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Fab Freebie: West In Show (Continued)

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Well, after a blog-busting (literally) 18,018 entries across two posts (the first one got overloaded after reaching 10,680 entries so we had to start a second one) we finally have one lucky winner in what has become our biggest giveaway to date. In case anyone was worried about how this would all be tallied, we used random.org to generate a random number between 1 and 18,018 and located the comment that correlated with that number across both posts (although you guys can no longer access the comments on the first post, they’re all visible to us in our WordPress dashboard, so we were also able to confirm that our winner did not have any duplicate entries as we always do). So let’s get to the good news: the winner of a $500 West Elm gift card is… CATHERINE (who must be a Richmonder because she, like us, is sad that our local Short Pump West Elm store is no longer open). Congrats Catherine – and happy shopping! Not that we’re jealous. Wait, we are.

Wow, so apparently we hit comment capacity on our big $500 blogiversary giveaway from West Elm. We didn’t even know that could happen! It appears that the original post is too overloaded to accept any more comments, but the ones that were entered will still be counted (so please don’t enter again on this one if you already entered that one or your entries will be invalidated).

We’ve created this post to continue accepting new entries (from folks who didn’t enter the first one) until the giveaway ends at 8pm EST on Wednesday, September 21st OR when this post reaches 10,000 comments, whichever comes first. To recap, we’ve included the entry instructions and details below.

West Elm Moodboard

  • PRIZE: A $500 gift card to West Elm (!!) courtesy of their new blog Front & Main
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “WEST ME” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: …since we’re celebrating starting our blog four years ago, tell us how your world is different than it was in 2007. Do you live in a new place? Have a new job? Are you in a new relationship? Or maybe you just have a new hairdo or tattoo?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 21st at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
  • 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 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 FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of West Elm.

Comments

  1. Jan says

    WEST ME!

    New (old) house; out of the old (bad) job; daughter graduated, moved out (for the 3rd time) and has a job. 2007 was good, but yay for 2011!

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  2. carrie says

    “WEST ME” : We bought our house 4 years ago on Oct 13th so this time 4 years ago we were packing and moving and getting ready for the next chapter in our lives…so much has been done since then, new roof, boiler, windows, bathroom remodel, landscaping, ceiling repairs, kitchen cupord painting, floating kitchen floor, ceiling repairs, light fixture changes, ect ect ect…love this house wish I had more experiance so much more I would love to do..

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  8. Casey says

    WEST ME!!!

    I graduated from college in 2007 so a lot has changed since then. Got a great job, married my wonderful husband, bought a house, became an aunt…when I stop to think about it, I have been very blessed these past four years!

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  11. Corina Powell says

    WEST ME!! Well we were married on 9-8-07 amd recently had our first child. It’s been a crazy but great past four years!!

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  17. Karen says

    I graduated from college, moved to Oregon, got engaged, moved to North Carolina, got married, got a new job, moved again, bought a house, got another new job, and started a mini backyard farm. It’s been a long 4 years!

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  18. Shannon says

    WEST ME!!!

    Since 2007, I have graduated from college, met a boy, fell in love, moved across the country… and most recently, started a blog!

    Thanks for being so awesome!

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  19. Melissa says

    WEST ME!!

    A lot has changed for me in the last four years! Most importantly, I got married and now am expecting our first child.

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  20. Hannah says

    WEST ME! In the last four years, I’ve moved 3 times, bought a house, added 2 Bengal kitties to our family and had countless adventures in DIY home improvement with my amazing hubby.

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  22. Molly says

    WEST ME!

    I have an amazing baby girl now, which is completely different than being in college and a summer stock scenic artist in 2007.

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  31. Kim says

    West Me! I have two beautiful girls, new haair do, and a new job but we are minus our beloved pitt Peyton (nick-names: P-Girl, Poopers, Sweet-P, Peytonowich (for when she was dressed as a Russian street urchin. RIP our sweet old lady.

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  35. Jennifer says

    WEST ME!

    My new baby (in 2007) is now 4, I also have a 2-year-old and another on the way! My home could definitely use some sprucing up!

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  36. Kim says

    WEST ME! New in my life since 2007: bought our first home; got married in the Outer Banks; got our puppy and named her Banks; sold our first home; rented a waterfront townhome while our new home was being built; bought a new home; got pregnant; had our beautiful baby son! Crazy 4 years!!!

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  39. Jomama on a Llama says

    WEST ME!
    Goodness gracious, my world has been rocked in the past four years: New daughter, TWO career changes (!!), new home, and new design challenges.. the house is so forlorn looking now, this gift card could help us royally!

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  41. Stacie Onsager says

    WEST ME!!
    In the last four years I’ve moved to a different state, got married and just last week we moved into our first home! Thanks for all your great advice over the years…I found your site when I was planning my small outdoor wedding and have been hooked ever since! With the new house I anticipate a lot of looking over your past tutorials :)

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  43. Hillary says

    WEST ME!!

    In 2007 I had just bought my first house, met a friend of a friend who helped me move, and was transferring to a new school. Four years later I’m married to that “friend”, we’re both done with school, just finishing entry level jobs, and starting new careers. Lots has changed.

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  44. Christy says

    West me till the end of time. A lot has changed in the the last 7 years: marriage, one child, and looking for a new home.

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  46. Heather says

    WEST ME!!

    We have a new house and a new car. My baby will be 7 yrs old this year (how in the heck did that happen). Life has had a lot of ups and downs but i am so happy to share it all with my wonderful husband.

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  49. Candice says

    West Me! Since 2007 I’ve gotten engaged, married, sold my townhouse, bought a ‘forever’ house, and had a baby! It’s quite a difference. My then boyfriend and I going out to happy hours, to my now family hanging out in our backyard. I love my life now!

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  50. Molly says

    WEST ME!
    In 2007 I was studying abroad in London. Never would have thought then that I would be living in Chicago, working for a non-profit, and blessed with so many great friends and relationships.

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