Last Favorite things GIVE AWAY… a tear

Ah it’s so sad my list of Favorite things has slowly come to a close. I hope you all enjoyed the give-aways this year. The response has been amazing and it will now become a yearly tradition!



Last week I was finally able to watch Julie and Julia. Ever since I’ve been watching previews for this movie a certain clip has always made me a bit teary eyed.



 



In the scene Julie is explaining her love of Julia to her husband and says, “ She saved me. I was drowning and she pulled me out of the ocean.”



I hate to get sappy, but that is exactly how I feel about blogging and my readers. When I started this blog I was at a total stage of discontent with my job. I had moved around a bit trying to find the perfect fit and nothing every felt right. My thoughts always went back to being my own boss and interior design.

 



This blog gave me the confidence to do that.  My schooling is 99% finished (just waiting on my grades for my final unit), after 4 web designers I’m finally with one that is doing an amazing job on my professional site,  after that the blog gets a re-vamp and then hopefully a little secret side project I’ve been working on with some fellow bloggers will be revealed.

 



All of these give-aways was my little way of saying Thank you! There have been many ups and a couple downs this year and I have been able to get through it all with your support.

 



So, what’s my final give-away and favorite thing?

 



Well, it’s me of course!



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One lucky winner will get one of my e-decorating packages



What that includes:



-Design plan that explains all the sets neccessary to get the look you want to achieve in the room.



- Design Moodboard, which provides you with inspiration images, lighting, furniture, window treatments, artwork, etc.



-Resource list, which will have all the stores/links where you can purchase items according to your project. To the trade items are available as well!



-Unlimited access to me via email with any questions, concerns you may have.

 



The rules remain the same as before. Here is what you have to do to enter!

 



- Make sure you are a follower. Either on this blog or through google reader.

 


-Leave a comment letting me know what room you want done!

 


- If you tweet about this give-away go ahead and enter again.

 


- If you post about this give-away on your blog do the same and enter again.

 



Remember anyone can enter!

 



Make sure you leave your email address with your comment.

 



This give-away will be open till Monday , Dec 21th at midnight EST

 



Readers always make for the best clients so I’m really looking forward to this!

 



Don’t forget the following give-aways are still open!

 



Emerson Made is open till Sat Dec 19th at midnight EST



Mythic Paint & Frog Tape is open till Sun Dec 20th at midnight EST

118 comments:

  1. I would love to do my bedroom!
    rrray@liberty.edu

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  2. Oh, my office is in serious need of some help! You definately saved the best give away for last. I hope year 2010 is YOUR year--sounds like it's going to be!

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  3. Fabulous!!! I'd love to have my guest bedroom redone into an oasis where vistors can relax and recharge!

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  4. Our office needs serious help! Right now, it amounts to an oversized desk, with stacks of books lining the walls (on the floor) A revamp is a must!
    atexski@yahoo.com

    P.S. - Can't wait to see what the new year has in store for you - congrats on finding your passion, and going for it!

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  5. We just moved into our first house and our kitchen came equipped with lovely orange counters - I am dying for a change but have no idea where to start. Help! This would be the best Christmas gift ever.

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  6. Awesome! I would really like some help with my dining room!

    teri12481@hotmail.com

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  7. Congrats on almost finishing your schooling. That is an amazing accomplishment and I just adore your blog. I so envy you! Thanks for the chance to win on all of these giveaways!

    I would pick my living room because it's open to my kitchen and it's so hard for me to figure out how to decorate in such a HUGE space! It's hard to decide colors and where paint should end. I don't even enjoy the layout. lol It's a mess!

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  8. Awesome! I would love a fresh new perspective and many of my rooms are a work in progress!
    maryjayne1982@yahoo.com

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  9. I would love some help with my bedroom!!! Thanks, Ginny



    ginnytinley@gmail.com

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  10. This is perfect! I would love your advice on how to decorate our home office area :-D
    Wendy-

    wenbenoit@hotmail.com

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  11. What an awesome giveaway!

    I'd have to choose my kitchen. It's really a very sorry sight right now.

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  12. I would love your input for my master bedroom - it needs some serious help! Good for you on having the courage to pursue your dreams....
    - Danielle
    other-option AT hotmail DOT com

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  13. what a fabuould giveaway!!! i have several rooms in need of a makeover/revamp (family room, dining room, daughter's room). thanks!

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  14. This is the best give-away yet (ever!)!!!! I need some MAJOR help on my living room and you would be just the person to do it!

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  15. You are so sweet... I love that line in the movie too, because really don't we all (or shouldn't we all!?!?) have something like that in our life - the ONE thing that has saved us or changed us? Love it!

    I could use some SERIOUS help on my master bedroom. I want it to be chic and cozy and put-together but it's a wreck... a little of this and a little of that and for the life of me I can't pull it together!

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  16. You are so right. My blog did the same for me! Our living room could use some help. We knocked out a wall to the kitchen and now I can't figure out how to arrange the furniture around it! Plus the walls are bare because I don't know how to fill them. It's a boring mess.

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  17. My living room needs help!
    dram910@gmail.com

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  18. What a generous offer ... I'd love for you to tackle our living room. It's the first room guests see when they enter our home, but is terribly underutilized (we hang out in the family room). Would LOVE your assistance in bringing the room to life with form and function. Thanks! Kate (Google Reader follower ... and sorry if I inadvertantly entered twice - the orginal post hasn't shown up, so I think I messed it up somehow!)

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  19. Seriously.awesome.giveaway! Do you feel like Oprah this week?

    I'd LOVE to get my in-law suite done!

    shannonk19(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  20. Wow! This is so generous. I'm not sure which room - either my master bedroom, my dining room or my living room... And THANK YOU for blogging this year.

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  21. My living room NEEDS YOU!!!!!!
    From,
    A New Follower that loves your Blog
    SandyinUtah@gmail.com

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  22. Thank you so much for the opportunity. Such sweet sentiment behind it too.

    I would definitely choose my master bedroom. It's seriously lacking, and I'm not sure what direction I'd like to take it.

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  23. ohhh, I need help with my living room. It's in desperate need of a makeover, but if I won, I would be on a shoestring budget... probably too much of a challenge for ya! :(
    but, I'll enter anyway, and if I win, we'll see what we can accomplish together.!
    and of course I follow you. :)
    gail

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  24. It's hard to pick just 1 room! I have a room that was designed on the tv show Find & Design and I'm ready to start making it my "own" and kinda change some things up in it. It's a guest bedroom that will most likely become an office/craft room in the spring when I get a roommate and have to move all my junk out of the extra bedroom! Would love some help transitioning the room!

    jtwilson@gmail.com

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  25. Oh wow, of all the giveaways I've ever entered, I want to win this one the most!

    ashley.masi (at) gmail.com

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  26. I would love my space redone. I use it as a little reading room right now.
    Itsmelealee@gmail.com

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  27. I'd love some help with my living room. I'm totally clueless on how to put together all the ideas I have. Great giveaway!

    amber.bliss@gmail.com

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  28. My family room needs help! It's too big for my one couch and chair, but I need direction.

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  29. Looks like you saved the best for last!!!

    Oh my open plan living room could use your touch!

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  30. I'm new to the blog world and this is my first comment but with a prize like this I had to join in!

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  31. i would love for you to redo our whole house!! but if i have to choose just one room, it would be our bedroom! it is such a mismatch of stuff..i hope i win :)

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  32. NO WAY! What a treat! Count me into this giveaway. I'd love my home to have your flare.

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  33. I'm hoping to need a nursery room this coming year!

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  34. pick me, pick me... ;) This is the best giveaway EVER.
    Since I am in a new house I need all rooms done but the one that I would like to see a change in most would be my kitchen/kitchette area. I need help with fabrics for the window coverings and placement of wall fixtures. It's open to the great room so it's hard for me to figure out what to choose.
    THANKS!!!!
    sarahbaum{at}me{dot}com

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  35. Oh! This is the best yet!! Pick me!!
    mprechter@gmail.com

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  36. Oooh, what a great give-away. I'd love to have ideas for my family room - too many doors and not enough wall space so space planning is a biggie for me. Color ideas, accessories...I'm so excited at the opportunity!

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  37. Oh, I would love to be entered!
    I'm about to move into an apartment and need some good ideas for a boy/girl split bedroom.

    PS. I'm already a follower! ;)

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  38. I would love to redo my master bathroom!

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  39. My living room. I'm currently working on my master bedroom and I'm fairly confident in my design but my living room is sad.
    april_dodge@hotmail.com

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  40. We just bought our first home and move in on Sunday! I would need help with ALL rooms however I will choose the living room! It has a great layout and so much potential. What a great giveaway and great timing! Hugs!

    Lindsay Lee
    Lindslee00@gmail.com

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  41. I would love to do our whole space! But if I had to pick one I would say our living room/office area. It's such a tough spot because its oddly shapped but all one area.

    I am a follower!

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  42. My half done living room could really use your touch!

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  43. After kids, I decided to go back to school to learn design. My first client encouraged me to blog to help with marketing. I never thought I would stick with it or enjoy it. Here I am - I have posted almost 150 articles!

    I have always loved your blog.

    No need to enter me in the giveaway {although I love your design and style}.

    xo,
    cristin

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  44. Could really use your help with my living/dining room!

    http://ifididnthaveasenseofhumor.blogspot.com/

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  45. I have a feeling that this is going to be your most popular give away thus far, so I just blogged about it to double my chances.

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  46. We are an Air Force family who is moving to FL over Christmas time. The house we are moving into is a blank slate, and I really need help in designing all of it, but most of all the family room. We have 3 kids 3 and under, so I no longer have time to work on designing it myself like I did after our last move.
    Thanks for considering us!
    joshandalexis@yahoo.com

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  48. Hey Cam! Jackie and I would love some help in our living room! Love yaa

    alonegan@gmail.com

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  49. oops! Forgot to leave my email... Yes, Ai and I could definitely use your fabulous expertise in our living room! jaclyn.lonegan@gmail.com

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  50. OhI started tearing up just thinking about that scene/line again! Great giveaway!;) xx blair

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  51. Just posted on my blog, so I am re-entering.
    sarahbaum{at}me{dot}com

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  52. Awesome. I would LOVE some advice for our family room which also blends into our kitchen which blends into our dining room. Okay, I'm going to need more than one. :) You can pick. We're in the middle of a house reno and it's a blank canvas there right now.

    natalierenstrom@gmail.com
    www.rockyriverfarmhouse.blogspot.com

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  53. You are generous, and offering just what I need. I have a family room with a triangle of paths through it. It is long, and I have never yet found an arrangement that makes sense! I follow you via Bloglines, and have so enjoyed your posts!

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  54. Ooh what a nice idea!! So generous of you. I would LOVE to have your help - My boyfriend and I are moving tomorrow from our current 1 bedroom apartment to a new place with 2 bedrooms and a lot more space, and I'm really at a loss as to what to do with the new place!!

    In particular, it would be AMAZING to have your help with the new living room... A lot of stuff has to go on in that room - Couch and conversation/tv type area obviously, but also all of my books, my work area, and my boyfriend's computer area. I don't know where to start!! :)

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  55. I only recently came across your blog but am happy to say I know what you mean about how inspirational this not-so-little blog world can be in ways that far surpass simply home decor.

    How lovely that it has helped you pursue your dream! Because after all, dreams are meant to be chased. est wishes in all you do!

    Now for my entry... man oh man if you only knew what a BIG blank canvas our family room was. Words wouldn't do my desire to win this any justice. So I'm off to post about this on my blog and enter a second time. :)

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  56. This would be so great to win! I really need help with the master bedroom to make it cohesive, relaxing and inviting.

    ksheehan81 at hotmail

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  57. Back again... I posted about it on my little blog and although there are only 12 followers of mine who will read about it, they are important to me and deserve the chance to win this fab prize too. :) Best of luck to everyone, I can only imagine how happy this would make so many.

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  58. I know your business will be such a success & how great to be able to do something that you love!

    Is 'my whole house' outside the scope of this contest? That's how much I really need help with.

    I would love help designing my craft room / office which is now where we store all of the junk we haven't found a place for yet!

    You're awesome!
    Jen
    Jenniferbrzinski{at}gmail

    And I'm a follower of course

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  59. I'm glad you are following your dreams and it looks like your dream is coming true.

    We are building a new family room addition this spring and I would love to see what you would do with the plans. Wouldn't you like to do a whole room from scratch?

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  60. My bedroom!! I would love a romantic getaway in my house! I need help :)

    elainetjohnson@gmail.com

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  61. Oh this is so cool. I would really love some help with my living room. What a great great giveaway! I will post it on my blog.
    Kristin
    kmcreaj@earthlink.net

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  62. Entering again because I blogged about your giveaway and really really want to win it! I have been so inspired by your posts. My living room needs you.
    kmcreaj@earthlink.net

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  63. I would LOVE for you to do my living room in my new home!

    Also, just became a follower of your blog--which is one of my faves!

    Livconlil
    jenwindorf@yahoo.com

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  64. I'd argue this is your best give away yet -- I'd love some help in my bedroom (I started out strong but have gotten a bit stuck the past few months...)!

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  65. Yay! Yay! Yay! I love your blog, and the fun giveaways, but I've never entered any before. I don't just really want to win this, I NEED to win! (Did I say yay?!?!) My living room is so sad and bare and in desperate need of help!
    Melissa@MelissaWhitt.com

    (Oh, and I follow you on bloglines!)

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  66. This is by far the best giveaway and the one i would want the most :)
    I would LOVE your help w/ my living room. i have so much trouble in there!
    ginakates@gmail.com

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  67. I would love some help with my living/dining room. I like the big pieces I have, but I am struggling to 'finish' it!

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  68. Oh my goodness!! That has to be the best give-a-way yet!!EEEEEEEK!!
    millironzb@yahoo.com

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  69. Oh, please, Please, PLEASE pick me!!! I am in desperate need for my family room or dining room. I love your blog and your style and would love your expert advice. I truly hope this is my first ever giveaway win!!!

    jakebri@gmail.com

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  70. I can't imagine a better give-away! I have been struggling with my oddly shaped combo dining/family room for 6 years!! I need help! My fingers are crossed! :) PSWHETTEN@GMAIL.COM

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  71. What a great giveaway. I would love to have a plan for our living room, or our master bedroom, or our kitchen. Yup, we need some help. :-)

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  72. what an awesome giveaway!!! my whole house needs some love. so..bring it woman!

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  73. I'm already a follower on Google Reader.

    I really really really need design work done on my living room. We call it the cathedral - it's so huge but really funny shaped it's hard to do much. When we expanded the house, we knocked out walls and moved doorways, leaving us with a large area and dead space.

    Smiles~
    Marilyn

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  74. oh oh me me! But, seriously, my eating space needs some serious work.
    ezolnick@gmail.com

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  75. I would love some help with my Master bedroom. It is not coming together with just my ideas. I love your style so I know anything you do will be just right for me. I too am discontented with my job and life. I am working on that but would love to have a master bedroom that feels like the real me to come home to. matandconnie@hotmail.com

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  76. this would be a hard decision....but I think our combined living/dining room would be my choice!

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  77. What a great giveaway!!!
    My office/studio needs serious help!!!!

    socialcirclescompany@gmail.com

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  78. This may be my favorite give away!! We are moving into a new house in two weeks -- I would love to do our master or den.

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  79. I'm a follower

    I tweeted. http://twitter.com/sundryelements

    I would love to have my master bedroom decorated. I want to create a romantic oasis for me and my husband.

    jennylambeth (at) mac (dot) com

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  80. Awesome giveaway! Would love help with kitchen renovation, baby blue cabinets have got to go! gddyck@telus.net

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  81. I'd love for you to help me with me Dining room.
    Also congrats with you passion, you inspire all the rest of us.

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  82. My kitchen/family room needs some serious help! I would love this!

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  83. Umm..where do I even begin! My husband and I just bought out first little 1949 fixer upper. Last night was our first night in the house and we slept in the guest room. This was actually fun because it was his big 30th birthday and I felt like we were at a bed and breakfast or something-so fun! Anyhoo...we are working on the master bedroom today actually- it needed much work to windows, caulking, patching sheetrock and setteling cracks-but now it has been primed and painted a nice creamy white. We are going to get one more coat on everything today and the big move in is tomorrow. We REALLY could use the help. Why is it that every other room I have great furniture, art and nic-nacks-but our room- it is like the dud! It needs a little attention from you and we would L-O-V-E to win!

    www.thekeltonscozycottage.blogspot.com

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  84. I am a follower of your blog!

    epfaulkner at gmail dot com

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  85. I would love to have my living room. Yay! Thanks for the chance. Hope your new year is full of new adventures and inspiration for you!

    epfaulkner at gmail dot com

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  86. I blogged about it!

    epfaulkner at gmail dot com
    http://paigefaulkner.blogspot.com/2009/12/glee-and-last-minute-giveaways.html

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  87. This is so perfect! In the new year, I'm hoping to finally finish up our bedroom. I found an "inspiration" image in Lonny magazine, but I need a little professional help finding the right pieces and arranging the room in the best way. Would love to win some much-needed help!

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  88. Pick me! Pick me!
    My living room is still full of boxes from my move in March!! It is need of some design love!

    Lola Grazier
    lolagrazier@sbcglobal.net

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  89. Oh my - count me in! Would love to get your advice for either our living room or kitchen/dining room.
    journeychic @ gmail . com

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  90. My master bedroom needs major help! Great giveaway. pick me! pick me!
    rebekahh@intgroup.com

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  91. This is an amazing giveaway. I could use some help decorating my guest room/piano room. It's tiny, but it's a blank slate at this point, and I would love some help with it.

    missmerrymack@earthlink.net

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  92. I also just tweeted (that sounds sooo dorky) and posted on my blog.

    http://twitter.com/teruterubouzu/status/6804436707

    http://www.chinashepherdess.com/2009/12/i-just-entered-high-heeled-foot-in-the-doors-last-favorite-things-give-away-but-i-dont-want-any-competition-httpbit.html

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  93. Yay! first entry for our bedroom....It DESPERATELY needs a makeover, on a budget since we've spent all our money on fixing up the rest of the house!

    aevan8tor@gmail.com

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  94. and a second entry because I blogged! (aevanarts.blogspot.com)

    second entry for the guest bedroom ...it's pretty, but the bed is held together with duct tape and it's a little girly.

    aevan8tor@gmail.com

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  95. Best give away ever! I'm completely overwhelmed by my blank slate!

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  96. That is a super sweet post. i would love help in my dining room!

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  97. How thoughtful and generous of you! My bedroom needs a lot of help. The walls have been stripped of wallpaper for over a year. I need to do something but can't figure out what. It's my favorite room for sunlight and warmth. I have my sewing studio in there and I want something that's going to inspire and motivate me.

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  98. Yay! What a great giveaway! I'd love to have a makeover for my living room!

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  99. ooh, I would love some help fixing up our master bedroom!

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  100. My dining room needs major help...ooh or my sunroom (which is empty). Tough call. I might have to think on that one.

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  101. My living room in my new house is in need of some help - right now it's just drywall!

    jamieiwntersmorgan@hotmail.com

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  102. My downstairs living room (in a basement rancher.) It has been everything from an office for several people to storage- but never a warm cozy spot for the kids to play, which is what I am needing- bad.

    mama3davis at gmail dot com

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  103. I would love for you to redo (or actually do for the first time) my living room! glamoursmith at gmail dot com

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  104. I would really love my entire home considering we are in the middle of big remodle since we purchased out 1915 bungalow! But I would have to say my bedroom!!! Our master bedroom needs a little TLC b/c our bed just doesn't fit right into the room, and I have the colors that I love but it just isn't working the way I thought it would! HELP!!!

    kbasster@aol.com

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  105. I would love to have you do my living room! It just doesn't feel "done" and I entertain a lot, so I want it to look nice. Help! *crossing my fingers*

    eroscoe@gmail.com

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  106. I would like to enter this just for the unlimited access to email you- I will email you 100 times a day everyday :)

    Love that you saved the best one for last!

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  107. Aww. Congrats. Isn't blogging great?

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  108. Oh, what a great give-away. We want to redo our kitchen soon and I just have no idea how to do all this. So a mood board would be just perfect.

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  109. I can't decide... it would be my bedroom or living room!

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  110. I'm making it under the wire. So many rooms need help.
    My living/dining room and my bedroom. Either would be great.

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  111. I would love help with my master bedroom.

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