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I normally am not a fan of gift cards because they force you to spend them at a particular store, I instead think that cash can still be a classy gift if presented in the right way (and who doesn’t like cash?). However, if I were to get a gift card, there are few stores I’d rather get a card for than Home Depot because, like all other homeowners, I seem to be one project away from being “finished.” There’s always something I can get there and Home Depot doesn’t play any of the BS gift card games like devaluing the card if you don’t use it or charging annual fees.
From now until February 28th, The Home Depot is offering a special commemorative “Dream” gift card to celebrate and support the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Home Depot will donate 5% of each “Dream” gift card to support the Center for Civil and Human Rights, up to $1 million dollars. The monies will then be used to build a permanent home for Dr. Martin Luther King’s history papers, a collection of over 10,000 items consisting of his personal writings and papers. The collection includes over 7,000 handwritten notes from 1946 to 1968 and include drafts of his “I Have a Dream” speech, his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” other theological writings and his Nobel Peace Prize addresses.
You can buy these cards at a store or online at Home Depot (here are some Home Depot coupons you can use).
To help get the word out, Home Depot is giving Bargaineering readers an opportunity to win a $50 gift card! To win, all you have to do is leave a comment telling us what is the one project in your house that you keep putting off? You all know what I mean, it’s the toilet with the leaky tank, the door that doesn’t close all the way, the faucet that continually drips. What is the one project you keep putting off? For me, it’s my closet door that doesn’t close all the way. My closet won’t close because it’s just too big. I’ve sanded it a little but I need to get the electric sander out and really go to town before the stupid thing will close. I haven’t done it yet because my office is carpeted and I just don’t want to deal with both sanding and cleaning up. 
So, what project have you been putting off? Tell us all by noon on February 13th and you will be in the running. I will randomly select one commenter to receive the $50 Home Depot “Dream” gift card. Void where prohibited. Good luck!
The contest is now closed, the lucky winner is “tom rundel” (Comment ID 296068) who just put in a wood stove, I hope this $50 gift card from Home Depot can help complete the look!
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I need to paint my living room
We have put off replacing our backdoor which leaks everytime it rains. So now we have to replace the door and frame and part of the floor.
My front door and porch really need to be painted.
putting in shelves in our office room. we need them badly. that room is a mess. it is my office and I can’t even go in there anymore. it isn’t even my stuff sitting out! well most of it isnt hehe!
thank you for the chance!
a new bathroom vanity
I need new faucets in the kitchen and bathroom.
I’ve been putting off insulating this house! Brrrr
My front porch needs to be painted
Fixing the kitchen drawers that don’t work.
I’ve been putting of re-grouting the bathtub. Thanks for the most useful giveaway!
We have been putting off building new bookcases. Thanks!
putting in a new sliding door
Darn, my computer room needs an overhaul. I have been putting it off for about a year now but am determined to get it done this spring. Thank you
Weve been putting off putting up shelves. We need them, we know what we want, It won’t be hard to build them. We just havent done it.
I’ve been putting off organizing & painting our master bedroom. I have piles of books & knick knacks spread everywhere.
I want tp replace our countertops with granite
I need to paint master bathroom
also remove and hang wallpaper in foyer
I also have to do work on my closets. They are overflowing. I need to install shelving to help in tidying the mess.
I have put off redecorating my out of date master bathroom. It is big but its also horrendous! Oh vie!
I need to update my deck.
We’ve been putting off getting a new kitchen counter until we have some extra dough. With this economy, we may never get it!
I’ve been putting off repainting my living room and stairway.
Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!
Janna Johnson
I’ve been putting off retiling the bathroom
back porch needs to be stained badly
I have been putting off painting my bathroom
Painting my house. It looks bad.
MANY PROJECTS ARE ON HOLD………….BUT ONE IS #1 IT IS TO PUT THE PRETTY “AMERICANA” DESIGN BORDER IN THE BACK OF MY SINK AND STOVE> #2 IS REPAINTING MY BATHROOM AND ALSO PUT THE (SHORE SCENE) BORDER ALL AROUND ABOVE THE TILES………WHAT AM I WAITING FOR….EXTRA HANDS TO HELP ME HOLD THE BORDER WHILE I PASTE IT TO THE WALL………….
ONE DAY…………..!
GENEVIEVE
Painting all the outdoor trim around the windows and doors.
getting organized
Painting over the halls and kids rooms from marker and crayon messes.
Getting siding on the house (this will require my tax refund).
Sprucing up the front porch supports (need spring to hit).
I would love to win this so I could finally finish resurfacing my patio. When it rains water gets in the cracks.
Storage for our laundry room!
Wallpapering my kitchen.
Finishing the bathroom floor.
New caulk around the bathtub and sink.
Change my curtain rods to accomodate new curtains that have valance
painting.
I need to paint the guest bedroom. I feel bad for people that stay over.
We need to finish our basement.
We moved into our home 2.5 years ago and still have not painted the interior. With a 4 year old daughter and 3 dogs, it’s a large job as some of the ceilings are high! We’re tired of looking at the same “band-aid” colored walls. So the one remaining project we have is to paint our first floor so that it’s warm and inviting and not a walk-in advertisement for band-aids.
We have a few things – a door between our room and the kid’s room, flooring that is rotting by the front door, etc.
putting up trim
We have been putting off remodeling the kitchen. We really want to do it ourselves, like we did the bathroom, but are afraid we may bite off more than we can chew. Anyway, I think that we are getting the courage to get going, although the date is not quite set yet.
We need a new light cover in the kitchen…not much of a project but we’ve been putting it off.
It would be a shorter list if you asked what we HAVEN’T put off. One thing we’ve put off for about 3 years now is painting the living room and dining room. Thanks for the giveaway!
I need a new kitchen faucet.
Staining my wood doors
I really need to paint my kitchen and dining room.
I need new shelving in the pantry.
Oh, no, you caught me. I’ve really been putting off painting the whole inside of the house.