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Better Sleep (and a Giveaway!)

This post is sponsored by Sleep Number^®.

I’m a more patient mom with enough sleep. A more creative designer, a better partner, a better everything. For me, getting enough rest means not pushing myself to stay up and do one more thing because if I can just get myself into bed at a reasonable time, I can usually fall asleep pretty easily. If you’re someone that has a harder time of it though (like my better half), Sleep Number has some great tips for better sleep.

We’re loving our new mattress, and I’m pretty into checking the SleepIQ^™ feedback that the bed provides. I knew from talking to Brandon that he doesn’t sleep as soundly as I do, but look at the difference in our data. And this is a big improvement for him! He used to get even less rest before.

Those numbers are from a few weeks ago, and it’s cool to see in the app how they’ve improved and changed over time. Brandon’s paying attention to his patterns and implementing some helpful sleep solutions, using that information to find better sleep.

I was thinking about it and I realized that we’re opposites with other furniture too. I love our teal couch in the living room because it’s deep and the cushions are so soft. He prefers much more firm seating, like our beige armchairs or the black and white sofa in the library. Having a mattress that adjusts on each side has been really great for us! I keep my side at 40 and he’s most comfortable at 65 — a big difference. It’s a fantastic bed for couples, and they can tailor the right solution for you in store.

Giveaway

We’re sleeping well on our Sleep Number mattress, and I’m thrilled to offer up a chance for one of you to do the same! One Making it Lovely reader will win the awesome prize of a queen sized Sleep Number p5 mattress. You can enter by following the directions in the Rafflecopter widget below.

Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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July 10, 2017
Art from Minted (With a Giveaway!)

Minted is a marketplace that hosts regular competitions to source all their art from a global community of independent artists. They recently invited me to select a few of my favorite prints, and they’re hosting a $500 giveaway so that one of my readers can do the same! Details and instructions for entering are at the end of this post.

I chose three pieces, intending to group and hang them together above a vintage wooden bench in the hallway. August spotted and loved the Happy Faces print by Kim Johnson though, and he asked if I would hang it in his room.

Maybe all those happy faces will shine down on him and put him in a good mood when he’s having a cranky four-year-old kind of day. (A parent can hope, right?)

:)

The happy faces print was the largest, and it was to be the anchor in my group of three. With that one having been relocated, I set about finding new spots for the other two prints.

We did a ton of work to the hallway on the second floor, reconfiguring the layout, knocking down walls and putting up new ones, smoothing it all out, laying new flooring, and upgrading the lighting. But we haven’t stripped the paint on the window and doorframe yet, and while it would be great to skim coat the walls and remove or replace the carpet in the stairway, it isn’t a priority. Hanging something pretty (Peony Bottle, by Betty Hatchett) draws my eye to the art and lets me kind of ignore the rest.

Remember the armoire with the crazy striped surprise inside that we painted? Here it is in place, a little further down the other side of the hallway. A low-maintenance plant, a thrifted lamp, and a radio have been hanging out on top, and I added my third Minted print over it — Mid-Century Moments, by That Girl Studio.

Giveaway

I narrowed my list of dozens of favorites on Minted down to the three you see above, but it wasn’t easy to choose. They have tons of cute prints! Luckily for you, Minted is giving away a $500 credit so that one reader can choose a bunch of their favorites too. You have until midnight, June 28 to enter. Visit Minted to enter and for the complete rules. Good luck!

Thank you, Minted, for sponsoring this post.

While this was a sponsored opportunity from Minted, all content and opinions expressed here are my own.

* Congratulations to the winner, Stephanie!

June 23, 2015
24 Merry Days Giveaway: Win Two Ellington Bags!

Each day this December through Christmas Eve, there is a giveaway being hosted by one of twenty four bloggers taking part in 24 Merry Days. I’ve already written about some of the amazing prizes being given away this month, but you can visit the site and follow along on Facebook to see each prize as it is revealed daily.

Today, I’m thrilled to be hosting a giveaway for two gorgeous Ellington Handbags: the Natalie Suede Hobo Bag and the Sadie Glazed Leather Hobo Bag. Ellington is a small Portland-based company and these two bags of theirs retail together for over $500, but you can win both by entering below!

This giveaway is open to people worldwide. There are multiple ways to enter via the Rafflecopter widget below, but you must be 18 or older to participate. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Ellington Handbags would also like to offer a free Large Leather Pouch with the purchase of any full-price Ellington bag for first-time customers from December 9-15. Add a pouch to your cart, enter the code FREEPOUCH at checkout, and it will be free. Merry days, indeed!

December 9, 2014
24 Merry Days of Giveaways

Last year, I took part in 24 Merry Days, and I’m thrilled to be doing it again! Each day in December, from now until Christmas, there will be one amazing giveaway from one of 24 bloggers. You can follow along on Facebook and check the 24 Merry Days site to see which blog is hosting a giveaway on which day, and you can expect fab prizes like a Public bike and a Madsen cargo bike, bags from Ellington and Loeffler Randall, a Smeg fridge, gift cards to places like West Elm, Anthropologie, The Land of Nod, and Lulu & Georgia, and loads more.

I’ll be hosting one of the giveaways next week, but the prize can’t be revealed until then (so be sure to check back)! Visit the 24 Merry Days site to find each participating blog and enter each day, or you can follow 24 Merry Days on Facebook to keep up. Happy merry days, and good luck!

A huge thank you goes out to Audrey for organizing all of the giveaways, and to Gloria for putting the website together.

December 1, 2014
Artfully Walls Giveaway

I’ve written about Artfully Walls before (on Babble), and now we’ve teamed up for our 24 Merry Days giveaway! Artfully Walls does a fantastic job of creating cohesive gallery walls that are ready to go, but you can also buy individual pieces or create your own collection. For today’s prize, I created two collections (a $500-600 value), and chose the print sizes, framing options, matting, arrangements, and even the backing wall color (Symphony Blue and Sparrow, both by Benjamin Moore). All the winner has to do is choose a favorite and then hang ’em up!

The first grouping I put together features an abstract print by Britt Turner framed in black, a photo by Catherine McDonald, also framed in black, and a stretched canvas portrait by Tali Yalonetzki. Feminine, with plenty of pink — you know I want this one, right?

Ah, but I also love my second arrangement. The frames are a little glitzier here in gold, with a grouping that includes an illustration by Anat Maoz, a photo by Catherine McDonald and another by Sivan Askayo, and a stretched canvas print by Emeline Tate-Robertson.

Either collection, in full and framed, is up for grabs to one lucky winner to be chosen randomly. The giveaway is being run via Rafflecopter and is open to US residents only, so follow the instructions for multiple ways to enter below. Good luck, and remember to check 24 Merry Days for new prizes each day from now until Christmas!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

December 5, 2013
24 Merry Days of Giveaways

I’m taking part in 24 Merry Days this year! It’s a collective of awesome giveaways organized by Audrey, of This Little Street, with a site designed by Gloria, of Little White Whale. Audrey envisioned an online advent calendar with 24 days, 24 bloggers, and 24 giveaways full of amazing prizes — and then made it happen.* Up for grabs will be a table from West Elm, a bicycle from Public Bikes, a gallery of art from Artfully Walls, and gift cards to Anthropologie, Rifle Paper Co., Poppin, The Land of Nod, and more.

I’ll be hosting one of the giveaways on Thursday, so come back then to see which one (because shhh, it’s a secret). And be sure to visit the other participating blogs to enter each day. You can also follow 24 Merry Days on Facebook to keep up.

Happy merry days, and good luck!

* The whole thing reminds me a little of Indie Finds! I should write about that here some day; I can’t believe I haven’t before.

December 1, 2013