***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.
Megan says
JOSS ME!
Still waiting on a real “lucky” moment. I felt pretty lucky, though, when I installed a new thermostat without electrocuting myself :)
Jen says
JOSS ME… please! :)
My luckiest finds are all close-out clearance finds, including new lighting for my entry, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom – all 90% off at Lowes! Oooohh… and another lucky find is our incredible low rate mortgage through NACA!
Stephanie says
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Luckiest moment = the house we loved back in November that was way out of our price range is now within range, and we have an accepted offer. Fingers crossed that it works out!
Jennifer says
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Luckiest home improvement moment: buying a house and finding out months after that we would retroactively qualify for a $7500 tax credit which allowed us to replace our 20 year old air conditioner to a super high efficiency one!
Elise says
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My luckiest home improvement was a headboard I rescued from the dumpster and turned into an outdoor storage cabinet!
Ashley Keunen says
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We are in the process of buying our first home…and my luckiest moment was this last Saturday I went to garage sales and SCORED! I got a kitchen table, end table, a couple chairs and a cute chair for my sons room. I have to paint most of the things, but I love them all and was so lucky to find all of it! :)
Elizabeth says
Joss me! I had no idea that joss is a real word!
Molly says
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We haven’t been particularly lucky, but we do love our little home anyway. :)
Amy June says
JOSS ME! Luckiest home improvement moment was having former owners with good taste so I didn’t have to repaint or buy window treatments right away in our home.
Summer says
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Lately we’ve been lucky on some color choices for rooms in our house. I guess we learned our lesson when we painted our living room three times before we found a color I liked.
:)
Emily says
JOSS ME!!!
Our luckiest moment was finding our home the first day it was on the market. The power was off and it was night time but thanks to some ultra powerful flashlights we got a good look at our starter, ready to make our mark, house. One amazing realtor and one seller willing to see past the $’s and into putting a young family in their first home later, we got it!!!
Christina says
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My luckiest home moment was that the house we had been wanting lowered the price the week that the timing worked for us to put a bid on it.
DawnSC says
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Our luckiest moment was when we went to patch a crack in our ceiling that we thought was just normal settling from minor earthquakes. We thankfully decided to have a contractor in to take a look at it, “just in case”. I’m still not sure why it did, but we thankfully caught a major structural defect before it got worse – a slowly (but literally!) collapsing roof/ceiling. I wasn’t feeling very lucky at the moment when we wrote that final check to fix it, but it would’ve been much more expensive, and worse, if we hadn’t caught it then!
Brianne says
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Abby Jones says
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Our luckiest moment: we scored our perfect, super cheap apartment when my brother- and sister-in-law moved out. Because they could recommend us, we got to skip the waiting list!
Kate says
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My luckiest moment was finding a subdivision that let us buy a house with no money down. There was sweat equity involved….ohhhh the sweat equity. So maybe it wasn’t so lucky. I feel like the sweat equity was probably worth way more than the down payment haha.
Ali says
JOSS ME!
Not sure I have a lucky home improvement story yet, but I do feel lucky every time I come home to our house :)
Evan says
JOSS ME! Please.
My wife and I are huge fans of your site. Already painted one room with your tech. and about to start the next one.
Our luckiest moment was getting our house. It is our first house, and after looking at over 80 houses, we found the house the first day it was listed. We ended up getting it, which was great after loosing two other offers. Long story short, we are happy in our new home and making it even better with your help. We would love to win this contest! Thanks,
Evan
Kate says
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We are not home owners yet but we have plenty of inspiration for when we finally get to!
Gavin S. says
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katie says
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our luckiest moment was inheriting an apartment that we don’t have to pay rent at and get to paint, reconstruct, or do whatever we want to make it ours!
megan says
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I have not had a luckiest home improvement yet because we close on our first home in two days!!
Lesley says
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My luckiest home improvement project was last weekend when my husband put a ton of our childhood stuff in the attic, just one day before our baby arrived two weeks early. Ultimate nesting project! :)
Lindsey S says
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My luckiest find was spotting a table in the corner of some guy’s garage as I was buying a really neat mid-century modern dresser from him off of Craigslist. My boyfriend’s mom was trying to reclaim the table we had been using, so I asked the guy if would take $50 for it, and he goes “if you take it now, I’ll give it to you for $5.” DEEAL! And it’s so much better looking than the table she wanted back so badly. I win!
Kim S says
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Our luckiest home improvement was having my husband’s grandfather (a retired home builder) help us repair our foundation on our first house. It was rotted out and he used an old railroad jack to lift the house. I don’t even want to think how much that would have cost to fix without his help!
Amanda says
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My luckiest house moment:
I rented the most adorable bungalow for two years – all the while wishing and pining away that it was mine. Then – one day my landlord said he wanted to sell the place and did I have any interest. . . . . . regardless to say, that adorable bungalow is now mine!
Heather says
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I’ve wanted a horse lamp for a while and found a fabulous one at Home Goods for $35!!
Angela Lang says
JOSS ME!!!
my luckiest home improvement moment would be:
my husband and i were married on 5/5/07, so we’ve always been partial to fives, when we found the house we absolutely fell in love with, we noticed that the “information sheet” about the house was printed on 5/5/09, how’s that for fate? ;) :)
Sophia says
JOSS ME! I found an awesome bookshelf on the street–with a little paint it looks great now.
SRD says
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christina says
“JOSS ME!” I found the perfect pillows for our family room on Saturday — at half off!
Jackie Smith says
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hmm…I am LUCKY to have a husband that knows how to do it all-plumbing, electric, woodwork, you name it! (It just sometimes takes a little longer than I’d like)
Rochelle says
JOSS ME! After we bought our house that was built in 1948, we discovered that the original hardwood floors were buried under thick carpet. We ripped the carpet up and refinished the floors to a beautiful mocha brown! So lucky!
Kate says
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A lucky streak for us happened on our last move, when we found two of the pieces we wanted from IKEA (a tulip table knock-off and a low bookshelf) on Craigslist in the exact colors and at absolute price steals. Happy campers. =)
megan says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was finding pillows for $3 each!!
Amanda C says
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Robin says
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Maralee says
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Laura Martin says
“JOSS ME!” I lucked out when I inherited an amazing coffee table and side tables from my dad!
Kelli says
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The day we put an offer in on our house the owners dropped the price by $15,000! Woo-hoo!
Sarah says
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Found me bigger, cheaper apt right after a the leasing company screwed up my application and I’d lost a place I was supposed to move into.
Katrina says
Joss me! My luckiest moment was finding a much-coveted pillow from Target at Goodwill for 1/3 the price! Woo-hoo!
Lauri says
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Mary K says
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Jill&Eric says
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our lucky moments = one word….craigslist! We have purchased some many “wins” for our new house on craigslist: an awesome living room set for just over $300, a dining room table and 4 chairs for a whopping $10, 3 bookcases and a lamp for $40, etc. etc. :)
(But, have to be honest some new stuff would totally make our day!!!!)
andrea says
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Ashley says
JOSS ME!!!!!!! PLEEEEEZ!!!!
Most blessed home improvement moment: Unexpectedly not having to pay for closing costs on our first (and current) home, and being able to use that money to transform the beastly brown kitchen into a white,light wonder!
Sarahhill says
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Jeannette Barnes says
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My favorite “lucky moment” would be when my husband and I came across an estate sale with an outdoor sink/bar for a majorly cheap price. It was exactly what he had been hoping for, and it makes entertaining great!
megan says
JOSS ME! luckiest home moment was when we closed on our first home!!