Dream Home
Plan your imaginary dream home and tell us all about it.
Prizes
- Grand prize:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Aug 21, 2020
Submissions closed
Aug 28, 2020 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Sep 01, 2020
Prizes
- Grand prize:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Aug 21, 2020
Submissions closed
Aug 28, 2020 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Sep 01, 2020
About this challenge
Like us, you're likely sitting at home a lot more often lately. You might be getting tired of looking at the same posters on the wall from your college dorm room and over your beat up couch. If you had an unlimited budget to design your dream home, what would it look like? If Bobby Berk was your fairy godmother, what would your new space be like?
Enter the challenge by telling us everything about your dream home and include any inspo you have dreamed up. Feel free to share any and all Instagram saved posts, Pinterest boards, or even embed some of the pieces you'd like to purchase if you had an unlimited budget to spend. Roll up your sleeves, get out the painter's tape, and start planning your remodel!
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until August 27 2020, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Dream Home Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.
To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these 35 countries will not be eligible to win.
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