Going on a Jet Plane.....

I have been bursting with excitement having a hard time keeping my news secret but.......


I WON! 

Won what?


Won this:


Yes, my dream kitchen won the contest. I am off to Toronto in May to meet all the fabulous bloggers out east.

Winning kitchen!


But......

The icing on the cake is. Not only did I win, but they decided to choose another winner and that blogger is my friend Nancy from Marcus Design.

Woot woot! I have a plane mate and a roomie who will be sooo much fun to travel with!

Can't wait. It has been such awesome news, news I found out on Friday and had to keep quiet about until today.

I have never won a trip before, so this is a perfect start to the week.

 Gosh, what am I going to wear?

Thanks Aya Kitchens for this WONDERFUL and AMAZING opportunity.

 And for the gals at Blogpodium, you know who you are.....can't wait to meet you Lindsay and to chat again with you Jen!


Looking forward to the long Easter weekend coming up. Hope to get painting some of that espresso stained furniture littering my house!



XO Barbara

33 comments

  1. Wow congratulations! This is truly amazing. I love contests geared towards us Canadians! Your dream kitchen looks fabulous! Have so much fun.
    Tiffany
    thedesignerlifestyle.blogspot.com

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  2. Congratulations! That sounds like such a fun opportunity-even more so with a friend. Hope you'll share all the details when you return. Safe travels.

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  3. Congratulations Barbara! That's such wonderful news. I am sure you and Nancy will have so much fun. Can't wait to hear all about it.

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  4. I need a "jealous" button right now!!! That is going to be so much fun and you and Nancy are going to have a blast. Congrats Barb!!

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  5. Wow, wow, WOW!!!!!!! This is incredible, Barbara, and I for one am super excited for you. Just what the design doctor ordered ;-) And for Nancy to be going too, well you both deserve this. How amazing to share this experience with a buddy :-) Congratulations and big hugs! xo Sheila

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  6. congratulations! I can't wait to say hello in person!

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  7. so well deserved!
    Very exciting...you & Nancy will have so much fun & have so much to tell us when you get back!
    YEAH!!!!

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  8. Congrats! That's fabulous news. I'm so happy for you both.

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  9. Holy crap!!!!!! Woot woot!! So happy for you!!!!! I travel light so just sneak me into your suitcase.

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  10. That is FaBuLoUs!!!! Congrats! You SO deserve it! Thrilled for both you and Nancy!

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  11. So excited for you Barbara! You're completely deserving - your mood board was awesome. Can't wait to chat more in person :) :) :)

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  12. Congrats to you, Barbara! Woo hoo! Love your kitchen design. Of course it won. Have a fabulous, fabulous time.
    Camille

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  13. That is so awesome, Barb. You deserve some *awesome*!! Enjoy your trip, roomie and BlogPodium. I know the gals here in T.O. will be putting on an amazing event. CHEERS!!

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  14. Congratulations! So excited you won! Your kitchen design was gorgeous. Can't wait to meet you in May!

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  15. CONGRATS!!!! That is so exciting! Well deserved - have fun!!

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  16. BEYOND excited for you both- can't wait to meet you!!!! And PS, LOVED your kitchen design!

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  17. Congrats! You are a much deserving recipient!

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  18. Congratulations! You are so talented...can't wait to read all about this!

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  19. Congrats! So excited for you! Loved your kitchen... you totally deserve it!

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  20. CONGRATS!! I'm so disappointed I can't make it to this season's BlogPodium because we could have met!! Have a great time, you totally deserve some R&R and blogging fun ;)

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  21. oh how fun! you two are going to have a blast! love your dream kitchen :)

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  22. yay! I'm so excited for you. I can totally see why they chose your kitchen, I love the color scheme with pops of red, and the pendant light is to die for! Which moodboard program did you use?

    Jessica
    stayathomeista.com

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  23. Congratulations!! I can't WAIT to meet you in person, and Nancy too. You guys will have loads of fun. Beautiful kitchen by the way!

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  24. Barbara, I am so happy for you and Nancy, well deserved! Have fun and report back!

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  25. Oh my gosh Barbara...CONGRATULATIONS!!! So excited for you. Sounds like you are going to have an amazing time. A well deserved win!

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  26. YAY!!! That is fantastic news! Not surprising though - your moodboard was awesome. :) Can't wait to meet in person and say hi! Or Nazdar! :)

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  27. I am so happy for you Barb! I don't think it could have happened to a better person...someone who works so hard to promote other Canadian designers and bloggers! I hope you have an awesome time! Angie xo

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  28. That's fabulous news Barbara....looking forward to meeting you IRL!!!
    Christine

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  29. I knew it!! So excited for you Barbara and I can't wait to meet you and Nancy in person! BlogPodium will be a blast this May!!

    Big congrats and well deserved!!

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  30. Fabulous dream kitchen design and what a fabulous prize!!! Have the best time, Janell

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  31. Woohoo! That is so exciting, congratulations. What a fun and informative trip you are going to have. Your kitchen design was swoon worthy that is for sure, I am not surprised you won.

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