OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Contest begins June 19, 2007 and ends October 12, 2007. Online entries must be received by 11:59 p.m., E.T., on October 12, 2007. Mail entries must be postmarked on or before October 12, 2007 and received by October 19, 2007. Entries may also be dropped off at the Brimfield Antiques Show in Brimfield, MA, on 7/14/07 or at the First Monday Trade Days in Canton, TX 09/292007 by close of shows. Entries become the property of Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa (“Sponsor”) and will not be acknowledged or returned. ENTRY: Visit www.CountryHome.com, upload one (1) non-professional color photo of your favorite Junk project and tell us in 100 words or less what inspired you to create this project, what drew you to the junk item that you chose, the ease of the project and your level of expertise (“Entry Materials”). Or by mail, send Entry Materials, along with your name, address, and daytime phone number to: Country Home “Are You a Junk Maven?” Contest, 125 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Entries must be original, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. LIMIT: One entry per household. No group entries.

ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older, except employees of Sponsor, and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion and/or their respective agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and members of their immediate families or persons residing at the same address.

WINNER SELECTION: On or about November 16, 2007, a qualified panel of judges will judge eligible entries on the basis of creativity (50%), functionality (30%), and use of combining junk and new products (20%). One (1) grand prize winner will be selected. In the event of a tie, the winning entry will be the entry among the tied entries with the higher/highest score in the criterion of creativity. Potential winner will be notified by phone and/or mail and the prize delivered on or about December 15, 2007. Decisions of judges are final and binding in all respects.

PRIZING: One (1) winner will receive a trip prize package for two (2) to Long Lake, MN, including roundtrip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner’s residence, hotel accommodations and ground transportation to/from airport/hotel, approximate retail value (“ARV”) $1,500.00; and gift basket from Eucerin, ARV $150.00; total trip package ARV $1,650.00. Trip prize package component must be redeemed by June 30, 2008. All other expenses not listed, including but not limited to, meals, taxes, gratuities, incidentals, etc., are the responsibility of the winner. Restrictions and blackout periods may apply. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portions thereof) of equal or greater value if prize (or portions thereof) cannot be awarded as described. Sponsor will determine all elements of prizing in its sole discretion. Prize may not be assigned, transferred, changed or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee express or implied. Sponsor disclaims all and any liability for the actual provision, quality or nature of any third party product or service accepted by the winner. The awarding of any prize is contingent upon full compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants agree to be bound by Official Rules and agree that if winner fails to provide proof of identity, refuses to provide required affidavit, is found to have violated the Official Rules or otherwise does not meet eligibility criteria, prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing. Entrants understand that Sponsor is not liable for injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising from participation in this promotion and acceptance, possession and use of prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prize. Decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all respects.

PRIVACY: By entering and providing the required entry information, you acknowledge that Sponsor may also send you information, samples or special offers it believes may be of interest to you about its publications or other complementary goods offered by Sponsor. Information collected from online entrants is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy at www.countryhome.com. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO SHARE YOUR INFORMATION, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS PROMOTION.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited, by participating Contest entrants agree that: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant(s) and Sponsor and its agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. Entrant agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Contest, or awarding of the prize, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of New York and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by participating in this Contest, entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or awarding of the prize, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Contest but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.

OTHER: Sponsor assumes no responsibility for entries it is unable to process due to network, hardware or other technical failures; or any other reason, or incomplete, damaged, misdirected, illegible or lost e-mail or mail entries. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the web site or otherwise in violation of the rules. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or modify this promotion if not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, technical corruption, non-authorized human intervention or force majeure. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to judge entries and select winner from among all eligible entries received prior to date of cancellation. The use of automated entry systems or any other conduct that impedes the integrity of the contest is prohibited. In the event of a dispute regarding online entry, entry will be deemed made by the holder of an established e-mail account associated with the entry.

GENERAL: Except where prohibited by law: (i) entry constitutes permission to use winner's entry, name, hometown, voice, likeness, photograph and any statements regarding this contest for editorial, public relations, promotional and advertising purposes on behalf of Sponsor without compensation; (ii) potential winner will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Ownership/Liability Release, Publicity Release and Copyright Assignment within ten (10) days of notification or the entry with the next highest score may become an alternate winner. If winner notification is returned as undeliverable, the entry with the next highest score may become an alternate winner. Travel Companion must complete and return a Liability/Publicity Release thirty (30) days prior to travel and prior to confirming reservations. By participating and winning a prize, winner releases Sponsor, and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability with respect to the prize won and participation in the contest. Subject to all U. S. federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Taxes on prize are sole responsibility of winner. Winner will be issued a 1099 tax form in the amount of the ARV as stated herein. For winner’s name, available after December 3, 2007, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Winners’ List/ Country Home “Are You a Junk Maven?” Contest, 125 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017. VT residents may omit return postage.