DIY Help in the Palm of Your Hand (& iPod Giveaway!)

by hookedonhouses on October 12, 2009

itouchDo you have an iPod yet? I’m what they call a “late adopter” when it comes to technology, so I just got my first one–a new iTouch that you can put photos, music, and videos on, browse the Internet from, and download all kinds of helpful applications for. I was contacted by DuPont last week and asked to try their new mySurface app on the iPod that they sent me to see what I thought.

mysurface samples

The mySurface app is simple to download, and it’s free. It’s also easy to use (if I can do it, anyone can!). It has a gallery of Corian and Zodiaq surface colors and textures you can look through to see what you like. Or compare them to counters you come across at a friend’s house or during a home tour to find the closest match! You can save your favorites, share them with others via e-mail, and request samples.

I need to replace my kitchen countertops, so this app has been really helpful for me to see what various options would look like in the room.

mysurface DuPont Corian sagebrush

DuPont has given me an iTouch to give away to one of my lucky readers! I think you’ll love it. You’ll be able to download fun, free apps like mySurface and try them for yourself.

  • Enter by leaving a comment on this post before Saturday, October 17, 2009.
  • For an extra entry, leave a second comment telling me what your favorite DIY app is, if you have one, or tell us the type of app you think would be helpful to decorators and DIYers. (For example, I would love to have an app with paint colors so I wouldn’t have to carry around a purse full of paint chips all the time!)

Several of my blog friends are hosting iPod giveaways this week, including Amy of Living Locurto and The Remodeling Guy. Go and enter theirs, too, if you want to increase your chances of winning one! Please note that DuPont provided these iPods so that we could try the mySurface app, and they support full disclosure (WOMMA).

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1 Michelle Smiles October 13, 2009 at 7:03 pm

I am so behind on technology. I don’t even have an MP3 player let alone an iPod or iTouch. My friends mock me. :) But I love idea of the my surface application…I saw someone with copper (not the color – the metal) counters online and I so want to see more of it. I’m intrigued but skeptical (is it durable? does it dent easily? claims to be naturally antimicrobial…) But I love checking out different counter top surfaces and planning my dream kitchen in my head.
.-= Michelle Smiles´s last blog ..Picture page =-.

2 Carolyn October 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

I’ve been coveting my friend’s iphone. An Itouch would be the next best thing! Thanks for the chance to win!
.-= Carolyn´s last blog ..Towel Holder Transformation =-.

3 Carolyn October 13, 2009 at 7:07 pm

I’d like a paint matching app, or one that could compare prices when shopping. Thanks!
.-= Carolyn´s last blog ..Towel Holder Transformation =-.

4 Liza Glick October 13, 2009 at 7:11 pm

I love the app from Sherwin Williams where you take a picture and it makes a color scheme for you based on the picture!!

5 Shanda S. October 13, 2009 at 7:12 pm

I’m pretty behind in the technology world, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t LOVE one of these. Awesome giveaway!

6 Shanda S. October 13, 2009 at 7:13 pm

I was on on another blog that was telling about the iHandy app. That would be awesome for me… because nothing I hang on my walls are ever level!

7 Cathy Rust October 13, 2009 at 7:26 pm

I have my 12 year old son’s old nano iPod and he saved his birthday money for the iTouch — which I think is really cool. His nano, that I now use, isn’t connecting any more when you plug it into the computer so I have to listen to the same songs over and over and over again. I could use a new one.

8 Marla October 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm

wow an I pod! Cool I’d love to have one of these, By the way sorry to hear about your grandmother, hope she recover’s quickly.
.-= Marla´s last blog ..Fruit of Her Labor =-.

9 Marla October 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm

not sure what kind of DIY app I would like to have, but I love word games any kind. something that showed you key elements of your decorating style choice. Marla
.-= Marla´s last blog ..Fruit of Her Labor =-.

10 karen zardin October 13, 2009 at 7:33 pm

What a great gift. I can see someone getting it as a christmas present. Thanks.
.-= karen zardin´s last blog ..Oral Care =-.

11 M.L. October 13, 2009 at 7:34 pm

This is just fabulous! I once upon a time had a great IPod but it was stolen from my car a few summers back. I hope your grandmother is doing well, I will keep her in my prayers!

12 Betty M October 13, 2009 at 7:35 pm

Julia,
Randy would love this app. It seems easier to me than going to tons of store to find exactly the color or texture you like….Betty M

13 Willow Decor October 13, 2009 at 7:35 pm

Wow! Great giveaway!! They are really great devices.
.-= Willow Decor´s last blog ..The Sophisticated Helen Green =-.

14 Kerry Reed October 13, 2009 at 7:36 pm

My kids would LOVE it if I got an ipod!! Fingers Crossed!

15 Carrie Sullivan October 13, 2009 at 7:38 pm

I had no idea all of those cool apps were on the IPOD touch! How awesome. Pick me! Pick me!
.-= Carrie Sullivan´s last blog ..Busy Life, Busy Wife =-.

16 Lynn Morris October 13, 2009 at 7:40 pm

Never even had an I Pod, but the I Touch sounds like so much fun! I think it’s about time for me to join the rest of the world!

17 Betty M October 13, 2009 at 7:44 pm

Currently I don’t have an “ianything”, but I’ve researched some apps and the BigOven looks pretty neat.

18 Lauren P. October 13, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Wow what an awesome giveaway!! I would love to have this!! I enjoy reading your blog!

19 Alisa October 13, 2009 at 7:51 pm

Oh wow, what a nice giveaway! *crossing my fingers!* (PS – Love the blog.)

20 Deanne October 13, 2009 at 7:53 pm

Would love to have an iTouch!

21 Alisa October 13, 2009 at 7:55 pm

I think a cool app would be one that allows you to design a room — it’s a pretty simple idea, but it would be especially cool with the finger motions you can do with the iPod Touch. You could input the dimensions of the room, and then edit it’s shape if necessary. Then there would be a library of furniture, paint colors, rugs, decorations, etc, that you could play around with. Fun!

22 Amy at The Red Chair Blog October 13, 2009 at 8:03 pm

I would love to be the next “late adapter” :)
.-= Amy at The Red Chair Blog´s last blog ..DIY Chalkboard Ragamuffin Banner =-.

23 jeanie October 13, 2009 at 8:04 pm

I read your blog everyday..I just don’t say much..i would love to win!!!!

24 katy October 13, 2009 at 8:05 pm

oh, i’m way behind in the technology world as well i guess and would love an ipod! thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway and a wonderful blog!

25 katy October 13, 2009 at 8:07 pm

and, i would love an app where you can upload pictures of your rooms and then change the wall color… so much easier than painting a whole wall to see if it works!

26 Condo Blues October 13, 2009 at 8:11 pm

I would love an Ipod Touch. It’s as close as an Iphone as I can get because I don’t have that cell phone service.
.-= Condo Blues´s last blog ..HairZing Winner! =-.

27 Condo Blues October 13, 2009 at 8:13 pm

I would like an app that you could enter the name of the paint company and it would have it’s fan deck of paint chips available to you. When you select a color it gives you several options for complimentary paint colors for other objects in the room.

28 Rachael Black October 13, 2009 at 8:22 pm

Oh my, I’m praying for an iTouch. Is that bad? Hope not, because man do I want to win this lovely! I have an antique iPod,… you know, the first generation Nano. Yeah, that’s embarrassing. I have not idea what apps already exist (beyond the little leveler, which I think is the coolest thing in the whole world, btw). However, if I could create an app, I would create one that….. had a frame matting preview program. You would be able to take a picture of the print to be framed and then test the picture with different color mattings to ensure that you find the best color combination possible. (I think it’s hard to do with the right angle pieces at the hooby stores.) Just an idea. :)
.-= Rachael Black´s last blog ..A Homemade Cornice Board =-.

29 Marilyn October 13, 2009 at 8:22 pm

Wow, I would love to win this. I’m sure there is an application somewhere for the exterior of a house…paint, doors, windows, landscape, etc. It would be so nice to see the final results before you invest a lot of time and money for something that may not have the curb appeal you were hoping for.

30 Rachael Black October 13, 2009 at 8:23 pm

Thanks for this opportunity! I hope to win. (I never win.) :)
.-= Rachael Black´s last blog ..A Homemade Cornice Board =-.

31 Kasey October 13, 2009 at 8:26 pm

I love my iPod and could always use another. : )
.-= Kasey´s last blog ..Our Vacation – Day 2 =-.

32 debbie October 13, 2009 at 8:27 pm

Ooh I would love to have one of these! I’d also like a paint color app so I could just whip this out of my purse to match fabrics when I am out and about!
.-= debbie´s last blog ..hello october =-.

33 Rick Malleus October 13, 2009 at 8:31 pm

I hope to win the iTouch. Glad Beth showed me your site.

34 Karla October 13, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Awesome giveaway! I can’t wait to see who wins! :)

~Karla @ It’s The Little Things…
.-= Karla´s last blog ..A Little More Halloween… =-.

35 Christine October 13, 2009 at 8:33 pm

oh my love! i would love to have an ipod touch! pick me please ;)

36 Liz Slattery October 13, 2009 at 8:34 pm

I need an iPod upgrade and it’s time I won one of your giveaways, don’t you think?

37 Christine October 13, 2009 at 8:34 pm

my favourite app is Ben by Benjamin Moore. It has all the paint chips and a colour wheel, it’s very easy and best of all free!

38 Karla October 13, 2009 at 8:34 pm

My FAVORITE app is the Benjamin Moore paint app! Second would be the Level app! How handy would THAT be?! :)

~Karla @ It’s The Little Things…
.-= Karla´s last blog ..A Little More Halloween… =-.

39 Judy Jennings October 13, 2009 at 8:36 pm

I don’t even know what an iTouch is, but my daughter says I want one. Love your site.

40 Michael October 13, 2009 at 8:43 pm

Great give-away…I didn’t realize that BM had a paint app…now I really want to win!
.-= Michael´s last blog ..Summer Vacation =-.

41 tisha October 13, 2009 at 8:53 pm

Me, me, me! Pick me! :-)

42 Lisa October 13, 2009 at 8:57 pm

Thanks so much for sharing your insight on the latest decorating tips, trends and tricks! I love reading your blogs – and would love a chance to win the Ipod! Thanks for keeping us all inspired :)
Lisa

43 Sarah M October 13, 2009 at 8:58 pm

ooh, I would love to win, and see what all the fuss is about :)

44 Miss Mustard Seed October 13, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Wow! What a fantastic giveaway. I hope I win!
.-= Miss Mustard Seed´s last blog ..Oldies, But Goodies =-.

45 Miss Mustard Seed October 13, 2009 at 9:09 pm

I’m sure it already exists, but I would love an App that will tell you the average ammount of yardage of fabric you need to purchase for a certain project. For example, I want to buy enough fabric to slipcover a wing chair. I can look it up and see that I need about 5 yards.
.-= Miss Mustard Seed´s last blog ..Oldies, But Goodies =-.

46 Cary October 13, 2009 at 9:21 pm

We just lost our ipod:( i would love, love, love a new one!
.-= Cary´s last blog ..happy birthday… =-.

47 Brooke October 13, 2009 at 9:24 pm

An Ipod touch. Woo-hoo. And I know about zero about apps :( I guess I’m a little slow on this stuff too.
.-= Brooke´s last blog ..Today… =-.

48 sydney October 13, 2009 at 9:40 pm

I would love to win one!!! This is such a terrific giveaway! I would love an app for rainy day DIY crafts or projects, like a fun painting you could do to spruce up your home!
.-= sydney´s last blog ..Grandparents are Special =-.

49 Teresa Sheeley October 13, 2009 at 9:55 pm

I would love a new ipod, mine is very outdated. :)
.-= Teresa Sheeley´s last blog ..persecuted =-.

50 Denice Bradbury October 13, 2009 at 9:57 pm

Adore your blog! Am a late adopter, too. Or is it “adapter”? See how out of it I am?

51 JoAnn in NJ October 13, 2009 at 10:05 pm

Thanks for the contest – I’d love an ipod!
.-= JoAnn in NJ´s last blog ..The Night I Met Steven Curtis Chapman. =-.

52 JoAnn in NJ October 13, 2009 at 10:08 pm

An application I think would be useful is one that holds all measurements – so if you forget a room is 11×11 not 10×12 or you need a 3 foot piece of board, not a 3.5 foot piece…that kind of thing.

Another application that might be useful for a gardener is a place to keep the inventory of plants you have and a wishlist of plants you want (with photos) I always forget when I go to the nursery exactly what I am looking for!
.-= JoAnn in NJ´s last blog ..The Night I Met Steven Curtis Chapman. =-.

53 Jenn Calling Home October 13, 2009 at 10:11 pm

Sure, I’d love to have one. Maybe something that tells you where you can find (locally) the products featured in a magazine, along with cost, etc… Oh, I don’t know….

54 Angela Smith October 13, 2009 at 10:15 pm

An I-Pod Touch has been on the top of my wishlist for months. I’m still trying to convince my husband that I really need one and that he needs to run out and get me one for an early Christmas gift! Since that doesn’t seem to be working, I’ll take my chances with your giveaway!
.-= Angela Smith´s last blog ..A Nice Surprise… =-.

55 Angela Smith October 13, 2009 at 10:17 pm

Okay, for my favorite DIY app…I’m gonna have to go with the folks who said a paint color app. I’d love to be able to look up paint colors without having to bring home a fist full of chips!
.-= Angela Smith´s last blog ..A Nice Surprise… =-.

56 Carol MacMath October 13, 2009 at 10:57 pm

I would be one of those “late comers” ! I am still saving for one. To win one would be terrific ! I LOVE Hooked on Houses and am always looking forward to reading about other homes. It’s like peeking in the windows after dark while on a walk (to see how they are decorated) !!

57 Holley October 13, 2009 at 11:03 pm

I would have loved this app a few weeks ago–first round of countertop replacements! Oh well, still several to do so it could still come in handy!
.-= Holley´s last blog ..Everything is new…. =-.

58 Holley October 13, 2009 at 11:05 pm

I would like a multi purpose textile and paint sampler–something that already has all colors of major paint brand, then lets you shoot and save a photo of a textile (swatch of fabric, or an actual pillow, rug, quilt, curtain. Then it would let you create a palette to see how different things look together.
.-= Holley´s last blog ..Everything is new…. =-.

59 Shery October 13, 2009 at 11:07 pm

I have an ooooold iPod but hey, I’m old soooo….
That app sounds really cool.
.-= Shery´s last blog ..fall and halloween OH MY =-.

60 Mindi October 13, 2009 at 11:26 pm

I would love to win the iPod! And I hope your Grandmother continues to get better!

Mindi

61 Nichole Lerma October 13, 2009 at 11:30 pm

Great giveaway! I would love it! I’ve been wanting one forever :)

62 Nichole Lerma October 13, 2009 at 11:34 pm

oops – my last entry I put the wrong email! it is now corrected.

63 April D. October 14, 2009 at 12:03 am

I’ve had iPod envy for a long time but I don’t have one. I want an app that allows me to see what a room would look like with various architectural changes such as wall panel wainscoting, bigger baseboards, framed windows, etc.

64 Lou Gipson October 14, 2009 at 12:17 am

I would dearly love to have one..
altho, like many of the others,
I really am behind on the technology curve.
am willing to learn..very quickly!!
Please select me..
ps.. love your blogs!!
Lou

65 becca October 14, 2009 at 1:18 am

love love love looking at your posts!!! i just came across it a week ago, and am now very addicted! i’d love an ipod! thanks much

66 marie October 14, 2009 at 2:37 am

Hello!
I`m a studentfrom Norway and I adore your blog. I would love to have a iphone..I`ve never had one because they are too expensive in Norway.

67 Mybestfriendslittlesister October 14, 2009 at 3:27 am

Great Give away!
.-= Mybestfriendslittlesister´s last blog ..MBLS Summer Awards =-.

68 Ally S October 14, 2009 at 3:42 am

Love your blog !!! And it would be awesome to win an iPod :) ))

69 Kathleen October 14, 2009 at 4:38 am

I would Looovvvee an Ipod! The millions of apps and fun and everything in between. What a sweet toy!
I am glad to hear your grandmother is doing better.

Kathleen

70 Letessha October 14, 2009 at 5:34 am

Great, I need one of those.

71 Letessha October 14, 2009 at 5:37 am

An app I would choose to have is some kind of app with drawing tips for beginner artists.

72 Jen October 14, 2009 at 5:37 am

I just traded in my dinosaur of a phone for something from this century. Wow, I can actually take a photo with my phone like all the other moms! Would love an Ipod touch, looks too fun!

73 Naomi October 14, 2009 at 6:47 am

I would love an apple iTouch!

74 kara October 14, 2009 at 6:48 am

wow, this would be great. I don’t knnow any apps but a room arranger would be great.
.-= kara´s last blog ..Loving this Light =-.

75 Naomi October 14, 2009 at 6:51 am

Think of how handy it would be if, as a photographer and currently undertaking a HUGE home restoration/ building, I could take a picture, download cabinets and rearrange them thousands of time to design my kitchen. So do I want upper cabinets or shelves? wood or paint? Plus I could cover the floor with different tile samples! They should totally invent this feature, if they haven’t yet!

76 Abi October 14, 2009 at 7:24 am

Thanks for the chance to win! Love all your blogs! I would love an application for a rule, the ones with the bubble that tells you if you’re putting a shelf up straight! A level (I remembered what it’s called now!).
Hope your mother recovers soon and is back home shortly.
Thanks for sharing
.-= Abi´s last blog ..Yellow Birthday Sparkle =-.

77 John October 14, 2009 at 7:27 am

I would love an IPod Touch — and your website rocks, btw.

78 John October 14, 2009 at 7:28 am

I would definitely use a photo ap or something that would help to record paint colors, inspirations, etc.

79 Christine October 14, 2009 at 7:32 am

Whoa! I would kill someone to get 475 comments! Note to self…. host a free giveaway… I read on Beach Cottage Love that you can get on the internet with this iTouch… really? I had no idea! I need to get with the times I guess. I agree a handy app would be the paint sample app. I’m wanting to repaint my diningroom right now, but am dreading going to Lowe’s or Home Depot to pack up all the paint chips! Good luck with your giveaway and I hope your grandma feels better soon!
.-= Christine´s last blog ..Monday Rambling =-.

80 Kim R. October 14, 2009 at 7:33 am

I’d love an iTouch!

81 Kim R. October 14, 2009 at 7:34 am

Is there an app that tells you paint color?

82 Paula Grace October 14, 2009 at 7:40 am

Wow, what a great giveaway! Sign me up. I am doing a giveaway too! I have been looking forward to giving away and e-design so people can see how one is done. I think folks still wonder about that. Here’s the URL for it http://paulagracedesigns.blogspot.com/2009/10/fun-friday-virtual-design-halloween.html
Thank you for your comment on it BTW!
.-= Paula Grace´s last blog ..CharityWorks Green Designer Show House ~ Part II =-.

83 Ann B. October 14, 2009 at 8:13 am

Having an iPod iTouch would go great with my MacBook. What a great set!

84 Michelle Venditelli October 14, 2009 at 8:36 am

I thought I was the only one who didn’t have one of those! Would love it!

85 Ann Johnson October 14, 2009 at 8:38 am

I am just learning from your other readers about that Benjamin Moore paint color app. That sounds so fun. I have a drawer full of paint chips collected from stores over the years. This sounds like such a new and exciting concept!

86 born to design October 14, 2009 at 8:38 am

What a perfect solution to seeing swatches and colors in your home. I am constantly lugging around fabric swatches, sample pieces of countertops, and paint chips. Brilliant solution with this app!

87 texasaggiemom October 14, 2009 at 8:45 am

Would love an ipod!!! Thank you for the giveaway!

88 texasaggiemom October 14, 2009 at 8:47 am

A great app (and there may already be one of these) is one with all the dimensions of your house (wall measurements, window measurements, etc.). Thanks again for the giveaway!

89 Kelly October 14, 2009 at 9:11 am

:) please pick me, please pick me!
.-= Kelly ´s last blog .. =-.

90 Miss Nettie October 14, 2009 at 9:14 am

I don’t know to much about the itouch. I am just beginning to look into getting one for myself. I would love to win one. What a great giveaway. I would love and app for all the paint companies with all the info and the different colour paints that they offer with a colour match guide. Thanks again, for the great giveaway!!!
.-= Miss Nettie´s last blog ..Welcome To Miss Nettie’s!!!! =-.

91 bungalowbliss October 14, 2009 at 9:19 am

Please enter me for the iTouch! I’m soooo behind the times!
.-= bungalowbliss´s last blog ..Rusty, Recycled–and Right on Target =-.

92 Jessica October 14, 2009 at 9:21 am

Love this giveaway! So generous! I’d love LOVE love to win! :)
.-= Jessica´s last blog ..{ 10.11.08 } =-.

93 bungalowbliss October 14, 2009 at 9:21 am

I’d love an app that provides basic design tips/color advice and stores colors and measurements from home when you’re out and about. Several times I’ve spotted something but wasn’t sure if it would work (size- or color-wise) with what I have.
.-= bungalowbliss´s last blog ..Rusty, Recycled–and Right on Target =-.

94 L. R. October 14, 2009 at 9:23 am

I love your site- I just discovered it a few days ago and have already spent way too many hours looking at your archives!

95 Miss Nettie October 14, 2009 at 9:25 am

I would love to win an ipod itouch!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!!!
.-= Miss Nettie´s last blog ..Welcome To Miss Nettie’s!!!! =-.

96 JulieB October 14, 2009 at 9:31 am

Winning the iTouch would bring me into the 21st century–how great would that be!

97 JulieB October 14, 2009 at 9:33 am

My favorite app would be if I could take my Evernote with me–do they have an app for iTouch?–never had to think about it before!

98 j October 14, 2009 at 9:33 am

I might be obsessed, but my heart just about leaps out of my chest every time there is a chance to win an iPhone. Please, please, please let the gods of randomness smile on me today!

99 j October 14, 2009 at 9:35 am

There are SO many apps I want – color picker, room arranger, personal shopper. Is there an app that will convince my husband to let me TRY things out in our house? Nothing is permanent!

100 ArchitectDesign October 14, 2009 at 9:44 am

I don’t have an itouch yet? (pretty please!) but I love the imeasure app – it lets you measure a room with your itouch or iphone!
.-= ArchitectDesign´s last blog ..Western PA =-.

101 Chic Coles October 14, 2009 at 9:54 am

What a great giveaway! I would love to win an ipod! That would be a great day!!
.-= Chic Coles´s last blog ..House Beautiful Table Scape =-.

102 Celeste October 14, 2009 at 9:54 am

Oh how I would love to win an iTouch!!! Thanks for the chance and I love your blogs btw!
.-= Celeste´s last blog ..It’s starting to look like a house =-.

103 ArchitectDesign October 14, 2009 at 9:59 am

This is my 2nd entry for commenting! thanks
.-= ArchitectDesign´s last blog ..Western PA =-.

104 Dianne October 14, 2009 at 10:12 am

Great giveaway! Thanks.
.-= Dianne´s last blog ..A Blanket for Holland =-.

105 Shari Sherman October 14, 2009 at 10:14 am

Oh, I would love to win the iPoD!
.-= Shari Sherman´s last blog ..Wishcasting Wednesday =-.

106 Meghan October 14, 2009 at 10:15 am

I would love a new ipod touch. I have an old Nano that has been my faithful gym sidekick for many years now. The perfect app would assist me with color schemes, I tend to get carried away and lost in my own ideas.
.-= Meghan´s last blog ..Launch Pad =-.

107 Kathryn October 14, 2009 at 10:17 am

iPods are awesome little things, aren’t they? Sadly, I’ve been without one since mine died a few months ago. Winning a new one would amazing.

108 Autum October 14, 2009 at 10:17 am

I’d love to win!!
.-= Autum´s last blog ..I won a yummy-yummy prize!! =-.

109 Shari Sherman October 14, 2009 at 10:18 am

Thank you for having this giveaway! I would like an app that you could pull up multiple rooms, and each room would list measurements of wall, windows, doors, already existing paint colors, couches, lamps. It seems I’m always somewhere wondering the measurements of something somewhere else. And is this going to be too BIG! Thanks again!
.-= Shari Sherman´s last blog ..Wishcasting Wednesday =-.

110 Autum October 14, 2009 at 10:18 am

I don’t know much about the apps, but the one you suggested with paint colors sounds awesome!

111 jc gilstrap October 14, 2009 at 10:28 am

thanks SO much for the chance to win the iPod! great great site which i love! best wishes to grandmother! jenean
.-= jc gilstrap´s last blog ..lo zingaro… =-.

112 jc gilstrap October 14, 2009 at 10:30 am

oh, i’m so sorry – i failed to mention that the app i would most like is the one which would enable the furniture in a room to be moved around for best positioning and for the color of the walls to be changed within the room – thanks again!
.-= jc gilstrap´s last blog ..lo zingaro… =-.

113 Kelly October 14, 2009 at 10:31 am

I love your blog & would love to win the ipod! I would also love an app by benjamin moore to match colors to their closest paint color :) !!

114 foobella October 14, 2009 at 10:40 am

I am probably one of the few who has never owned an ipod, so hopefully luck will be on my side if only for that fact. =)
.-= foobella´s last blog ..I Would Like To Thank The Academy =-.

115 foobella October 14, 2009 at 10:42 am

Since I don’t own and iphone or ipod or anything with an “i”, I wouldn’t know what kind of app I would want, but let’s see if I can pull something out of my imaginary hat. I’d like an app that measures things? You know, you just slide the ipod/iphone across whatever you want to measure, and there you go.

116 Kelli N October 14, 2009 at 10:45 am

Wow! Great giveaway. I have no idea of any apps, but I am sure I would have fun discovering some new apps with an iTouch! Thanks.

117 Kristin October 14, 2009 at 10:52 am

I would so love to win the ipod! Thanks for hosting!

118 Annette October 14, 2009 at 10:53 am

Would love an iPod, mine just broke. I just found your site and like it a lot.
.-= Annette´s last blog ..Cafe Thursday – First Purse! =-.

119 Jamie October 14, 2009 at 10:58 am

Wow! What a giveaway! I would no longer have to “borrow” my husbands ipod!
.-= Jamie´s last blog ..90 years ago =-.

120 Becky October 14, 2009 at 10:59 am

If I won this I’d be so cool in my kids’ eyes. It would help my self image immensely.
.-= Becky´s last blog ..Around the Blogosphere and More Important Matters … =-.

121 Becky October 14, 2009 at 11:01 am

The app I’d love is to read all the DIY blogs on the iPhone and not have to carry around a computer laptop (which I don’t have) or a desktop in my back pocket.

122 Nathalie October 14, 2009 at 11:17 am

My kids tell me technology is for the young… ha… I would love to not have to borrow their I pod…

123 Eva Webb October 14, 2009 at 11:23 am

Sign me up to win! I don’t have an iPod and really have no clue what they are all about, but I would love to win and find out. Thanks!

124 MamaLusco October 14, 2009 at 11:26 am

Great giveaway! I still don’t have an iPod and would love one.

125 Cori Heffernan October 14, 2009 at 12:13 pm

I would love an app cleans house. Great giveaway.

126 Leslie October 14, 2009 at 12:23 pm

The ipod touch seems to have endless apps…..it would be great to get my decor fix and listen to my ipod at the same time!

127 Melissa October 14, 2009 at 12:58 pm

I have a iTouch, and would love to be able to win one for my husband for Christmas! One DIY app I use all the time is the level! Thanks for the chance to win!
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..{Happy} Christmas Cards =-.

128 Caroline B. October 14, 2009 at 1:05 pm

This is such a great prize. Thanks for the giveaway. I could really use this for shopping.
.-= Caroline B.´s last blog ..Elements of Decor A to Z Series: A =-.

129 June October 14, 2009 at 1:08 pm

I would love an iPod and I love your blog.

130 PatrickM October 14, 2009 at 1:12 pm

An App where you take a picture of a paint color on a wall (or other) and it matches it with the paint colors that work well with this color for decorating ideas. Also – links to examples of the combination (pictures) so you can visualize the color combination. This would be a godsend for the decorating needed by all at times of a house refresh with new paint.

131 Melanie October 14, 2009 at 1:28 pm

Oh what a great giveaway! My son wants an Ipod Touch for Christmas. I wish I could win this one:)

132 Melinda October 14, 2009 at 1:40 pm

What an awesome giveaway! I would love to win! My dd is saving her allowance for an ITouch -

133 Melinda October 14, 2009 at 1:44 pm

I don’t have an Itouch, but I think an app where you could keep design inspiration photos and organize by room, theme, etc. would be useful!

134 happy mama October 14, 2009 at 1:44 pm

Oh how I would love to win this and join the world of technology :)
.-= happy mama´s last blog ..Jar Jack O’lanterns =-.

135 Sarah October 14, 2009 at 1:58 pm

I would love an itouch. one of my friend’s has one, has one and she loves it!
.-= Sarah´s last blog ..textile tuesday! =-.

136 Stepahnie October 14, 2009 at 1:59 pm

Wow!! How very generous of Dupont to give you an ITouch to give away, and how very generous of you to share with someone else!! I would absolutly love to own an ITouch, but with our current finances, the Hubby doesn’t see the point in them. He tells me to listen to the radio hahaha. I tell him… “there’s applications that can be used,” but he just doesn’t get it! Men…::sigh:: :)

Thanks for the opportunity, Stephanie
.-= Stepahnie´s last blog ..The Count Down Begins =-.

137 Sarah October 14, 2009 at 2:00 pm

I don’t have an ipod, so don’t know of any apps. Maybe one that would have fabrics offered by online retailers so you could search for a fabric when you run across a good find, and need to match?
.-= Sarah´s last blog ..textile tuesday! =-.

138 Denise Nering October 14, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Wow! What a generous thing to give! Thank you for doing this….
dnering@hotmail.com

139 Carolyn October 14, 2009 at 3:09 pm

I would love an itouch.

140 Jennifer October 14, 2009 at 3:15 pm

Oh I would so love to win this for my husband so he will be hooked on our house! :)
.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..Whoever says that toddlers aren’t helpful… =-.

141 Jai October 14, 2009 at 3:16 pm

Well well well, everyone wants a IPOD. Well I would like one too!! :)

142 maya | springtree road October 14, 2009 at 3:42 pm

i neeeeeeeeeeed one of these!

and i like that paint chip app idea too.
.-= maya | springtree road´s last blog ..Me and Alice Bear =-.

143 Sandra October 14, 2009 at 3:47 pm

We would LOVE LOVE LOVE an iPod!!!!

How about an App for scoring good decor deals in your area???
No matter where you are in the country you could go to your: “Good Deals App” and it would point you in the right direction???
Sweeeeeet!
.-= Sandra´s last blog ..New Craiglist– BEFORE Picture =-.

144 Ann October 14, 2009 at 4:02 pm

So many cool apps and I have nothing to put them on. PICK ME, PICK ME!
.-= Ann´s last blog ..Around the Web =-.

145 Ann October 14, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Although I’ve never tried it, Benjamin Moore’s Paint Chip app looks great. I like the ihandy level too.

146 Brandi October 14, 2009 at 4:38 pm

I’ve been drooling over the iTouch for a along time, what a great giveaway!

147 Jessica October 14, 2009 at 4:50 pm

I could be as cool as my husband who already has one.
I think for an app I could go for something that gives you fixtures so if you hold it up and squint you could “see” it better in your mind’s eye…think kitchen faucets, chandeliers, etc.

148 Donna October 14, 2009 at 4:55 pm

I would love to win an i-pod touch ,how awesome of you to have this give away! Love it!

149 Donna October 14, 2009 at 4:57 pm

I don’t know much about the apps but the thought of being able to check on my blogs say while at Starbucks is uber cool to me!Thanks so much!

150 Stephanie Gimlin October 14, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Hi- how fun! I just found your blog! I have been looking for a while for a DIY blog that I could get some good, useful ideas from. And even better that you are doing a giveaway- HOW EXCITING! I would love an ipod touch!

I think one of my favorite apps would be the level. What a neat thing… I mean, let’s be real- levels are big and bulky and hard to actually level without having another person handy. Most of my projects I can’t wait long enough for someone to come home so I usually end up holding the level with my hands, the pencil in my mouth, trying to balance on a step stool- you get the idea- it’s an accident waiting to happen! The ilevel would be very handy! Thanks for the gieveaway- I hope I win!
Stephanie
.-= Stephanie Gimlin´s last blog ..Music to Love =-.

151 Casey October 14, 2009 at 5:21 pm

I would love to win an ipod touch!! Then I could stop bugging everyone I know to get me one!
.-= Casey´s last blog ..handmade ornaments =-.

152 Patti October 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm

I would absolutely love this! I’ve been trying to save up for one but between medical bills, etc., I just haven’t been able to. Please put my name in the drawing, and thank you so much for doing this!

153 Jeannine Wayman October 14, 2009 at 5:51 pm

I love my sons itouch. It would be great to have my own to store my dream house list on since he lives two hours away.
.-= Jeannine Wayman´s last blog ..Chintz Tea Table =-.

154 shelley cline October 14, 2009 at 5:59 pm

are the ipod touch really easy to use. i don’t have anything like that.

155 shelley cline October 14, 2009 at 6:01 pm

ok i really love the little quilt blocks next to names of comments. as for as a app for the ipod touch is their one for quilting i would really like that.

156 Pegeen October 14, 2009 at 6:04 pm

My daughter has an IPhone and she loves it!!! She stays in contact with her husband who is in the Army and serving overseas. She has an application on there that is my favorite because when I am helping her with her 15 month old daughter (my 1st grandbaby) Gracie, she loves the SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS one. It makes things go a little more smoothly when we are at the grocery store or wherever. Gracie has a little brother, Logan, who is almost 5 months old, so the distraction with my own IPod would help so much!!!!
Plus they are building a new house so these decorative apps would be SO HANDY!!!!
Here’s hoping!!!!!!!!

157 Maureen October 14, 2009 at 6:17 pm

I read you website, but have never posted a comment. I would like to win an iTouch though, so here’s my first!

158 Bonnie October 14, 2009 at 6:24 pm

Oh I am completely with you – the cell phone I’m carrying around is the same one we purchased with our service almost 4 years ago. I don’t like change much and the idea of learning the iphone… daunting. However, I’ve heard they’re a ton of fun and if they don’t already have it, I’d love an app where I could load pictures of my rooms and then go nuts trying to redecorate it when I was out & about… take a picture of a pillow, have it sized – does it look good in the room or is it too much, etc. Maybe I’m asking too much of technology but I just don’t have an eye for what would look good in a room once I get it home. It’s beautiful in the store but will it work in my house….
.-= Bonnie´s last blog ..Grouch Day =-.

159 shel October 14, 2009 at 6:50 pm

I had no idea that there were such things for the ipod Touch…I’m still using an ipod shuffle.
.-= shel´s last blog ..Giveaway Goodies around the Blogosphere =-.

160 shel October 14, 2009 at 6:51 pm

I’d love an app to match colors and maybe even one that you could virtually paint a room so you can see what it would look like in real time.
.-= shel´s last blog ..Giveaway Goodies around the Blogosphere =-.

161 Deanna October 14, 2009 at 7:50 pm

Thanks for the opportunity to win one of those NEAT iPod touches! :D

162 Deanna October 14, 2009 at 7:55 pm

My favorite DIY app would be one like myPANTONE.

163 Sue October 14, 2009 at 8:20 pm

I would love to own an iPod too! I’m not very techie yet, so can’t comment on the app I’d like to see.

164 Rachel S. October 14, 2009 at 8:34 pm

I’d love to be entered to win! What fun and thanks for the giveaway!
.-= Rachel S.´s last blog ..community =-.

165 Paula October 14, 2009 at 8:35 pm

I really could use one of these gadgets! I would love to win one. Thanks for your great blog!

166 Denise Nering October 14, 2009 at 8:38 pm

I wish I had the money to spend to buy one, especially when I can do lots of photos on one of those beau IPODs! Photo app would be my fav thing to use….
Denise N.
dnering@hotmail.com

167 asnipofgoodness October 14, 2009 at 9:44 pm

Just last week I washed my sons backpack, and what was hidden in the strap pocket, but my ipod, that I let him borrow, now the ipod is in ipod heaven.ooooooooooh please please pick me!!!

168 asnipofgoodness October 14, 2009 at 9:46 pm

I think the paint color app is the best idea going. I would buy an ipod just for that! I would need every company represented though.
.-= asnipofgoodness´s last blog ..slander =-.

169 Miki Baxter October 14, 2009 at 10:58 pm

This Ipod sounds awesome! Thanks for hosting the giveaway! MIKI
.-= Miki Baxter´s last blog ..Scrapblog Giveaway =-.

170 tami lewis October 14, 2009 at 10:59 pm

i would love to win this for myself to take on walks!
.-= tami lewis´s last blog ..mia but with a menu =-.

171 tami lewis October 14, 2009 at 11:00 pm

i don’t know much about apps but i think one where you could rearrange rooms virtually would come in handy!
.-= tami lewis´s last blog ..mia but with a menu =-.

172 Miki Baxter October 14, 2009 at 11:02 pm

I don’t have anything with apps yet, but I think one that allows you to manipulate/change a photo of a room with various options would be great – changing a wall color, adding pre-set furniture pieces with various styles…. MIKI
.-= Miki Baxter´s last blog ..Scrapblog Giveaway =-.

173 Carol D. October 15, 2009 at 12:38 am

Ha! I would luv an iTouch! I would love the fabric swatch app, but say I wanted to have my sofa reupholstered, I could apply it to my sofa to see how it went with my other pieces in the room.

174 BH,MI October 15, 2009 at 3:39 am

What a great give-away

thanks!

175 BH,MI October 15, 2009 at 3:41 am

I like your idea for a paint app, but to go further – it would be great to:
>snap a photo of a color
>have the app color match
>have the app find color themes to compliment
>have the app search paint databases and show you where to buy

thanks again!

176 Patti October 15, 2009 at 3:56 am

I am new to blogging and behind on techology but I am a quick learner!! I just bought the “money pit” and am loving your blog! I need all the help I can get decorating this new to me beach house!! I would love to win an ipod..thanks for entering me!

Thanks,
Patti

177 Jen October 15, 2009 at 6:30 am

Great app! I have the Corian in Tumbleweed and I love it.

178 gail October 15, 2009 at 7:52 am

wow! I would love to have an iphone with diy apps! Yay for dupont!
.-= gail´s last blog ..Ballard Design influenced Drying Rack =-.

179 Jenny S October 15, 2009 at 8:33 am

Thanks for such a fun blog! Nothing like a virtual open house :) With an ipod touch I could enjoy celebrity homes while having a hot drink in a cafe this fall… hmm…. sounds as addictive as your blog!

180 jennie cambarare October 15, 2009 at 8:40 am

Im always behind on getting the latest gadget as well :( I dont have an i-anything lol.
Would love a chance to win this of course not sure if it would be mine or my ds’s :) either way a great giveaway and awesome blog.
thanks and blessings
.-= jennie cambarare´s last blog ..WOOOHOOOO Cricut celebrates =-.

181 mary October 15, 2009 at 8:50 am

add me to the list of hopefuls! we have corian and I love it; it’s so easy to keep clean and no yearly sealing required like with some of the granite countertops.

as for a diy app. . . . .I’d take paint chips.

182 Natasha October 15, 2009 at 9:29 am

I would love to have a i-pod touch to give to my husband as a birthday present. He lost his on a turbulent airline flight two years ago and is really missing having one.

183 Natasha October 15, 2009 at 9:31 am

The app that would be most useful to me is the paint chip app from BM.

184 Lynn October 15, 2009 at 9:40 am

This is a VERY cool app!! I would love to win an iTouch and give it to my hardworking husband for Christmas. We are struggling financially this year and won’t be getting/giving presents so this would be a WONDERFUL surprise for him. It would be a gift for me too, to get to give him something when he is not expecting anything.

I enjoy reading your blog but this is my first time to comment!

185 Debra October 15, 2009 at 9:49 am

I know I’m the last person to not have an i pod and I want one sooo bad. Please enter me in your giveaway. Love your blogs.

186 Simone October 15, 2009 at 10:36 am

I would love to win an ITouch so I could load all the cool apps onto it.

187 Teresa October 15, 2009 at 11:35 am

I would love to be entered in your giveaway!! ~ Teresa
.-= Teresa ´s last blog ..Time For Warm Comfort Food =-.

188 Teresa October 15, 2009 at 11:39 am

I would love to have any home improvement apps loaded on mine ~ Paint chips would be really awesome! ~ Teresa
.-= Teresa´s last blog ..Time For Warm Comfort Food =-.

189 Brandi October 15, 2009 at 12:23 pm

What a great giveaway. Actually my son is asking for the iPod Touch for Christmas. I told him that there is no way I could afford it this year, so if I won, I would probably make it his gift. Thanks for the chance. Fingers crossed :)

190 Christine B October 15, 2009 at 12:23 pm

I need the ipod touch! It has wireless connectivity so I can read your blog away from my desk. It has tons of apps I could use. And it’s shiny!

191 Cathy October 15, 2009 at 12:24 pm

What a generous giveway! Thank you for the chance to win :)
.-= Cathy´s last blog ..dressing me =-.

192 Sharla October 15, 2009 at 12:33 pm

I too am a late adopter. You should see my cell phone! Thanks for the chance!
.-= Sharla´s last blog ..Pumpkin Patch =-.

193 Colleen October 15, 2009 at 1:45 pm

Love your blog! Please enter my name for your i-pod giveaway! Fingers are crossed!
Thanks!!! ;-)

194 Katherine Ho October 15, 2009 at 1:51 pm

I would love a ipod touch or iphone. I guess I want to install vonage mobile application and turn it into a phone ;)

http://www.vonagemobile.com/

195 gaynell October 15, 2009 at 1:59 pm

Thanks for the chance……my family has been begging me to upgrade my old phone.

196 Susan @ pinkportugueseroses October 15, 2009 at 2:27 pm

I would love an ipod touch. However, I wouldn’t know how to use it…LOL!!!
.-= Susan @ pinkportugueseroses ´s last blog ..What’s the topic? I can’t remember =-.

197 Christine October 15, 2009 at 3:41 pm

I don’t have an iPod Touch but would love one! I’d like an app that can match colors; I’m never good at remembering tones and shades and that would be great to take with you to the store. Thank you!

198 Christine October 15, 2009 at 3:42 pm

I would also love to check out that leveling app!

199 Erin T. October 15, 2009 at 4:09 pm

How exciting that you got to test the iTouch out, too! It’s been interesting how Dupont has marketed this app; I’ve seen three other blogs giving away iTouches this week. I completely agree with your app suggestion to match paint colors. Often it’s the times that I don’t have the paint chips in my purse that I actually need them!

By the way, I stumbled onto your blog last week (from YHL) and have gotten completely hooked. I read through all of your archives in the span of a week. :-) Keep up the great work!

200 Lauren October 15, 2009 at 4:20 pm

I just found this site and am hooooooooked!!

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