The Top 10 Plead Their Case! VOTE NOW!

By Mandi 09/17/2012

Ok guys, here we go! I am about to introduce you to the Top 10 contestants for the Epic Room Makeover Giveaway. The amount of time that went into these submissions is intense and I hope you will take the time to look over all of the incredible submissions before you vote, and then vote for your fave to win a complete room makeover!!

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Annnnnnnd. There are big plans for a party one of the nights. And I want you to come!!! So if you have no emotional attachment to any of the contestants consider voting for the one that lives closest to you because I want YOU TO COME!!! SO that is why I have included where the winner is from because I WANT YOU TO COME!!! More info will be going up when the winner is announced about it! (Did I mention that I want you to come?)

Top Top 10 were chosen based on votes (4), random.org (2) and wild cards (4)If you want to view their original post you can click the voting link and it will take you there!

To vote simply click the little star underneath the image/name of the lucky lady you are voting for!

And without further adieu, here they are in no particular order:

Entry #1:  Celeste

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Hey Vintage Revival Fans! Matt & Celeste Davis here to give you the Top 10 Reasons to Vote for Us Letterman style!

  • #10- The rest of our house isn’t awful, so it won’t look all mismatched and train-wrecky.
  • #9- My 2 year old son had been making random references to Mandi as he jabbers to himself, apparently Momma is a bit obsessed….. little bit.
  • #8-I live close enough to Mandi that if I win and we just happen to become BFFs, we could totally hang. (c’mon, you know you all want to be her friend in real life!)
  • #7- It’s an easier and less frustrating choice than who to vote for in that other election coming up.
  • #6- I hate to sound braggy, but I am kind of a handy woman/beast. I love building stuff and I’m decidedly the more handy one between my husband and I. I totally wish I were a construction worker sometimes. Me + power tools = friends.
  • #5- I am (mostly) eating Paleo too! So I’ll feed Mandi how she’s trying to eat. Although I cannot promise that there won’t be cake. Cake is how I show love. Do it for Mandi!
  • #4- My friend Sarah gave me the most awesome movie poster of all time. Aren’t you dying to see how Mandi integrates “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” into a playroom?
  • #3- Between my husband and I, we have two awesome kids and 50 nieces and nephews and 7 great nieces and nephews. Since just about everyone comes through Vegas at one time or another, we really want to have a great place where our friends and family feel comfortable staying as long as they want. Do it for the kids.
  • #2- I’m honestly afraid that the glitz and glam of Vegas is going to my head. I just pinned damask glitter wallpaper for Pete’s sake, and I wasn’t thinking of using it in moderation either. And the Number One reason you really should vote for us to win the Vintage Revivals Epic Room Makeover.…..
  • #1- “They’ve done studies, you know. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.” — Anchorman

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Celeste’s video

Entry #2: Christina

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How-do-you-do? I’m Christina. I live in the Northern Virginia Area.

Over the past week and a half I have been posting an exhibit of myself. There are 6 videos where I have attempted to manifest the “epic-ness” of this opportunity. To me, this is equivalent to winning the Miss America pageant, the lottery, American Idol, Project Runway etc. Your decision as a voter is very tough. Because of this, I knew the only way to win YOU and your very special vote would be to provide you with some unique facts about me, Christina, at Cavalier on Annandale and to continue to prove to you how much I want this. I know you are going to enjoy my room as the EPIC Room Makeover 2012 the most! I promise that if voted to win this contest, it will not be taken for granted. I would be honored. To keep that promise, if I win I will do a video of the “Gangnam Style” dance, for you. Really. Other things about me to note: I have an unhealthy obsession for things cotton candy flavored, I’m an Army wife, I love to paint, my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice, and my favorite movie is Shakespeare in Love.

MY 6 RALLY VIDEOS HAD A SECRET MESSAGE! Watch to find out:

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Christina’s video

Entry #3:  Mattea

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My plea: I have never won the lottery. I have never won a car. I have never won a house. I have never won a beach island vacation. I have never won a game show. I have never won a home appliance. I have never won furniture. I have never won a thousand bucks. I have never won FIVE bucks. I have never won a pair of shoes. I have never won a pair of socks. I have never won a gift card. I have never won a whole new wardrobe. I have never won a boat. I have never won a jacuzzi. I have never won concert tickets. And I have never won an Epic Room Makeover from Mandi Gubler of Vintage Revivals. Please help me cure my nasty case of the nevers and vote for me! You know what they say, “never say never”.

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Mattea’s video

Entry #4: Kami

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You need to vote for me because I don’t want to die knowing that the only contest I’ve ever won in my life was a coloring contest. True Story. 3rd grade, picture of a parrot, I won! Since then, I’ve never won any other contest. Yes, my coloring skills are pretty awesome, but my painting skills…not so much! This is why I need Mandi’s help making over my master bedroom. The one time I tried painting something in my home, it was an epic fail. My kitchen table is now up for sale by the way! Don’t let a coloring contest be the only contest I ever win, and don’t let me ruin my master bedroom! Pa-lease vote for Kami! This is a CHANGE I believe in, a CHANGE that’s up to you, and I believe in you! Thanks!

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Kami’s video

Entry #5: Kristen

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We need this room to be– the cutest that you’re ever ever gonna see! My girls share a room, and just recently ditched the crib for our youngest, and we can’t seem to get the creative juices flowing. As my girls said in the video, they need their room to be fancy—just like them (chandelier, please)! They have such energetic personalities with all sorts of fancy in them, I’d love them to have a room that reflects that, and I know Mandi’s personality and style would fit in well with theirs! Bring that fancy Mandilicious-ness on down to Austin Texas!

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Kristen’s video

Entry #6: Kelsey

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I am a stay at home mommy, a student’s wife, and DIY fanatic! I love following DIY blogs and dream of what my house could look like if Mandi Gubler gave the entire place an extreme facelift…. Sigh. Wouldn’t that be AMAZING?? Since the hubby is in school full time, and I am a full time stay at home mom trying to make ends meet with what we have, it leaves the decorating budget slim, to none. It would be a dream come true if Mandi could make our master bedroom freakishly awesome. Check out the video to see why you should vote for me!!

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Kelsey’s video

Entry #7: Lynda

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If you saw my submission video you saw my three little angels completely trash our master bedroom. And yes that was REAL LATEX PAINT they painted on the big black bed!! And the walls! Then if you saw video number two you saw my hubby as the Lucky Leprechaun. This experience has been like no other. My entire family has become immersed in this contest. So, please vote for me because if I don’t win there will be major sadness over at the Hamilton House. The video you are about to watch was taken at one of my favorite treasure hunting places-   Abe’s……If I win, Mandi and I will for sure stop in hunting for treasures…and hopefully she will love it as much as I do!! Vote for me!! Love you guys!

 

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Lynda’s video

Entry #8: April

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I completely believe that not any one of us is more deserving than another. We all want it. I want this so, so much!! I have dreamed of the chance to have her come and create the magic that is Mandi, at my house. This is my chance. It’s so close I can smell paint already. What’s killing me is that it is completely out of my control at this point. So, I beg, on my hands and knees, for you to allow this to happen. Listen. This contest is about fans. It’s for the fans, by the fans, and happens because of fans. All fans of Mandi. I am that fan.  Labeled ‘Superfan’ by Mandi, herself. I love her. She knows I love her, but what you don’t know is that I love her. So let me tell you. I love her like a fat kid loves cake, like Mandi loves Krylon, like you and I like pinterest! You’ll get some laughs out of the deal too. I tend to laugh my guts out when I’m up past my bedtime (watch my last video for proof!) then add in paint fumes and things are bound to get pretty ca.razy. So, fans unite and conquer!!!!

If you are on mobile click HERE to see April’s video

Entry #9: Jenni

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MANDI!! COME HELP MY SPRAY PAINTED COUCH!!

Hi Everyone! I am in desperate need of Mandi’s Epic Room Makeover – I’m completely out of ideas for my living room! Plus husband HATES spending money on decorating and he thinks our room is fine just the way it is!! (WHAT?!? Did you see the pictures!!!)  Seriously go check them out – right now – and while you’re at it vote – for me! 🙂  There’s barely anything on the walls, so many thrifted items in need of a face lift and did you even SEE MY COUCH!!! I had the super fantastic idea to spray paint it and then completely ran out of money! The paint didn’t cover like I thought and now my ginormous couch is half painted and half not! (Big time fail)  This is the first room people see when they walk into my house! (Embarrassing!!)  It’s the only room in our house with a tv and we spend a lot of time in here – I would love for it to be a space we can enjoy! I can’t make up my mind about anything in the room so I seriously need Mandi to come and spread all kinds of her Mandiliciousness all over my room!!!! PLEASE PLEASE vote for my room makeover!!

 

Entry #10:  Steph

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Finding out I made the Top10 for this makeover is the highlight of my weekend FOR SURE! I absolutely adore Mandi and setting her LOOSE in any room of my house would be a dream come true! The room I’m submitting for this makeover is a dual-purpose room- it started as a sweet nursery for my little guy {Mason}, but the big plans I had to make it fabulous kind of fell apart when I got the “bright idea” to utilize this space as a craft room as well. My craft supplies moved in and then life happened and I never got around to organizing much of anything! In the meantime, Mason has to sleep in a room that just screams “WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED IN HERE?!” I’d love your vote to send Mandi to my home in Phoenix, Arizona and give Mason the nursery of his sweet little dreams. Watch my video so you can get a better idea of what we are dealing with. Don’t judge the ugly haircut Mason is sporting (I did that myself!) or the red circles under his eyes- (I did that too.) I didn’t get the sunscreen close enough to his eyes and we spent all morning playing outside, so the poor kid has sun-kissed cheek bones, an ugly haircut, and a room that needs some serious help! Vote for ME!!!

If you are on mobile click HERE to see Steph’s video

Mandi here again! Can you guys even believe that competition?! You guys have a tough choice to make!! So think long and hard about it…but not too long or hard, we don’t want any injuries! mmmmmkay?

You can vote once a day. Voting ends September 24th at 11:59 PM MST.

Good luck ladies!

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130 thoughts on “The Top 10 Plead Their Case! VOTE NOW!”

  1. EEEEEKKKKK!!!!!
    (that is all)
    please vote for me. I’ll make you cupcakes. No, seriously. I would.
    This party that Mandi is talking about? If it happens to be at my house, it will be amazeballs. Make it happen, people. Please, please, please. Please??

    1. oh my gosh wouldn’t that be fun!?!?!?! If we all were able to party together regardless of who won? I think the fact that we all love Mandi’s personality so much just makes it a no-brainer that the majority of her fans would get along swimmingly. Peace & Love, people. Thanks Kristen!

    2. Ooooh! I’d bring cupcakes too! Loved your video, Celeste. As a fellow Las Vegan I totally get it. About died when I saw Wayne’s gates in your video – classic!

  2. HEY everyone!

    Make sure to watch my VIDEO RESUME 🙂

    Oh and this party is going to rock the socks of Northern VA/ DC area!!! COME COME COME vote for#2, Christina.
    WE HAVE GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE, We the Pizza/ Good Stuff Eatery, and we are super close o Maryland/West Virginia/Pennsylvania TOO.

    COME ONE COME ALL and VOTE VOTE . Mandi you are so amazing!

    1. Rock the house in NOVA! I’m in Springfield and I was entry #93! So excited that you made the top 10 Christina and I will send tons of folks over to vote for you! Yummo…you said cupcake! 😉

    2. SHANNON!!!! I’m in Annandale YOU ARE RIGHT BY ME. SO awesome to meet you on here.
      Gosh how sweeeeeeet are you to vote and help me rally vote. It means so much to me!IF you go to my blog, my facebook is on there.
      You know how the traffic is here and the go go go that there’s never time for the really important fun things,like home decorating. (oh and the cost of living, ick)
      We sure are excited and hope we win.

      GO NOVA!

  3. I never new about this Vintage Revivals until my friend had me vote for her for this contest. She did not win but decided to follow anyway. Based on creativity and actual need…I voted for April. Good luck to all the ladies here but watching each video today….she was my final choice.

  4. I cannot tell you how excited i am to be in the top 10. I could barely sleep last night. This is sooooooooo exciting!

    If you live in the Chicago area- please vote……..cuz Mandi “wants you to come”- hint hint!! That would be so awesome!

    Good luck everyone!

    Please vote for Lucky # 7.

  5. this is a super awesome gift you’re giving to someone Mandi – really, it is so sweet. (hence why i entered. and no, i’m not just saying this because out of bitterness or jealousy or anything else). but if i’m being honest, i’m a little disappointed that some of these rooms already look pretty awesome and updated and such. i hope this gift is given to someone that really “needs” it. thanks for the opportunity girl! 🙂

  6. OK……VOTE FOR MY CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE CUTE FRIEND CELESTE!!!! She’s amazing and they have had some amazing tragedy in their family as of late, and I know they would be so super grateful, and they are friggin’ funny!!!!

  7. Voted! I picked someone who doesn’t live near me but her story really resonates with me! I want someone to win who truly may not have the time AND resources to do it themselves. I looked through all of the entries, checking out posts, followers, and what people did to try to get a spot in top 10. I feel this person didn’t use flashy tactics or an already established fan following to get their spot in the top ten but instead simply told their story and made it here anyway. So in the spirit of keeping this from being a popularity contest she got my vote and while she may be an underdog, I hope she wins!! I encourage everyone even if you are coming in from someone’s blog to really read all 10 entries and take time to find out whose life it might impact the most.

    1. I voted #3!! I thought the vid was way cute! And let’s be honest, her room REALLY needs it! (No offense)

  8. Kelsey, I voted for you because your story (student hubby, stay-at-home mom, not much cash) is exactly my own. I feel for you, girl! Good luck to all the ladies in this contest.

  9. I voted for number 1. Celeste… Loved the Fail video. Those Vegas folk were hit hard by the economy. The town in general could use a boost.

  10. I voted for #3, Mattea. Here’s to hoping you win Mattea! You suffer from the same mismatched, I’m not sure how to arrange furniture-itis that I do. Maybe it’s because we are sisters. I’ve seen that awkward, oddly-shaped, spacious room in person and I’m sorry I couldn’t help. So I really hope Mandi can! Love your guts too, sis.

  11. I think the room for #3 has the best potential to really be different and achieve greatness. Her video was also very cute.

  12. I love contests like this! I am going to have to go with #5 – Having four little girls of my own, I can’t resist the possibility of an amazing room just for little girls who are so adorable! Go 5, Go 5, Go 5!!!
    Good luck!

  13. Vote for #7 Lynda!!! Great video and obviously wants this!! Her daughters are beautiful and it would be a great experience for them too!

    1. I expected a comment or 2 like this but I was surprised to see it was from you Ansley! April made the Tip 10 because she had a KILLER video and came in second place in the voting round with over 600 votes. I am sorry if that bothers you but this contest is completely fair. Hope you have a great day!!

      Love your guts
      mandi

    2. Let me play devil’s advocate. If you expected a comment like that, did something tell you that it might not be the thing to do, regardless if it was put to a vote? My husband’s company is always doing give-a-ways but MY friends who aren’t affiliated in any way with the company other than knowing the boss (my hubby) aren’t allowed to enter because it looks improper and there will ALWAYS be a question. So whether you know it or not, or believe it, you absolutely influence the vote when others know you are friends. That’s why when there is a public giveaway, the fine print written by attorneys read “any affiliation” to keep it scientific and away from courts. I don’t mean to hurt anyone, but that is how it works in business. I hope this info. helps. Thanks.

    3. Hi Anonymous!! I dont want to debate this, but I do want to address it. I am a little confused, are you saying that anyone who has ever received a reply to a comment left on the blog or FB should have been ineligible to enter? Or just people that are MY friends? April is not one of my IRL friends, in fact I can count on one hand the number of times I have spoken to her. I can completely see your view point and understand if one of my friends or family members entered (and in fact discouraged that.) I consider all of my readers my friends, that is why I wanted to do this in the first place, to say thank you for all of the support. Thanks for bringing this up!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

      Love your guts
      mandi

  14. I wanted to vote for who was closest because the party would be fun but I didn’t think that was right and frankly, not something that should’ve been said. I voted for the one that I felt needed it most, Kelsey.

  15. I love entry #5!!!! Those little girls are adorable. My kids have watched their entry over and over again! Love the singing.

  16. OK, if nobody else will say it, I will: I don’t understand why people are voting for Lynda? Her entire house is already freaking gorgeous and she obviously doesn’t “need” it like some of these other unestablished ladies.

    1. Hey guys!! This contest isnt just about helping people who have crappy houses, its about designing a space. Just because someone has a nice house doesnt mean that they know how to use the space to its potential. Lets be nice ok?

      Love your guts
      mandi

    2. Hey there-

      Thanks for the great comment on my house- i absolutely LOVE decorating and just discovered this passion at 41 years old and loving it. I would love to learn from Mandi, she is such an inspiration to me!! That is why I entered. Not sure the prerequisite for the contest was based on need??

      I am wishing everyone luck!!

      thx
      Lynda

    3. I sort of feel the opposite. I feel like the ones who do work hard are the ones who deserve it. I saw some other entries pre top ten and some of them were like, oh I started this, but basically too lazy to finish it. Can you imagine Mandi having to work with them? Maybe the space they entered to win is awkward and they just really don’t know how to tackle it!

      I guess in the end it’s not about ‘deserving’ it, but getting the most votes! lol

    4. Hi Ansley,
      I have started plenty of projects because I have so many ideas in my head, and not completing them doesn’t necessarily mean I or any person is lazy. We have a very active 1-year old and I work so housework, mommy life, and being a wife take priority over my projects so they are left un-finished but I certainly am not lazy. just my two cents…

    5. I don’t think this contest is in anyway about who deserves a makeover, it’s a fun way for Mandi to be able to use her talent and GIVE something to someone who wouldn’t have had it otherwise. Whether your house is nice, crappy, beautifully decorated, or completely a disaster, it’s not about who works hard and who doesn’t. She even posted that you DID NOT need to have a disaster room to enter, and encouraged anyone who wanted to enter to do so regardless of their space. Maybe being judgmental towards other people you don’t know based solely on their entries isn’t so nice. Be glad that you were someone who had the chance to win at all!

      PS: I did not enter (we are renting), and do not have a blog. Just a fan and follower! Please ignore my anonymous…I don’t have an account!

      PSS: April’s video made me laugh out loud! She is hilarious! And Christina, I loved your creativity, and have a relationship with the military as well so had to vote for you both! Good luck to everyone!
      Karin S. 🙂

  17. It was pretty hard to choose, but my vote goes to #3! I just loved how she pleaded her case…. Hopefully her case of the nevers will end soon. Good Luck to everyone.

  18. go #3 !!! Voting again for #3 ! voting everywhere I can home, work, cell phone!! Everyone vote for #3 (although all the entries were so great it was hard for me to decide!) Good luck!

  19. LYNDA #7! The makeover of her furniture she posted is really creative and this is obviously a true passion for her. Her family was also in the videos and her girls are learning from their mom so this would be a great gift for the entire family! All the others are great and obviously want to win but I have to give my vote to Lynda!!

  20. It was so easy to choose #8 I still watch the video’s and can’t stop from laughing, I love it:)))) So creative. Go #8

  21. Mandi, thanks so much for all of your hard work in putting this contest together. I think you have put it together so well and so much thought and effort has gone into it. There will always be people who have to put a damper on things by their negative comments, etc. At the end of the day, it all comes down to the fact that you are trying to do something nice for someone, and share your wonderful talent. Sometimes people forget the good stuff and get caught up in jealousy. (I like to withdraw myself from drama as much as possible but I just had to say something)

    I think all other nine of these girls deserve an epic room makeover and want it just as bad as I do, whether their house is already cute and decorated, or not. We all want want it, it just depends on which one of us will be so lucky! I say good luck to everyone and whether it’s me or not, I can’t wait to see the finished room makeover!!

    1. I don’t think it’s jealousy or drama at all. That’s always the first thing said when people don’t feel comfortable debating. They just say, “Oh well, they’re jealous” or “there are always people with negative comments.” What is wrong with pointing out something and asking about it? It should cause you to think. And you just evaluate to see if what they said had merit. If it does, change. If not, don’t worry about it. But please, let people have opinions without labeling them. You have to know that comes with the territory of blogging or business in general. I work in PR and we get feedback all the time. If you don’t you are not doing something right. Most people never say anything because they are worried about backlash and drop off. You should value questions!

    2. I’m with ya, Kami. I’m excited and honored to be in the top 10, and it’s fun to “meet” all the other contestants! Mandi, you rock all of our socks off, and I know how much work goes into stuff like this, and you are seriously the best. I felt a little bad yesterday because my lack of creativity doesn’t equal a NEED, and this isn’t extreme makeover home edition based on tragedy, but something fun to do out in the blogosphere, and your bring joy to all of us with your energy and happiness, so thanks for spreading the love!!!

    3. How can you take feedback if you are “anonymous”? new oxymoron news headline.
      “blogger points out how to take feedback while posting anonymously”

  22. Same here- I am just so excited to be a part of this… it has been so much fun and all the top 10 have been so supportive sending notes back and forth- I’m feeling the love!!

    good luck everyone-

    Lynda
    =)

  23. I love all of the entries and it was hard to decide…until I saw that half painted couch. 🙂 How could I not vote for her. Good luck to everyone!

    1. btw I was totally joking just now. Like completely. That couch is a great reason to vote and I’d love to see what Mandi could come up with to help it out!

  24. “That’s always the first thing said when people don’t feel comfortable debating.” Actually, I think the first thing people do when they aren’t comfortable debating is comment under the name “Anonymous”. Just sayin’…

  25. Oy. You know, I just went through and read the comments. I have to say that I was pretty bummed I didn’t make the top ten too. I spent all my offtime for a week on stalking votes. But you know what? Who cares. The whole point is for Mandi to be able to do a makeover to further her career. The person who gets the new room is the vehicle to make that happen. Mandi will end up as a HGTV designer or with her own show on the DIY channel someday. And we’ll all get to say “We knew her when…” THAT is the point. And then (well, hopefully before that because I don’t have a bajillion dollars LOL) we’ll have the opportunity to hire her to overhaul our space. In the meantime, I’m going to continue reading, continue getting awesome ideas from her and enjoying her blog and mad makeover skillz. Anyone who is whining should quit. It’s dragging down something that just a week ago you cared a LOT about. The girls who made it to the top ten feel just the same as we did about it. So – instead of tearing them down, lets support them.

    I voted for April today before I read this thread. I’m going to vote for her tomorrow too because she’s AWESOME.

  26. They are all so clever but an Army wife tugs at the heartstrings. I was one for 8 years. So I voted for #2, Christina!

    And to the anonymous commenters, I think you’re fine to post anonymously. If it weren’t, there wouldn’t be an option I guess. I do tend to agree with you, opinions are important but I’m not courageous enough when it goes against the grain.

    Good luck to everyone. I bet whoever wins, it will be so awesome! Oh, and I need to brush up on my state shapes, haha!

  27. I have been to this site several times over the last few days to try to vote for #9 (I mean did you see that couch?! lol) but am unable to vote for some reason…so here is me, voting for #9!!!!!!!!
    VOTE!! VOTE!!! VOTE!!

  28. Go Team Christina, my vote is for #2; who else could have an airplane wing in their video?

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