Reuse. Rehabilitate. Restore. Architectural salvage and repurposed pieces for the home.
Want a chance to win VIP tix to some of NYC’s top attractions? Then enter the Con Ed photo contest! Oddly enough, for a company with a New York based clientele, it seems like a very touristy thing to do, but maybe that’s the point. As New Yorkers, how often do we get to enjoy our fabulous cultural offerings?
You may take selfies, but no other people in the photo. Go for it!
This looks cool: Apartment Guide “Your Picks. Your Place.” Sweepstakes.
Is your crib in need of a style update? Here’s your chance to win $10,000 for a design redo. Visit YourPicksYourPlace to vote once per day for your preferred room design showcasing furniture and home décor items selected by featured bloggers. The site will feature four different room designs every two weeks. By voting, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize or one of eight $250 weekly prizes to go towards your own selections for your home.
The sweepstakes runs until August 14th. Good luck!
*Post sponsored by Plastics Make it Possible & American Chemistry Council
Feeling lucky, punks? Here’s a way to win a $250 Home Depot gift certificate. And it will cost you nuthin’! Just click on the image above to go to the interactive house where you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about sustainable plastic options for your home. Customize your own home design for a chance to win the bucks. Good luck!!
Instructables is always holding DIY contests, but I’m choosing this one to write home about.
This time they’ve partnered up with Gorilla Glue and Gorilla Tape to award winning contestants $100 worth of GG products. Ok, so it doesn’t sound like much, especially since it’s pricey stuff (but it IS good!), but it does sound like a fun project.
You can use any type of cardboard and create anything you like. Multiple entries are allowed, but you can only win once. Rules here.
One top prize winner and eight runners up ($50) will be announced in mid September. Contest deadline is August 30, 2009.
Quick! Go to Charles and Hudson and leave a comment! They’re giving away a $200 gift certificate towards a Home Depot tool rental. Deadline is Thursday at noon. All’s ya gotta do is let them know what tool you would rent and what you would do with it.
Good luck!
EcoSystems created Design Green Now. I received the following email from the Brooklyn based company. Come on, help out a local, will ya?
“Design Green Now is in a hot sprint to win a $10,000 grant. We have one week to get the most possible votes.
It will only take one minute of your time (it took me 37 seconds). You will have to register, and then cast your vote now for us on Idea Blob while there is still time… and polar bears.”
And once you vote, be sure to check out the DGN website. Lots of great info.
1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, an upcoming book by Garth Johnson is still accepting submissions for publication through Friday, March 13th. They’re especially looking for images in the paper, interiors/environments and mancraft/geekcraft categories.
You may submit as many photos as you’d like. Image size should be at least 1450×1700 pixels. Make sure you upload (or fax) a signed Grant of Rights form and upload an image list with the title and materials of each piece.
Good luck!
Back in October I posted a contest held by the Paint Quality Institute. Of course my lazy ass didn’t get around to writing an essay to enter. Now I’m glad I didn’t. Looking over the top 20 finalists made me feel very fortunate about my life. There are some real sad stories out there!
The institute is asking people to vote on the finalists. The house in the above photo had me immediately. But in the end I had to cast my vote for the pet rescuers. They have all these pets, then the husband was deployed to Iraq and suffered injuries….Oy!
Then there’s the one with the trailer and the fire and the brain surgeries.
So yeah, my own house is looking rather haunted these days and who knows when I’ll get to paint it? But you know what? These people need it a hell of a lot more than I do! Cast your vote!
Am I the last to know? I was just wasting time and came across Tip Junkie. Yes, it’s a fabulous site for sharing diy tips and ideas. But more importantly, there’s free stuff!
Look! A directory of free goodies. I feel like I’ve just emerged from the rock I was living under.
This Old House is having a contest again! Write an essay and send in your renovation photos for a chance to win a $5,000 grand prize or $1000 runner up prize. There are nine categories and six chances to win. I can’t find the deadline. Am I stupid? Can someone help me out with that?
Ooh, look what I found! Over at the Refibered blog, Etsy seller Kelly has giveaways just about every day! All you have to do is leave a comment to be entered in the drawing.
Kelly works with reclaimed fabrics….hence the “refibered” term. She does children’s clothing, totes and other fabric goodies.
Ecobunga is “your guide to green giveaways and deals”. Explore the site!
Home improvement blog “One Project Closer” sometimes gives away tools and gift cards.
Finally, be sure to keep on top of Sam’s (aka Renovation Therapy’s fiance) Retail Anarchy. I hear from a good source that this guy is one cheap bastard, so learn from the best!
Charles and Hudson is giving away a $500 Home Depot gift card. All you have to do is subscribe to their newsletter before December 20th. I just did it and it took me under a minute. Maybe under 30 seconds even.
Jean over at Renovation Therapy is going a little haywire from the holidays. She’s filling a tote bag with goodies and giving it away to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on her blog.
Making an appearance in the bag will be one of these ties (for sale on her Etsy shop). There’s a how to DIY in this post.
Good luck!
The DIY Network is holding a $15,000 sweepstakes. The grand prize needs to be spent on tools and gadgets, but it’s cash. Any idiot can enter (I just did). All you have to do is fill out your name and address. You may enter every day, once a day until December 29, 2008. Winner will be announced on January 19, 2009. Good luck!
Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute is holding a Spruce Up Your Home Contest. One grand prize winner will receive an $8000 gift card plus an exterior paint job. Eight first place winners will receive new exterior paint. You have until February 1st to enter. Just fill out the form and let them know why you need it done. Yes, it’s an essay. No multiple choice.
This one I’ve gotta enter! My Beacon home SO needs an exterior paint job, it ain’t funny.