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Branching Out

October 26, 2009 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 4 Comments

It’s not often that you can incorporate the Pottery Barn look into your own home without breaking the bank.

Well, never say never – the latest Pottery Barn catalogue is chock full of natural DIY touches that are absolutely F-R-E-E. That’s right – zip, zero, zilch, nada.

Here are my two favorite looks from PB – can you spot the free, DIY element?

You guessed it – aren’t those branches stunning?!? I can’t decide which photograph I love more – the first picture screams “fall” and demands snuggling up with a good book at a cabin in the woods, and the second photo is wintery and glamorous with chunky knit pillows and mercury glass vases. Swoon.

The moral of this story is that with nothing more than a quick walk around the block you can grab oodles of free goodies to adorn your home – and it’s guaranteed to look totally chic.

Here are the natural arrangements that I whipped up for our home with nothing more than clippings from our front yard:

Are you rockin’ the natural vibe in your home?

First two images courtesy of Pottery Barn.

Gnarly Giveaway: Rad Rug!!!

August 14, 2009 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 62 Comments

Oh goody goodness, how I love a Gnarly Giveaway!!

As you all know, the wood floor in our den is totally bare – naked as a jaybird. How embarrassing. Is there anyone else out there with a naked floor? Or maybe a floor that could use a little (or a lot) of sprucing up? I thought so!!

Well, that’s where the latest IGTBH Gnarly Giveaway comes into play. Remember those gorgeous rugs that I featured awhile back? Well, bunches of those beauties were from CSN Rugs, a a cool online rug store that has a ridiculous number and variety of rugs at your fingertips. But in addition to being cool, CSN Rugs is also feeling oh-so-generous. That’s right, they want to give one of you lovely readers this snazzy rug in either a 2′ x 3′ or 2′6″ x 4 size:

How cool is that? I’m totally smitten by the shades of teal, aqua, and steel blue – very ocean-esque, don’t you think? It would look awesome in a kitchen, entryway, hallway . . . I think I could find a place just about anywhere for this little guy. I’m exceedingly jealous of y’all right now.

So now that you’re as smitten as I am, want to hear the details on how to win this sucker? I’m trying out something new for this Gnarly Giveaway, so we’ll see how it goes!! You can enter to win this rug up to FOUR times by doing one or more of the following things:

4 Ways to Enter:

1. Simply leave a comment below with the words “GNARLY RUG” and telling me where you would use this goody in your home.

2. Tweet about this IGTBH Gnarly Giveaway with a link to this page, and then leave a comment with your Twitter user name.

3. Follow IGTBH @greattobehome on Twitter and then leave a comment with your Twitter user name. If you already follow IGTBH on Twitter, you can leave comment saying that, too.

4. Blog about this IGTBH Gnarly Giveaway and then leave a comment below with a link to your blog post in the website box of the comment section.

If you’re tweeting or blogging about this Gnarly Giveaway, make sure to link back to this specific post instead of the IGTBH homepage.

This Gnarly Giveaway will be open until midnight on Thursday, August 20, 2009. The winner will be randomly chosen, and only residents of the U.S. and Canada are eligible for this Gnarly Giveaway (sorry!).

Alright peeps, let the games begin!!!

Be sure to check out CSN’s other stores (they have like 120 or something crazy like that), for everything from patio furniture to cookware to modern home decor. Jeez, they have it all!

This post is shared with Hooked on Houses.

A Paint-A-Riffic Freebie

June 26, 2009 By Liz - It's Great To Be Home 9 Comments

Hey guys!! Have you heard about the National Paint Giveaway over at Glidden?

Yup, it’s as great as it sounds. All you have to do is fill in your mailing info and bingo – your free quart of gorgeous paint (in an eggshell finish) in the color of your choosing is on its way!!! Here’s what I’ll soon by playing around with:

This is the perfect opportunity to try out that fun and funky color that you’ve always been too hesitant to buy! I’m planning on using my free quart to snazz up a few areas in my craft room . . .

What’s your favorite color, and how are you planning on using it?

Images courtesy of Glidden. And thanks to Christy for bringing this awesome freebie to my attention!