***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Thanks to random.org, our four winners are…Kathryn (who wants to know how long this paint will keep, since she’s in an apartment now), Kristen: Turning A House Into A Home (who wonders if it’s better to dust or vacuum first), Alisa Decatur (who’d like to get to the bottom of her daughter’s summer-time procrastination) and Kassie (who wants to know how much painting she’ll be doing when she buys a house). Congrats ladies!
Toss on some old clothes, because four of you are about to get painting. This week’s giveaway will cover everything you’ll need, starting with $60 worth of Olympic ONE paint. ONE is Olympic’s new paint + primer in… wait for it… one. It hides stains, resists mildew, and survives scrubbing. And at about $25 per can, you’ll be able to score at least two cans with your prize (and maybe even an extra quart).
But you can’t paint without the proper supplies, so the folks over at StackExchange are also hooking up our four lucky winners with a bunch of stuff that we hand-picked for ya (cause we paint kind of a lot, actually). So we know good rollers, Frog Tape, a drop cloth, and a short handled brush can come in handy. If you still need another boost to get painting, head over to one of StackExchange’s 50+ community-driven Q&A sites. Their DIY channel in particular is always abuzz with topics like “What is low VOC paint?” or “Can you paint a popcorn ceiling?”
- PRIZE: A $60 coupon for Olympic ONE paint and a big ol’ set of painting supplies (courtesy of StackExchange) including a complete 9-piece kit, extra rollers, a canvas drop cloth, an extendable roller frame, three rolls of Frog Tape, and (of course) a short-handled brush for cutting in.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … fill in the blank: what’s one big question you’re dying to know the answer to? Wanna know if there’s life on other planets? Would you love to hear the truth about an infamous conspiracy? Or maybe you’d be satisfied to get the real story behind the latest gossip headlines?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, August 24th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Four
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lowe’s.
Aimee says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – if the previous owners of our house know what a sponge is?
katie p says
One thing I want to know is… can you guys come visit my house and help me with some projects?
Emily says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…do you know the muffin man?
Jane N says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . . why I have cankles at 28 weeks and none of my other pregnant friends have them. Not fair! I miss my ankles!
Karen says
I’m 28 weeks and I see the cankles coming. :(
Kellie says
I had them at twenty weeks! Actually, my calves, knees, and ankles were all swollen to the size of my thighs! So gross!
Cassie says
i’m now at 28w4days i’ve had no ankles for a few months now pretty much, since June- so i’m here with ya!
Cara D says
I’m 25.5 weeks. Hope I’m not going to get them in a few weeks. Good luck with your pregnancy.
Jasmine says
Right there with you! I’ve had them since 4 months… It is AWFUL!!!
Ashley says
Kellie-
Me too! ALmost 27 weeks done here. It’s like I have trunks for legs!
Erica says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..
Honestly? I’m always curious about the whole “everything happens fro a reason” thing….do we end up where we were suppose to from the start?
And of course the truth behind all the latest celeb gossip!
Jess @ Little House. Big Heart. says
One thing I’d like to know is… how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. Ok, not really. But I would like to know if I can sand wall texture off of 75 year old plaster walls.
Robin Daly says
Can you sand the texture off 75 yr old walls? Probably not completly. However, if you are very determined and resourceful, you can sand much of the texture down (probably not all since it’s likely embedded in the plaster) and then folow up with a skim coat of wall mud to make it baby-bottom smooth. When mudding, “frost” the mud in very light coats, let dry completely and then sand smooth. It will make a LOT of dust! Do not apply in thick, fat coats. Following that, you can prime and paint – or better yet, wallpaper! :)
Clayton @ Airless Paint Sprayers says
Not sure on the Tootsie Roll Pop, I always give in and eat before I reach the bottom.
Nicole Grove says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS
Are there really aliens??
jessica says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS..am I done with work yet??
Christina Marie says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… which really came first. You know.
Mary says
The chicken of course. God made all things full size.
Sydney says
One thing I want to know is… will I win this prize?? It would be great as we’ve been dying to paint our kitchen!
RachelSD says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… where have all the cowboys gone?
Andrew says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS: where do I find a great cheap plant pot?
Molly says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS … where we’ll be living in a year’s time. We’ll be needing some new paint regardless!
Page says
One thing I want to know is… where to find cute storage boxes!!
Kara says
One thing I want to know is: which really came first, the chicken or the egg?
such a great prize and awesome timing…I am about to repaint half of my house!
Amanda says
One thing I want to know is…. how do my kids have so much energy?? Where do they keep it?!
Anne @strawberryjampackedlife says
ONE THING THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS: what really happend to Caylee Anthony?
KAYCEE says
good one! i live in Orlando, i’m always looking!
MaryS. says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS
Do dogs go to heaven??? I’m inclined to think they do. How could anything with that much unconditional love for you not go to heaven?!
jill says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . . how do I get your incredible talent?
Lisa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how do i find time/money to get all these projects done?! A $60 giftcard towards paint sure would help!
Thanks!
Stacie says
One this I want to know is…do you guys ever do projects in DC?
Mollie Hayes says
Why did my kids decide NOT to take a nap today?!?
Rachel @ Common to Moms says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how exactly do you paint over oil based paint? An oil based primer and latex paint? Or does it have to be oil all the way around??
Robin Daly says
With the proper prep work you can sucessfully apply latex over oil. Scuff sand the oil painted surface, make sure to create some ‘tooth’ – especially with older paint films that have hardened over the years. Apply a good water-based bonding primer, we use XIM- Urethane Modified Acrylic Primer:
UMA® Brand Urethane Modified Acrylic
UMA is a high performance, water?based, white
primer/sealer/bonder. It provides exceptional
adhesion to “hard to paint’ surfaces. Sanding
may not be necessary for most clean, paintable
surfaces, but sanding or dulling is required on
glossy, hard surfaces for maximum adhesion.
UMA can be used with oil/alkyd, latex, lacquer,
urethane and epoxy topcoats.
Let dry completely then use a high quality top coat paint and you’ll have great sucess!
Cheryl B says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS …..if I win will you come and paint my house.
Julie K says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… How much do my dogs actually know/understand/feel/see/think about… They seem oh-so intelligent and human-like…
Nicole says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…where in the heck is Carmen Sandiego??
Summer says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… does frogtape really work. So disappointed with the blue stuff.
Carlee W says
one thing I want to know is the winning lottery numbers so I can hire someone to paint my bedroom.
Holly Bailey says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…am I going to the be the lucky person to win this giveaway so I can get a jump-start on painting my whole house?
Margaret says
“ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”
Will I ever be a morning person?
Kristin says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Will my husband let us buy the house I’ve been wanting??
Ann Kleinsasser says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why is there never enough cereal a the end of a box for a full bowl?
Cheryl says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…where do all the missing socks go?!?!!
Merideth says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how do I stain a deck?
Zoe Feast says
Like this http://www.creativeinchicago.com/2011/07/staining-deck-thats-gone-green.html
Jenni says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why do my photographs never look as good as ones that other people take? Is it just my kid who can’t sit still and other peoples’ kids do???
Melody Benschoter says
One thing I want to know is… is this low VOC paint? I can’t believer you’re doing a giveaway for the full VOC stuff!
Erin says
No worries, according to Olympic’s website– it is, in fact, a low VOC paint! Hooray :o)
See ‘benefits’ section for more info: http://www.olympic.com/paint/find_products/one_interior_paints.aspx
Allison S. says
The one thing I want to know is….did I win?? :-)
andrea says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…where in the world my favorite chapstick is!
Veronica says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… Why do I want a baby when my baby is only 10 months old. I just miss the newborn snuggle phase, though I love the new “Explorer” phase.
Linda says
When will your book be published?
Sarah M says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…will we sell our house (the paint will help with that)!!??
Kim says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why I never think a project through from the beginning, so I always end up redoing at least once.
Megan says
One thing I want to know is — if the boyfriend will ever man-up and buy that pretty diamond ring :)
Krystal says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Why my boys can’t aim!
Amber says
This made me giggle… I feel your pain! :)
April says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS: what goes through my cat’s head? If only she could tell me. Especially when she starts to howl at 4:00 am.
Sonya Hallmark says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….Will this obsession with DIY and Pinterest be the death of me or the success of me????
Sonya Hallmark says
http://hallmarkpartyof3.blogspot.com forgot to put “blogspot on the my reply :)
Sasserooo says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…will i EVER close on my condo? Ugh
Jody Byrd says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…when will I be able to move into my home and start fun stuff like paint ideas. :)
Michele says
One this I want to know is….
Am i crazy for thinking about painting a piano. I’m nervous!
Melody Benschoter says
Oh! I forgot my bonus question! I want to know if he really loves me. I want to know if he really cares. (come on- put on your Whitney Houston voice and sing with me!) I
tarynkay says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
How does one manage to paint a house with a curious puppy running around?