*** 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.
Jessie says
TALK TO ME!!!! We just bought our first house two weeks ago and have SO MUCH on our list that it’s still pretty overwhelming! In fact, I keep most of the doors in the house closed so I can focus on one room at a time, haha. In our immediate future is a house full of drywall repair, priming, and painting. We hope to tackle the first floor over the next month, then hopefully we can start decorating and really make it our own. Crate and Barrel, perhaps? :)
Michelle says
TALK TO ME! I’m restoring the old wood windows in our house, complete with new weatherstripping to keep the chill out!
Amy M. says
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We have so many projects I don’t even know where to start!
Emily F. says
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Future plans: This week we are having new siding put up. For the fall/winter we are thinking about having plans drawn up for an addition (master suite, larger kitchen/sitting area). Once the plans are drawn up, we’ll be able to decide whether we’ll be staying and adding on or moving! Yikes!
Laurie says
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Pantry transformation is next on my to-do list.
Christina Brunk says
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Elle says
TALK TO ME! An office redo is on my list for fall.
Tasia says
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Lisa says
talk to me! I’ve made a list (young love style) of all the little undone projects around my house- many of them small and some involve painting and room transformations. my goal is to finish my list in 2012. Yesterday, I glued a broken drawer :) So simple, but made me happy
Jennifer says
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Im excited to decorate for christmas espically sinc eI found some great ideas on Pinterest Im ready to try them out!!!
Ashley says
TALK TO ME! Plans are to snazz up the kitchen- new countertops, backsplash, etc and to redo master bath. Can’t wait!
Jessie P. says
TALK TO ME! I need to figure out how to fix broken grout in both my shower and tiled floors! I’m also planning on purchasing new kitchen appliances when a fabulous sale comes about!
Christina Brunk says
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Our next project as new DIYers is wainscotting in the Dining Room…before our new furniture arrives. Trying to find someone with a saw to avoid hand-sawing all pieces…
Wish us luck!
Taylor says
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I will finish hanging up pictures in the bedrooms and the front hall before Halloween.
Tim says
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Landscaping this fall. Have some crazy blackberry vines that need to me tamed.
Jessena says
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Nicole B says
TALK TO ME! I would really love to get some fun outdoor stuff for my porch!!!
Lucy says
TALK TO ME! We are planning on replacing our windows. We live in a pre-1900s row house in DC and our windows are far from energy efficient, so we want to take care of that before it gets cold.
Jenn says
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Fall- new front door/screen door
Winter: organize basement. Woohoo….
Karen says
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We are currently working to remodel our attic/upstairs into a master suite…its a fun and exciting process…thanks YHL for all your help through the years!
Carrie C says
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I need to finish painting the master bedroom. I finished the trim now I need motivation to paint the walls.
Logan says
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I’d love to get our house more decorated and get some art up on the walls. I also have a huge list of small projects that I want to get done, like building an abacus.
Amy says
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I’m thinking about re-painting and changing out some furniture.
Jackie says
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I need to work on fall yard clean up. 6 oak trees make me want to scream!
Chrissy says
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New to the site, but totally hooked! love you guys!
MJB says
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Sorting through my boxes of memorabilia and framing stuff for a gallery wall.
Suzy says
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It is time to repaint the living room and hallways.
Christine says
Talk to me! We just moved into a newly renovated house and NEED FURNITURE!!!!
Malikah says
TALK TO ME! We are planning on painting the hallways a beautiful chestnut, putting new window treatments in the kitchen, organizing the basement, and possibly adding grass seed to the lawn in the fall.
Sarah Miller says
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Can’t wait to re-do our bedroom this fall. New paint, new bedding, and some fun accessories :).
Bethany says
TALK TO ME! I need to organize my garage and add some storage units
Mindy M. says
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We are planning on putting our house on the market next spring so there are lots of little (& big) things for us to tackle over the fall & winter like new light fixtures, painting nearly the whole house (want to come do that for us?), etc.
Ali Miller says
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The big one is finishing the outdoor painting of the house. I know you said fall and winter, but here in Mississippi it is too hot to paint in the heat of the summer! A late fall completion date is the goal!
Bec says
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I’m so excited for cooler weather and my annual Halloween party! I’m working on finishing a dining room so I can decorate it for the bash.
Amy D says
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Jessica Case says
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We’re going to tackle planting grass this fall. We bought our first house 5 months ago ago and the whole yard is weeds. It’s been to hot this summer to tackle them though…so fall it is!
Erin says
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We are currently tackling a living room makeover, so we need to get through this before thinking about some other projects for now!
Andy @ Stay at Home WHO? says
Talk to me! We are doing smaller projects all around including stencilling the walls in the kitchen. Mostly we’re saving our pennies to refinish our whole basement next year.
Erika H. says
talk to me :)
future projects for this year are to update our 2 sons bedrooms, one gets a big boy room and the other just gets some fun new stuff not to feel left out of the fun!
Rebecca says
TALK TO ME!! I have so much to do that I don’t even know where to start!!
Kocavana says
Talk to me!!! I would use it for my dining room….which currently houses a pool table and billiards room paint! Ahhh, being a newlywed!
Erin says
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We are going to start a much needed kitchen makeover by the end of the year and also do a few things to our utility room. So many things to do!
Katie says
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We are about to remodel another bathroom in the house!
Melissa B. says
TALK TO ME! I just bought my first home and am hoping to get area rugs for the winter so my feet aren’t cold and cannot wait to decorate for halloween, thanksgiving and christmas!
Kristen says
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Future projects: updating master bedroom – building an upholstered headboard, refinishing nightstands.
joanne moy mcintyre says
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We are planning to cozy up the office since we work from home some days. We want more color and less clutter!
kendra says
Talk to me! I still haven’t cleaned out my attic, but what was I thinking planning to do that in the summer, anyway?
Danielle says
Talk to me (please).
We are working on the nursery for our first baby, due 11.11.11!
Chrissy says
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I could use some new living room furniture – although I’m never one to turn down holiday decorating either.
Andrea Watts says
Talk to me and help me with my sad looking living room!