Epoch Design has recently made its first appearance on Instagram, and we want to spread the word! To celebrate our brand new account (@epochdesignllc), we're hosting an Instagram photo contest! We're giving away a $500 Epoch Design shopping spree to one (1) creative and lucky entrant! We want to hear from you what your favorite way to celebrate summer is! From a backyard BBQ to your favorite DIY project, share your best summertime traditions with us! Entering this contest is as easy as 1, 2, 3–

**Remember, if your account is set to private we will NOT be able to see the photo and you will not be entered. Please make sure to change your account settings to public for the duration of the contest. All valid entries will be commented/liked by the EpochDesignLLC account**

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. How to Enter. To enter the Contest, you must use the Instagram application on your Instagram compatible phone (your carrier’s standard data rates apply) and follow the links and instructions to take and submit a photograph through the Instagram mobile application in accordance with the following instructions:

Instructions:

• If you do not already have an Instagram account, download the Instagram application to your mobile device, to create one. The application is free.

• Follow @epochdesignllc on Instagram, or here

• Use Instagram to take an original and creative photo that shows your family's favorite summertime celebration

• Then upload your Photo to Instagram under your own account name and include the hashtag #EpochSummer and tag @epochdesignllc in the caption.

• There is no limit to how many photos can be uploaded during the Contest Period.

• By entering, each entrant warrants and represents the following with respect to their Submission: (a) entrant is the sole and exclusive owner of the Submission; (b) the Submission is entrant’s own creation and is one hundred percent (100%) original; (c) the Submission will not infringe on any rights of any third parties

• By entering, each entrant further agrees that his or her Submission conforms to the Photo Guidelines and Content Restrictions set forth below, and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may reject any entrant’s Submission and disqualify him or her from the Contest if Sponsor believes, in its sole discretion, that such Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.

Photo Guidelines:

• The Photo must be in a format suitable for upload via Instagram (e.g., jpeg, .gif, .png format); and

• The Photo cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means.

Content Restrictions:

• The Submission must adhere to the Instagram Terms of Use set forth here.

• All entrants must have a valid e-mail address. There is no limit to the number of entries per person/Instagram account during the Contest Period. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted.

• All entries, including Submissions, become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned.

2. Eligibility. Participation open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old as of date of entry. Void outside of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law.

3. Start/End Dates. Entrants are valid from 7/23/13 at 12:01 am PST until 8/16/13 at 11:59 pm PST.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment them below or email us at giveaways@epochbydesign.com. Good luck to all of our entrants, and get creative with it…Happy Summer!