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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Color Combo

| By John Petersik | September 14, 2009 | 968 Comments

Fab Freebie: Color Combo

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

This week’s giveaway sponsor practically needs no introduction. It’s Valspar Paint (which Meredith successfully figured out last week from our anagram clue). They’re giving away FIVE gallons of their high quality, Ultra Premium interior paint (one each to FIVE of our lucky readers). So we foresee a handful of paint projects in some of your futures… and hopefully some before & after pictures as well.

Valspar Ultra Paint

But Valspar isn’t just offering up paint this week, they’ve also created a great online resource for couples faced with the challenge of combining their styles. The “Love, Our Style” site includes some painting tips via a Painting 101 section, a photo contest where you can win a paint makeover, and – our favorite part – a quiz to help figure out how to merge your aesthetic with your partner’s.

Valspar Love Our Style

And although Sherry and I feel like we’ve figured out our combined style pretty well, we jumped at the chance to see how we fared with the quiz. After 10 simple (and sometimes thought-provoking) multiple choice questions, the quiz revealed that our style is “Relaxed” which came with this description: “You’re in perfect harmony when it comes to your eye for the simple yet functional. When it comes to your home decor, eco-conscious style- like natural textures, tones and sustainable furnishings- can play a big part. Take your love of the outdoors and find inspiration in nature, with warm neutrals.” Pretty dead on, eh? Not to mention that the paint colors they suggested are pretty much right up our alley too.

Valspar Quiz Results

So here’s the scoop on how you can score some free Valspar paint this week:

  • PRIZE: One gallon of Valspar Ultra Premium interior paint in the color/finish of your choice
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “COLOR ME” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: Head over to take the “Love, Our Style” quiz and share your results (and how accurate you think it is)
  • CONTEST CLOSES: Wednesday, September 16th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: Five
  • PRIZE SHIPS: United States only
  • THE USUAL: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!

Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Valspar.

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    COLOR ME

    Reply
  2. Marisa A says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    COLOR ME! We are a RELAXED ROMANTIC couple. Love it! I’m just moving into my new house this week, could really use 5 gallons of paint!!!

    Reply
  3. Rebecca says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    COLOR ME RELAXED! My husband and I are building a house (fingers crossed we move in before Christmas) so we definitely could use the paint!

    Reply
  4. Dana says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Color Me! Just bought a new house…would love to get painting :)

    Reply
  5. Kalee says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    COLOR ME! Apparently ours came out modern, which was surprise, but the description kinda fit us. I guess maybe we’re more modern than we thought!

    Reply
  6. Natalie says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    We’re relaxed exotic. Correct on the relaxed part, but I’m not sure how exotic we are. Anywho, COLOR ME!

    Reply
  7. Penny says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Color me! thanks, love your blog.

    Reply
  8. Ilana says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Color me!

    Reply
  9. Laura says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    COLOR ME!

    Yet another for relaxed… :)

    Reply
  10. Daniel says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Color me.

    Reply
  11. Carmen says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    COLOR ME! We are MODERN COUNTRY. I think that’s pretty accurate as I’m very drawn to the Pottery Barn/Better Homes and Gardens type looks.

    Reply
  12. Tracie says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    “Color Me!” We came out to be Relaxed Classic which is a pretty good guess. We are wanting to paint our basement and a free gallon would be a huge help.

    Reply
  13. Susy M. says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    COLOR ME. We took the quiz and we are CLASSIC.

    Reply
  14. Lindy says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    COLOR ME!!!

    Reply
  15. Carmen says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    COLOR ME!

    Reply
  16. Allan B says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Color Me!!

    We are a relaxed couple – which definitely fits us :0

    Reply
  17. Sara Lang says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    COLOR ME

    Reply
  18. Heather says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    COLOR ME

    We just need one more gallon of Valspar paint to finish out our moody gray living room. Hooray, perfect timing!!!

    Reply
  19. claire says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    color me!

    I make most of the design choices around our house, and so far, my husband has pretty much agreed :)

    Reply
  20. Brooke says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    COLOR ME

    Reply
  21. Holly says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    COLOR ME

    Modern country describes me and hubby personally–I’m modern and he’s country. :) As a design theme, not so much…we’d probably be more “early hand-me-down.”

    Reply
  22. Heather D. says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    COLOR ME! Our quiz results were also Relaxed. Must be a common result or at least common among your readers. We are still trying to figure out our style, but relaxed seems to be pretty close.

    Reply
  23. Amy S. says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    Color Me! We are RELAXED.

    Reply
  24. Britni Buss says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    COLOR ME :-)

    We are MODERN EXOTIC, I agree completely with the out come. We would love to finish off our home, with the last room to paint (Sun Room / Library).

    Wishing everyone good luck! I can’t wait to see the Before & After pictures on who wins!

    Reply
  25. Elizabeth says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    COLOR ME

    Reply
  26. Lisa Mc says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    Color me wicked!

    Reply
  27. Danielle says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    Color Me!!!

    We are Relaxed Country. Not really…lol. We are remodeling the entire upstairs. We could definitely use this paint!!!

    Reply
  28. Chelsea says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    COLOR ME!

    Reply
  29. BeaBee says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    COLOR ME!

    I had to answer his questions as well as mine, but the quiz says we’re relaxed, just like you guys. This is really clever and probably quite effective marketing, by the way. Valspar wants to get its name out there in a way we’ll pay attention to, you want the ad revenue, and I actually appreciate the thoughtfulness and careful targeting of something I might actually buy! Yay for giveaways!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      September 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm

      Hey BeaBee,

      Actually we don’t make ad revenue or get paid for doing our weekly giveaways. We just love rewarding our amazing readers with fabulous swag and we’re grateful to all of the companies who approach us to keep it coming!

      xo,
      s

  30. Kate M says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    COLOR ME!

    Relaxed

    Reply
  31. Colleen says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    COLOR ME. We are a RELAXED couple.

    Reply
  32. JAG says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    COLOR ME! We are also a relaxed couple and blues, greens and grays are our favorites. We plan on painting soon, so we could really use the free paint. Thanks for this opportunity.

    Reply
  33. Kylee says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    Color ME!

    Reply
  34. christina says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    “COLOR ME”, Our kitchen could use a fresh coat of paint.

    Reply
  35. Jacqueline says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    COLOR ME! We could so use this right now!

    Reply
  36. Alison says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    Color Me! We are Relaxed. I hope that’s the feeling our home has when we move in a month!

    Reply
  37. Eve says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    COLOR ME!

    Reply
  38. Sherry says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    COLOR ME!!!!! Wow, 5 gallons of paint would come in so handy since we’re planning a pretty drastic paint makeover in our upstairs. We took the quiz and it came out relaxed country. For some reason I’m thinking that maybe my style and my husband’s are SO different they just picked something maybe neither of us particularly go for…opposites do attract!!!!

    Reply
  39. Sarah says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Color me so I can color my bedroom! I ttk the quiz and we got “relaxed modern”, which is fairlt accurate!

    Reply
  40. mallory says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    COLOR ME! We are buying a 1902 craftsman and the bedroom could use a nice coat of paint!

    Reply
  41. Sou says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Color Me!

    Reply
  42. laura t says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    COLOR ME! We are RELAXED. We are moving into our first place next week and already have the colors picked out!

    Reply
  43. Caroline says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    COLOR me!

    Reply
  44. Katrina says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Color Me!

    Reply
  45. Annette Mineo says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Color me! Relaxed is good with me!!!!

    Reply
  46. Angela O. says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Color Me!

    Reply
  47. Lindsey Rowland says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    COLOR ME!!! Our result was relaxed like your answer was. I love a simple but inviting place that has a southern living type charm to it. I want to repaint my bedroom so bad so I hope I win!!

    Reply
  48. Drake says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Color me! (bad)

    Reply
  49. QuatroMama (Mom to Quads) says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    COLOR ME….Bad! =)

    Here’s how our recent paint job for the quads room turned out. I love the two tone blues together with the plate rail.

    http://murraycrew.blogspot.com/2009/09/when-its-time-to-change-youve-got-to.html

    Reply
  50. alisha says

    September 14, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    COLOR ME! We are Modern Country

    Reply
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