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#ProjectPatio & The Home Depot Canada #Giveaway

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NOTE: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

With the end of the season right around the corner….  yeah, I know. Bite my tongue; it’s finally starting to feel like summer in Southwestern Ontario.

Regardless, in just a few short weeks, the kiddos will be back in school, I’ll be breaking out my Tory Burch riding boots, and sadly, packing away my patio furniture. Ah, my beloved #ProjectPatio.


I want to express sincere thanks to all those who followed along as we turned our backyard from ordinary to an oasis. Since the reno was completed back in May, I’ve enjoyed many drinks on the patio, and have even developed a new appreciation for barbecued everything.

Of course, I also have to show my appreciation to The Home Depot Canada, who partnered with me on this amazing makeover. I am so fortunate to have teamed up with the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer; a company whose core values include respect for all people, giving back to communities and of course, excellent customer service. Thank you so much for helping us create the patio of our dreams!

Now if you’re thinking that it’s time to take on your own #ProjectPatio for 2014, there’s no better time to get started; you’ll recall from my Buy it Now! Hampton Bay Millstone Dining Set post that many of the dining sets are on sale (check in store for the best prices – only a few options left!) and you can find great deals on other summer must-haves as well. And… shhh… a little birdie told me that y’all should be checking out Home Depot Canada’s enviable selection of BBQs over the next 2-3 weeks… you may be BLOWN AWAY by the amazing prices!

Speaking of BBQs, we’re kind of obsessed with our Weber Genesis S-330 Natural Gas Grill. The top-of-the-line grill creates an atmosphere of pure grilling excellence! Its high-heat Sear Station burner, three standard stainless steel burners and electronic ignition system are just a few of the noteworthy features we can’t resist.


So WHY all the patio talk, so close to the end of the season? Trust me, I’m not trying to torture you. I simply want to provide some inspiration for your own #ProjectPatio for 2014… and The Home Depot Canada will provide some FABULOUS incentive!

One lucky reader will win a $250 Home Depot Canada Gift Card to kick off their own DIY (do it yourself) or DIFM (do it for me) project! I’ll draw for a winner in about 2 weeks… just around the time the BBQs will be at incredible prices. You’re welcome! To enter, simply fill the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck everyone!

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  1. bina edwards

    I think I’d have to start with a new fridge or stove (prob the fridge) cus I think its not working properly and is considerably old

  2. ivy pluchinsky

    I would love to screen in my deck so that the bugs don’t annoy me and i can sit outside and eat dinner too.

  7. Karen C. Hill

    For sure #projectkitchen ….my poor kitchen is soooooo outdated – it’s a bit of an eyesore in our home

  9. Rachel

    #ProjectOffice is my next goal. I have studs, just need some drywall, flooring and electrical. No more kitchen office for me, it is time to get down to business. :)

  15. Amanda De Simone

    Our backyard could use a pick me up, desperately! Love yours, inspires much needed change

  17. Nadia Lo Greco

    We purchased a fixer upper a year ago so we are in constant renovation mode. Wow who knew how expensive renos are:$

  19. Chandany Chen

    Hi I would like to tear up the front deck! It looks absolutely horrid and just outdated. WOuld love to do that first since its the first thing people see when walking up to the house :)

  20. Deborah

    I don’t have a BBQ so I have to say I would start there. I love to BBQ and without one I feel like I am missing something in my life. Two seasons without one now….I can’t take it much longer!!!!
    And I also need a patio set so that is also on my list. When Lena told us a while back that the Hampton Bay Millstone Dining Set was on sale I immediately went on the hunt only to find that there wasn’t one set available in all of Ontario. So sad. Maybe next year.

    Keeping my fingers crossed for a gift certificate to help purchase a much needed BBQ.

  23. Deborah

    I would love to redo my ensuite. Moved into this place last year and the ensuite shower is an absolute joke. You can’t take a shower without hitting your elbows on the walls it’s so small. And the vanity only has one sink. I would love to change it to a larger one to accommodate two sinks.#ensuite

  26. Tricha

    #project daughter’s room. The window in my daughter’s room is not hanging properly. We couldn’t even open it this summer therefore the $250 would buy a brand new window ensuring no lost of heat during the winter.

  28. Soozle

    I would like to take on #projectGarden next year as my fence around it this year was pretty pitiful :-)

  31. Melinda L.

    #ProjectBasement! We would love to use the basement to it’s full potential (play room, movie room, etc) and have things put away as oppose to cluttering up the entire basement.

  32. Anne Taylor

    I think #projectkitchen for my dad! His kitchen needs a coat of paint and some new lights! Its looking a little run down lately!

    thanks

  34. Jeannie

    I want to take on #projectkitchen with home depot because I don’t have enough room in the kitchen for my pots and pans. Right now I’m storing them in the oven when I’m not baking.

  35. Victoria Ess

    I want to take on #projectpatio because everyone around me seems to be renovating their backyard and getting their new decks this month!

  39. rosanne

    The list of projects is endless. For starters, my bathroom could use a new vanity and I need a new dishwasher.

  41. SUMMER PLEWES

    #PROJECTEVERYTHING!!! :) Actually, we are going to be building another bathroom , this time in the basement. So it will be #projectbathroom for now. This would really help out!

  42. Halifax

    I just moved, so the list of projects for me would be endless. #ProjectPatio should probably be first, before the summer ends :)

  44. Alisha Duncan

    My husband and I recently just purchased our first home. There isn’t a lot to work on, but we have painted the powder room, our bedroom and have done a few upgrades already (all thank to The Home Depot) -but there is one room that needs a little somethin somethin’ – THE MAN ROOM! My husband has game systems etc and we are going to convert the spare room into a Media Room/Guest Bedroom. This would be SUPER handy!

  45. YashY

    Would love to get on #ProjectPatio even though it’s a bit late in the weather cycle and I’d do this for my parent’s new home as a treat!! They just moved here to Canada from South Asia!

  46. Debbie Bashford

    I need to do repairs in the bathroom, I have a vanity and an avocado sink and from the 60’s. The sink is a weird shape, so I can’t just find another one, it is rusting out around the drain and leaks like a sieve, I have to keep a big bucket underneath it and remember to empty it. I have checked out their website and see some really nice vanities with sinks already installed, so would get one of those and a set of taps.

  48. Allie

    So perhaps if we win a new BBQ the rest of the backyard would not look so bad!!!! That would be a good start!!!!!

  54. Bailey-Eileen Dexter-parr

    I have a 100 year old house and have all the wood work & 10 foot ceiling in tact so I am trying to bring the rest back to where it should be.

  55. Pat B

    My back yard needs some serious landscaping and hardscaping – beginning with the nearly 85-year old cracked tile patio.

  56. Deb

    #ProjectBathroom I would love to rip out the soaker tub in my main bathroom and replace it with a double walk in shower.

  57. Lindsay T

    #ProjectBathroom because we just discovered the upstairs bathroom is leaking into the downstairs bathroom….

  59. Nicole

    I wouldl love to take on project balcony. I actually have a decent sized balcony and I really should redo it to maximize the space.

  62. Flora M

    Hoping the gift card could be used toward getting Home Depot to lay my patio stones in the backyard – the “help” I was counting on kind of “got busy” on me and they are still sitting in the backyard leaning against the fence ! The other thing I would use it for (if I can’t use it for a patio-laying) would be for updating some interior features (lamps, blinds, curtains) or some badly needed storage solutions !

  65. ann w

    #ProjectPatio. I don’t have a place outside that I can have a BBQ and eat outdoors. Would be nice to be able to enjoy the nice weather during the summer and fall.

  66. Haylie Langwald

    I’d have to go with #ProjectKitchenPantry. It’s an absolute mess with stuff piled on top of each other.

  72. DH

    #ProjectBasement it’s pretty unorganized and bare bones! We need to make it into some living space rather than all concrete/laundry area.

  76. ginette4

    I would love to renovate my bathroom, an old 1930 bathroom that have buckling, scared to tackle this project, not sure what lurks behind those walls.

  77. Lisa H

    We would make short order of the prize just on lumber and hardware – hubby goes through so much just on odds and ends of projects. Latest being a cool bunny condo ( hutch).

  79. Tooth Fairy

    #projectdeck and stairs
    I need to have stairs replaced and restain my back balconey/deck.
    Kitchen and bathrooms need new flooring, when you have a house it’s really never ending!

  82. Brenda Penton

    Mine would be #ProjectBackyard. I’d love to get my backyard done. We built our house 11 years ago and we still have a backyard full of gravel and rocks. I’d love to clear it out, have some grass, flowers, and a pond.

  86. lisa bolduc

    I need to redry wall my basement. when we bought the house, the people before us didn’t do it right and it shows big time!

  89. Doris Calvert

    I want to extend our deck and make it 2 tiered for a hot tub to be built right in plus put in a pond.

  92. Jenny

    I have been so inspired with DIY projects lately (I’ve been kind of addicted to pinterest)! I would love to glam up my house a bit with a new tufted headboard (totally do-able!) and maybe even a Tufted Ottoman!

  93. Debbie W

    I need a new countertop in the kitchen, because the one I have is tired and worn looking #ProjectKitchen

  94. Olivia L

    I’ve been wanting to redo our kitchen floor for the last year (#projectkitchen). The vinyl has started to peel up and it just looks awful.

  95. margaux-retrophiliac

    #ProjectBathroom — i have more beauty products then i have space for! Eeek. I need to maximize the space around my sink since it’s just free standing…! This would help me so much.

  97. stacey dempsey

    For me it would be #projectkitchen or #prodjectbathroom, both are very outdated and need new everything , paint , floors fixtures. I woudl love to gut the both and start from scratch

  99. SueSueper

    I would be for #projectOrganization

    i am in need of organization and storage ideas and products around here.

  100. Doreen Lamoureux

    I would put up a 16 foot privacy feet with a rock – flower garden in front. It would look so beautiful and give me some much needed privacy.

  102. SweetPanda

    We will need to work on #projectbathroom in the basement. It’s been over a year and we definitely need to work on it

  103. st(k)g

    Birthday present for my husband. I could lock him in Home Depot for a week and he’d have the time of his life. (we might need more than $250, though…)

  105. NT

    I really have to work on the front walkway/ landscape. It has zero curb appeal. Its on our list of things to do for 2014.

  106. mrdisco

    I would take on #ProjectManCave and add hardwood flooring and acoustic tiles to dampen the thundering boom from my sound system. who doesn’t like a properly furnished Man Cave?

  109. Steph Bkn

    We would totally take on part of the basement and finish it as a play room for the kids, maybe we could get some toys out of the living room them & reclaim our space, lol! They definitely need a place to be kids and set up thier toys and play, this has been on our to do list way to long!

  111. Michelle B

    I’d love to redecorate my son’s bedroom, His room could use some bright colors and reorganizing.

  112. michelle

    #ProjectKitchen – I have a kitchen from the 70’s complete with patterned tile floor in wicked shades of brown and an archway into it….. yeah its bad

  113. Victoria

    Need to finish bathroom (started over a year ago) and Living room (in progress for past month) and then need to tackle the kitchen!

  119. Deb Dorrington

    #ProjectKitchen, I need to do a few kitchen improvements, especially a new back splash and flooring.

  121. Cheryl (@loucheryl)

    I would love to finish my laundry room tiling and use Home Depot to supply the materials and manpower!

  122. jan

    #ProjectKitchen please. The cabinets are too dark with a dark floor and very little natural light.

  123. Erika E

    I would take on #ProjectPowderRoom. It’s painted pink right now (I didn’t do it) and I’d like to change it and get a new vanity too.

  129. stacey h

    #ProjectBathroom. I love to soak in the tub, and my tub is small – i need to upgrade to a soaker one, and while i’m at it i’ll get some new tiles, vanity, etc

  138. elaine bolduc

    I would be very interested in a new kitchen floor, mine is old and I can not get it cleaned between the tiles….time for a new one

  139. Belinda McNabb

    I would update the kitchen. Some new flooring, a coat of paint, new door handles and an island

  142. Amy Brown

    #ProjectPlayRoom it’s a disaster.. I just have some bins on the floor for the dolls but it’s a free-for-all, so basically just a pile of toys in a room

  143. Andrea Amy

    Well, we rent so we are limited, but we would love to be able to do some painting and some general fixing up :)

  150. Cathy C

    I would like to take on #projectsecondbathroom Love to finish the project with HomeDepot We started it with them!

  153. Lori Bazan

    I would love to spruce up and organize my laundry room to make doing laundry a more zen experience #projectLaundryRoom

  155. @AshLamoure

    #ProjectPatio, I love to have a space to kick my feet up and have some relaxing time with family and friends. At the moment our patio consists of dirt and broken chairs and a table I found with a “free” sign on it…..it just doesn’t scream RELAXATION! lol

  156. Mary I

    #projectStorageCloset. I am in desperate need of organization in my storagecloset. I am always afraid of something falling on my head when I open the door.

  161. Natalie

    I would love to take on #projectgarden. The back is alright, but my front yard has dirt in the garden is too sandy for much to grow and a cement porch that’s crumbling. It could use some love in the form of new plants, better dirt and a nice new porch!

  163. Andreas

    Please, we desperately need this! Our sun room was “blown out” three years ago when the house next door blew up and could surely need some help fixing it up!

  169. Chalene Weir

    I just bought a house and could use this for inside, outside, upstairs and definitely downstairs! #projectnewhomeowner

  171. Jennifer M

    We’d love to tackle #ProjectPatio
    Hoping to add some “lounge style” seating and a deck.

  173. Kris Kipp

    #ProjectKitchen for sure. My kitchen has a horrible layout and 80s style off-white and oak cabinets.

  176. Lee-Ann Sleegers

    #ProjectKitchen because I think the blue that I liked 13 years ago is in need of a major update.

  178. BobbiJo Pentney

    My husband loves to start projects and never finishes them, so I would have to start with finishing the garden shed. then I would move onto the many other projects.

  183. Sherrie Guthrie

    We spend so much time at the cottage we forget about our lovely, yet dated back yard patio. This would give my patio a much needed face lift and extra life for the fall :)

  184. Pip444

    I’d like to redo my office/craft room. It’s completely disorganized and overlapping each other.

  185. Jules A.

    #ProjectBackDeck because we built the deck, but now we need to “deck it out”. We need some planters, furniture and all the things to make it an outdoor living space, not just a deck.

  187. Elizabeth Friesen (@emfriesen)

    I’d love to take on my bedroom. I need a relaxing, romantic sanctuary, away from everyone else, for some “me time.” #ProjectBoudoir ;)

  188. Ginger Leah Gervais

    #projectpatio … ours wasnt properly stained before we moved into our new home and with all the rain here in BC the stairs are starting to rot!!

  189. Brandon Starcevic

    I would like to redo my bathtub because it separated from the wall and the calking isn’t holding so it is filling with black mold.

  190. Harjit

    We have had ongoing renos for months now and they are delayed. Since I am expecting my first little one this late Fall, I would love this g/c for my baby to be’s Project Nursery. In the meantime, we will be setting up a space in our bedroom. Twitter fan@plumerea

  192. Aimee Geroux

    We are moving October 1st and the home we are moving into doesn’t have a fence in the backyard. With two children (baby #3 on the way) and a dog we are going to have to build a fence so I think if I won that is exactly what project we would tackle!

  198. suzi

    #ProjectPatio because I hate how mine looks and would love to make it beautiful so I could relax on it

  200. Viv Sluys

    We have to do #ProjectBathroom in the next couple months and I want to do #ProjectKitchen too. My tub needs replacing and we need to change the closet in the bathroom. I want new counters in my kitchen and to knock out half a wall so we can put in an island

  204. Jennifer P.

    #ProjectStorageRoom – we want to finish off a section of our attached garage to make it into a storage room, hopefully this fall.

  205. Ei Leen

    #ProjectStorage so I can get organized…then I can work on #ProjectKitchen & #ProjectBathroom!

  206. Jess W.

    The washroom! I’d love a new tub I could actually take a bath in… It’s such a good way to relax!

  208. angie

    I need to desperately work on #ProjectLivingRoom when we move into our new home at the end of September! It’s a scary color and ugly fireplace which needs covering

  209. elizabeth ward

    I’d take on the kitchen project. Our farm house is over 120 years old and was reno’d in the late 80’s.. blue floral wallpaper and kitchen hens.. can we say TACKY.

  210. Angela Mitchell

    #ProjectKitchen for me. I need some new countertop and knobs sooo bad amongst many other things.

  211. Kat E.

    I’d LOVE to take on #ProjectPatio! Our deck is in sad shape, and I’d love to replace it with stairs down to a patio that’s level with our yard.

  218. Kristi Renout

    We’d like to finish off our basement, or put laminate down on the main floor. *sigh* Maybe someday soon.

  221. Janice K.

    #projectClosetOrganizers, #projectStorageRoom, #projectMudRoom…we are over run with kids clothes, shoes, boots, jackets…need a better system!

  222. Tanis

    We are actually renovating our computer room into a baby room right now. It will be done this weekend. Then we will move on to tackle our bedroom before our first baby arrives in November!

  229. roger simmons

    Our family is currently going to undertake 2 #projectsathome The first #projectathome is #projectkitchen renovation where we have to remove a kitchen wall for space in our dining area.

    The second #projectathome is #projectbedroomframing where we are going to make another bedroom in our basement.

  232. Deborah

    So many projects, so little time, even less money! New appliances, countertop , sink, and faucet. Sigh…not asking for much. Oh yes and lighting. #Projectkitchen

  233. Deborah

    Last project is the basement. Need a space that is useable and that I want to use not just that room “down there” #familyroom

  234. Deborah

    Last project is the basement. Need a space that is useable and that I want to use not just that room “down there” #projectfamilyroom

  235. Becky Bridger

    I want to create a powder room #projectpowderroom so that I can actually use my various makeup products

  237. tasha may

    We’d take on the #ProjectPatio because ours is too small and ready to cave in, definitely won’t last another winter!!

  239. sheridan c

    #kproject kitchen ..most definantly ..we got given oak cabinets but i need a backsplash!! or paint or somehting to help it along!!

  240. Shari K

    I’d love to take on #ProjectKitchen with Home Depot, because we’ve lived in this house for 9 years and never upgraded it from the builder’s original plans.

  242. Megan Barnecutt

    #ProjectNoMoreKitchenBitchin’ I love to cook but hate my kitchen – particularly our very outdated stove. I have all the creative enthusiasm to be a #kitchenista… just not in my own kitchen!

  243. Lynne

    Finally get the ensuite done with the gift certificate. It has been down to drywall studs for about a year as we design a new shower! Wow, it would be great to have it off the list of DIY!!

  244. Kerry

    Now that I’ve done decorating both kids rooms, I would love to create an oasis in my bedroom and ensuite! #homedepot

  248. Cory Fillion

    I am entering your contest.
    In response to your question of what Project you’d love to take on with The Home Depot Canada, AND WHY!
    I would like to paint my garage because it hasn’t been painted in years.

  251. Dreena

    #ProjectPowderRoom because this space is so drab and boring!! It could use some attention to cheer it up.

    Thanks.

  254. Carla G

    I want to redo my Laundry Room! #ProjectLaundryRoom got new washer & dryer out of necessity, but it would be awesome for the room to be updated from the 60’s… :)

  257. Holly Messana

    Well, we desperately need to take on my son’s bedroom. He has a walk in closet that has nothing but walls, it would be great to turn it into a little office for him.

  258. Erin

    Everything. I would start on everything. New patio set, new toilets and new kitchen sink. All of the things!!!

  261. Margaret

    #ProjectKitchen here! Need to fix it up with a better organizational system to make the small space more usable.

  262. Carolina

    The first thing I’d buy is a new screen door for our sliding door! Our 90lb dog ran right through ours. Ripped the screen & bent the frame!

  265. Christy Martin

    #Projectbedroom, probably starting with the closet and working my way out. I am in need of some major organization!

  267. Luisa

    #Projectlaundryroom – Hole in my ceiling from upstairs leak, cracked sink, old dryer that doesn’t heat up! Need I say more!

  273. paula huie

    I’d love to take on our #ProjectPatio
    We had a big deck built 2 years ago and the contractor told us to let it weather before we paint or stain it. We are ready now to spruce it up! as well our pergola canopy disintegrated, and our back yard has been neglected since I had the baby. I’d love to have a fresh back yard make over for next year for my #Toddler to adventure in! Thanks for the chance!

  274. Jennifer I.

    I would love to paint our bedroom- we just moved into an older home and the colours are outdated at best!

  279. Elizabeth Clark

    For sure painting or finishing basement. 6 years and still living with builder beige primer walls.

  287. sarah sar

    i’d love to take on #ProjectKitchen. My kitchen needs a huuuuuuuuge facelift…it’s still stuck in the 80s!

  293. Marcy LeBlanc

    Already planning for next year…need to remove trees and add bonfire seating area and need bar-b-que!! Don’t have one! I am pathetic :) I could buy one I see on clearance now at The Home Depot!

  296. Lisa

    We are on project patio and kitchen! So far we have the patio stones, the backsplash and just purchased the floor tile. This would be a great help to getting finished!

  297. Laura Martin

    #Projectbathroom because I started the project last year but didn’t finish. I need to get it done!

  298. Tanya

    Project Kitchen!!!!! I have 3 children and my kitchen is too small for the five of us to eat together so we end up sitting in the livingroom. Definitely need to do something about the kitchen

  300. trekkerr57

    I’d love to win this baby and give it a whirl. Have all kinds of people giving their input to have a great BBQ!

  302. Ladena

    We’d love to attack #ProjectPatio – We’d love to pave more in our yard and get an outside couch to sit, relax on and enjoy in the sun.

  305. Traci

    #ProjectBasement would be the first thing I’d like to tackle because it would definitely increase the living space in this house!

  307. Sharlene

    My living room / dining room / foyer / kitchen / basement / upstairs hallway / bedrooms need repainting and this would definitely help.

  311. Ann Freele

    #ProjectKitchen I would love my kitchen to be finished,,,the construction has come to a grinding halt

  313. Nicole W.

    #ProjectAppliances and #ProjectAccessories! We definitely need new lamps and could use some new small kitchen appliances! Thanks so much for the chance to win! :)

  316. Michelle

    I desperately need to finish my kitchen and bathroom! Keep putting them off thanks to other things getting in the way! Drooling at your patio reno! Would be amazing!

  321. sunshine

    While I ‘want’ a new kitchen, I ‘need’ a new deck, and also want to finally get some raised beds going to have an awesome garden one day.

  328. Neil Anderson

    Forgot to say why, #ProjectKitchen need new cabinets #ProjectBathroom need a new shower and get rid of the huge tub

  330. Paula-Marie

    I would LOVE to redo my laundry room! Right now I have a 40+ year old freezer that takes up all the space in my laundry room! I would LOVE to downsize this freezer and create a working space!