*** 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.
Carrie S says
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My next project is decorating the walls. We have lived in our home for 5 years and I still have some empty walls to fill.
Erin says
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It’s not my home so no big decorating projects, but I am excited to keep working on my room with some floating shelf installation and a few more pinterest-inspired pieces… plus planning my christmas decor!
Erika says
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This fall we will be redoing the landscape in our back yard. I am so excited!!! We’ll be taking out overgrown bushes and unwanted oleander and replacing them with ornamental trees, a raised bed for an herb garden and perrenial flowering plants.
Bethany says
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I need to find a couple of big rugs on the cheap for my office and bed room, make or buy some curtains and curtain rods and knit a pouf! (or maybe buy one, whatevs)
Sarah says
TALK TO ME! We need to get our furnace serviced and then I have a feeling all other fall/winter projects will be on hold while we adjust to the new baby which will be arriving in(hopefully) 6 more weeks. If things settle down though, I’d love to work on organizing our kitchen better.
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Hi! Just found your website about 2 weeks ago and spending way too much time on it already. Moving to Richmond next week so all your local ideas have been so helpful. I am keeping it simple this summer trying to prepare for my masters. My two goals are to create a fall garden when I move next week and to build a dog house for my Bob the Beagle.
Nicole says
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I am in the process of buying a new home, so there are TONS of projects for the fall/winter – painting, decorating,new flooring, and painting. Did I mention painting? Because there’s a lot of painting!
Jess says
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I’m working on some projects in our new nursery for our second little boy due at the end of September.
Heather C says
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Kim @ girlevolving says
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We’re hoping to continue adding in elements for home organization – slowly but surely!
Charlynne says
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My fall plans: re-organize the nursery to make room for baby girl #2 in November.
Anna says
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Later this year I will hopefully be unpacked, so the goals for then are to just keep things clean and organized.
chelsey says
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A whole kitchen remodel… I can’t wait!
Maayan says
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We’re getting ready to tackle both bathrooms – total overhaul – this fall/winter. It’s going to be… fun? :)
Tanya says
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We’ve got all kinds of things to hang on our walls after living in our place for a year: photos, mirrors, art. It takes a while to commit, but we’re looking forward to making things look a little more homey!
Megan says
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We’re currently in the process of gutting and remodeling our basement. We’re about ready to hanging drywall and then the finishing/decorating begins!
Cathy says
Talk to me! Our fall project will be insulating a currently unused room so it can become a playroom!
Teresa says
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I’d really like to replace the counters in our kitchen before Thanksgiving! We’ll see if that happens though…
Betsy says
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We plan to take advantage of the fall planting season and plant a new flowerbed this fall. Hopefully the winter will include a laundry room makeover.
CT says
Talk to me — about that gorgeous black and white rug on page 10 of the new catalog. Yum yum.
Bethany says
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I want to get some accessories for our guest and master bedrooms to finish them off.
Jenney says
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Our fall/winter goal is to start finishing our basement. We’ve got our idea on paper, so now we just need to replace the basement windows and start the framing!
Valerie says
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I have a long, and growing, list of projects that includes refinishing a side chair with a caned seat, spray-painting a retro metal patio glider, making some floor cloths, and generally decorating a new place we move to in early October.
Julie says
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I have a list four pages long of projects to tackle but the first, not-so-exciting project is getting a new roof, the second way-more-exciting project is stenciling my entryway walls.
Hannah S says
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We are planning to re-insulate the attic this fall. Hopefully it will get done!
Fara says
TALK TO ME! Well, I just moved into a new place so just trying to make it cozy and homey is my plan now. :)
Lorin says
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painting our offwhite trim white….or maybe paying someone to do it!!
Jenni says
TALK TO ME! I’m in dire need of some closet cleanout/reorganization…..
Emily says
TALK TO ME! We need to fix up the porch (build new steps and railing, paint) in time to decorate for fall and Christmas! I can’t wait!
Kelly says
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Looking forward to decorating our first nursery this fall!
Kate G says
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I’m looking forward to starting a guest bedroom redo! My husband thinks I’m crazy for wanting to paint it again!
Allison says
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I plan on re-doing (or actually just doing…it’s been pretty much the same since I moved in, with the exception of new furniture), my office and I can’t wait to get started!
Mona says
TALK TO ME! I would love to make a firepit in the backyard for those cool fall & winter nights.
Sherry Scott says
TALK TO ME! We’re going to be traveling a lot this Fall but during the Winter I definitely want to put new flooring upstairs.
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Oh, and my name isn’t Talk to me (eek), its Jeanne.
Anna says
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Finding the perfect area rug (I am waiting for the 5th rug to arrive tomorrow…hopefully this one works!)
Also, we would love to find a larger couch (L-shaped) for our family room.
Jen N. says
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Sarah says
TALK TO ME! At the top of the list for fall is getting the garden ready for winter foods. I’ve also got my eye on some dining chairs that need refinishing.
kim says
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I’d love to finish our backyard in time to use it before the summer is over! Or finish the gallery wall! Or put up the board and batten in the dining room! Or paint our bedroom! Or finish the pinned projects I have on pinterest! Soooo many things to to!
Emily says
TALK TO ME! This fall we plan to replace the carpet in our family room, finish renovating our full bath, and possibly paint the built-in bookcases and fireplace surround in our living room- finally banishing the last of the ugly oak colored trim from our house!
Nicole Turnbull says
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Painting my fireplace tonight as a matter of fact! I live in Canada and love Crate and Barrel, however since there isn’t one around where I live, I would have to include shipping fees on top of anything I want to get, so this gift card would rock my socks!! woooooooo
Noah Echols says
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Jessica George says
TALK TO ME! I’m about to start a complete bathroom makeover, and there’s always something to do to my 80-year old house!
Shira says
TALK TO ME! I’d like to finish painting all of our trim and paint our bedroom. When summer came along, the only thing I’ve been working on is outdoor project. The interior needs some love.
Chrissy says
TALK TO ME! After all the outdoor summer projects, I’ll be moving to the inside of the house and repairing the bad paint jobs in some of our rooms. Plus regrouting the shower.
Elise says
TALK TO ME! I’d love to get our gas stove installed just in time for chili and stew season! I’m also ready to switch things up with some vibrant wall paint to liven things up when everything starts to hibernate around our Indiana home.
Stephanie says
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I’m hoping to make some curtains for winter to keep the cold air out and the warm air in! And I’d like to make a coffee table, so I have a place to rest my feet when I’m cuddling up with a movie!
Maura B says
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We’re removing wallpaper up our staircase (walls as high as the 2nd floor ceilings!), painting, ripping out over-grown bushes, and hoping to remove an old fence and install a new one… oh, and next spring we’re hoping to put down a patio… but we’re expecting our 2nd child in February, so we’ll see what happens!
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Amanda says
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I’d like to scrape and paint my front porch while the weather is cool this fall.