***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.
Ali says
WORLD ME! I will forever hold Maine in a very special place in my heart…hope to have a cabin on the rocky coast some day :)
Rebecca says
World me!
New Zealand, where I studied I high school and have since tried to visit regularly.
Taylor Woods says
World me! Alabama:)
Allison says
WORLD ME! Montana always has a special place for me, my family has a cabin there!
Micaela says
WORLD ME! Loved Formentera, a little island near Ibiza…paradise!
megan says
WORLD ME! Chicago
Willa says
WORLD ME! As a news junkie, I’d use a big world map to locate all the obscure spots talked about on BBC and NPR!
Grace says
WORLD ME!
Oh I’ve been dying to get a giant map of Paris up on my walls, but professional options are too darn expensive! Would love to have this kit to get started, finally.
Maja says
WORLD ME! Surfers Paradise, Australia brings back many memories as it’s where my husband and I lived the first year after we got married. Would love to be there right now in their summer!
Kyla says
WORLD ME!
A little (and under appreciated) place called Thunder Bay! It’s where my husband and I went to school and we have lots of great memories there. :)
Alison says
WORLD ME!
melanie says
World Me.
I took a trip to Italy and loved it. can’t wait to go back.
Chelsea says
WORLD ME! My husband and I live in Vermont and we absolutely love it! We are so excited that our son has the opportunity to grow up here. We both have a soft spot for Jackson Hole, WY since we had such an amazing time living out there after college!
Leslie Ann says
WORLD ME! Richmond, VA!
Maggie says
World Me! Sweden and Switzerland will always hold a special place in my heart. My dad sent me and my mom there when I was 10m=, I can’t wait to go back someday :)
Miranda says
WORLD ME!!
My favorite place in the whole world is my parents lake house in Northern Minnesota on Ten Mile Lake. So peaceful and fun!
Meghan says
World me!!!
Zurich for me. Spent 2.5 years there and miss it almost every day.
Ashley L says
WORLD ME! The place most special to me is Doubtful Sound, New Zealand. The peace and beauty of the area gave me a new perspective on life and I yearn to go back there often.
Erin says
WORLD ME! It would be a toss-up between FL and KY, the two states my hubby and I grew up.
Kirsten Wolfe says
World ME!
Portland, OR. My husband and I are both from there and miss it desperately. Tucson just can’t compare.
Lindsey says
WORLD ME! I have been looking for a big map for a wall in our new home!
Shelly says
WORLD ME!
I would love a map of the entire world so I could teach my kiddos geography (and freshen up on mine)!
Julie says
WORLD ME!
San Francisco will always be my favorite city. We live near it, got engaged there, and how now celebrate two world series championships with the Giants. Here’s hoping the 49ers win the Superbowl this year too!
Kristen says
WORLD ME!
I love maps of Paris, New York City and Michigan (my home state!)
Tracy says
world me!!!1
ashley says
“World Me” There’s no place like the place you grew up.
Vanessa says
World me!! I am in love with Guam, the beautiful island where I grew up.
Patricialynn says
WORLD ME!!!
There are so many beautiful areas of the world, I can’t pick. But I’ll always probably be partial to my hometown of La Crosse, WI.
Kelsey says
World me! I would do the Kansas City metro, where I’m living!
sarah says
WORLD ME! My husband and I vacationed once (our only big vacation) in Spain and now we are a little obsessed!
eileen marie says
World me!
Much like you & Sherry, NYC holds a special place in our hearts. We were engaged at the Empire State Building in ’07!
kelly taylor says
WORLD ME!
I would pick Cleveland, OH because my husband and I are both from here and we are currently raising our 2 daughters here!
Trista G says
World Me!
I’m from St. Louis, but every summer growing up my whole family would vacation in Michigan so it will always have a special place in my heart.
Jessica says
WORLD ME!!!
This is EXACTLY what I have in mind for the guest bedroom in our home!!! I would either choose Jackson County, Missouri (our home) or Kauaii, Hawaii ( our favorite home away from home)!
Cassie says
World ME!
I’ve lived in Florida most of my life, but will never forget how wonderful Texas was in the short time I lived there. I’d go back in a second if all of my family would relocate with me.
Jessica G says
WORLD ME!
I am most fond of Spotsylvania, VA. It’s where I grew up AND we bought my grandparents a map puzzle of the county with a house-shaped piece (for their address) right in the middle. It was the best puzzle I’ve ever put together!
Megan says
WORLD ME! I want the world baby!
Brenna says
WORLD ME! I think it’d have to be the spot where my fiance proposed to me! Long Beach, BC (between Tofino and Ucluelet). He even brought his GPS with him when he popped the question so we have the exact geographical coordinates! Yup, we’re total map nerds. So basically this giveaway is perfect for us!
Jennifer says
WORLD ME!
I would get Ambergris Caye, Belize. We just went on our honeymoon there, and loved it so much we are planning to retire there! I have been obsessed since with trying to find a map of San Pedro, the main town on the island.
Emily M. says
World Me!!
I’d totally go for where we are now, Durham, NC! It’s a great spot :)
Emelia says
World me! NE Minneapolis will always be special to my husband and me!
Jessica says
World me!
Gotta be Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. I grew up there!
Alexis peck says
World me !!!!!
I have to say my house now. My husband has depolyed soooooo many times that our home is where we are always together
Melissa says
World me! Gotta love my home in St. Louis mo!
Margaret W. says
WORLD ME! My favorite area is the Puget Sound in Washington State. It is where I have lived for the last 25 years and I love it here!
Jennifer staebler says
World me!!!!
My husband is from Germany, and I would absolutley love to have a HUGE world map so my son can see where his daddy is from!
Chana says
World me! I would have to say New Orleans (or N’awlins). My husband and I just spent a week there, and I am in love. Well, both of us are, actually. We’d love to move there someday, but a map of it would also suffice for now!
Christina says
WORLD ME! Mackinac Island, Michigan will always hold a dear place in my heart. It is where I spent four summers working when I was in undergrad and where my husband and I were married.
Jessica says
WORLD ME!
My husband and I have a soft spot for our college town- Bloomington-Normal, Illinois- where we got engaged and continue to have our special Christmas date. :)
Michelle says
World Me! Both my husband and I are Canadian, but our family is originally from the Netherlands. It’s one of our favourite places in the world. We both been, but we’re going for the first time together this spring!