*** 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.
Clara says
TALK TO ME! We are still working on getting pictures up on our walls. Next room is our baby’s nursery.
Danielle says
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Future Project: De-clutter and donate furniture to Goodwil before my upcoming move!
Hope says
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Well, I suppose a good winter project would be to check on the insulation in our house crawl space underneath. If it were properly insualted, the wood floors should stay nice & cozy as opposed to cold & uncomfortable.
Stefanie says
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After (hopefully) re-doing our bathrooms this summer, we’ll probably tackle furnishing and decorating the nook in our living room currently used to store excess baby toys. And maybe putting in hardwood floors…or updating the kitchen countertops…it seems to never end! :-)
Jill says
Talk to me! Getting the chimeny cleaned and repaired and finally making our guest bedroom livable.
Samantha says
TALK TO ME! This fall instead of washing all the curtains I plan to update everything, so Crate & Barrel would be a great place to shop for that. :)
megan says
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Where do I begin? Would love to build a built in bookcase in my three year old’s pirate room.
Emily says
TALK TO ME! Well since my husband and I are renters our projects consist mostly of redoing furniture and art for the walls. The project we want to complete is redoing our coffee cart and organizing the basement! Ugh, just thinking of organizing the basement is making me shiver.
Melanie says
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For fall: finish our fireplace and hang SOMETHING over it. C&B could come in handy for this :)
Jim says
Talk to me! This fall I will be taking down some trees in the yard and painting the outdoor trim on our house.
Heidi Cronin says
“TALK TO ME!!!”
My to-do list: create a wall photo arrangement in our entry way, refinish a little antique dresser (currently a horrid shade of lavender) and re-purpose it for craft storage, sew drapes for master bedroom, create a functional AND fashionable sewing workstation to showcase my new sewing machine! :)
Janelle says
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The one project we have to get done is our deck. Earlier this spring, we tore out the old decking and fence panels used to create privacy on the old deck. Our backyard is open to a corn field so we really want to get the new, vinyl fence panels in place to create a wind barrier. We already have composite decking in place and it looks awesome! Once it’s done, I want to add a little bling and make it a cozy, backyard retreat!
Erica says
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We are remodeling the first floor in our home!
Lisa says
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I have plans to renovate and decorate the guest room and bathroom. There’s always so many visitors during the holidays that I want them to feel welcome and pampered.
Christie says
TALK TO ME!!! We have no big plans for the end of this year…but at the beginning of 2012 we plan on buying our first house!
amy says
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I think we have too many projects to narrow it down to one -we have a staircase to refinish and I’d love to get some curtains up in our bedroom. Also we are in dire need of a new dining table and coffee table :)
Kris says
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We have a big painting project in our house before fall.
ErinY says
TALK TO ME! The first big thing I need to tackle is moving this weekend, right before school starts! (I’m a teacher) After that we’ve got a new canvas to decorate :)
tom says
talk to me!!! just put some shelves up
Heather says
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I still need to finish painting the trim in our guest bedroom! No fun, but it will look good when it is done!
Erika K says
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We’re looking to update our bedroom with fresh paint, new rugs, new bedding and artwork!
Diana says
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I just replaced 4 windows in my house on my own, and they need caulking, priming and repainting before the rainy season hits.
whitney says
Talk to Me! We found out last Thursday that we were chosen to adopt a sweet baby girl who had been born three days earlier. It’s a given that our fall project is perfecting her nursery!
lauren says
talk to me! the yard. period. its a mess.
Ashley R N says
TALK TO ME! We (me) would love to get the laundry room done, currently it’s a washer and dryer in the dusty garage! And the fireplace area redo complete with a bay window is on the wish list!
Megan A. says
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I love to decorate for fall just to give me something to do to wait until Christmas. I try reallllly hard to wait until after Thanksgiving! :)
Amber says
Talk to me! I’d like to do some front yard landscaping before winter!
Chelsey says
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Megan says
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Getting the house puppy ready! Roo the goldendoodle is joining our family in September.
Mary says
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I can’t wait to finish up our petite living room- we’ve got the couch picked out, it’d be awesome to get a great coffee table to go with it!
sam says
I need a whole home makeover haha nothing matches!
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Becky says
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Future projects include: finishing the unfinished 1/2 of the basement (we finished 1/2 this summer already), and making raised flower beds around the ugly exposed concrete supports for the upper deck in the backyard using retaining blocks we rescued from another diy project! Read: free!! Yay!
Grace Y says
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my hubby and I moved into our new home a couple months ago and the living room and dining area are finally put together… but the bedroom was neglected. I wanna make it a cozy place for us to “sleep” in ;)
Jo @ Jo In the Kitchen says
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Project “organize the garage” commences as soon as it’s cool enough to go in there. It’s become the catch-all area from summer fun (camping, floating, etc) so it need some serious love.
Sarah Turner says
TALK TO ME! …please?
Kate says
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We are sanding and refinishing my grandma’s secretary desk for our living room. The gc would be great for a new coffee table to finish that room off!
Danielle says
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I really want to work on lighting in our house this winter. Here in Seattle it’s so dark in the winter months, and the bad lighting in my apartment ranges from fluorescent in the kitchen to dim canister lights in the hallway. Time to get some lamps up in here!
Hannah T. says
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New house = a million projects to get done. But the big one that will hopefully get done soon is knocking a doorway from our garage into our house so that our laundry room can finally be accessible without having to go outside. When it gets done I think I will celebrate by doing laundry in my underwear.
Jackie says
TALK TO ME! This fall/winter we are taking a break from house stuff to relax! Then we will start up in the spring again with a backyard makeover, new shed and fence!
Sarah B says
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We are currently in the middle of renovating our living room, and projects this winter may include demoliting our bathrooms…
Kristine says
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We are getting married in October so the wedding is our big fall project. And since we are in an adorable new house this year, I am REALLY looking forward to decorating for the holidays and perhaps even hosting Christmas this year.
Laura says
TALK TO ME! We live in an apartment, so not a whole lot of room for redecorating or renovating…but we have some planters on our balcony, and I’m excited to figure out what (if anything) we can do with them for winter!
Anne Aldrich says
Talk to me! I’d like a total kitchen upgrade!
Meg says
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We’re planning on taking this weird nook by our fireplace and turning it into a built-in dry bar area (along with space for our stereo). I’d love to have it done before my good friend comes to visit in October!
Megan says
Talk to me! I have too many projects to name! The two biggest are furnishing the master bedroom and the nursery. Baby #2 is on the way and we have TONS to do!
Cris of Kiss My Tulle says
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We’re landscaping our entire 3 acres in preparation for our home-hosted wedding in May.
Jennifer says
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Painting our new home, hanging curtains, and if I’m picked snagging this lovely duvet I had to leave at Crate and Barrel this weekend while my husband dragged me out kicking and screaming and generally throwing a fit about needing it. Being an adult and sticking to a budget can be the pits sometimes.
Erika Rocio says
TALK TO ME! I need to transition my bed from summer to fall/winter and perk up my room with some warm colors :)
Erin says
TALK TO ME! We’re working on finishing the dining room. We can’t wait to have holiday dinners that aren’t eaten in the living room over the coffee table!
Kate says
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We moved into our house in May, so it’s still pretty lame in terms of the totally white walls. Hopefully getting some interesting colors up this fall and winter!