***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
The lucky person this week, thanks to random.org, is… Lauren (who will be feeling really lucky when her house sells). Congrats!
Five hundred big ones is nothing to laugh at… especially when you’re spending it on items that are up to 70% off retail. And thanks to Joss & Main, one of you is gonna get quite the e-shopping spree this week – yeah, to the tune of $500! Joss & Main is a flash sale site stocked full of fresh discounts daily, all focused on home and decor but covering a wide range of styles. That way you’re more likely to stumble across the perfect piece at any moment – whether it’s furniture, rugs, accessories, or a certain white ceramic animal. Plus, anyone who signs up via this link can get $15 off orders over $50 until Aug 31st (not including shipping) with code YOUNGHOUSE.
- PRIZE: A $500 e-spree at Joss & Main
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “JOSS ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since “joss” means good luck, why not tell us your luckiest home or home improvement moment. Did you find the house of your dreams the day it went on the market? Did you inherit the perfect piece of furniture (or find it free on the side of the road). Or did you suddenly score your long-lusted-after item during an awesome sale?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 27th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The lower 48 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 take them on to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Joss & Main.
max in canada says
joss me! The luckiest day of my life was when i was handed a baby pug! 6 years later she is still the best “accessory” any room, landscape or outfit could dream of!!
Carrie says
JOSS ME! I feel like I’ve had tons of lucky moments finding just the right thing at thrift stores and yard sales. But one that stands out was when I found a beautiful antique bed and dresser on the side of the road. Free antiques = awesome.
Natalya says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest house moment WOULD be winning this! My PhD program got cancelled and I have to transfer schools, move into a TINY studio apartment, and leave my fiance behind in a totally different state :(
I have to rebuy everything for myself that we’ve already bought together, and try to make my new apartment/closet upbeat and cheery for those sad days I’m missing my future hubby. And I love to cook and need all new kitchen stuff too!
Gina says
JOSS ME!
I was lucky enough to score a free couch and chair from a friend for our family room. It is perfect!
Kaitlin A says
Joss me! Our luckiest moment was also in the buying process. We put an offer in on a condo and the owner wouldn’t budge- but a month later, and we’re under contract: same building, same price, almost twice the square footage! Just a little more DIY. :)
Samantha says
Joss Me!
We got our house well under the asking price!!!
Amy says
Joss Me!!
Both sets of parents love that we bought a house because they immediately unloaded all of their unwanted furniture on us. Of course we were willing to take it!
Shunta says
JOSS ME! our luckiest home moment was when we put in an offer on the house another couple had already made an offer and were in serious talks with the sellers. Thankfully (luckily?) they didn’t have enough for down payment and we came in and scooped it up! It’s our dream starter home and we love it! (and yes, I do feel a little bad that their loss was our gain, but we love the house and hope they found one that they could afford!)
Leslie @ Frugal Nashville says
JOSS ME! I’ve been lucky to get several awesome free hand-me-downs, including two sofas!
allen says
JOSS ME!
My bumper pool table from my college days has been repurposed as our breakfast nook table! How’s that for saving money?
Alexis says
JOSS me!!! :)
erin says
joss me :)
we lucked out with our current, starter house. it was a foreclosure – definitely the only way we could have gotten a single family!
Nicole says
“Joss Me!” Luckiest house related moment…when we found/purchased our vacation home, under budget, and it came FULLY STOCKED- furniture, linens, kitchenware, outdoor furniture…you name it!
Lee says
“JOSS ME!”
I scored my anthro duvet on a mega sale! Talk about a happy moment!
Agent Scully says
JOSS ME!
Tricia says
joss me!
my good luck is that my black & white puppy looks adorable in each brightly-colored room in my house :)
Mindy says
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Erin Echols says
JOSS ME! PLEASE!!!!!
Taylor says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest moment was when our apartment was struck by lightening and all three of televisions were fried (even though we had surge protectors on every, single one of them! The surge protector company actually gave us a settlement!). The next day, as we were taking them to the dumpster, we found a HUGE TV just sitting there … ripe for the picking! At first, we thought it was someone who had suffered our same fate. But, we took a chance and brought it home … sure enough! It worked! It’s not a plasma or anything fancy – just a humungo flat screen! YAY! Talk about luck!
Jill says
JOSS ME!
We weren’t even looking for a new house. I was going through a real estate website looking for interior decorating ideas and ran across a house at a fantastic price…and it was brand new. We looked, we offered, we closed one month later. 4 years later, we still love it.
Jenifer says
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Jessica says
JOSS ME! :)
Jeri says
JOSS ME! Pretty please =)
Leah says
JOSS ME! We had signed a purchase agreement with a house, but found out during the inspection that it was structurally very unsound (the unlucky part). Two days later, we went and looked at a few more homes (we had looked at over 30 before settling on the first house) and found a house that night! The great part was that we love it way more than the first house we had decided on (the lucky part).
Ashleigh says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home improvement project was redoing our kitchen. It was a total transformation and organizational heaven!!
Jordan says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment came when I was randomly shopping at a local flea market and saw a 1952 Westinghouse fridge sitting on their back dock. It was in great working condition and they were having to take it to the recycling plant because they legally could not sell it due to the latching handle. I offered them $10 and hauled it off. With a fresh coat of black paint and good cleaning it is now a great conversation piece…and cooler of beverages!
Andy says
JoSS ME!
Finding a double lot in the neighborhood we now live in where land is scarce!
Cat Hines says
JOSS Me! I was able to purchase my home at a fraction of its value and therefore, can afford adding the extras such as a garage and huge patio.
MJ says
JOSS ME!!
Our luckiest house moment was finding 4 extra buckets of the khaki paint the builders used in our garage. We also found 5 or 6 boxes of the tile they used. It is so nice to have these things on hand in case we ever need them. It is lucky, because we bought our house “used”. So the previous owners essentially left us the paint and the tile!
A.Hansen says
Joss Me!
We had some good luck with furniture recently. We have a little furniture consignment shop down the street from our house and as I was driving by to deposit my paycheck, I saw the exact glider I had been looking for for our nursery and it ended up being cheaper than any of the used ones on craigslist!
Leslie says
JOSS ME!
On a recent bathroom renovation (that was unplanned –leaky pipes), we were the lucky recipients of a brand spankin’ new toilet because kohler accidentally shipped my grandma two and told her to keep it!
Noah Echols says
Joss me please!!!!
Sarah says
JOSS ME!
My husband found a wooden farmhouse table for $15 and matching chairs for $7 each at a local University surplus sale!
Jacqueline says
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Kate says
JOSS ME!
When my husband first moved in together, we found our dream apartment on our first visit based on a Craigslist posting without an image (I almost NEVER search without an image). It was fate. We lived there for 2.5 years and loved it. We recently moved again, and didn’t find a house we loved as much, but found something that we still enjoy fixing up.
Stacey says
Joss Me!
My home was a foreclosure listing and the previous owners had renovated it….so even though the house was a mess, the main components of the house were only a few years old. My luckiest moment was actually getting my offer accepted and paperwork approved. Having the contract approved thru the foreclosure company was a long drawn out process (3 month headache), but 4 months later the house was mine!
lindsay says
Joss me!!!
Our luckist moment so far was during out tour of our two bedroom apt and finding an unadvertised second bathroom!!
Robin @ our semi organic life says
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Christine says
Joss Me! My luckiest moment was about 3.5 years ago when I waited too long to get a Pottery Barn that I loved. It disappeared from my local store and from online. Out of desperation I called PB, and they found one in a store in Texas – and it was $250 less than I thought I was going to pay. I ended up getting the wool 8×10 rug for $220. Wahoo!
Emily says
JOSS ME!!
My luckiest home improvement moment is finding a partner who will not only put up with my constant rearranging and decorating, but who is even better at picking paint colors than me!
Sarah H. says
Joss Me!
On our first Christmas Eve as a married couple, a drunk driver ran her van through my husband and I’s living room. However, she missed the Christmas tree & gifts! Pretty lucky. We were able to totally re-do the house, inside and out, and sold it this spring after only 4 days on the market. It’s all about perspective — we have been very lucky indeed!
Charese says
JOSS ME!!!!
Barb says
JOSS ME!
Not sure any of my improvements have been lucky… except maybe I’m lucky to have a husband who does them all for me :)
Valerie says
JOSS ME!
My recent favorite project was refinishing a yard sale chair (converts into a bed) – included sanding, staining and (this is for you, $herdog) getting out the sewing machine and making funky new cushion covers. From a distance, the cushions look great :-)
Margy says
JOSS ME!
Our luckiest house moment was when we bought our current/first house. Long story short, we had been hunting for months, finally found a house, but it was a short sale. We submitted an offer, but nothing happened due to a bad agent on our end & their end. Several months later we got a new agent and resubmitted the exact same offer on the exact same house. Whether it was the new agent, the seller came to reality, or some kind of stars aligning magic, the bank approved our offer in like three months (crazy fast for a short sale) and we got our first house!
Good thing we got so lucky because we may never move again since our first house buying experience was so painful and long (12 months total) since we were dealing with a short sale, but that’s a story for another day…
Monica says
JOSS ME!
We recently found a laundry chute that had been closed off in our 1945 bungalow we’re remodeling. I always wanted a laundry chute – best discovery ever! And it was free, unless you count the hours of demo work to get to it.
Patti says
JOSS ME! I recently because a first time homeowner, and finding my house was a lucky break! Comparables in the area were generally out of my price range, and the first time we drove by it my reaaltor even said “That house was just flipped, but it’s probably out of your range” – and we moved on to a house up the block that I hated. Luckily I checked the listing, discovered it was a bit cheaper than anticipated, and am now happily living in the place of my dreams!
Emily W says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment would seeing our house the day it went on the market!
Jill says
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Courtney says
JOSS ME! …
One of my luckiest items is a pair of mint condition 1960’s danish modern side tables from my grandma’s first cousin … made even more special because they came from her. :)