contest voting ends today

Today's the last day for online voting in True Value's D.I.Y. All-Star Contest to select 4 Finalists from a field of 20 semi-finalists. If you've already voted for our Den & Wine Bar entry, thank you soooooo much!

Our project details are in my blog post here; see more photos and rate it on HGTV's Rate My Space website here).

If you'd like to vote today (Thursday 9/18, until 11:59 PM), it's easy: Just click here to go to the voting page and then click the "Vote for this entry" button.

Thanks in advance for your support!

you'll ♥ these blogs too!

Several days ago, I had the honor of receiving this award from Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Now it's my pleasure to be able to pass it on to up to 7 of my favorite blogs. I have a lot of favorites (see below right) and am always discovering new ones (Memo to self: Update that list).

So here are my favorites who have not already received this award, in alpha order...

Always Something by Penny - Southern comfort from an RMS friend!

Cote de Texas - Trés, trés, trés chic...et magnifique!

Design Geek - Angelo - A designer and a gentleman!

Teal Chic - TC's style posts first attracted me, then I found out she's a football fan too!

The Inspired Room - I could spend hours there!

Visual Vamp - Love VV's eclectic mix of posts, as well as her eclectic NOLA style!

And one who has received this award several times (not surprisingly)...

Designs by Gollum - The first design blog I ever visited, and a daily favorite!

fellow decorators, i humbly ask for your vote!

My Fellow Decorating Americans,

Jim and I are thrilled that our entry was chosen as one of 20 semi-finalists in the True Value D.I.Y. All-Star Contest! We entered Jim's ManSpace, AKA "Our DIY Den & Wine Bar," shown above (DIY details in my blog post here; see more photos and rate it on HGTV's Rate My Space website here).

The prize is a 2-hour in-person project consultation from Steve Watson, host of HGTV's "Don’t Sweat It," and up to $5,000 to spend at a True Value store. After the Atlantic hurricanes coming our way this weekend, we may need a lot of stuff and some repair advice!

Online voting will select the 4 Finalists. So today, I humbly ask for your vote. Thanks in advance for your support!

UPDATE: Thank you, friends! I appreciate your support and kind comments. We didn't win, but a young RMS-er with a great kitchen redo did!