*** 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.
Christina says
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Projects:
Paint kitchen cabinets
Paint guest room
Repaint bathroom
Repaint master bedroom
Paint bookcases
Build banquette in kitchen
Tile backsplash in kitchen
Gallery wall in living room
If you and Sherri ever come up to Northern NJ and want a project- stop on by ;)
Laura says
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My fall project is finishing up the new drapes and curtains for our upstairs bedrooms. It’s been too nice this summer to stay inside and sew!
Natalia says
TALK TO ME! We are buying a home built in 1926 and time has stood still both inside and out, so we will have our hands full for quite a while!
Lindsay says
TALK TO ME! I would definitely put that gift card to good use decorating our first house…we’re closing in two weeks!
Erin says
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Painting all our ceilings and walls and prettifying our fireplace!
Lauren H. says
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I can not wait to start decorating for fall and winter, especially for christmas! We hope to get new floors in our living room as well!
Erin says
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I close on a house August 30th. Lots of projects will ensue if all goes well!
Sarah says
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I have a big move coming next June, so my goal is to finally finish organizing my bedroom (just in time to move, haha)
kate says
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planning to convert our garage into an office (!), re-do some bookshelves and do something cool with our fireplace.
Kyle H. says
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I am excited to get new floors in our living room!
Carrie Fisher-Hinkle says
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Finish our home office.
Melissa says
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We’ll be taking sometime this Fall and Winter to start a nursery for a baby due in early spring – our first! I can’t wait to start!
Claire says
TALK TO ME! We are purchasing our first home, so I’m just looking forward to feathering our nest and making it a cozy place for the holidays. :-)
Marisa H says
TALK TO ME! We are in the process of adding hardwood floors to our house. After that we will be putting tile in the bathrooms!
Mindy M says
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On my “to-do” list is de-cluttering and updating for fall styles. We eventually want to replace our mirrored closet doors!
Cory says
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I am project floater so I have a lot of little projects. Up first would probably be finishing the powder room.
Loraine says
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I’m just doing some arranging and getting rid of old items.
Brittany W. says
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On the list for this fall is to replace the awful carpet in the bathroom of my 1940s house with tile. And once the floor is tackled maybe I can rip down the wallpaper to paint stripes!
Adrienne says
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We’re slowly redecorating our living room from a modern look or more of a vintage world travels look that represents us better :)
Kim says
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Saving up enough money to actually decorate my place! :)
Becky says
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9 months of living in our “new” place and we still don’t have window treatments or area rugs = definitely next on the to-do list!
Steph says
TALK TO ME!!!! I have a whole list of projects to tackle….new window treatments to warm the place up, new wall color in the den, add more curb appeal. The BIG one for this wkend is to put on a new roof. Whoo-hoo!
Kristina M says
TALK TO ME! We are redoing our bedroom to make it nice and cozy complete with a DIY headboard! Can’t wait
Kate says
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I’m still hoping to talk the bf into a hallway gallery wall. Or maybe he’ll just come home one day to a special surprise!
Lauren says
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Future projects: figuring out a way to landscape my new backyard. My lot is super shady and the grass looks terrible!
Lia M says
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We are expecting our first baby this February and would love to make our second bedroom into something that works for both a guest bed and a nursery…perhaps a daybed?
Valerie Burt says
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Painting my fireplace ‘white’ plus painting my family room
Meaghan says
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I live in Arizona so all the things you can’t do outside in the winter on the east coast, I can’t do outside now. I’m looking forward to gardening and spray painting my patio furniture. I’ve got a few more painting furniture projects that would best be done outdoors.
Callie says
I’d like a nice Christmas tree this year! We only had a baby one last year.
Jessica says
Talk to me! My biggest fall and winter project is a brand new baby, due on October 31st. But I also have a garage overhaul and new mantle on the hubby’s to-do list.
Lindsey says
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Our next project that we would love to tackle this winter is a bar….to complete our finished basement.
Sushmita says
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A nice dining table and couch that seats my family of four:)!
Jennifer Lentz says
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Would love to build loft beds for my daughters bedrooms so they have more room for a desk or reading nook area.
Lisa says
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I need to organize my seasonal clothes and my closet…
Ellen Justice says
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I’m in the process of buying my first home right now, so I CAN’T WAIT to decorate for Christmas!!!!
Heidi says
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The hubs and I just bought a house so just about everything is on our proverbial to-do list. However, we’re hoping to update our half bath as our first major project this fall.
Tran says
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Finish that bathroom remodel that’s been going on forever.
Wendy says
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We are going to be gutting our one and only full bath (which is stuck in the 60’s!!); painting & redecorating our master bedroom; residing the house and getting the yard ready for next spring!
Lyndsey says
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I can’t wait for Halloween. My kids and I have lots of ideas, we even have them all written down on a list. I was just at Target and was disappointed they didn’t have any fall items yet. I know it’s ridiculously early…but can’t help hoping.
Meg says
Talk to me! We are renovating our whole house but the kitchen is up next.
Laura Martin says
“TALK TO ME!” I need new flooring! The cheap carpet the builders put in is looking rough!
Angela S. says
TALK TO ME: I’m going to paint some built ins. They are solid wood but looking a little sad and drab! :)
Kirsten says
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The list is so long! First task is the exercise room – storage, mirrors, a new tv and an elliptical.
Mina says
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Emily says
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Right now we are in the middle of a minor outdoor reno…yesterday we took the vines off of one wall of our house to prepare for a professional sealing (we have been sharing our attic with bats…booooo) When the vines and bats are gone we can repaint the trim and enjoy a fresh exterior :)
Danielle says
TALK TO ME! I can’t wait for Halloween and Thanksgiving. It means I get two small breaks from school. As for DIY projects, I’m planning on repainting my room and trying my hand at glass etching to make a Thanks jar like you and John did.
Lindsey Rivir says
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We just finished building our new home so there is plenty to do from putting in the yard and landscaping outside to decorating inside.
Jessica says
Talk to me! Fall/Winter plans include creating a man cave in the basement!
Laura says
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right now I am working on finding two matching rugs for our bedroom, and bedside lamps and a bedding set then painting it, oh and painting a bathroom and decorating our living room… will our house ever be finished?
Betsy says
Talk to me! Baby #1 is on the way, so the big project between now and January is transforming the office into a nursery!