***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.
Stephanie B @ A Life More Southern says
JOSS ME!
I think our luckiest moment was when we were house hunting… We had gone back to take a second look at a house I wasn’t 100% in love with, and the real estate agent remembered the house just across the street was for sale too, and within our price range (weird – it hadn’t turned up in any of our searches). When we went across the street to look at that house we knew right away it was the right one, and put an offer in the next day! Good thing something was messed up with the listing online or it probably would have gotten snatched up by someone else!
Emily b says
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My luckiest moment- I found a great leather arm chair in perfect condition for free at the salvation army. Such a good feeling to get something fantastic for free!!
Sadye says
JOSS ME – the luckiest moment was a free and in mint condition king size bed!
Christine W. says
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kristin blake says
JOSS ME!!!
I picked up a killer 60s style buffet at a yard sale for $20 and my husband and I redid it. We painted it white and stained the top a dark walnut (copied YHL changing table/dresser idea but reversed it!). It came out awesome and we get so many compliments on it. It’s a great conversation piece and looks perfect in our home.
Jesseca says
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Our luckiest house moment was when we had the privilege to rent a beautiful house in the woods with a fully finished basement AND washer and dryer for a year. Now we’re stuck in a tiny condo that we bought in the height of the bubble, thinking we’d never afford anything else. And we can’t as long as we’re $50k underwater!
lish says
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our luckiest moment came when we picked out our house to buy. We knew the people renting it out and they had just brought a new house and we really liked it and approached the owners about selling it to us (it was not for sale at the time) and they decided to put it up for sale for us!!!
Kelsi says
JOSS ME!
I scored a neat vintage campaign dresser at a flea market for $10 and I felt super lucky!
Melissa Irvin says
JOSS ME, PLEASE!!
No super lucky stories…someday maybe!
Caroline says
Joss Me!!!!
Yes, after 8 months of looking, we found the home of our dreams after it was on the market for 3 days…and before we left the country for over a week. Offer in, accepted and signed the day we left for Europe. Phew!
Ashley says
JOSS ME! The day we signed a contract on our new home, we found out we were expecting baby #2! We move in September and our baby will be here in November!
Nina says
joss me! lucky homeowner moment: finding copper pipes under half of our house (that didn’t have to be ripped out and replaced like the other half!)
Claire says
JOSS ME!
We found our very durable and much used baby changing table at a yard sale for almost nothing!
Heidi W. says
JOSS ME!! My hubby and I wished for a glass cabinet to store all of our pretty colorful glassware, but didn’t have the budget to purchase anything new to match our kitchen cabinetry. Just my luck, I found the PERFECT match to my existing cabinets on the FREE section in Craigslist!
You can see them here on my Daily Blog: http://heidikush.blogspot.com/2011/04/frugal-chic.html
Caroline says
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My husband and I are lucky to have scored a house in a very competitive market for old fixers in Portland, OR. After being beat out by investors paying high prices in cash on other homes and older couple moving into assisted living were kind enough to sell their home to us despite higher offers. Lucky us!!
Leslie Wagner says
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Our luckiest home ownership moment was realizing that we had hard wood floors throughout our house! Bu-bye carpet!
April says
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Luckiest home moment was finding the laminate countertop end finishing kit at my local Lowes 7 months after purchasing my off the shelf countertop at a different store. Additionally, the kit was 90% off!!! It only amounted to ~$10 in savings, but it was a pretty exciting moment.
bex says
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Probably the luckies home-related thing we’ve encountered was that our home was randomly put back on the market after some time off, and that both realtors worked a ton of magic to get us in it!
Roxy says
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Erica says
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Allen says
JOSS ME PLEASE
I don’t know if this counts as lucky but my recent home related parting of the sea was 1-getting dumped (and thusly kicked out) by my finace on a Sat 2-finding an amazing cosolation prize of an apt the following Monday 3- spending my first night there that Thursday which was particialrly awesome since 4- my 20 year old replacment moved in with my ex the next Sat
lots of bad luck in there but I’m trying to embrace the good. And my apt really is fabulous; 2 bedroom, 18 windows, each room painted a diff fabulous color, radiators, push-button light switches)
Rebecca T. says
JOSS ME! My luckiest apartment improvement has been winning giveaways. Honestly! They are the cutest and cheapest way to accessorize. Wall decals are great since I can’t paint, and I won a crochet garland that i have over our window to add a pop of color! Thanks for the chance to win!
Kelly says
Joss me! I found the loving room set I had been coveting on Craigslist for half the retail price!
Traci says
JOSS ME!
We are not good with home improvements, so our most successful project was mounting the TV! :)
Mary says
JOSS ME!
My painter gave me a quote to paint my dining room and kitchen – when I asked him to paint the laundry room too, he threw it in for free! Granted it is a small room, but I still really appreciated it!
Tisha says
Joss Me! Fun!
amy says
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nina says
Joss Me =)
closing on our house new year’s eve! great way to ring in the new year!
Holly says
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We got super lucky with buying our first (and so far only) house. We bought our house at almost the peak of the real estate market in 2001. We were set on the city we wanted, but we were almost priced out from the get go. On our first day out with a real estate agent we saw some pretty yucky house that fit into the middle of our price range. At the time we were not as savvy with renovations so there was no way we could tackle the things these houses would have needed.
The last house of the day was at the top of our price range, but we wanted to see it. The homeowners were present and we had the chance to make some small talk with them. The house had been on the market 3 days and we LOVED it. Hardwood floors, finished basement, and renovated kitchen with Maple cabinets. We immediately wrote a full price offer and waited, and waited, and waited.
We finally got the call the the sellers chose our offer over other over the asking price offers because they liked us when we met. They felt happy knowing they’d entrust the house they loved so much to us.
We’re still here and doing improvements along the way to accommodate our growing family!
Jayme says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was finding the PERFECT house with the PERFECT landlords who live right next door! They make wonderful FRIENDS and landlords and are willing to help us with so many things in our home!
Emily @ Our Waldo Bungie says
JOSS ME! My luckiest finds have been going through one of my friend’s grandparents house after they moved. We could take anything we wanted (for free) before Goodwill came to pick up the rest! Lucky us!!!
Catherine says
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Lindsay says
I was given a couch by an old boss who didn’t want it because his breast feeding wife didn’t find it comfortable because it was too deep and her legs didn’t touch the ground. Lucky for me it is the most amazing couch and it is tan so it has moved with me to 3 different houses and always goes with the decor :)
Kari says
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I was lucky to find a home with refinished hardwood woods throughout. Amazing!
Kylea says
JOSS ME!!!!!!!!!!
Allison says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement moment was hanging three shelves in my living room… semi-straight.
Kristi F says
joss me! Our dream tile backsplash sold out, but 3 months later it made a come back!
Cindy N. says
Joss Me!The luckiest thing I have found in my home is being able to have it be a place where people like to go and to relax!
Nicole Reiner says
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Mindy says
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As cheap/poor/frugal homeowners, we’re always lookin’ for ways around spending money. This weekend we turned a section of our yard into a fire pit area for $22 bucks! I LOVE IT!
krissy says
JOSS ME!!!
my mom fiiiiiinally gave me her vintage marble table that i’ve been eyeing for years! i love it!
Lauren says
JOSS ME!!
We found our wonderful little house (our starter dream house) on our first day of house shopping!
Lindsay says
Oh and JOSS ME! opps!
Liliana says
JOSS ME!!!
Matt says
JOSS ME!
Staining the deck before a huge storm hit. Bad idea. But still a success.
carrie w says
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This happened yesterday, and it may not be on everyone’s list, but we were about to toss our worn out “vintage” rug that a friends’ family had brought over from Germany in the ’50s. My husband flipped it and it looks aMAzing! So simple, so lucky too.
Maria says
Joss Me!! Does a getting a dog count as a home improvement? Because our adorable pup was free and we are quite lucky to have found him :)
Renee says
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Scoring our sweet dining room table (with 8 chairs) on craigslist for $300.
Martha says
JOSS ME! My luckiest decor moment was when a friend of a friend happened to be a British diplomat living in Chicago. The apartment, which was furnished by the British government, had about 8 white Crate & Barrel couches. They gave me a free couch in perfect condition, courtesy of the Brits!
Sara says
JOSS ME!