From the very beginning …
from the very first time I hit publish on that very first post …
this blog has been all about me, me, me.
My home.
My canvas.
My room remodels.
My crafts.
My before & afters.
My holiday projects.
And, from time to time, my recipes …
But today I’m turning the tables. Today it’s all about you, you, you …
… thanks to the generous folks at Ace Hardware!
Today I’m giving away a $200 Ace gift card. It’s all in celebration of Ace Hardware’s recent ranking as “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Home Improvement Retail Stores” by J.D. Power.* Oh, and this is the eighth consecutive year Ace has received this accolade!
Though, that’s not a big surprise to me. Not at all. My neighborhood Ace staff are so exceptionally helpful, bending over backwards to help me find what I need. Making sure to mix my paint selection to perfection. Humoring me as we discuss the merits of one brand of eye hooks over another. Or the pros and cons of the twenty dollar difference between power washers …
They really are the helpful place! So helpful, in fact, that they want to help you, you, you with your home improvement projects. And I’ve made entering this giveaway this one super easy. Just leave a comment on how you, you, you would use that $200 gift card!
Good luck!
This post was written as part of my partnership with Ace Hardware as a member of the Ace Blogger Panel. However, any and all opinions are my own.
*Disclaimer: Ace Hardware received the highest numerical score among retail stores in the proprietary J.D. Power 2007-‐2014 Home Improvement Retail Store StudiesSM. 2014 study based on responses from 2,948 consumers measuring six stores and opinions of consumers who purchased a home improvement product or service within the previous 12 months. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed January-‐March 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com
I’d use it toward sprucing up our patio area.
I would use it to give our office a facelift. New paint and add some shelving.
Tools! What a nice treat, Linda!
Definitely could use some paint to spruce up the house!
I would use the $$ toward our master bath remodel.
We are in the process of buying a new home, so this would go to paint, paint, paint! 😀
We moved a wall, and I need baseboard help! They don’t make the 70 year old baseboards anymore, so we need to somehow thicken up the newer baseboards to make it all match up.
I would buy shelving for our garage.
There is so much painting to be done in our house. I’m sure paint and painting supplies would be on the top of my list. Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!
Oh my goodness! So many things to do to fix in my house! I would start with new paint in the bedrooms.
I NEED not want a small lawnmower……and that’s what I would use the gift card towards.
I would buy materials for our new mantel
I’d use it to buy new hoses for the yard. The ones we have are kinked and a pain to use.
i would buy some paint. something always needs painting! 🙂
Holy catfish! What a great giveaway! The whole house needs repainting – do I see some gallons of paint in my future?
Great giveaway! I have so many things I want to repurpose, so I’d use the gift card to buy paint and supplies.
Hi – I would use it to buy paint for the outside of our house – thanks:)
We could use to repaint our master bedroom. Thanks!
There are so many ways that I could use this! Maybe to finish the bathroom or work on updating the front porch. Or finally get rid of that reddish pink in the living room!
We are looking to buy our first house! (We start hunting next week.) There are so many things we could do with that!
Paint! I’ve got lots of ideas and all of my house needs some new color!
I would stretch that $200 to the hilt! And do something fantastic with my it in my Kitchen. Probably on the ceiling. …cute and cottage/farm house-ish! (I’m thinking bead board and trim)
Paint for the house.
Paint, paint paint!
I would put it towards a new drill. I really want to build my son a loft bed so I’d also put it towards nails and stain for this next project.
I would use it to redo my little girls bedroom.
I’ll get paint for the sunroom.
So many choices. Perhaps some paint and some tools for doing yard work. A leaf blower or a weed wacker would be great. If I left the decision up to the whole family, though, they’d probably go with a grill or a fire pit.
I would use it to buy paint for my house.
I’d use it toward bathroom renovations that desperately need to be done.
I would get some paint
I would use it to buy paint so I can repaint my bathroom.
Would to do a make over of bedroom/
I would use it to update my kitchen with some paint, etc. Thank you for the giveaway!
I have several rooms that need painted and some drywall repairs to make. Thank you for the opportunity! Thanks for the blog, it inspires me!
*sigh* There are so many dad-gummed projects that need doing, that I would be hard-pressed to choose just one. Laundry room accoutrements, perhaps?
I guess/hope that if I won, I would FINALLY buy some paint and paint my bedroom! I have hemmed and hawed about painting it way, way too long. This would be the push I desperately need. Thanks for the giveaway!
Paint to refresh my bedroom!
I just put together not 1 but 2 desks from The Original Scapbox. My Helen sewing desk and my scrap desk and the whole time I was wishing I had an electric screwdriver! Yep it is on my list as a must have power tool!!
I would use it to buy shelving for my basement – I now look like I could be on an episode of Hoarders due to all the holiday decorations.
Oh, we could really use this! Lots to do with starting a new business!! Thank you!!
I would use it to help pay for the many many repairs I am discovering need to be done in my new home. I just purchased my first house all by myself! Thank you for doing this giveaway!
I would use it to get paint and anything else in there that needed to come home with me.
I’d put it towards a new lawn mower!
demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com
I am in the process of redoing the master bathroom but am hitting a road block called MONEY. Would love to use this gift card to get more done in this room! Thanks for the opportunity!
I would buy outdoor lighting for my pool, or Christmas decor.
Id buy plenty of paint for the whole upstairs!
I’d use it to buy paint to paint the trim, giving contrast to beige walls & what’s left would go towards craft projects.
I would probably use it for some of the updates in our kitchen, our next project! Love ‘ya, gal!
organize the garage!! Thanks for the chance to win!
We are selling our house and moving at the end of the month. I could definitely use the card for about a million things! Moving supplies, paint for the new house, etc, etc etc 🙂
That would put a nice dent in replacing my lovely laminated kitchen counters! Thanks, Linda.
Paint of course!!!
Tools for sûre!
I’d use it for new cookware!
Paint and plumbing hardware for curtain rods, for my son’s room!
We would use it towards fixing up our back deck.
I would definitely use the Ace gift card to purchase paint and painting supplies.
I painted my bathroom the wrong color!!!! The name of the paint got me again!!! Who knew a paint named Tranquil would remind me of my grandmothers powder room!!! Hahaha! ( ok my husbands not laughing) but I would definitely have to get paint!!!!!
Oh my goodness! There are so many projects to get done, but paint would probably be my first purchase. My rooms definitely need freshening up!
I’d use it on paint!!
I would definitely use it for paint. As I am getting ready to paint my house.
I would put it towards some new paint for my kids playroom
We’re moving into a new home, and I would use it to put my stamp on the new abode with paint!!!
I want to paint the floors in my house. This would certainly help!
I need to redo my shower
Hello, paint of course!
paint, paint, paint
Wow what a great opportunity, we have an Ace not too far from our house. They have a free dinner for whole community every year, music, ice cream, drinks, it’s wonderful. How many stores do that? And for 2 or 3 yrs they gave away quarts of free paint. I’d go there anyway, have made friends with several of the wonderful clerks that works there. Always so helpful and patient. I’d buy paint to get rest of our house snazzied up. Got living room done early summer now it’s time for rest of it. Thanks so much for such a great opportunity
After I bought a very nice supply of sand paper, I would head over to my Ace’s very lovely home decor and kitchen stuff area and find some cool stuff for me! And by the way, how do I get you to pick me?!
Getting a new to me home that needs a little work. This would be most helpful to win.
I would buy pain with the $200 for the living room…..
Paint, paint, and a little more paint.
I’d use the gift card to buy paint.
I would finish all the little projects that add up over time, switchplate covers, trim paint, plastic bins,
How would I use it? Hard to say…I am ALWAYS in my local Ace for something. Never sure what it would be next!
I’d call my Uncle B, who turned me on to our local Ace a year ago, and say “Let’s go shopping!” For me? Paint, various doodads and maybe save a little for holiday decorations this winter.
My gift card would be used to help dress up the floors in my new home!
Oooooh, I would totally spend it on paint and supplies. Have been wanting to paint our interior doors BLACK for a long time!!
paint and lawncare
yes.4eva.r(atgmaildotcom)
Paint. Yesterday, today and tomorrow – paint!
I would repaint my HOME back to it’s ORIGINAL COLOR!
CONTRACTORS PAINTED IT WITH SOME LEFTOVER PAINT FROM ANOTHER CLIENT! !
I did call BBB!!!
Thank you ACE for this awesome opportunity! !
Sincerely
With prayers,
Carolyn Morton
Lake Jackson, Texas
77566
We’re putting in a fence soon!
I would buy some paint to work on home improvement projects I have yet to finish! 🙂
I would buy paint for my living room 🙂
Would have to say that would love to spend it on canning… purchasing mason jars to start.
I would use it towards paint! Thanks for the chance!
For my combination bedroom/office/craft room/reading nook!! Obviously, I could use the help!
I would use it to buy paint for our common areas/hallways that need refreshing very badly!
I would use it for a chainsaw since we have lots of trees to clear out in our back woods.
Entered the rafflecopter form as “Wild Orchid”
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
I’d use it to buy new paint 🙂
My bedroom is in need of a paint spruce-up!
I would buy paint for the inside of my house !!!!
I would use it to purchase an air compressor. My husband and I had to sell our last one due to a strained financial situation. I have pneumatic attachments still (my nail gun, paint sprayers, etc) that I have became dependant upon) since they are useless without the compressor and I can not afford to purchase all new tools, that do not rely upon air to make them work, getting my sign business and DIY/Crafts Studio off the ground has came to a painful stand still. With School starting soon, a new air compressor would make it possible to make/build new projects to sell, and in turn, allow me to afford providing my daughter (my lil’ Rayney Bug, 9yrs)lol her hearts content for school supplies and clothes. As well as providing many more income opportunities that our family needs, and on a lighter note 🙂 feed my DIY addiction at the same time. I adore this blog, as well as Mason Jar Crafts Love. Thank you for all of the inspiration as well as the opportunity to win. I wish the best of luck to all that are entering!
I would buy some more of their paint — I love the Ace Clark & Kensington paint — to paint more of our house.
Bedroom is in need of a fresh coat of paint!
Maybe a warm rose color?
I would buy something for my husband.
I just rented a fixer upper house. I would use it to do the fixing and upping.
Oh this would so great! I need some paint to redo my bedroom! I am wanting to go with a beach theme!! Plus I have several other projects that I need to finish!!
I would use it for when we buy our first house as a family!!
I would use it to get some mason jars and some paint to paint my kitchen.
Wow, winning a $200 Ace Hardware gift card would be great! Spray paint for my home craft projects comes to mind first. My mind is swirling with other ideas of things to buy. Love your blog, just signed up for email delivery!
Love Ace Hardware – would like to purchase paint sprayer
I need to paint my entire house plus the outdoor trim. This would be a huge help.
I would use it to help buy a new lawn mower.
We need to remodel our kids’ bathroom – new paint, vanity, light fixture, etc. I would use the gift card toward that project
I would use it for some minor repairs that we need to make to our home.
I am moving and need paint, paint and more paint!
I would use the gift card to update the lighting and fixtures in the master bathroom.
I would love to paint my livingroom. This would go a long way towards that!
i would buy paint for my bathroom and bedroom
I have no tools. Women need tools to be independent. So I would buy tools
It would use it for paint
Wood, paint, and stain for a few home decor projects around the house.
Our master bath needs a quick makeover…new faucets and towel bars!
We just moved into our first house, and there’s a two-page list of things I’d like to do, so it’s hard to pick one–but probably fixing up the playroom.
I am in the process of putting together a rustic themed bridal shower for my niece – focal point – you got – mason jars! Painted, filled, lighted, and more! $200 would go a long way toward the decorations! so…. Pick me!
I would buy paint for a mural in my son’s room.
I would get some paint! I have been meaning to paint my living room this summer and now it is August! Oh no!
I would use it for paint