Archive for June, 2011

We are a week into our contest and officially have our first five entries. We’ve heard some great ideas and are excited to get even more. Here’s a glimpse into what some of our contestants are saying.

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Designer Ambitions

This 14-year old aspiring designer from Canada has big dreams of making an impact. For her bedroom, she decided to use our Heritage Black and White wallpaper on her five wall room. Yes, you read that correctly. She likes our wallpaper so much that she needed a fifth wall to cover.

As for wall art, she decided to go with our Lamp and Butterfly Acrylic mirrors to “give [my] room a playful look.” Finally, she chose our After Dinner Mint and Isle of White designer paint to top off her design overhaul.

“I want to decorate my room in a classical, yet timeless way,” she wrote in her entry. We think your ideas put you well on your way.

Loyal Customer

This individual is a repeat customer of ours and has been using our products on projects for years because of the vibrant colors, textures, and exclusive designs we provide (oh stop, you’re making us blush).

For this large open room, the contestant knew they had a lot of space to fill to keep the room from looking empty. For this reason, they selected Chinoise Blue and Gold wallpaper to, “give the illusion of a solid color wall, but the impact of the metallic pattern.”

Moving onto our contemporary wall art, the contestant chose to layer three of our Lhasa Lotus in Teal printings. “I know it sounds a little crazy to layer metallic teal on top of metallic teal […] but we love to [mix] things up!” Mix away, loyal customer. Mix away.

Big Hearted Family

This participant has decided to employ the use of both fashion and function. This room for two sleeps a two and three year old comfortably, but our contestant wants to overhaul the color selection to help their daughters rest more easily.

For their daughters’ room, they decided to use Isabelle blue wallpaper to help relax the environment of the room. “We have a lot of trouble with trying to get [them] to fall asleep.” Your selections so far will relax any restless youngster. They also chose the relaxing Floral Britannia wall art to remind the girls of their British heritage. Finally, the contestant chose Cool Britannia designer paint to create a sky-like effect on the ceiling, and the calmer Princess to Be for the walls.

Read more about our current entries and learn how you can win a $500 Graham & Brown gift card. There isn’t much time left, so enter today!

Happy summer! In light of this sunny season, we’ve decided to host another contest through Facebook. And this time, all you need to enter is a Facebook account and a camera.

Official Facebook Contest Application

Submit a photo of a room you would like to redesign to the Graham & Brown Facebook application. Then write a description of what you would do to the room, incorporating Graham & Brown products into your design. Provide a visual for voters by including links in your design description to the Graham & Brown products you would like to use. We will choose what we believe to be the top five (5) most creative, original and inspired design ideas to go head to head in a final round of voting.

The five (5) finalist photos and design ideas will then be posted on the Graham and Brown blog to be voted on by the entire Graham & Brown community. The contestant who receives the most votes wins $500 in Graham & Brown product to help with their summer design project. So be sure to enter and don’t forget to tell all of your friends to vote!

Dates: Contest runs June 23^rd through July 10^th.

Official Rules:

1. Contestants may only enter one (1) time
2. Contestants may enter their submissions between June 23^rd and July10^th
3. On Wednesday, July13^th, Graham & Brown will post the top five (5) finalists
4. The top five (5) contestants will be entered into a community vote on the Graham & Brown blog
5. The community voting period will run from Wednesday, July13^th through Wednesday July 20^th
6. Graham & Brown will announce the winner on July 25^th
7. Images must depict a room in the contestant’s home which they would like to redesign
8. Contestants must fill out contest form completely to be eligible
9. Winning prize is a $500 gift card to www.grahambrown.com
10. Winner will be contacted following the contest to receive their winnings
11. Applicable contestants must reside in the United States or Canada to be eligible