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Vintage Table Giveaway Winner!
Thanks to everyone who entered this week’s giveaway and offered some great advice. I hope everyone found something to add to their repertoire.
And now, without further ado, the winner of the book is…
Alane M!
Congratulations, Alane! You wanted to add this to your wish list and now you can check it off. It will be zipping its way to your home on Saturday!
Thanks to everyone, again, for entering. Your readership and comments mean a lot to me.
Last Day To Enter This Week’s Giveaway!
This week’s giveaway, a copy of the newly published book, The Vintage Table, is over at the end of the day today! If you haven’t entered, follow this link to get the details and enter now!
Mastering the art of French tabletop décor is not my forté. That’s why I found this book so inspirational. But I promise to send it to the winner when I draw the lucky name tomorrow. And, no, it hasn’t been dog-eared! No coffee cup marks either. :-)
Good luck – check this site tomorrow.
DH Giveaway: The Vintage Table
Have you entered yet? I’m giving away this terrific book, The Vintage Table, by Jaqueline DeMontravel, on Saturday.
Anyone who loves vintage tabletop dishes, linens, vases and more, will find this book inspirational. I did.
To get the detail about how to enter (basically, leave a comment under the post) follow this link. The winner will be announced on Saturday and is drawn at random. No tabletop design experience is needed!
Good luck!
DH Giveaway: The Vintage Table
Just a quick reminder to enter this week’s giveaway – a copy of The Vintage Table, by Jaqueline DeMontravel.
It’s not just about your dining room table. It’s about collecting, and designing tabletops of all shapes and sizes. If you like vintage things, collections, things from France, you will find this book very inspirational. I’m raving about it because I’ve learned a lot from it.
My design weakness is styling tabletops. If I have lots of stuff to play with, I can do a great job. But shopping here and there is a real skill. You have to remember the scale of things you saw before. And then you find some new thing that gets you going in a whole new direction. I’m focusing on imporving things in this area and I found The Vintage Table to be a good start.
Don’t worry! I haven’t licked the pages. It’s new.
How To Enter
For all the details on how to enter, follow this link. The contest ends on Friday night and I’ll announce the winner, chosen at random, on Saturday. Good luck!
DH Giveaway: The Vintage Table
Don’t forget to enter this week’s giveaway! Win a copy of the brand new book by Jaqueline DeMontravel, The Vintage Table.
If you’re a collector of vintage tabletop items, you will LOVE this book. I do. I’m giving away the one the publisher sent me to review because the book doesn’t release until after Christmas. Rest assured, I’ll be replacing it on December 29th. It’s about vintage with a French twist. What’s not to like?
For all the details about how to enter, follow this link to yesterday’s post. The winner will be drawn at random on Saturday. Good luck!
DH Giveaway: Enter To Win “The Vintage Table”
I think The Vintage Table is a book a lot of you will be interested in adding to your library. Or, perhaps you know someone else who would. Now you have a change to be one of the first to own a copy – before its official release on December 29th.
The publisher of The Vintage Table, by Jacqueline DeMontravel, sent me an advance copy to review. It’s very difficult to give this book away. It’s right up my alley. French, vintage and tabletop. If you also collect vintage textiles, you will adore this book. I also love the fact that it covers more than just place settings. You’ll find inspirational ideas for dressing up all kinds of things from end tables to shelves. There are lots of beautiful photos along the way.
Jacqueline discusses collections as well. It’s all decidedly French, so you know I love that. My apartment in Paris is waiting for me. I’ll be there one of these days!
How To Enter
To win this book, simply leave a comment under any of this week’s giveaway posts. I’d like to see if I can get a discussion going about how you like to “decorate” your tables. Do you place photos on the mantle, or do you think that’s boring? Do you have a style secret you’d like to offer us? Decorating tabletops is my weak point, so I need your tips! If you’re feeling shy, just say hello and you’re still entered to win.
The winner will be drawn, at random, on Saturday, December 12th. The contest is open to everyone living in the US and Canada. If you’ve won a giveaway in the last months, please let everyone else have a chance.
Good luck and let’s have some fun!
Last Day to Enter This Week’s Giveaways!
Have you entered to win the giveaways yet? Here are the details.
First up is this lovely set of Lilly Pulitzer photo frame Christmas ornaments. They’re from Grosse Pointe’s own Lilly shop, The Village Palm. To enter this giveaway, simple leave me a comment with your top-notch preppy name. Mine is Tucky. Feel free to borrow ir.
Next, is this fantastic book from Benjamin Moore. Paint Style is a real decorating book with lots of tips on how to paint and how to achieve different effects in your home. To enter, just leave a comment and let me know you wnat Paint Style. Or, let me know your name is Buffy and the Help will be needing that book. I’ll enter you in both!
The winner will be drawn at random tomorrow. So you have until the end of Friday to enter. Everyone living in the US and Canada is eligible. Good luck!
DH Giveaways!
Have you entered to win one of the two giveaways I’m running this week? Why not?
Speaking of Christmas ornaments, (see earlier post) Grosse Pointe’s own Village Palm has donated this top drawer set of Lilly Pulitzer photo frame Christmas ornaments. To enter, simply leave a comment and let me know your secret preppy name. Mine is Tucky. Is yours Biff?
And, if you’re taking the week off between Christmas and New Years, why not use the time to spruce up a room in your home? Benjamin Moore’s Paint Style book will give you lots of ideas and tips on how to paint a room and create a new look instantly. Don’t forget to send me the Before and After photos! To enter, leave a comment and let me know you want the book.
You can certainly enter to win both. There will be two winners, chosen at random. The contest runs through Friday and is open to everyone living in the US and Canada. I’ll announce the winner on Saturday.
Enter now!
DH Giveaway: Lilly Pulitzer Christmas
Everyone here in Grosse Pointe, including Binky and Wellington Triplet, III (actual real name), knows that the proper Christmas colors are pink and green. That’s why this giveaway is so spot on. This lovely set of Lilly Pulitzer photo frame Christmas ornaments is courtesy of The Village Palm – Grosse Pointe’s social hub for all things Lilly.
You can divide up the set, fill them with photos of you and Tucky at the tennis club, and give them as stocking stuffers. Or, keep them all for yourself. Your tree will look top drawer! And thanks to my pal, Sarah, for sponsoring this giveaway. If you live in or near The Pointes, be sure to stop by The Village Palm to stock up on all your pink and green supplies.
As usual, the contest runs all week and I’ll announce the winner (drawn at random) on Saturday. To enter, let me know your favorite Prepster name. Missy, Worth, Trip are just a few suggestions.
Don’t forget this week’s other giveaway – a copy of Benjamin Moore’s Paint Style. It’s filled with lots of tips on how to make your mansion look its best. Follow this link to read the details.
DH Giveaway: Paint Style
Let’s try this again. My new giveaway for this week is Paint Style, a terrific How-To book from Benjamin Moore.
The book is filled with tips for creating your own finishes and a perfect paint job. If you know someone who’s planning to take the holiday between Christmas and New Years to spruce up the house, this would make a great gift. Maybe it’s you!
The contest runs all week and I’ll announce the winner, chosen at random, on Saturday. I ship to the US and Canada.
To enter, simply leave a comment under any of the Paint Style giveaway posts and give us your paint tip. Or, ask me a painting question and I’ll answer it.
Good luck!
Dh Giveaway Winner!
And the winner of the handmade Christmas stocking goes to….
Iris!
Iris write a blog all about her wacky family. If I had time, I write one, too. But hers fills the bill to perfection, so we don’t need another. Dysfunctional Bungalow can be found by following this link.
Congratulations to Iris! Stay tuned for TWO giveaways starting next week.
Enter To Win This Christmas Stocking
Yet another giveaway here at the DH. This week, in the spirit of the upcoming Christmas holiday, I’m giving away this handcrafted Christmas stocking, designed and stitched together by me!
All you have to do is leave a comment and you’re entered to win. The contest runs all week and I’ll announce the winner (drawn at random) on Saturday. I ship to the US and Canada.
Imagine this stocking snuggled up by your fire. Santa is sure to fill it with good things.