***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.
Mary #2 says
Sorry, I can’t post any other name now…
But seriously, JOSS ME! Pleeeeeeeeeeease! (Or, rather, random.org pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease!)
One of the coolest home improvement experiences I’ve ever had was in my childhood home, renovation c. 1996. My parents tore down 13 (no, that is not a typo) walls in an old 1856 house in Hudson, WI. What we found was amazing: back when the house was first being built, they used old newspapers and letters as insulation. Letters and newspapers in awesome condition from 1856! My favorite part as a young history buff was that the letters pre-dated the Civil War, and talked of what was happening and what might happen. So. Cool. We donated most of it to the local museum, but kept some of it. What could trump that for me now? :)
Heather J says
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Mary says
JOSS ME!!!
I just got a beautiful pottery barn coffee table for $100 at a garage sale. Looks like new and has wicker baskets to conceal all the baby toys!
Judy says
JOSS ME!!
Our luckiest find was our house! We put in a bid on the first day and was accepted right before I found out I was pregnant!
Courtney says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement moment was probably when I found an antique, pre-Civil War, iron bed-frame on Craig’s List for $150…and it’s value is hundreds more than that!
hollie says
JOSS ME!!!
I found my most favorite owl lamp on clearance at Target from $39 to $8!
Taylor @ TheProposalEnthusiast says
JOSS ME!
Ah, I love Joss & Main! Great giveaway (as they all are.) Found a home in the right price range with an updated kitchen! Just a fresh coat of paint to get rid of the yellow walls! It was perfect!
Jessica says
“JOSS ME!”
Emily says
joss me, please!
i’m not really a luck person, i’m just grateful when happy surprises come!
Tanya M. says
Joss Me!
One of my luckiest house moments was finding this house (to rent) with an oak-filled, animal-filled ravine for a back yard and a second-story deck that has trees growing up through it to enjoy it all from!
Teresa says
Joss Me! I’m very lucky to have a home-based business and get to raise my 2 beautiful kids at home with me. It’s a lot of work, but so worth it.
Katie says
Joss me! We got pretty lucky finding our house. It was one of the first we saw and I didn’t even want to consider it at first because it looked too small. But it was updated and perfect for us! We are so happy!
Jenni says
Joss Me!
I guess the luckiest home-moment was that when we applied for our first apartment (with the nice wooden built-ins), we didn’t get it. However, the next year, when we were looking for an apartment again, the one we originally wanted was available, and we got it! Pretty exciting–we still love it two years later.
Chelsea says
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nicole says
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Best moment: First condo I looked at and LOVED, but way out of my $$$$ range, fell into my lap -after MONTHS of looking at other condos- by dropping drastically in price and then everything fell into place from there… <3 so lucky!
Heather says
Joss me! My luckiest home improvement came after I removed an ENORMOUS ugly mirror which had been installed above my fireplace, so that I could prep and paint the walls to install the gorgeous, smaller mirror I got for Christmas. As I scraped off the hideous wallpaper that had been hiding behind the monstrosity, I wondered how much it was going to cost me to have an electrician come in to wire sconces over the fireplace…. Lo and behold. a few strips of wallpaper later, I found hidden intact electrical wiring that had been wallpapered over in exactly the right spots… SCORE!!
Melissa B. says
Joss Me! My luckiest home improvement moment was finding an amazing solid cherry kitchen table at a great store that was going out of business.
amanda says
JOSS ME!!
Biggest score was a super deep luxury bathtub on craigslist for $200 that we designed our entire bathroom around!
Kimmy LaMee says
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Megan says
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Our luckiest moment in home ownership was when family friends sold us their home at an extremely discounted price! Talk about instant home equity!!
Holly says
“JOSS ME!” – My kids both picked new colors for their walls this summer, we just finished the second room. I am so lucky that I can live with the new colors that they just love, LOL
Aimee says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement was being the first person to respond to a craigslist ad for two adorable side tables. We had been on the search for some and were willing to pay $100 when we found these for $40 for the set!
EJ says
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Jana says
JOSS ME!
I consider it pretty lucky that we were able to get the house we wanted. And the day we signed the contract was the day I found out I was pregnant. :)
onecraftyblonde says
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lisamarie says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home experience was purchasing my condo! I found it on the day the price was lowered $30K (which brought it into my super low budget). It was a short sale but I was able to move in withing three months after submitting my offer – which is pretty quickly from what I’ve heard. I love my condo and love decorating it even more!
Megan says
JOSS ME! Luckiest moment was finding the exact replacement hot/cold faucet stems for our 60-year-old bath…finding them was an epic year-long headache, but it saved us from having to gut the bathroom.
stephanie says
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Sarah Q says
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Nan says
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As for house luck, on my first night in my rental townhouse a few years ago, I came across a teeny tiny baby lizard on my stairs (an anole — they’re common where I live). I shooed him out the front door, but I like to think that he was greeting me and wishing me good luck in my new place. Sounds so weird, I know, but I could either be totally creeped out by it or choose to believe what they say about lizards providing protection from unseen things! I went with the latter, of course.
Jessica says
JOSS ME! Just buying our home in the crazy LA housing market is luck enough for me!
RD Shugart says
JOSS ME!!!!!!!
Unfortunately, I can’t regale you with tales of awesome finds, or great renos or scoring huge on something, because a) our renos are always fraught with disaster, b) I search all the time and never can find that awesome piece with the campaign pulls for $20, like so many people I know, and finally, I never win anything, not even the bag of free groceries at Trader Joe’s! Hahaha! I would love to win this, so it is worth a shot!
Heather says
JOSS ME!!
One of my luckiest buys was a sweet and awesome red beaded (no not as cheese-tastic as it sounds) Pottery Barn lamp shade about 8 years ago at an after holiday sale for $9.99 (org $80!). It fit, and class-ed up, my Target Eiffel Tower lamp base perfectly.
Angie says
JOSS ME!!! Please.
karajo says
JOSS ME! garage-saled 4 new pier one green panels for 20 bucks.
Karina says
JOSS ME!!
Our home has been a huge blessing…we’ve been able to have a lot of people live with us who needed a “transitional” home.
Stacey says
Joss Me!!!!
Lydia says
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We were so lucky when we purchased our home, because it appraised lower than we offered we ended up saving a bundle, which was great because I love a good deal!
Kelly says
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My luckiest home improvement project has been all of them. We were lucky enough to get a deal on our house, so we had enough money left over to do (an almost) complete house make over.
Torey says
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Probably luckiest thing is having a neighbor that will loan us any tools, and even gave us his old (perfectly working) lawnmower.
Casey S. says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement moment was when we inherited my husband’s family grandfather clock.
Lauren says
JOSS ME!
I was coveting a snazzy duvet cover for months. Sadly, I didn’t purchase it as it was a wee bit out of my budget and it eventually went on sale and quickly sold out in the size I needed (Queen, apparently the most popular size in the world.) I proceeded to call every store within 500 miles and politely asked them to check the back room for any extra queens. After about 15 phone calls, I had one! And they shipped it FOR FREE! Woo!
It is one of my proudest home furnishing moments!
Lakshmi says
JOSS ME!!!
We just moved to NY from NC (yes, HUGE change). We were supposed to move into a 22nd floor apt. When we came to the city, they told us that our apt was no longer available, but a unit had opened up on the top floor (34th) and they weren’t going to increase our rent….how lucky did we get?! We have amazing views, SO much light and vaulted ceilings that make our tiny apt (compared to our previous ones in NC) sooo beautiful. LOVE IT!
Sarah W. says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest house find was the crystal chandelier for the dining room that we got a great deal on!
Kim says
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Elizabeth says
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If I won this, that would be my luckiest moment :)
Hilary says
JOSS ME!
I had really good luck in finding a marble table top on craigslist. It’s perfect!
Erin says
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I could use a ceramic animal or two for my new apartment!
Nicole says
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My luckiest home improvement moment was picking the perfect shade of grey in one shot!
Deb says
“JOSS ME ” ,my luckiest score was a white slip covered chair (The Emma chair ),sold at Layla Grace for over 1,000 ,I found it on e-bay 250.00,owners posted a pic with the slip cover off ,but it was included just being washed .