To celebrate the 3-year anniversary of our little adventure, we would like to offer one reader (+ a guest), a week's stay at La Maisonnette during any available week from now until August of 2014. That's right, if you win this giveaway, you can choose any week that works for your schedule, whether high season or low. After all, a week in the French countryside may require some forethought to ensure that the tranquilité of the region can be enjoyed at a time that is most convenient for you.
During your week's stay at the cottage, plan on doing a little reading in the garden while nibbling on a croissant from Les Delices (the amazing boulangerie/patisserie in town) smothered with homemade confiture from the outdoor market in nearby Sarlat. Visit local Dordogne Valley chateaux (there are 5 within minutes of La Maisonnette), rent a bicycle, explore the village's Medieval cobblestone paths, glide down the river in a canoe, walk along the river during Sunset and then set off to enjoy some of the best food in France (don't worry, we will send you our list of favorite restaurants!). After dinner, come back to the cottage and watch one of the movies filmed right there in Beynac (you'll find Chocolat and Ever After tucked inside that armoir pictured below).
This giveaway will run for two weeks (through midnight on December 3rd), and the randomly-selected winner will be announced on Wednesday, December 5th.
Here's are the ways you can enter the La Maisonnette France GIVEAWAY:
(you may enter one time each way, giving yourself up to 5 chances to win):
1. Leave a comment on this post below.
2. Choose an image from any past stephmodo blog post related to La Maisonnette, France or even an image from a past post that you've particularly appreciated; then pin the image to one of your Pinterest pinboards and post a link to the board on my stephmodo facebook page.
3. "Like" the relatively-new stephmodo page on FB (late adopter here!). Note: if you've already done this you are already entered in the giveaway.
4. Tweet a link to this contest page (http://www.stephmodo.com/2012/11/la-maisonnette-france-giveaway.html), and use the hashtag #stephmodolamaisonnette.
5. Post a link to this contest page on your blog; then let me know by leaving a comment and a link to your post in the comments section below.
I wish you the best of luck in this giveaway and cannot wait to share our cottage with one of you at some point in the near future. Thank you again for your encouragement, support and kind words about this life-changing project!
If you need a little help with #2, here are some posts including some of my favorite images of France, the area surrounding La Maisonnette, and La Maisonnette itself. Enjoy!
Picnicking along Dordogne | Nighttime | French Cows | Sunset on the Dordogne | Le Jardin
Vintage Amusement Park | Sunset over Beynac | My Little Paris Guide | the Entire Project
Egg Hunt with Design Mom | Before + After Stairsl | the Lounge | Done! | La Four Banal
We would love to win this opportunity to stay in this home! The drawing ends on our one year anniversary! Luck, please be on our side!!
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ReplyDeleteI've often reread your posts on La Maisonnette and even check out availability on VRBO from time to time. We've been mulling over taking the kids to France this summer and this would definitely push us to do so!
ReplyDeleteThis is incredible! So generous- I dream of staying here!
ReplyDeleteI so need to win this~
ReplyDeleteThis is the place I dream of when I go to dreamland at night. :)
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ReplyDeleteHello, I am here because of reading about your beautiful cottage makeover on my daughter's blog (terra savvy), and have to say you've done a fabulous job. If I am so lucky to win this contest I would like to offer you our "home" in the beautiful NY Hudson Valley region. Good luck to all! :)
ReplyDeleteThis would be amazing! I've always wanted to go to France and La Maisonnette looks MAGICAL!!!
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Autres temps, autres mœurs.
ReplyDeleteYou are surrounded by such absolute beauty, we'd be so honored to visit!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a visit to the dreamy La Maisonnette!
ReplyDeleteWow! I can't imagine a better giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh boy! I would love to spend a week here!
ReplyDeleteEverything about this is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to spend a week in such a gorgeous place!
ReplyDeletemoi!
ReplyDeleteStephanie it would be a dream come true to stay at La Maisonette one day! I have read each and every post about the renovation and I have thoroughly enjoyed the "journey"
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! Thank you for doing this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful give-away! France is on our dream list. My kids are in French Immersion, would love to take them to France to speak the language and enjoy the culture together.
ReplyDeletejust what the doctor ordered...heaven on earth...
ReplyDeleteI've been a reader since before LaMaisonnette, and would love to visit!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how generous this giveaway is Steph is! Such a dream, and for the first time going to Europe, I think it would be a wonderful way to start it off! Thank you:)
ReplyDeleteSteph, here is the link to my blog post featuring your giveaway post...
ReplyDeletehttp://horsleyhome.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-few-things-for-weekend.html
My wife, two daughters and I lived in France for three years. During our amazing time in that beautiful country, our fondest memories of a vacation were in the Dordogne. Our day long kayak trip, the spectacular riverside cities, Sarlat and the ancient caves have made us long to return. There was so much there that we wanted to see but didn't have the time. We just celebrated twenty years of marriage and were craving another visit to the Dordogne to renew our wedding vows with our two girls by our side. Please consider us!
ReplyDeleteWhat an idea--to share your home with someone! It looks lovely and I love to travel.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best giveaway I have seen!!! How exciting!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best giveaway I have seen!!! How exciting!
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ReplyDeleteYour photos and descriptions made even the renovation process sound delightful! I do hope to see it in person some day!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have my first France experience at La Maisonette cottage.
Thank you and good luck to all!
hoping i win! I am dreaming of a getaway :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a relative new-comer to your blog, but love the images and styling! Would love to see some things in person!
ReplyDeleteIs it too late or can I still be included? :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI've rarely , if ever, commented before, but wow! I love viewing your posts on this place - a trip would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Rachel
beautiful getaway in the countryside...it's so gorgeous, well done! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway. France would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteMon Fiance et moi aimerait visiter La Maisonnette!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!!
We have been dreaming of a vacation to France for our entire marriage (20 years). We would love to win this trip!!
ReplyDeleteCynthia Davis
What an incredible competition. It is so stunning whoever wins will be so lucky hopeits me
ReplyDeleteThis is at the top of my Christmas list...
ReplyDeleteFingers are crossed!!!!! This would be a dream come true!!! Cheers to a European possibility!
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I have "liked" you on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous giveaway. It would be fabulous to win!!
oh my gosh. this place is amazing. i want to stay foreverrrr!
ReplyDeletei tweeted! https://twitter.com/itsahuntlife/status/272521088800530432
ReplyDeleteliked on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazingly generous giveaway. I posted a link on my FB page, already liked the stephmodo FB page and am leaving a comment here. Thank you for such a lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures! What a dream.
ReplyDeleteAmazing and generous giveaway! We're dying to get to France and explore every cm!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the BEST giveaway EVER! Commenting here - tweeting about it here @annaleighjordan! Such a gorgeous place!
ReplyDeleteTu plaisant? This is incroyable! I will happily stay in your maisonette and eat pain au chocolate and read books all week.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great trip!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I hope I win!
ReplyDeleteWow, how beautiful. Thanks so much for hosting this giveway. I would LOVE to spend time time there. Lovely, really!
ReplyDeleteooh la la! how generous. we could use the respite and would love to look into our french family history while there. :)
ReplyDeleteI would hop on a plane this instant if I could go to France.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a dream come true!
ReplyDeleteI'd be honoured to spend a week in that gorgeous house!
ReplyDeleteWha' a dream come true! Thanks for the chance to spend a week in bliss!
ReplyDeleteI've always thought this place has looked like a slice of heaven. What a generous giveaway~ truly a trip to be remembered for a lifetime!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I never enter contests but definitely can't pass this up!
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible opportunity! I am certainly crossing my fingers!
ReplyDeleteWould love, love, love to win this giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!!! I love with you post about your second home.
ReplyDeleteYou have done such a magnifcent job on restoring La Maisonnette and though I don't have a Pinterest acct., I would pick your ad photo as my favorite or maybe the photos of hoisting the armoire up and over the balcony railing!
ReplyDeleteOh, I dream...!
ReplyDeleteI will be day dreaming about your beautiful cottage and winning this competition all day long now!
ReplyDeleteStaying at La Maisonette with my family was truly a highlight of my life. Such a magical experience! I've been dreaming of returning ever since. Thank you for creating such a perfect getaway.
ReplyDeleteHeather
hblodget@mac.com
This has got to be the best give away i have ever seen on a blog!! Wahoo!
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway!! Love the Dordogne! Thanks - here's hoping we win and I can visit my inlaws without staying at their house!
ReplyDeleteI've only been to France once and have been yearning to go back for years. I have had many daydreams about spending a week at your lovely La Maisonnette! What an amazing giveaway! This would be the perfect opportunity to finally make that trip to France!
ReplyDeleteI think this might be the best giveaway that has ever been hosted on a blog. Ever.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite the giveaway! I would love to see your sweet cottage in person.
ReplyDeleteDreaming!!!
ReplyDeleteMy bags are packed.
ReplyDeleteI have dreamed of visiting this beautiful home since I first saw it floating around the web a couple of years ago. In fact, it lead me to your blog.
ReplyDeleteThis would be amazing! I've been trying to convince my husband we need to see Europe in the fall. I think this would seal the deal.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing giveaway! This would be perfect to celebrate our anniversary this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to take my kids to France and stay put in one place...rather than jumping from city to city or country to country. This would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteI've posted your giveaway on my blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://thefivechristensens.blogspot.com/2012/11/stephmodo-la-maisonnette-france-giveaway.html
Thank you for this chance!
I am a long time reader and cannot believe your generosity on this! Pick me! Pick me! @ambersa42 on twitter
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBlogged about this amazing contest here:http://eastendgirl67.blogspot.ca/
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed!
Beautiful! What a treat it would be to spend some time there.
ReplyDeletePraying that we get lucky and score this getaway!!!!
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Would love a chance at this-
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Brock Hansen
Be still, my heart! Could I be so lucky??
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What a generous give-a-way. I've been following your blog since you started renovating the house. It's beautiful, and I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteWhat a dream! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteWow Steph!!! What a giveaway. Count us in!!
ReplyDeleteI have been dreaming of visiting La Maisonnette! It would be so lovely to win!
ReplyDeleteI posted a link/picture on my blog - almost forgot to put it here too! Hey, you never know...
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We have had a tough year and a romantic getaway like this sounds utterly divine.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! What a wonderful idea. I have followed the renovation and think you did such a fantastic job. :)
ReplyDeleteoh, i want to win!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to visit your beautiful home! Thank you for the generous opportunity!
ReplyDeleteIt's our 10-year wedding anniversary in 2014 and our plan was to take a week in France sans kidlet. This would be so wonderful. My husband is a Frenchman and it's been entirely too long since we've been there together.
ReplyDeleteThis would be heavenly. thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing giveaway. Thanks for indulging us all with the possibility.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dreamy givaway and so very generous! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI would just die to win a stay in your cottage. It's beauty leaves me so speechless. So much like a fairytale...
ReplyDeleteIt would be a dream for me to win this!
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible, romantic, charming adventure that would be! Hope you pick me!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an amazing giveaway. It would be such a perfect getaway!
ReplyDeleteAn absolutely brilliant giveaway that would be a dream come true to win, fingers crossed! You have such a lovely blog and gorgeous getaway home. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis just may be the best giveaway EVER. Would be a dream come true for myself + family! I've admired your home for some time now...amazing.
ReplyDeleteOh my word, what a dream this would be. I have wanted to visit the region for AGES and this would be the perfect opportunity!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea to celebrate Thanksgiving (and perhaps the best giveaway in the history of the internet)! Lovely house, lovely blog and such a nice gesture.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing-town!! What a dreamy giveaway! I can imagine myself reading a good book and munching on bread, oh yes!
ReplyDeleteYour cottage is so beautiful! What a generous offer.
ReplyDeleteWow this is pretty amazing. I can just imagine hosting delicious meal after delicious meal and only leaving to get more supplies from the market :)
ReplyDeleteMy jaw literally dropped reading about this (can't decide if it's because it's the most gorgeous French holiday rental I've ever seen, or because I have a hard time controlling my facial reactions)
ReplyDeleteI finish my two postgraduate marketing degrees in the Spring and this would be a lovely way to celebrate.
Found you through a Twitter mention, by the way!
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ReplyDeleteThis almost seems too good to be true...if I win then I KNOW it is.
ReplyDeleteI love reading about your 5th child, it is so beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI adore your cottage in France and would love the chance to experience it first hand.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteMerci mille fois for the opportunity to win. La Maisonnette is ridiculously charming. Bonne chance à tous!
ReplyDeleteI have no plans to visit France, but I will make plans if I win this giveaway. Super cute!
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I know my chances are so slim. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie, I discovered your fabulous, colorful blog four years ago when I moved to SLC and needed help discovering a new city ~ Your tips and inspiration have helped me feel at home here, thank you! I've dreamed of a stay at La Maisonette and feel somewhat acquainted with her through your beautiful stories and photos. Keep up your incredibly inspiring work, and I hope to someday cross paths! Shannon
ReplyDeleteI would love to spend a week at La Maisonnette!
ReplyDeleteYour house is STUNNING. And we are going to be in France last next year... This is a match made in heaven!! #goodluckme ;) x
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing treat this will be for someone. I hope it might be me!
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ReplyDeleteYou have been blogged :)x
http://adventuresofarainbowmamamama.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/la-maisonnette.html
ReplyDeleteYou have been blogged :)x
I've been drooling over La Maisonnette ever since I randomly came across your blog TWO whole years ago!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Been following La Maisonnette's reno since the beginning and it's come such a long way. Would love to visit sometime!
ReplyDeleteJulia
I would LOVE to take my husband away for a week in France.
ReplyDeleteYour maisonette purchase and renovation captured my imagination like few things I've ever come across on the Internet. It would be a dream come true to visit. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYour house is beautiful! I'd love to visit it :)
ReplyDeleteWow!!! That would be an amazing trip!!!
ReplyDeleteWow what a dream This would be!! I will facebook it!
ReplyDeleteWow what a dream This would be!! I will facebook it!
ReplyDeleteI would love the opportunity to visit, it looks so magical!
ReplyDeleteI have long looked at pictures of la maisonette and would love a getaway there!!
ReplyDeleteI told my husband were going to France to celebrate when I finish cancer treatments next summer. This would be the perfect way to actually accomplish that.
ReplyDeleteMy bags are still packed from only recently returning from France and I'm ready to go again....my fingers are crossed! I have just popped a post up on my blog Stephanie - http://chitchatchomp.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/the-la-maisonnette-giveaway.html
ReplyDeletePick me!
ReplyDeleteDear Santa....
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! This trip would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous and wonderful project! Congratulations to you! And the giveaway is exceptionally generous! I am sure, it would simple be heaven to stay there ...
ReplyDeleteI posted about your competition on my blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bonjourberry.com/christmas/christmas-gift-ideas-francophile/
How I would love to spend time here painting the countryside! This is extremely generous of your Stephanie...so no matter who wins this I'm happy. But sure hope it's me!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great opportunity! I have really enjoyed watching the amazing transformation of La Maisonnette and reading about your adventures (and great finds) in France.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! I would love to go. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I linked to this contest from my blog.
ReplyDeleteHere:
http://www.annbarlow.com/?p=1863
Thanks for the chance to win...and happy Friday!
Just got the tweet out there..
ReplyDeleteI've said this before and I'll say it again. This is THE giveaway of all giveaways. Love the new header Steph! We'll be in Seattle next week, hopefully I'll bump into you at the market.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful giveaway!! I'm crossing my fingers in hopes for a trip of a lifetime for my family. I love your blog, and have been following it for a long time. Thank you!
ReplyDeletecyndimcclave@yahoo.com
I would love, love, love to win this!
ReplyDeletei would love, love, LOVE to win this!
ReplyDeleteThis is so generous of you! I saw La Maisonnette during a photography workshop and you've created an amazing retreat there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous giveaway, such good karma to share a treasure like this!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this and use it as part of the celebration of our 5th anniversary in August 2013.
We have been talking about this trip since we got married and I'm kind of shocked it's almost here!
Enjoy the holidays with your beautiful family!
I would love to win this giveaway. Last year we had a foreign exchange student live with us. She was from French speaking Belgium and lives just two hours from Paris. She and I have been scheming and dreaming of meeting up in France and eating our way through Paris and the French countryside. Crossing my fingers :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I would absolutely love to win this! I'm trying to get my family to agree to a Christmas here--it's really not turning out to be as hard as I thought it would be to convince them. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm also completing my MA in French literature in the spring, and it would be soooo wonderful to make it back to France as a graduation trip!
I've also pinned a photo to my Pinterest board:
http://pinterest.com/michelleharris/places-to-visit/
This would be so wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteSteph - this would be a dream come true for us! Tweeting now too!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this coming year, what a treat it would be to spend sometime together in your sweet cottage! Thanks so much for such a generous giveaway!
ReplyDeletebest contest ever! i hope i win :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, pick me please!!!!!! I love France (I have been to Paris twice) and I spent a week on the Cote D'Azure. My DH, however, has never been. What an amazing thing it would be to surprise him for our 9th Anniversary :)
ReplyDeleteUm... easily best contest EVER!
ReplyDeleteYou are insanely generous. This has to go down as the best giveaway EVER.
ReplyDeleteOoh la la, tres bien!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to stay here! What an incredible giveaway! Thank you, Steph!
ReplyDeleteAmazing giveaway. Thank you for the chances!
ReplyDeletexo,
Lindsey
What a fantastic giveaway, Steph! Yes please! Any excuse to travel... especially to France. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful cottage. this would be a dream come true. hoping that i win!
ReplyDeleteI have loved following along. Seeing it in person would be amazing!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteI have been enjoying all your posts on this delightful French getaway of yours! What a wonderful and amazing giveaway! xx
ReplyDeleteWhat an Amazing giveaway. It's such a gorgeous area of France and La Maisonnette is like a part of a fairytale tucked right outside of the castle! It would be lovely to explore that region of France some more!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI just returned from a short voyage to France for my dearest friend's funeral. It was a bittersweet voyage, so be able to visit the country that I love so much and to say goodbye to a friend who was truly my sister.
La Maisonette in 2013 would be such a blessing.
Merci a vous for your generosity!
Tweeted from @sshoemaker
ReplyDeleteWhat a dream come true! This is the best giveaway ever!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous home!!
ReplyDeleteYou are living our dream! So inspirational, hope we can see it someday!
ReplyDeleteHere's a blog shout-out!
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Would absolutely adore going to France. Went there 10 years ago and have not been able to go back! I want to explore more of the charming countryside. Your place looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I would love to visit such a place...
ReplyDeletePosted the contest on my blog, hope I win!!!
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What a great giveaway! I'm glad you tweeted this because I just saw your tweet and had missed the post! (Haven't checked reader in a while)
ReplyDeleteI liked your facebook page!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this! I plan to be in Europe in June next year...planning some shoots while I am there and this would make a great location for one!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, best giveaway ever! I've been to Paris before but dream of exploring the French countryside on a return trip with my husband! Merci for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the end result of all of your hard work. What an amazingly generous giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYour house is adorable! I've tried to attend the food photography workshop already twice but I was too slow everytime. Mabey next year? Or mabey this is my chance to see this beautiful house and explore all the resataraunts in the area.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, magnifique giveaway! Merci for offering it! :)
ReplyDeleteamazing! what a dream it would be to win a week in your breathtaking la maisonnette!
ReplyDeleteSo generous. It was always such a treat to see new updates on the renovation. So beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible generous give away you are offering!! I can't believe I haven't seen this because ive been swamped with my move to PDX. Your home is a dream and the winner would be far too lucky!!! Much love.
ReplyDeleteThis is just so gorgeous and looks like it would be so good for the soul! I would love to treat my love to this experience, as he has had quite a rough year with his father who has advanced Alzheimer's. I would love to share this beautiful experience together and to take in your beautiful and special place! Thanks so much for the opportunity! Xx Gina
ReplyDeleteThis is just so gorgeous and looks like it would be so good for the soul! I would love to treat my love to this experience, as he has had quite a rough year with his father who has advanced Alzheimer's. I would love to share this beautiful experience together and to take in your beautiful and special place! Thanks so much for the opportunity! Xx Gina
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteI've tweeted, linked, shared and entered...so I'm hoping it will be me. But if it isn't I think I just may need to make a reservation to go paint with my pals at Masionnette!
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