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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Talk About Home Improvement

| By John Petersik | August 15, 2011 | 6,405 Comments

Fab Freebie: Talk About Home Improvement

*** 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!

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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.

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  • 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.

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Comments

  1. Jason says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:18 am

    TALK TO ME!

    Painting, painting, painting

    Reply
  2. Rachel I says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:20 am

    Talk to Me!

    Put some organization at the laundry room

    Reply
  3. gemma@thesweetestdigs says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:20 am

    TALK TO ME!

    First up on our fall ‘to do’ list is an office update. I’ve got my stencil ordered and paint ready!

    Reply
  4. Amy says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:20 am

    TALK TO ME!

    My goal is to finish painting our entire upstairs trim and walls by end of September. Go me!!!

    Reply
  5. Jeff says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:20 am

    TALK TO ME!

    Stripping the finish off of a stained glass door that I bought at auction which will be used as the door to a new bookcase that I will be building.

    Reply
  6. Chelsea says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:21 am

    TALK TO ME! We just finished a big renovation and need rugs, furniture, art, you name it!

    Reply
  7. Katie says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:21 am

    TALK TO ME!
    I just bought a house, so I am looking to decorate and make my home warm and inviting!

    Reply
  8. paige says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:22 am

    TALK TO ME!

    This weekend we’re putting a second coat on paint on the kitchen walls, and actually using your tutorial to paint our cabinets!

    After that it’s so major gutting of an upstairs bedroom. It’d be nice to pick up something that wasn’t from home depot for the house!

    fingers crossed!

    Reply
  9. molly says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:22 am

    TALK TO ME!
    I really want to get our bedroom painted…we’ve had three big paint swatches on our walls for almost a year.

    Reply
  10. Katie says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:22 am

    TALK TO ME!! We are planning on putting built in bookshelves/cabinets/tv area to make the place cozier and some extra hidden storage! We just finished painting so its on to the next steps!

    Reply
  11. brad says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:22 am

    TALK TO ME!
    I’m going to build a bedside table for each of my kids.

    Reply
  12. Jane N says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:23 am

    TALK TO ME! We have a baby due in November, so we are trying to finish up all the little things in the house before he arrives. But our big wish would be to get tile floors and granite countertops in our 1980’s style kitchen.

    Reply
  13. Kristin says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:24 am

    TALK TO ME!

    Need to update our kitchen counter tops and cabinets!

    Reply
  14. Annie W. says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:24 am

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  15. Allison says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:24 am

    TALK TO ME!

    Painting/decorating our dinning room so we have somewhere indoors to host a dinner party!

    Reply
  16. Shevon says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:24 am

    TALK TO ME!

    I would love to re-do my bathroom. It’s nasty…there’s carpet on the floor,yes, in the bathroom. Ick!

    Reply
  17. Celia says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:24 am

    TALK TO ME!
    A lot of small projects including… painting a chalkboard in the kitchen, framing some Etsy prints, and painting the back of the bookshelves in the study.

    Reply
  18. Maddy says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:25 am

    Talk to me!

    It sounds strange (not so much if you’re in Texas during a drought) but we plan to do a lot of outside work now that it’s cooling off. We’ll be redoing our landscaping and repainting the outside of our house.

    Reply
  19. Caitlin says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:26 am

    TALK TO ME!
    We are moving in 2 weeks, so we will definetly have more projects coming our way! Can’t wait to decorate :)

    Reply
  20. Amy says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Talk to me!

    We have a laundry list of items. For outdoor – we’re planting bulbs to start our garden and putting up a fence. Indoors – making curtains for the living room, painting the kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom and insulate the attic. We’ll be busy little bees.

    Reply
  21. Kelly says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:27 am

    TALK TO ME! I am reorganizing all of our closets. All. Of. Them. The payoff will be huge, though, and I’m getting really into getting rid of/recycling/handing down/donating stuff I don’t use.

    Reply
  22. Bryan says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Talk to me!

    I’d like to remove the nasty linoleum in the bathrooms and replace it with tile.

    Reply
  23. Danielle says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Talk to me!

    Any project I tackle is usually a spur of the moment on a whim kind of thing.

    Reply
  24. Breanna says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Talk to me!

    Next project: build something from Ana White’s website…I’m thinking a bed!

    Reply
  25. Emily says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:29 am

    Talk to me!
    There is always something to do on the house, but more than anything I am looking forward to decorating for halloween. I bought something this weekend- a cute skeleton figurine- and just couldn’t put it away… it has become part of our decor!

    Reply
  26. joni tyrrell says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:29 am

    TALK TO ME!

    spray paint some end tables…

    Reply
  27. Kathy says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:29 am

    TALK TO ME! Ok, my major project for this fall (soon!) is to reorganize my 3 clothes closets. Who needs 3 closets? I have to purge, clean and organize big time!

    Reply
  28. Becky says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:30 am

    TALK TO ME!!!

    I would love to do our bedroom…after spending time on the kitchen, nursery, and everything else, its waaaaaaay overdue!

    Reply
  29. Becca says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:31 am

    TALK TO ME! We have our first baby on the way, so we will be painting/cleaning/preparing the nursery!

    Reply
  30. catie says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Talk to me! We plan on updating our backyard fence in preps for our new pup joining our family in November.

    Reply
  31. Michelle says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:31 am

    TALK TO ME!

    This fall, I’ll be figuring out if I’m staying in my current apartment or making a move to the city. Either way, I’m looking forward to the change of seasons and making a few changes!

    Reply
  32. Laura says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Talk to me!
    We’d love to re-vamp our walk out basement!

    Reply
  33. Kristen Best says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:31 am

    TALK TO ME!
    We are moving into a fixer-upper at the end of the month so everything you could possibly think of is on my to-do list…starting with buying a fridge because the house doesn’t come with one!

    Reply
  34. Courtney says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:32 am

    TALK TO ME!
    Future projects I am excited for are 1. Decorating for Halloween and 2. creating a nursery for the little bean due this winter!

    Reply
  35. Alisa says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:32 am

    Talk to me!!!

    Reply
  36. Jenny says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:33 am

    Talk to me! I would love, love, LOVE to start making our guest room a touch (read: TONS) cozier for the winter!

    Reply
  37. cindy says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:33 am

    TALK TO ME!

    We have a million and one projects we would like to do to the house. We just moved in the end of April and I am pregnant with #2 so we have lots to do and no time to do it with an almost 2 yr old running around….oh and I am on bedrest so can’t do any of it. The list includes decorating, new light fixtures, painting, new countertops in the kitchen, new master bath, and a million other smaller projects. Someday they will get done.

    Reply
  38. Sarah says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:34 am

    TALK TO ME!
    I need to organize my basement this fall/winter!

    Reply
  39. Ashley says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:34 am

    Talk to me!! :)

    Reply
  40. Preeti says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:34 am

    TALK TO ME!

    Reply
  41. Kelley says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:34 am

    TALK TO ME!!! I have a million projects on the list to finish before winter comes and I start a new job! I am getting started on them today!

    Reply
  42. Sarah says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:35 am

    TALK TO ME!
    We are hoping to enclose our loft to make a (tiny!)bedroom for baby #3.

    Reply
  43. Juliet says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:36 am

    Talk to me!

    finishing a bunch of undone projects!

    Reply
  44. AmyB says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:36 am

    TALK TO ME! I’m redoing my laundry room this fall. I want to make it an organized as well as beautiful place to be.

    Reply
  45. Angela says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:36 am

    TALK TO ME!!!

    Reply
  46. Adele says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:37 am

    Talk to me!

    The overgrown brush in our side & backyard will be cleared – as soon as the weather cools, so the hub & I don’t have a heat stroke.
    The crown molding in the rest of our house will be hung, caulked, painted, and beautiful!

    Reply
  47. Ryan says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:37 am

    Talk to me! We’re updating our bathroom and installing radiant heating under our new tile.

    Reply
  48. savuryandsweet says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:37 am

    TALK TO ME! We’re continuing our process of making our house a home :) Putting up art, making Pinterest inspired art, perhaps a backsplash, making our deck a suburban jungle, and making our bedroom a cozy retreat. Thanks for inspiring me everydayY YHL!

    Reply
  49. Mary says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:37 am

    TALK TO ME! We are moving so too many things to do. For Christmas I’m going to redo a TV stand into a play kitchen for our daughter – that’s the one I’m most excited about!

    Reply
  50. AMC says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:37 am

    TALK TO ME!!!

    Reply
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