***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.
meghan says
JOSS ME!!!!
Jules says
JOSS ME!
We stumbled on our dream home when meeting my M-I-L at an open house she was wandering through for fun. We were planning to get lunch, instead we got a house and that $8000 tax credit!
Anne says
JOSS ME!
We are moving to a new home next month which equals our best score yet. We threw a low ball offer at them and they accepted :)
Liz says
Joss Me. We were lucky to get the house we did 2 years ago. It was a foreclosure (lucky for us, not the previous owners)and we got it for $100k less than the appraised value. Score. It’s our dreamhouse!
sara @ it's good to be queen says
wow this is awesome! JOSS ME!!!
a really lucky moment i had recently was to find these awesome vintage in-perfect-condition chairs off craig’s list for 75bucks each.
http://queen-of-the-house.blogspot.com/2011/07/living-room-chairsat-last.html
Amy @ larryspearslive.com says
JOSS ME!
katherine says
JOSS ME!
Sara says
JOSS ME!! First of all I love Joss Stone and now her songs are stuck in my head for the rest of the day! My favorite thing is I saw an awesome old dresser for $50 at a tractor show with my Dad, walked by it 3 times and really wanted it, but didn’t know if I wanted it for $50, as I’m leaving the show a big sign said $20, they just didn’t want to move it when the show was over. Lucky me, I took it home with me!
Kristyn says
Joss me!
My luckiest home moment was in April…we found our new home! My husband and I were living abroad and were only back in the states for a few days…and our last house of the day was THE ONE! We just moved in last week and could not be happier!
KatieM says
JOSS ME!!
We got lucky with beautiful hardwood floors under the carpet we pulled up in our new home :-)
Nicole says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment was discovering Pinterest + the nearly unlimited power of spray paint. Ha!
Tina says
JOSS ME, please !
Courtney says
JOSS ME!!
I started a new job a year and a half ago and they pay for our housing. Lucky! (in a Napoleon Dynamite voice)
Mis says
JOSS ME!
After having our home on the market for nearly 3 years with a whopping total of 2 lookers, we were shocked and thrilled to have a little couple look, make an offer, close and move into our new place (at a STEAL of a price), all in just 3 weeks time! Thank you, God!
Jessica says
JOSS ME!! My luckiest moment is that my husband and I know found a home we loved, and went to show our parents the next week and he proposed to me on our new lot! We’ve been there for 4 years now.
David says
JOSS ME!
A lucky recent home-improvement occurrence was a craigslist find: an entire Drexel Profile dining room set (drop leaf table, six chairs, buffet, and hutch) in excellent condition for just $250.
Cathy says
Joss me! I was blessed to have been given two antique oriental rugs of significant size. One was my grandmother’s, so it makes it all the more special. :-)
Jordan Gibbens says
JoSs Me!!!
Gudrun says
JOSS ME! This is an awesome giveaway! Love Joss & Main. Recently got a great entry hall table there and it was quite a bargain! That was a pretty lucky find I must say!
Jen says
Joss me!
Our luckiest home moment was being handed down a beautiful antique dresser! It was exactly the perfect piece I had been imagining and the finishing touch to our room!!
Sara says
JOSS ME!
We put an offer on what we thought was our dream house…relatively new construction, beautiful inside and out…but I just couldn’t get the feeling out of my head that it was too perfect- there was nothing for us to improve! Long story short, we didn’t get it. We were heartbroken and almost gave up our search. 2 months later, we found our actual dream house….with room for plenty of DIY improvement, a better price, and the perfect location. And we got it! Happy day!
Rian says
JOSS ME! We recently scored a $2600 king size bed for only $650 because the couple who bought it and only slept on it a couple of times decided they preferred a waterbed. They’d been on a water bed for the last 26 years! The new bed is awesome! Their loss our gain.
Autumn says
JOSS ME!
We just got to build a home with the help of a state program that funded $25%!
Kim Z says
Joss Me! I can’t think of any big luck with our house so far, hope that means its still to come!
Kimberly says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest moment was loosing out on every house we put in an offer for – during the height housing bubble. It forced us to wait another year. By then prices were dropping!
Amanda says
Joss ME!! No great lucky moments with our house yet as we are just beginning to work on it but fingers crossed that we have many to come!!
Heather says
Joss ME!
My luckiest home improvement gig was finding my husband! Dating the contractor (and then marrying!) saves tonnnnnnns of $$$. Its a bonus cause he’s a finish carpenter and operating engineer! I’ll never have to pay for anything to be built…ever. :o)
Stephanie says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment happened when I went down to Mexico to visit my husband’s family and went to a near by city for pottery. Turns out this city (Dolores Hidalgo) is famous for their pottery and it’s SUPER CHEAP. I scored as much of hte stuff as I could take back with me on the plane!! Must. Go. Back. for the set of 3 giant vases for $100 (all 3 for $100!!)
Jill says
JOSS ME!
We found our house going on a run on our local rail-trail… from the back of it. We love it and go on the trail (which is now behind our yard) all the time!
stacy t says
JOSS ME!
Danielle says
Oh please Joss Me! Our new home in Pleasant Hill, California needs some JOSSING. My luckiest moment was marrying my husband who allows me to be the crazy garage sale, trash digger, daily inspiration and project genius that I pretend to be and to support me in each piece and project that I come home with….even if he can’t identify the items. I hope we can continue our lucky streak and start JOSSING…..
Charli says
JOSS ME!!
I found the most fantastic vintage yellow velvet chair at a thrift store for $10. It makes me happy every day. :)
Gabby says
Joss me!!!
holly says
joss me!!
my favorite find for the house was an 8×10′ pottery barn rug for $139. bargain jackpot. and it’s beautiful—it’s deep navy blue with the hermes chain link pattern on it. i love, love, love it.
Robin Grey says
JOSS ME!
shari says
JOSS ME!
I was lucky that I happened to still employed at an incredible furniture store when I bought a house twice the size of my last one. I miss that employee discount…
Candice says
JOSS ME!
One of our luckiest home decor moments was purchasing our couch, coffee table, and side tables all for $80 from another couple who had just bought a new house and were planning to buy all new furniture. Everything was in great condition, just suffered from ugly upholstery/finishes. A little TLC and new fabric fixed that!
Kelly says
JOSS ME!
My boyfriend of 5 years and I were looking for an apartment, but couldn’t find one in our price range as two separate people. So we had a fun but quickie civil ceremony, and a week later the perfect place popped up on Craigslist…one that we wouldn’t have been able to get on our separate incomes but which we easily qualified for as a married couple. We’re celebrating 5 years married and 10 years together this November :)
jessica says
JOSS ME!! My luckiest moment came when we landed on the cheapest stinkiest house on the market in Austin in 02, transformed it with little money over four years and sold it in 3 days for a nice profit! Oh those were the days in real estate ventures! It taught us a ton and we have been addicted ever since!
Kim@superchyc says
Joss ME!!
I just scored a gold moroccan pouf on none other than Joss and Main for half what I would pay everywhere else!!
Sam says
JOSS ME!!!
Sadly, we haven’t had much luck with our first home. Hoping the next is a slightly easier road.
Becca says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment thus far is when I found my current rental apartment – a cute first floor flat in a historic house (circa 1800s) located in the perfect location in the village that I love. I love all of it’s quirkiness – from the horrible apple and pear cabinet knobs to the school room ceilings!
Jill says
Joss me!
We were lucky enough to tear out beautiful maple flooring out of a high school gym that was being torn down. Installation was a big job, but the beautiful floor made it worth it.
Lynsey says
JOSS ME! (please!)
My best moment came when I was in search of a new makeup table for the bedroom. I needed something small to fit in the limited space, and I found the perfect thing at a local store for $20! It’s big enough to hold all of my beauty essentials, and small enough to fit in a limited space.
Tess says
JOSS ME!
I found one chair on the street and then the same chair at a garage sale for $3 a few weeks later. They are now the perfect side chairs! What luck.
Jill says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment was in renting my first real apartment, where I still live: the previous renters left the perfect kitchen table and chairs that I was able to buy off them for a very cheap price, and I was allowed to choose my wall paint colors. Other lucky victories include avoiding major injury/wall damage while hanging window treatments without knowing what I was doing, and scoring an air conditioner off craigslist to save me during last year’s hottest summer weeks.
Heidi says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment was marrying my husband. Somebody has to swing the hammer! :)
Jennifer says
Joss Me! I guess my luckiest home improvement moment was that all of our friends pitched in when we bought our condo to help with the renovation!
Beth says
Joss me!
I just found a brand new 8X10 natural fiber woven rug, exactly what I wanted, at a thrift store for $80. Can’t beat that!
Lauren says
JOSS ME!
I think my luckiest moment was inheriting an Eames Lounger and Wegner peacock chair. I’m so thankful to have parents with great taste!