***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And the lucky / randomly selected / soon to be quite worldly person is… Briana (who says “London, Ontario is special to me. That’s where I first lived on my own, went to University, met my husband, and I just loved that city. Plus, it has the best spaghetti restaurant ever, Spageddy Eddy’s!”). Congrats! And for everyone else, scroll down to the contest entry details for a sweet little discount the Wallpapered folks added for everyone.
One look at Pinterest and I don’t feel quite so alone in my fascination with maps. So to everyone else out there who digs a little cartography in their design, hold on to your seats. This week the people behind Wallpapered are giving one of you a nice big 8ft x 5ft world map wallpaper kit so that you can add a map-tastic mural to your home. As much as I love the various world map styles they offer, the coolest feature (at least to me) is that you can also get custom area map wallpaper that basically zooms into a postal code of your choosing. So you could order custom wallpaper showcasing your favorite big city – or even the small town that you grew up in.
- PRIZE: Any world map or custom area map wallpaper up to 8ft x 5ft from Wallpapered (a $400+ value!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “WORLD ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …what town / city / state / country / other geographic area is most special to you? Will you always have a fondness for the town you grew up in? Are you most enamored with the place where you honeymooned? Or are you just bursting with pride over the area where you currently live?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, January 23rd at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: Wahoo, this giveaway is available worldwide!
- DISCOUNT: Get 10% off your custom map order with code YHL2013
- 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 for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Wallpapered.
Allison G. says
WORLD ME! While I love looking at maps of my home state of North Carolina, I’m becoming obsessed with maps of my current city, Boston! There is so much history here, and looking at historic maps of Beantown and trying to figure out what’s there now is a lot of fun!
Christina says
World Me!
I love Portland, ME and the surrounding islands. That’s where we got married.
Tracey says
World Me. I love Seattle, my current city.
sarah says
WORLD ME!
I just moved from Oakland, CA after living there for 12 years. I miss it so!
Katherine U says
WORLD ME!
A part of my heart belongs to Detroit Lakes, MN so many big moments have happened there!
Megan O says
World me! Austin for sure!
Megan
Dana says
WORLD ME!
I love our current town of Macon, Georgia. We bought our first home here, our son was born here, and we have the best neighbors and friends around!
Robyn says
WORLD ME!
Woohoo! Worldwide giveaway! I’m from the UK, but my Dad used to spend lots of time working in Florida, and we used to visit for 3-4 months at a time (which meant I got to miss school!), so the area of Altamonte Springs holds a special place in my heart, with many wonderful memories. I can still find my way around town on Google Maps…
Joni says
WORLD ME! Gotta love San Francisco!
Autumn says
WORLD ME!
Boston, MA, great city and would make a great map!
Renee says
WORLD ME!
I would love a map of Northern Lower Michigan – mainly the Lake Michigan/Mackinaw City area where we had our wedding. I think it would be cool to have it faded out on a hallway wall with our wedding pics on it.
Coco says
WORLD ME!
My college town, Redlands CA will always hold a huge place in my heart. We live just outside of the city but would love to be in the thick of it again.
Whitney says
World me! Nashville would be the city for me. It’s the first place my husband and I lived, I went to school there, and we still visit all the time.
Ashley F says
WORLD ME!
The place that is most special to me is Somerset, Nova Scotia, Canada! Where I grew up. However, the community consists of about 6 roads (gotta love farm country), so probably not a very interesting map.
Sooo….. I would settle on a map of Paris or the whole world!
Susan says
WORLD ME!
Hawaii!!!
Callie says
WORLD ME!
Oh, gosh, that’s tough. I would have to say my favorite physical location is my grandmother’s sunroom in Gulfport, MS :-)
Paula says
WORLD ME!
I have a small world map that I love. All of my favorite places are on there, after all. I have a special connection with my home country of twenty years ago. Geography is somewhat timebound.
Kenzie says
WORLD ME! I’d choose a map of Rome–it’s been my dream to visit there ever since I was little. The hubby & I are saving to go in a year or two, but I know any amount of time there will never been enough!
Jennifer says
WORLD ME!
Scotland holds a special place in my heart.
Katie Heitgerd says
WORLD ME!
Margaret Myers says
WORLD ME
I love the good old USA. Haven’t seen it all yet, but would love to have a map to mark where we’ve been and make plans on where to go.
Lauren says
WORLD ME!
There are just so many special places… I guess I’d go for Chiswick, London or Yorktown, TX
Stephanie says
WORLD ME! I would have to say the Yukon Territory where we live. THere is so much uncharted wilderness to explore, we spend lots of time pouring over maps planning the next adventure.
Kayley says
WORLD ME!!!!
I will always have a soft spot for Denver CO, because it bought me my boyfriend!!
Newton says
WORLD ME!
I would get one of my husband’s and my hometown, good old Auburn, Alabama!
Kate says
WORLD ME! Without a doubt, it would be our home waters, Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.
Hannah says
World Me! Definitely Paris!
Bethany says
WORLD ME!
My husband and I are huge travelers! We would love to have a world map to reflect all the places we’ve been. But out of all the places we love the most, it would be our home – Washington, DC.
Lindsey says
WORLD ME!
Northern VA (around Dulles airport), where my fiance and I are both from and now own a house together.
Grace Anne Haynes says
World Me! I love London, Cambridge and Jackson, Mississippi!
Kelly S says
WORLD ME!!!
Rebecca says
WORLD ME!!
I love Maine’s Baxter State Park: it’s where I really felt grounded after my mom died, and I’ve been scouring every inch of that place ever chance I get. It’s my safe place, and I love it :)
tiffany says
World me! Brooklyn,NY or the world!
Nupur says
WORLD ME! There’s a special place in my heart for New York City- I lived there for almost 6 years and loved walking around enjoying the throbbing bustling energy that is uniquely NYC.
Brooke says
WORLD ME!
Kansas City is near and dear to me, because I grew up there and am proud to still live here, but I would spring for a global map to keep my love for travel alive!!
Katie says
WORLD ME! Rome.
Amanda Jean says
WORLD ME!
I have always loved maps and anything nautical. Show me some ocean and I will show you a giddy 26 year old woman.
Holly says
WORLD ME!
A new job for my husband is taking me there, so I’m trying to work on my new city pride!
Carrie W. says
WORLD ME!
An undisclosed location in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. ;)
Kristen says
WORLD ME!
Dominican…we hooneymooned there.
julie says
WORLD ME! What an awesome giveaway! I think I’d go with Blantyre, Malawi, but a map of the world world would be tough to pass up!
Allison says
WORLD ME!
Even though it’s not my hometown, I’d love a map of my current home in New Haven, CT. I’m imagining it now…
Drew Moser says
“WORLD ME!” Palestine/Israel. Spent a semester in college there. Changed my life.
catie says
WORLD ME!
any kansas state alum who bleeds purple would say MANHATTAN, KANSAS! although we didn’t meet there, my husband and i reconnected there and fell in love there. best little town anywhere. :)
Lisa F says
WORLD ME! Toss up between my current (big) city or hometown (small).
Holly says
Oops.. forgot to say where I’m moving – Cleveland!
Annie R says
WORLD ME! I would LOVE a map of my hometown along the shores of Lake Michigan! :) many awesome memories and special life events happened there!!
Hillary says
WORLD ME!!!
Jules says
WORLD ME! Home! Fairy Cross, UK.
Kelsey says
World me! I think I’d have to go for the whole world! We are in the midst of two adoptions – one from Ethiopia and one from China – so I don’t think I could choose what corner of the world to center on!