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Fab Freebie: It’s A One-derful Life

***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).

Olympic One

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?”

Stack Exchange Paint Suppli

  • 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.

Comments

  9. Bridgett says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what will my kids be like when they grow up?

    i’d also like to know when i will win the lottery?!?!

    Reply

  10. shelby l says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….
    How many cans of paint does it take to repaint a 1800 sq/f house? Jut moving in and trying to get the right numbers!

    Reply

  14. marianne says

    one thing i want to know is…. how will we ever afford to raise this kid! (my hubby and i are expecting our first and we live in the bay area, california).

    Reply

  17. Megan says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    …why I NEVER win contests. I don’t even waste my money on raffle tickets anymore because I never, ever win. It’s a running joke among my family and friends to the point where they want me to enter because they figure then their odds are better!

    I’d love to win this though…

    Reply

  23. Amanda says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why I’ve been so unlucky with these contests so far. :-p This one closes on my birthday, though, so perhaps it will be my big, lucky break!

    Reply

  25. Jenni says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    Were the works of Shakespeare written by more than one person, like some of the theories suggest?

    Reply

  26. Shannon says

    One Thing I Want to Know Is. . . who invented the stitch/seam-ripper? They are my hero and I’d like to shake their hand.

    Reply

  27. Amanda says

    One thing I want to know is –

    What is it with the hammer drill? My husband, father, and father in law were working on our kitchen, and they went through about four battery recharges in one day. And annoyed the neighbors for about 8 hours.

    They built one pony wall in that time…

    Reply

  29. katy says

    one thing i want to know is…
    how to get fingernail polish to stay on my nails more than two days without chipping! (i’m staring at my nails right now and it’s really annoying.)

    Reply

  32. Lenore says

    One thing I really want to know is…

    How do the two of you manage to keep and create such a wonderful home AND parent a toddler! You guys rock – I’m so tired from work I can barely get the energy together to decorate and fix up my home, I can’t imagine trying to be a parent on top of that!

    Reply

  44. Alex says

    One thing I want to know is…
    Can I really paint my kitchen cabinets myself? I mean I know you can, but can I actually do it?? And, was Inception all just a dream or what?

    Reply

  47. Beth says

    One thing I want to know is…what is my 6 month old trying to tell us when he babbles “a…gooo…ahhhhh…”

    Reply

  49. Becky says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….
    What colors to use in my new house??? I don’t want it to look just like my previous home!

    Reply

  50. Rebecca says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… If I’m young and smart why can’t I find a job and why do I constantly run into people who can’t do their job correctly?

    Reply

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