*** This contest is no longer accepting entries – see who won below! ***
Random.org got his random on and selected our winner as… Tracey @ Tropical Happiness (who just moved into a new house last week so she has lots of shopping to do). Congrats! For everyone else, keep that chin up – you can still enter the Hometalk $500 Lowe’s gift card giveaway through Sunday.
You may already know that Hometalk is a community of home improvement experts (including some familiar HGTV faces) and fellower DIYers sharing home and garden projects, advice, and even contractors. And for this week’s giveaway they’re majorly hooking someone up… to the tune of a $500 gift card to Crate & Barrel!
And as if that weren’t enough, over on their site they’re also giving away another 500 bucks (this time to Lowe’s). So to get in on that little bonus freebie, you can answer their quick poll question (about what outdoor summer project you still need to tackle – btw, our answer is C), sign up for a free account, and then cross your fingers really hard. Of course you can just enter for the Crate & Barrel gift card by commenting over here (or the Lowe’s card over there) so there’s no pressure to do both.
- PRIZE: A $500 gift card to Crate & Barrel courtesy of Hometalk
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TALK TO ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since Hometalk is polling folks about their summer projects, let’s cover your fall & winter plans here. What’s on your to-tackle list later this year? Maybe updating your fireplace just in time for cooler weather? Or redoing your bedroom for those cold winter nights? Or are you just itching to decorate for Halloween and Christmas already?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, August 17th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 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 do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Hometalk.
Audrey says
TALK TO ME!!
just go thru my closet and get rid of stuff i no longer wear.
julie says
TALK TO ME!!! I’m 32 weeks pregnant with my second and in MAJOR nesting mode. Plans for this fall/winter include painting the whole house (it is STILL builders white, 15 months after we moved in…), getting pictures on the walls, new bookcases from ikea, and maybe if we’re lucky, a chair from Crate and Barrel!
Sarah says
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Since a summer flood ruined all three bedrooms, my to-tackle list fully involves making them liveable again! I can’t wait.
MeghanD says
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We just moved, so I have so many projects I don’t know where to begin. I think a bedroom overhaul is first – we never did much with it in our last place – and I always disliked that room. Something modern, with soft touches is in the works.
Jana Galloway says
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All my kids are back in school & I’d love to dive into some painting projects!
Amy says
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New baby on the way… would love to tackle the 1959 hardwood floors or build addt’l storage in the kitchen before he arrives!
Joanna V says
Talk to me! I’d love to ‘finish’ my guest bedroom with all the company, family and friends we host!
Sara says
Talk to me! Project: build a three story treehouse in backyard that children AND adults will equally enjoy!
Leyla says
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Our big fall project is to clean out/organize the garage so that we can actually park our cars inside for the winter!
Ashley says
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i’m currently sprucing up the guest room….
stacy says
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working on upholstering the seat of a cane back chair. the project has so far lasted the entire summer, and there has yet to be any painting or upholstering…
Ngoc says
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The master bath is literally falling apart. I wanted to do the kitchen first, but the tiles are falling off and saying they are the priority…
Rebecca says
TALK TO ME! We are planning two barnraisings this fall…painting our living room (that has tons of trimwork) and ripping out and replacing our back fence. We are grateful to have the help of our family and friends to tackle these huge projects.
Sandra M says
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I bought a whole bunch of wood months ago (maybe even a year ago?! ouch!) to build a couple projects from Ana White’s plans (ana-white.com). Hoping to build a full-sized storage bed for our guestroom and a bench & shelf for our mudroom once the summer weather cools down!
Meredith O'Bannion says
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Oh where to start. We want to paint some rooms, finish redoing our stairs, updated and redecorate some rooms. It’s never ending. We love to make changes and never have enough money to do it.
Sara says
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Finally finishing our laundry room!
Becky says
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We have a giant to do list, like new bathrooms, flooring in the whole house, paint, among so many other things this old house could use.
Meg says
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And my to-tackle list??? A new front door! Ours doesn’t open now due to our structural engineers jacking up our house necessary for some structural work we had done. Such a hassle! :) But for fun stuff, we are getting ready to paint our dining room and reupholster our dining room chairs….excited to pick fabrics!
love YHL!!
Maggie says
Talk to me. I’m saving pennies for a big bathroom overhaul.
Liz says
TALK TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please!
well, we (and by we i mean he) installed a new doorknob/deadbolt yesterday. in addition:
-smoke detectors in both bedrooms
-install fence section to replace rotting/see-though-picket-fence-area-through-which-dog-barks-obsessively-at-other-dogs
-plant recently cleared area
-trim ivy along back fence (le sigh)
-possibly remove river rock and weedblock from parking strip, and install black plastic to block further weeds
-trim out dead raspberry canes
-install hallway art
-get drippy kitchen faucet fixed
-plant calendula seeds
Alicia says
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Clean out and reorganize our garage!! It’s been too hot to do it this summer hoping to get it done early this fall
Laura says
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I want to finish my bedroom, which now has an ice blue/espresso color palette. But with the introduction of ORB into my life (THANK YOU!) I will be bringing in bronzed accessories like a bronze-framed full-length mirror, etc.
Question: Can you “stain” over wood with something bronze? What product would that be? I don’t want every single furniture piece in my room to look the same, so I thought “bronzing” over the nightstands would snazz them up a bit. Any ideas?
Amanda says
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Where to start??? My husband and I have a list of things we’d like to tackle in the next year. But first off – I would like to build a bookcase for our boys’ room.
Julia DeNatale says
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My fall plans are to FINALLY do our master bath. I really want to do the stripes that you did in your half bath in your first house, but am a little scared!
Chelsie says
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We’re about to close on our first house… so excited to make it a home! :-D Plus, we have a little one on the way too. Designing her nursery is one of the best home improvement projects I’ve ever done.
Alison says
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I just moved into a new apartment and my number 1 goal is to get the HUGE entry way decorated and turned into a useable space.
cc says
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I need deal with our drafty back door, while still keeping it accessible for winter.
Jen says
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It’s too hot to do yard work in FLA during the summer, so we’re saving all our outdoor projects for fall—-making a succulent/rock garden, hopefully purchasing a much-needed shed, and taking out some dead stuff that just isn’t pretty!
Kim Schoenherr says
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I need to paint the office/third bedroom and rehopolster the couch!
Kim Schoenherr says
Oh, and start looking into buying my own house, but that’s on the agenda for next year
CC says
Talk to me! We are planning on building a bocce ball court in our yard.
Kate says
TALK TO ME! My husband are are in the middle of building a wingback bed and a bench for the laundry room. Next up this year will be to power wash and stain the deck, sew new cushion covers for the patio furniture which was ruined by the sun, and (fingers crossed) install taller baseboard to highlight our new floors.
Wow, seeing all that I probably owe him dinner! You two are an inspiration.
Joscelynne says
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MOVING
Erin G. says
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I cannot wait to start decorating for Halloween! This year i’m going to try out spray painting pumpkins :)
Anne says
Talk to me! The next big project on our horizon is killing our yard. When we bought this house a couple months ago, the entire yard was overgrown with weeds. Big ones, little ones, flowered ones and spiked ones! So, we’ve got to find a way to get rid of them so we can plant grass seed with some hope of it actually getting to grow! Ideally without harsh chemicals that aren’t good for the environment! Any ideas? Wish us luck!
Krystie says
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This fall we are working on the exterior of our house; painting the shutters and front door, sealing our deck, buying seating for our new outdoor space, landscaping our garden beds.
sarah says
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I have several “final touches” on my “To Do” list for the fall…time to wrap up some projects!
Kerry says
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I’m dying to renovate my bathroom, but we don’t really have the skills to do it ourselves and the cost seems like it’s going to be more than what we want to spend.
Ashley Draper says
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My list of to-do’s: Paint my kitchen cabinets white before winter so I don’t have to look at my dingy wood ones while sipping a nice cup of hot coco!
Lesley says
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Finish painting our basement and remove wallpaper from the basement bathroom.
Jon says
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My wife wants to upgrade the baseboards. And I want a new hood vent for the kitchen.
Ginny says
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Just bought a sewing machine–will be spending all winter sewing curtains and anything else I can think of.
Cara says
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This fall I will be starting renovations on every part of our new house and I can’r wait!
Stephanie says
TALK TO ME!!!! I hope to finish our garage makeover this winter since it will be cooler. Add more shelves and repaint the floors!!
Carrie says
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I need to re-do the living room & bedroom, need to reclaim the house as mine post divorce!
Amanda S says
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We are improving our home by creating a nursery! Baby S will be here in October and we have a bunch of DYI projects to complete!!!
Vicki K says
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Our projects are all about flooring. This year we plan to replace the carpets and resurface the hardwoods in our house.
Brittany says
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Winter projects: painting living-room, dining-room, and master-bedroom. We need new carpet. And possibly tearing out ugly fireplace.
heather f says
“talk to me”
my husband inherited all of his dad’s shop tools when they moved to a retirement home. we have a space, but it is crammed with various tools. I’d love to make it in to a pleasant workable and enjoyable space for him
Courtney S. says
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We have a little one on the way, due 2/14/12, so we have a long list of projects to complete before then. We want to completely gut our main bathroom upstairs and also finish painting the family room, foyer and hallway upstairs. Lots of big jobs to do, including the nursery!
Timmy says
Talk to me!!! I hope to finish whatever projects my wife has for me!