***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.
Amy says
JOSS ME! Got an adorable accent chair at Fred Meyer for %40 off the clearance price coming to a total of $60 and spotted the EXACT same chair weeks later at World Market for over $200… it was one of the best retail moments of my life!
Leslie M says
JOSS ME!
Hoping for a lucky house moment next spring when we (hopefully!) will be buying a house! Right now we’re working on getting real furniture instead of ikea nonsense so we can fill up said house once we get it.
Carol S says
JOSS ME!!! (please)
Most recent lucky break was stumbling upon our apartment on the first day of our search, moments after the price had dropped and just when the owners were desperate to find a couple instead of young roommates. Four months in and we’re still loving out home — never knock the power of sheer good luck. :)
Erin B says
JOSS ME!
Natalie says
JOSS ME!
As a matter of fact we did find our dream home the day it went on the market, 31 minutes after to be exact!
Grazielle says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest home improvement moment was taking up the old carpet and finding perfectly new and beautiful hardwood floors underneath! After living with them as is for a year, we just got them redone last week! Can’t wait to move back in this week!
Elaine says
JOSS ME! My best opps was coming across the idea to use canvas drop cloths as outdoor curtains. I’m still working on it and loving the look… and the low price!
Lisa in Seattle says
JOSS ME!
Ordered an entertainment center from a catalog picture at a $pecialty woodworking $tudio. Many weeks later, it arrived, and I *love* it. Maybe not really luck, but certainly a big WHEW!
Sheridan says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment was when I was looking for apartments for my husband and I– we were living with his mother btw. After searching to no avail every day all day for two months, I finally found a great apartment. Under budget, perfect location and just re-modeled last year! Whooh!!
Dixie Groutt says
My luckiest moment happened when I “inherited” a beautiful antique desk that my sister-in-law didn’t want any more. I’ll keep it forever!!
Emily says
JOSS ME! Luckiest decorating moment? I don’t know, I feel pretty lucky when anything turns out like i see it in my head.
RLB says
JOSS ME! My luckiest house moment was when I had my realtor’s license and we wanted to sell our own house. I posted it on Craigslist and sold it for full price within hours of posting it to a family who was not represented by a realtor. So, I was able to save thousands of dollars by not having to pay a buyers agent fee.
Cindy says
JOSS ME! Please and thank you!
Our new house in a new subdivision wasn’t selling because it was the smallest house in the neighborhood. The builder didn’t want to deeply discount the house so he finished the basement for us before we moved in! Hello family room and office! :)
xo
Kellie says
JOSS ME! D – All of the above. This has been a year of very lucky home moments. Moved into my very first home in January, talked my aunt into giving me her beautiful antique dresser, and found candle holders last week that I could make love to at ZGallerie…ON SALE!
Kristin says
JOSS ME! Luckiest home improvement story… hmmmm, we love our house but pretty much everything we’ve done costs more and takes longer than we expected. The lucky part is that I found out my husband is extremely handy and likes projects! :)
Heather says
JOSS ME!
I can’t say that I’ve had a tremendously lucky (or unlucky!) DIY moment just yet!
Jason says
JOSS ME!
I’m going to say when I had to jack up my house to replace the sill plate and had to replace all the studs in the wall around the bathroom and the vintage 50s tile stood there by itself open to the outside world – reframed and replaced everything and it’s still there no worse for it!
Kristin says
JOSS ME!
Our house was a foreclosure. We took a chance and didn’t even get inspected. We have done many updates with help from friends and family. Lucky to have such handy and helpful friends.
Kate says
JOSS ME!
The entire “buying our first house” process was amazing: finding a perfect 50’s house before it was ever on the market, getting it for less than appraised value and being able to pour some serious sweat equity into it with the help of the $8K first time homebuyers credit! The list goes on …
Susan says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest house purchase came from my favorite store, EVER!
Crate and Barrel outlet. I got a floor model 8 person, beautiful wood dining room table, with a few minor dings, that was originally $999 for $45! Yep, forty five dollars. I found it buried under some rugs and coffee tables. We had a huge dining room at the time that needed a giant table. It was such a score!!
AshleyM says
JOSS ME!
My lucky house experience was when we were looking for a rental in a specific neighborhood. The realtor helped us find what we thought was the perfect house. Then we realized there was no personal outdoor space to store anything. And we had looked at everything in the area. So the realtor said, let’s look in this other area. So we did and found the perfect house (for us) on the first try! We happily moved in a few weeks later!
Theresa S. says
Joss Me…..
I found my home made an offer the day it went on the market and got it. It was very quick.
Kim at Yellow Brick Home says
JOSS ME!
Lesley says
Joss Me!!
The luck verdict is still out. Your blog has inspired me to paint my bathroom cabinets. Everytime I mention this to my husband, he just shakes his head. I always start a project with him finishing it. I keep telling him that is called ” Team Work”. :)
Allie says
JOSS ME!
When I was combing craigslist for a coffee table, I ran across the /best deal on a wine rack / bar stand originally from World Market at a huuuuge discount. It’s my favorite piece in the dining room. :)
CandiL says
Joss me!! We got our house the day it went on the market!! And then I decided I wanted a sherbert wall in Martha Stewart Precious metals…it was a pain…I am LUCKY my cousin was there helping or it would have ended in disaster!!
Trish T. says
JOSS ME!
My boyfriend and I inherited an awesome mid-century sofa from his grandmother. No one even know she had it, it was in a spare room that was never used and in mint condition.
EmilyF says
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Emily says
JOSS ME! My luckiest home moment was being offered an apartment to live in free of charge, right at the moment when I wasn’t going to be able to afford my own place. Serendipity.
gabs says
Joss me!
I drove past a building every day a couple years ago and loved it. I found out that my (then) landlord was renovating it and selling it as condos. Great coincidence!
Rogan's Mom says
Joss me … My luckiest moment was finding the shower curtain I’d been crushing on for a year STILL available at Target by the time I got around to redoing my main bath.
ras says
JOSS ME!
my luckiest find would probably be 12 eames side chairs (6 orange, 6 grey) for $2.50 each! that’s right, 12 iconic chairs for $30! there were plenty more but we could only fit 12 into our tiny 2 door car.
Jenny says
JOSS ME!!
We were pretty lucky when we found an adorable little house (that we could afford!) in our new town… now we just need to decorate it!!
Sarah says
JOSS ME!!I always feel lucky when I find a piece of furniture on the side of the road or for really cheap at a thrift store! I especially love when I know exactly what I’m looking and it just appears one day while I’m browsing!
sarah says
JOSS ME!
needing some good luck around here!
holly | bijou lovely says
JOSS ME!
We were lucky to have found our house before it even went on the market!
Lyndsey says
JOSS ME!!
Our family lucked out when we moved into our new house this March. Our existing furniture happens to work perfectly in the space and it looks better than it ever did!
jessica W. says
“JOSS ME!” The luckiets thing I ever did was spray paint these wicker chairs to look much better
Wendy says
Joss me! love that side of the road big trash moment that I have every year. People throw away the best stuff!
nicole says
JOSS ME! we built a house in a neighborhood from blue prints only (the builder had never built the plan before!) it’s our first house and we love everything about it! now i just need to decorate.
Ann says
JOSS ME! Right as we were getting ready to move into our first house, we inherited a house full of antiques from a mysterious relative who spent his career in the CIA in Asia. There are some unbelieveable pieces!
ash says
JOSS ME!
My husband was relocated and we only had a month or so to find a place to live. We looked at 40 houses in that month and nothing really felt right. When we lost all hope of finding a little charming house and decided to rent again an 85 year old cottage suddenly went on the market and we snagged that baby before the “for sale” sign went up. Pretty darn lucky.
Bindu says
Joss me!!
Ashley says
JOSS ME!
My luckiest moment is actually many moments because my dad does all my home improvement projects with me, we’ve saved thousands because of him!
Stephanie Kowalski says
Joss me!
Our lucky day was finding our house…my husband actually found it…on a day I was sick as a dog, and in addition I didn’t think we would be able to afford it. Luckily his sales skills kicked in and he convinced me to go see the model. Snotty nose and all, I fell in love. We moved in 3 weeks ago.
Lori H says
JOSS ME! We lived in the Innsbrook area for 14 years but had our eye on an older neighborhood in the Short Pump area. Our daughter’s best friend lived there and gave us the early scoop on a house going up for sale. We sold our old house at the top of the market and got a new-to-us house in our favorite neighborhood!
Rebecca says
JOSS ME!”
Natalie says
JOSS ME! I have had many lucky moments beginning with the our house itself, but in addition to our house I found an awesome antique trunk at a garage sale for 10 bucks.
Sally G says
JOSS ME!”
Susie says
JOSS ME! My luckiest moment was finding my house’s original claw foot bath tub *before* the bathroom renovation!