This Old House Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:51am on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Minwax(R) and This Old House(R) Magazine Announce Winners of 'From Attic to Awesome' Furniture Makeover Contest

"UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., December 29, 2009 -- The contest invited entrants to submit a photo and background information on a furniture piece in need of a transformation. After poring over more than 230 entries, the judging team has named Mark Cowart of Indianola, MS as the grand prize winner. Cowart's compelling entry highlights a classic heirloom "secretary," once owned by his grandfather, and was the only piece of furniture to survive a 1927 house fire.

Two first prize winners, Carol McBryde of Bryan, TX, and Kathleen Clute of Saratoga Springs, NY, have each won a professional makeover for their respective furniture piece. Clute entered her husband's prized carpenter's chest, hand-built by his grandfather, and McBryde submitted a well-worn roll top desk that once belonged to the Texas State Treasury Secretary. A complete list of the winners and images of the winning furniture pieces, both "before" and "after" the makeovers, can be found on Minwax.com."

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 1:21pm on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Have furniture in need of revival? You could win a professional furniture makeover and a backstage visit to the set of the "This Old House" TV show.

Minwax, the leading manufacturer of wood finishing and wood care products, has teamed with This Old House magazine to announce the "From Attic to Awesome" Makeover Contest. To enter, contestants need only to submit a photo and a bit of background information on a furniture piece in need of a transformation.

One Grand Prize winner will win a professional furniture makeover plus a trip for two to a behind-the-scenes day with the cast and crew of the "This Old House" TV show. Two 1st Prize Winners will each win a professional makeover for their furniture piece, and twenty-five 2nd Prize Winners will each win a $100 gift card. The contest runs from July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009.