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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

  3. Natalie Brown says

    WEST ME!

    Four years ago I was a newlywed and new homeowner. We are in that same house, but spare room turned into nursery for my sweet 16 month old twin girls and office turned to playroom! One thing that hasn’t changed…I still don’t have that West Elm Parsons Desk (in polished white) that I have been drooling over for 4 plus years!!!

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  4. Jamie says

    WEST ME … please?!

    Four years could not see more changes… Marriage, sweet baby girl, 5 moves (crosscountry twice!)…new cars, first home, and so much more! While these past four have been incredible, I can only imagine the amazingness that lies ahead.

    Thanks for your hard work, YHL!

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  10. Michelle says

    WEST ME!!!
    I am getting married on November 5th and West Elm is my FAV!!! I so wish they had a wedding registry! My fiance has a man cave and there is a lot of work to do to get the house “marriage” and “lady” friendly! This would be such an awesome blessing to help us starting out as a new young married couple!

    5 years ago I was just starting out with my first full time job and marriage was no where on the radar. Now I am happy and about to start my life with an amazing person in just under 2 months! God has been great to us and we love reading your blog to help inspire us to start working on the house that we will share! :)

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  11. Alice H says

    “WEST ME” and…
    •BONUS QUESTION: We bought our first home in 2009, and then had a new baby (my older 2 kids are 12 and 10) in February 2010.

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  15. Stuart says

    West Me!!! In four years we got engaged, got married, and bought a house. We have so many thigns to do to our house, I dont know where to start…

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  17. Andrea Quinn says

    West Me! Since 2007… 2 little ones, new house, new job, could use a new tattoo (why not?)! Could also use a little West Elm to continue the “new” trend! ;) Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  18. Charlotte says

    West Me!!!

    Since 07 I’ve been blessed to buy and renovate two homes, find true love, and finally (after 10 years) earn my degree…never thought it was possible!

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  21. Rachel Wagner says

    WEST ME! Since 2007, my husband and I have moved into our first home together. We have loved every minute of making it our own!

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  22. Martha Thomas says

    WEST ME!!!

    I’ve changed since 2007 in that I’m now over 40 and MUCH more sure of myself and what I like and who I am. It’s freeing!! :)

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  26. Lara says

    WEST ME! So much is different for me in the last four years, I am now a Homeowner, I have a new job and I discovered your wonderful blog! You are one of my sources of inspiration so keep it coming. I am looking forward to reading another four years of enties.

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  30. Kimberly says

    WEST ME! I have graduated college and now work two jobs as a paramedic to pay the bills. I just moved for work and would love to west elm the heck out of my empty new place.

    PS love the blog!

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  36. Chisty says

    WEST ME! In the past four years, a LOT has changed…. Among other things, I have graduated from law school; become an attorney; grew out, chopped off, and donated 12 inches of hair; tried living car-free for a year; and lived in five (!) different apartments.

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  39. Tara Chapin says

    West me! My life has changed so much since 2007! I have finished my master’s degree, got married, and moved from Kansas City to Cincinnati! We bought our first home, and we are currently in the process of decorating!

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  42. Mattie says

    WEST ME!

    Four years ago I was a rebellious 17 year old who met a really sweet guy at a concert. Four years later, we are married, have our own home and are diligent diy-ers :)

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  45. Rachel says

    WEST ME!!!! Oh my, how things have changed since ’07. I graduated college, he started work AND grad school, bought our first place, we got married, and now we’re working on making that house a home. This would help so much!

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  46. John says

    WEST ME!

    Since 2007 I have moved 4 hours from home, gotten married, and had a baby boy who is 14 months old now. Crazy to think how much can change in 4 years…

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  48. Natalie V. says

    WEST ME!!! Since 2007 our family has grown from 3 to 4. Both kids are now in school — Kindergarden and Pre-school. We have painted *almost every room in our house and we’ve added a big deck to our backyard. Lots more to do and more fun to come!

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