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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Christmas Lights

| By John Petersik | December 17, 2012 | 8,347 Comments

Fab Freebie: Christmas Lights

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

This week’s early Christmas present is going to… Nancy (who says she “could certainly use some new lighting” and her favorite holiday glow “has to be my fireplace.”) Congrats Nancy!

As much as we love holiday lights, indoor lighting is something that you stare at every day of the year. So if you don’t love your lighting situation, this is one way to “dude, get on that” without spending any cash. See, recently we were voted one of Lamps Plus’ top home blogs of 2012 (how flattering!) and it came with a $500 shopping spree prize… but you know we don’t take freebies or swag, so the folks at Lamps Plus kindly agreed that we could pass that $500 credit to one of you! We’ve been fans of theirs for a while now since they seem to have about a million options (their chandeliers even popped up in our book a few times) so this week’s winner should have no trouble finding something to spend their light-loot on if they win.

Lamps Plus Giveaway

  • PRIZE: $500 to spend at Lamps Plus.com
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “LAMP ME!” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: …your favorite type of holiday light. Do you love the white glimmer of a Christmas tree in your living room? The over-the-top glow of a house decked out in colorful bulbs on every surface? Or the warm crackle of a fire in your fireplace?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Dec 19th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not able to vend things beyond the US – more on that here. This giveaway is open to the 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 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 Lamps Plus.

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    LAMP ME! I just love candles in the window at Christmas time… so classic!

    Reply
  2. Kristy says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    Lamp me! I love white lights.

    Reply
  3. Casey says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    Lamp me! I love the big old school multicolored lights from my childhood.

    Reply
  4. Morgan says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    LAMP ME!

    This is a cop-out, but I love all Christmas lights. :)

    Reply
  5. JennieM says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    LAMP ME!

    Quite a few years ago, I came home and found my husband and son (about 3yrs old)watching the “fireplace fire” on TV. It runs here on a cable channel 24hrs a day near Christmas. They boys were anxiously awaiting the “hand” to appear to poke the logs. I would never tell them it, but it is one of my favorite chirstmas memories…it was so sweet.

    Reply
  6. Mary says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    LAMP ME! I love seeing bright white lights on a tree through a window.

    Reply
  7. Jess says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! White lights all the way!

    Reply
  8. Amy says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! I LOOOVE me some brightly colored, old school outdoor christmas lights.

    Reply
  9. Meg G. says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Lamp me! I’d love the glow of a real fireplace but in my chicago mid-rise that isn’t happening (unless I start a hobo garbage can fire in my living room). So white lights on the tree works for me!

    Reply
  10. Megan says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! I love looking at a Christmas tree with all of the other lights turned off in the house :)

    Reply
  11. Rebecca says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I absolutely love a ton of tiny white lights. I love trees just wrapped from top to bottom in little white lights, white lights outlining the roof and windows, tons of white lights on Christmas trees – it’s the sparkle of Christmas!

    Reply
  12. Kelly says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!!
    I love the idea of a fireplace… but I don’t have one in my apartment, and though we had a fireplace when I was growing up, my Mom never let us light fires. So, I make due with candles and with the “Yule Log Holiday DVD” that I bought on black Friday at Wal-Mart a few years back (it even had “real fire crackling sounds”!). We usually put that on while we decorate the tree.

    Reply
  13. Julia says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! I love that during the holidays you can turn off overhead lights and rely on holiday lighting – the lights on the tree, the fire in the fireplace, the lights on the mantel, and a holiday candle!

    Reply
  14. Katherine says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!
    I love the view of the Christmas tree all lit up from my couch each night.

    Reply
  15. Betsy says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! I love the glow of white christmas lights on the christmas tree! :o)

    Reply
  16. Megan says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!!! I love white string lights just about anywhere anytime…

    Reply
  17. Emma says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!

    love sitting by the fireplace :)

    Reply
  18. meg says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    lamp me! colored lights everywhere!!

    Reply
  19. Katie says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Lamp me!

    The glow of my mom and dad’s Moravian star hanging. It always means I’m home.

    (Can a girl get a I LOVE LAMP)

    Reply
  20. Kristina says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I’m totally a sucker for colored lights on my Christmas Tree! This year I placed my tree in front of my huge bay window and then trimmed the windows in white lights. It looks gorgeous both inside and outside!

    Reply
  21. Jeanne Dakin says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!!
    Love all christmas lights, even the really tacky ones.
    Prefer the white ones on my house and colorful for the kids on the tree.

    Reply
  22. Leigh says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! white twinkle lights

    Reply
  23. Jennifer says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! I love the look of white lights on a tree, wood burning in the fire place, and a few glowing candles.

    Reply
  24. Lindsey says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! I’m a traditional white light girl, all the way.

    Reply
  25. Lesley K says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME! all over Christmas lights; like in Christmas Vacation!

    Reply
  26. Sara says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Lamp me!
    OMG, I was JUST on their website looking for a new table lamp. Hope I win!

    IMO, you can never have too many white twinkle lights.

    Reply
  27. Abby Cox says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!

    Reply
  28. Tiffany says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!

    My favorite lights are on the Christmas tree :)

    Reply
  29. Abby says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    LAMP ME!
    I love the glow of the colored christmas tree lights as my hubby and daughter sit and read books and I sip a mug of tea.

    Reply
  30. Veronica says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    My two year old is obsessed with ANY christmas lights… twinkly, indoor/outdoor, it bring new happiness to the holidays to me for sure to see her light up when she sees it (no pun intended)

    V.

    Reply
  31. Kelley says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I love them all — especially white twinkly ones that are not in a nice neat row — more soft and tumbly.

    Reply
  32. Becky says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Lamp Me!

    I love candle light, and have them lit throughout the house for some beautiful holiday ambiance. :)

    Reply
  33. Alicia Menefee says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Lamp me!

    I love the lighted spinning kaleidoscope atop the Christmas tree that projects patterns on the walls. They are tough to find in stores but fun to watch.

    Reply
  34. Mandolyn says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I love the soft twinkle of the white lights on our Christmas tree at night when we’ve turned off all our other lights.

    Reply
  35. Lydia says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME! I love our Christmas tree decked out in white lights and sentimental ornaments. Though I do love a colorfully lit house, too!

    Reply
  36. Jenn says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    Reply
  37. monika says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    A wood-burning fireplace glow will win ne over every time.

    Reply
  38. Christine says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    After our experience putting up the tree this weekend, I would say holiday lights that light up. After a few “explosive” strands of lights, and 3 strands of half on/half off lights, we cleared out both Lowes and Walmart’s stocks of the small white lights. And sure enough, on one of the “new” strands, only half the lights worked!

    Reply
  39. Sara says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME! I love lighting a fire in our fireplace!

    Reply
  40. Maria says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I love white Christmas lights outside. My kids prefer colorful lights…I might have to give in and switch one of these years!

    Reply
  41. Pat Craik says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    My favorite set of lights at our house is the white glimmer of a Christmas tree in your living room! I could keep it there all year long!!!!

    Reply
  42. Emily P says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I love hanging white lights around the fireplace and on the mantle.

    Reply
  43. CarrieE says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    My fave Christmas lights are the two vintage ceramic Christmas trees that my husband I and inherited from each of our grandmothers. We’re both pretty sentimental and love the memories those trees invoke.

    Reply
  44. Kim S. says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!

    I love outdoor Christmas lights! Any color any style!

    Reply
  45. yocheved says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Lamp me please!

    Reply
  46. Emily says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME! I love large bulb colored lights!

    Reply
  47. Alyssa says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Lamp me! I love love love twinkle lights.

    Reply
  48. Brianne says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Lamp Me!

    Funny you should ask…haha. I was just thinking today how I wish I could leave my Christmas Tree up all year just for the beautiful glow of my white lights. Better than any chandelier…and I luuuvv Chandy’s.

    Reply
  49. Sam Frank says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME! My favorite holiday light is one I’ve never had before this year – eclectic lights for the tree that look like candles, mimicking the traditional European look. They were a hand-me-down from my grandmother. They add a unique, charming touch that you don’t see very often!

    Reply
    • Sam Frank says

      December 17, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      Totaly meant ‘electric’, not ‘eclectic’, lol.

  50. Johanna says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    LAMP ME!! Please!
    Nothing beats a christmas tree with warm white lights and a dim living room!

    Reply
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