***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
The lucky person this week, thanks to random.org, is… Lauren (who will be feeling really lucky when her house sells). Congrats!
Five hundred big ones is nothing to laugh at… especially when you’re spending it on items that are up to 70% off retail. And thanks to Joss & Main, one of you is gonna get quite the e-shopping spree this week – yeah, to the tune of $500! Joss & Main is a flash sale site stocked full of fresh discounts daily, all focused on home and decor but covering a wide range of styles. That way you’re more likely to stumble across the perfect piece at any moment – whether it’s furniture, rugs, accessories, or a certain white ceramic animal. Plus, anyone who signs up via this link can get $15 off orders over $50 until Aug 31st (not including shipping) with code YOUNGHOUSE.
- PRIZE: A $500 e-spree at Joss & Main
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “JOSS ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since “joss” means good luck, why not tell us your luckiest home or home improvement moment. Did you find the house of your dreams the day it went on the market? Did you inherit the perfect piece of furniture (or find it free on the side of the road). Or did you suddenly score your long-lusted-after item during an awesome sale?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 27th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The lower 48 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 take them on to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Joss & Main.
Crystal says
JOSS ME!!
We always wanted a piano but didn’t have the budget to buy one. Our friends had a piano that had been passed down through family to them but they had no space for it. They gave it to us so it would have a good home with someone who would love and use it!
Heather says
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My luckiest moment was when we bought out first house in Salt Lake City!
Eli says
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Kristen says
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I consider every time I ever painted a room in my house lucky because I never changed my mind about the colors chosen. Painting is no picnic, so the fact that I’ve had to do each room only once (in the two short years I’ve lived there) seems lucky to me!!!
courtney says
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I love a good deal! One of my luckiest finds was a credenza for FREE on the curb. The right place at the right time.
Jayme says
JOSS ME!! Our luckiest moment was finding the right house, dirt cheap, on a lot that is three times the size of all the neighbors lots. We move in in three weeks and are very excited about using the tips from your blog. Thanks!
Tricia says
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Shannon says
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christie says
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luckiest home moments have been cool craigslist/thrift store finds. our entire living room is furnished with that stuff…
mandi says
JOSS ME!! My luckiest moment is simply being so fortunate to own a home!!
Melissa says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment with our house would be GETTING the house! My friend happened to drive by it on her way into work the day they put up the sign, I called my realtor that morning, saw it in the afternoon, and put in an offer the next morning. That was house purchase try #4. We haven’t had a ton of luck in the house since… could use a little JOSS!
Veronica says
JOSS ME! An unlucky moment (burst water pipe in our master bath) turned into a lucky moment when our home insurance covered it all and we got a new bathroom!
Brittney says
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Angie says
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Kathy A says
Joss me! My luckiest deal is finding a husband who will repair anything – roof, gutting a bathroom, replacing plaster with drywall… and so much more!
Paddy says
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Crystal says
Joss Me – Our luckiest home improvement projects are those that actually work out the first time around. We have an old house and it seems everything we do requires a plan B. The good thing is that sometimes plan B ends up better than plan A.
Libby says
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Amy says
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If I win, this will be my luckiest home improvement moment!
Lauren Ryder says
JOSS ME!! We had amazing luck in finding the tile that we wanted for less than $1 a square foot!
Amanda says
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Jeni says
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My luckiest moment was finding a lovely 1928 Tudor/Colonial that literally had my name on it–the chimney has one of those big cheesy initials on it. My initial!
Molly says
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One of my luckiest design moments was finding our amazing kitchen table on sale for over half off! Also, discovering how many uses spray paint has….changed my life!
Molly O says
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I’m re-doing my family room currently and could I use the extra bucks! I have had one very lucky find (for me). I got this *awesome* 2 1/2 foot tall, glazed turquoise ….garden gnome! Now he (and the couch) needs a nice cosy throw and some pillow covers.
Nicole Turnbull says
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Just closed on our first place yesterday and did demo all afternoon. Inherited the most lovely chair from my grandparents that I had called “dibs” on as a kid. Needless to say my siblings and cousins are totally jealous. Makes its that much more satisfying. Works perfectly with the decor we are going for. Can’t wait to get it in the house! SCORE!
goldensarah says
JOSS ME! We refinished a (free) old table only to discover it was beautiful koa wood from Hawaii!
Ashley Seay says
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I found the pair of chairs that I had been searching for to put in my living room for $125. They had just been reupholstered in my favorite color in velvet! The reupholstery job alone (for one of them) would have broken the bank for me.
Kellee says
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I guess me luckiest moment is my husband pretty much lets me do whatever I want to the condo! I think that he feels bad cause we are stuck there for awhile cause we can’t sell it and get the house we both want.
Shannon says
Joss Me! We just put an offer on our dream home yesterday! Everything we’ve been searching for for the last 6 months!! :)
Julie P. says
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My (really, our) luckiest home improvement moment by far was returning from our honeymoon to a completely remodeled house! Our families and friends tore down the gray paneling, tore out the nasty 70’s carpet, drywalled, painted (one base coat so we would have the final say), and put down hardwood laminate flooring. AMAZING!! We had remodeled the bathroom a few months back and had planned to continue on to the rest of the house. Our families knew exactly what we were planning on doing, so it was perfect!
Mercedes says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement moment was finding a bed frame that I wanted to buy on craigslist for 1/3 of the price the week after the store discontinued carrying it!
melanie says
Joss me! My luckiest home improvement moment was finding a house in our price range with walls that were already painted just the colors we would have chosen! We’ve only painted one room. It’s fantastic!
Liska says
Joss Me! Found the perfect sofa at “The Dump” (the store, not the landfill), then found out it they were willing to deal to get it out of there — gave me half off the original discounted price. I’ve been back to the store many times before and since then and haven’t found squat — that was the one time I found something I wanted and could afford.
Claudia says
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My luckiest moment was a few weeks after moving into my house and not having anything. I happened upon a Wal-mart that was renovating and they had tons of home stuff at ridiculous discounts. I got floor lamps, curtains, mattress pads, throws, pillows, and tons of other stuff for like $70, saving $200. Woohoo!
Leah says
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I’m a relatively new home owner, so far my moment was finding the Crate and Barrel desk that we wanted on craigslist in amazing condition for an amazing price.
Ginny says
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I worked in an antique shop in high school and when my dad mentioned that some of my great-grandparents old furniture was stashed inside my great-grandpa’s old train car manufacturing plant that was about to be torn down, I knew I had to rescue the furniture. I made my brothers and their friend (who is now my husband) haul a trailer to the plant and help me. With some refinishing and reupholstering I now have a BEAUTIFUL vanity w/ matching bench and two chairs, as well as a huge (kitchen island-size) cabinet w/ shallow drawers that my great grandpa stored his blueprints in. And it was almost destroyed w/ the wrecking ball.
debra hamill says
Joss ME! Love getting your blog in my inbox.
Kelli says
JOSS ME! We moved to a new state in January and have decided to rent a house for a few years. For people who LOVE to renovate our home, renting has been a challenge! But we lucked out big time with landlords who don’t mind us making improvements here and there.
Jamee @ A New Kind of Normal says
JOSS ME! Our luckiest moment was finding our perfect house (which happened to be a foreclosure) the day the price dropped! We got our house for a steal and are having a blast making it ours!
Danielle says
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The luckiest moment would have to have been when we used a new painting technique to paint my room. We used the sponging technique that makes the walls look like marble. The first coat of paint was very bright and I got very worried…but the two sponge coats on top made the room B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!
Sarah says
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Our luckiest moment in home ownership came when a customer (i’m a waitress) offered me their brand new designer couch after it literally wouldn’t fit in their doors after a recent move. My livingroom re-design budget went down the drain after our boiler broke this winter, so I am THRILLED! Buh-bye Ikea couch from Craigslist, heelllllooooo velvet beauty!
therese says
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Erin says
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We were lucky enough to score an amazing house (in foreclosure) a day after it went on the market. And it just so happens that puts us within 5 minutes of my parents and 4 houses away from my bro and 2 nephews. Talk about lucky!
cas says
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after renting a heavy duty carpet cleaner to remove a wine stain in the ugly goldish brown upstairs entertainment room- it somehow snagged and lifted a section of carpet by the stairs revealing PERFECT BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD…. after pulling carpet up from all 3 rooms – viola! hardwood floors in half a day.
i still tell people i installed them myself ;)
Alyssa says
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Shayna says
joss meeee :)
my luckiest moment was being gifted a father-in-law that loves to build & is absolutely amazing at it! just finished our first piece- a farmhouse bed:) excited to pass all of our creations down through the generations.
Emily D. says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was walking into our Goodwill in search of an inexpensive headboard to cover and finding a perfect one for a mere $8-SCORE! However the best part was when my husband walked out with our receipt it said 50% off and only cost us 4 beans!!! Combine that with the on sale suede curtain I used to cover it and we were two lucky ducks!!!
Mira says
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Jody says
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My luckiest moment was buying the house my Great Great Great Grandfather built that I never thought would be for sale.
Lauren says
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My husband is a carpenter, and in the last year we’ve scored (reclaimed) a new BOSCH diswasher and enough hardwood to redo our whole kitchen!