***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.
Samantha says
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EHS says
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My luckiest home find was my 60’s teak buffet I scored on Craigslist for much less than I was willing to pay $!
Laura says
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Scored an ENORMOUS
Emily Ruth says
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We were so lucky when we found our house! It was built in the 20s and was completely restored to our taste… all the way down to the paint colors. Now for furniture… I need some joss!
Holly West says
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Brooks says
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my luckiest moment was my dream house being the first house I looked at! It was a short homebuying experience. Also I found an amazeballs coffee table at Diversity Thrift (my feet are resting on it now and have never been happier).
Erin C. says
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Our luckiest home moment was also finding a bargain new fridge thanks to our friend who is a manager at Lowe’s and it being a discontinued floor model. We were pretty psyched!
Michelle M. says
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hmmm, I live in an apt so not a lot of “improving” going on. I scored a fully upholstered arm chair at t.j. maxx for 170…not bad.
Chanelle says
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After a few of months of unemployment (and living with friends in a 2 bedroom condo), I got a job and we immediately searched for a house. Thankfully, our current home was the 6th (and final) house that we looked at and checked a TON of boxes: in ground pool, extremely quiet street, great location, fenced in back yard for our fur-babies, etc.
sarah says
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We did actually find our house the day it went on the market, but it was already under contract with a contingency. Luckily we had a great realtor who negotiated to be informed the moment the contingency offer fell through… and lucky for us IT FELL THROUGH!!! And we were able to swoop in and put the next offer in before the under contract status came off the listing.
Also, a friend was moving and gave us two chunky sea grass chairs for our living room (and they really set the feel for our decor in there).
Amelia S. says
JOSS ME! My luckiest decor moment was having a grandfather who does woodworking. Before he passed, I got a coffee table, end table, tv stand, and lantern that he made for me and I smile and think of him every time I see them.
Christine Norrman says
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My luckiest home decorating moment was after months of searching for the perfect kitchen chalkboard, finding one on sale for less than I was budgeting for. :)
Jane says
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My luckiest find is finding on craigslist our Ashley furniture dining set for 200$ , originally purchased by the seller 6 months ago for over 600$..sweet!
Ginny A says
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Kristin says
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Our luckiest moment was when my Dad gave us the world’s most comfortable couch!
Emily says
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A while back a vanity that I had been looking at that had been unavailable for several months suddenly became available. I bought it and checked out, and it was an extra 25% off. The next day they were gone! Lucky me. :)
LKG says
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My luckiest decorating moment was removing my kitchen wallpaper and finding that it came off in big sheets with no residue stuck to the walls.
Lindsay says
JOSS ME! My luckiest house moment was finding and putting a contract on my first home (last year) after it being on the market only 3 hours. I guess it was meant to be and I know the owners had to be so happy!
Joan says
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Our luckiest home moment was when the first buyer of our current home backed out of the contract, leaving the field clear for us.
pds says
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I got all of my furniture in my current apartment from a friend of mine who sold her staging business. Oh yeah baby!
Kara says
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7 days after we closed on our house, we had a nasty ice storm. We weren’t living in the house yet but we checked up on it every day between work and other obligations because we lost electricity for a week. What was unlucky was that we had a pipe burst and water started pouring through the ceiling. But what was incredibly LUCKY was that we happened to be there and could immediately tend to the problem.
Stephanie Haney says
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Kaitlin says
Joss me! My luckiest home improvement moment was getting a shower curtain and curtains/hardware for two more rooms at a super discount at an annual sale that happened to be right before I moved into my place.
Gena says
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Megan says
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We were very unlucky when it came to the process of buying our first home, but our one good luck moment was when we crossed our fingers and ripped up the thick, formerly bright now dirty green carpet that covered 70% of the house’s floors. We were THRILLED to discovery perfectly preserved hardwood floors underneath!
sarah says
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My luckiest home improvement moments happen when I’m able to see my old stuff with new eyes…moving things around, giving them a fresh coat of paint, or grouping them in new ways keeps my creativity high and my costs low.
Jenny says
JOSS Me! We inherited some old bookcases from my husband’s grandparents that are unique and great for storage! I love them.
Carolyn says
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Lara says
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CasaCullen says
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We’re kinda lucky ducks…everyone in my family says I win everything but I’ve NEVER won over here on YHL! Maybe this’ll be my lucky day ;) We recently scored a Restoration Hardware crib (at their outlet) for Baby Boy Cullen for under $300…I’d say, that’s LUCKY!!!
Suni (Sunny) says
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Right about the time I closed on my house Target’s much-missed Global Bazaar section went on 75% off sale. I bought accent furniture for 3 stories, kitchen plates, bowls and serving dishes, wall decor and little cubby knick knacks for about a quarter of what they originally retailed for. I cleaned that place out! It was the best. I miss global bazaar.
Donita says
“JOSS ME” Oh I love their stuff, can tell already. Sherry do you own that dog? It reminds me of the one you lost. *sorry to bring up bad memories. ;-P*
My greatest find, took me over 20 years. I LOVE the 1950’s era for a kitchen. I have wanted, been searching for, the perfect, in good condition 1950’s chrome table and chairs. I scored one, at a little thrift store near us, for SIXTY NINE DOLLARS. A table, with fold out leaf, mother of pearl gray top and four chairs. The chairs have black seats and backs on them. The backs were in great condition. We had a lady from our church recover the seats in black. She did a fantastic job, they look original…….and I love it. I had ran across many tables and chairs in the past, but they were selling for a lot more money. Like 250.00 and not in as nice of shape as mine is. :-D *hubby on the other hand, has never gotten over the fact, that I gave our dining room table and six SOLID OAK chairs to our son and DIL. LOL You know, the table and chairs that everyone had in the 90’s. :-)
P.S. that nook in Clara’s closet is just perfect. I love your home.
Jessi says
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My luckiest find was scoring the perfect white chair for my modern vanity at a flea market! Yay for $5 chairs!!
Jamie says
JOSS ME! My father who LOVES doing yard work surprised me with new sod in the back yard one weekend. Just buying my first house 2 months ago things have been hectic and there are so many things I have been doing to check things off my to do list! He decided my half dead grass needed a make over and OFFERED to do it! :) PERFECT! Love having great new green grass…now for keeping the dog off of it while it takes root…that’s a different story!
thisnomad says
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My luckiest find lately was a $5 capiz shell drum shade fixture for my dining room, which incidentally, is painted a very similar peacock blue to your guest room. I love it.
Laura says
sorry! bookcase from work. It was being tossed. A few cans of spray paint and it’s now gracing my office.
Briana says
JOSS ME! I found the most absolutely perfect desk on freecycle — woohoo!
Regina says
Joss me! I’ve actually been pretty unlucky, homewise. The house we chose had been on the market for two years when we saw it with no offers, but when we put one in, of course we ended up in a three-way competition. We did get the house, but missed the $8000 tax credit. My husband and I really like it there though, so I guess it’s ok ;)
Kaitlin says
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My luckiest find is my dining room set. My parents found it on craigslist, from a woman that was moving her mother in law into a nursing home. She was so overwhelmed by having to get everything out of the house to sell it in time. My antique solid mahogany dining table (pre 1940’s), six chairs in great condition and buffet with lots of drawer and cabinet space were just $50!!! They also threw in a 1910 upright piano and antique dresser because they couldn’t get anyone else to buy and move them. All that stuff was an awesome deal!
Kimberly says
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I recently got married and we got all kinds of cute stuff for our house. The best presents though were probably a large luxurious down comforter and a fabulous set of pots!
AshleyB says
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Hmm … we moved in less than a year ago, so I don’t know that we’ve had any good luck yet. But I’m looking forward to my first great find!
Christy G. says
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Maureen says
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Luckiest so far…finally finding a house after three years of looking! We can’t wait to move in and start making it our home. <3
Jessica says
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My luckiest house story? I would have to say having my offer accepted on my new house, rather then the same exact offer that was put in the day before mine. I am not sure why they picked mine, but I sure feel lucky.
Valerie Fox says
Joss me please.
My husband and I live in an apartment down in Texas and it’s been burning hot lately so when the A/C broke down we felt very lucky to have the maintenance people come fix it within a few hours!
Amber says
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Getting our house was lucky. We had our eye on it for MONTHS! So glad it all worked out!
Tiffany Mazzara says
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We got lucky when purchasing our first home. We had first put an offer on a different home and were out-bid. I was super bummed out. The next time we went out with our real estate agent, though, we ended up finding a house we liked even better than the first one. It was meant to be!
Sheila says
Joss ME! Lucky find for me was the house I am in that I bought before the market went up and then back down!
Lindsay K. says
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We are so lucky to have such great friends and family. My great grandmother gave us 6 acres of land and my father and husband built our perfect ranch home on it. Our friends have all helped from painting to finishing concrete and we feel so blessed and, of course, lucky!
Kristen J. says
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We were gifted a spectacular bed from a dear friend. We love it!