmas. I think as soon as our vacations are over in September I’m going to get a jump on Christmas shopping. I can’t wait! :)
Rachel says
TALK TO ME!
I’d like to finish my art studio/dining room before the holidays, paint and floor the basement, and build some shelves and window seat for the living room.
Molly B says
“TALK TO ME!” Putting in a kitchen backsplash
Sarah says
TALK TO ME!
I’d like to put up a backsplash – something removable so the landlord doesn’t scream. (Although really: ANYthing would be an improvement. ;)
Leslie says
TALK TO ME!
Fall plans include painting, installing a screen door, and replacing the tile on the fireplace.
Melanie says
TALK TO ME!
I have a few outdoor projects that I’ve decided it’s just too danged hot to do in the summer. I want to give the whole house a good pressure washing and then repaint the exterior doors and touch up window trim. I also want to install new porch lights (hopefully motion sensitive) and transplant my blackberry bushes OFF of the porch/walkway area where they keep sticking people.
Kathleen says
TALK TO ME!
Need to move the washer and dryer out of the too-small mudroom and into the unused “office”.
jessica says
TALK TO ME!
I have so many things on my to do list…but I am thinking of tackling my kitchen first!
Cindy says
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Future projects include: painting, painting, and more painting (all the trim in the house, plus the doors, and hopefully the ugly brick fireplace).
Anne says
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My goal is to actually finish the 2 bookcases which I built back in the early spring. Everything is assembled but needs to be painted. Right now they’ve been living in my dining room/entryway/bike storage area. It would be great to get them out of a high traffic area! Once they are finished, I’d be able to get the craft room into some sort of order.
Maria says
TALK TO ME! Just bought our first place, a rowhouse in dowtown DC and I cannot wait to put up christmas lights and get a real tree!
Andrea says
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So many projects on the agenda: finish the nursery, redo the guest bedroom, overhaul our master bed & bath (which hasn’t been touched since we moved in).
Jennifer says
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My next project is refinishing two new dresser finds for a spare room.
Caroline says
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I have all of these fun festive fall wreaths that I have pinned on Pinterest that I really need to do!
Heather @ REOlisticRenovation says
TALK TO ME!
I need a real grown up bed already…like one with a headboard instead of the really awesome mattress on the floor look.
Allison says
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Project for winter: change mantel decorations from the current ocean theme to a cozy winter theme.
Lauren says
TALK TO ME – decluttering and building a bar / movie room in our basement!
Jen says
TALK TO ME!
Our fall/winter projects include #1 – finishing our summer projects, #2 – building a bar in the basement, and #3 – gutting our 1/2 bath and putting in new tile, pedestal sink, new lights and painting (horizontal stripes a la your bathroom in the old house).
Megan says
TALK TO ME!
get some new christmas decorations and make my apartment warm and cozy!
kristjan says
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We got to find a way to block awful drafts and repair a huge hole in the drywall before winter. I’d also like to finish our bedroom so the wife isn’t complaining about it anymore. (the mattress kills her back…)
Bethany says
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Trying to tackle the guest bedroom/playroom!
Brian says
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My wife and I would love to put the final touches on our new house!
jess says
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Fall/Winter projects includes installing and staining new wood columns on our front and rear porches, re-storing an old farmhouse style table for the rear patio, hanging sheer curtains on said patio, then coming up with a sun screen for the west end of it- we’re thiking stretched canvas- anyone see any good ideas lately?
Alexis says
TALK TO ME! I’ve got so much going on at my newly purchased old home :) And since I’ve been a busy bee and in transition of fixing everything I can the thing I’m looking forward to the most this fall/winter is actually moving in!
Hilary says
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Nicole in STL says
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I want to get a nice dining room table (actually, C&B has the PERFECT one I’ve been coveting) so I can decorate my tablescape through the seasons!