***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.
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how does my mom manage to get set-in stains out? Does she have a magic wand?
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What is he thinking?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what my dog is REALLY thinking…
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Why do I never win giveaways?
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Why no matter how much planning I do, something always go wrong with my projects? Sigh, lessons learned I guess.
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how much did Kim Kardashian’s wedding REALLY cost????
One thing I want to know is…. Can I pull off being a fabulous wife, a fulltime colllege student and work two (possibly three) part time jobs? :) Let’s hope so.
One thing I want to know is…will we ever be done fixing up our house?!
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When will my husband and I buy our first home?
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When will my roommate finally move out? And will be still be friends after all this?:)
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…How to revive/dress up an old partical board hand me down wardrobe that now serves as a turtle tank stand/linen hutch?
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when the heck clara get a darling little brother or sister?? (yes yes…3 years…but come on…come on…) :)
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when will the hubs and I be able to sell and move into a place bigger than a shoebox?
THE ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….should I stay or should I go? (dum dum dum dum dum dum!)
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how to not be so afraid of choosing a paint color.
One thing I want to know is: what color do you paint the hallway when each room is a different color??
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… what color should we paint our dining room?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why DID the chicken cross the road?
To prove to the opossum it could be done!! :)
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….where the hell did I put all the (cloth) diapers that I keep losing? I can’t find them anywhere!
(check daddy’s car rags in garage??)
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Why does cheesecake have to be so bad for me? Like how can something so perfectly delicious, so creamy and smooth and rich, be a bad thing?
I noticed your comment right above mine and felt compelled to share this little gem. It tastes out of this world you have got to try!
http://www.runnerskitchen.com/2010/01/protein-packed-cheesecake/
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
What does a typical day look like for you now, in terms of playing with Clara and working on house projects?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why it always takes me so long to complete each project! All these websites make it look so easy…
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Where’s the beef?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what’s really going through my 3-year-olds’ minds. ~Ethne
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS. . . why does latex paint not work with oil?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… if its worth painting the place I’m in for four months, or if I should just wait till January to love where I live…
One thing I want to know is… what is my dog really thinking?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why did Katie Holmes marry Tom Cruise?
One thing I want to know is…… How long it will take to make this house a home. And did our landlords ever clean this place? Yuck!
one thing I want to know… has anyone ever declared their house completely done? Every time I turn around I add something to the to-do list.
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… were my pants unzipped the whole time I was running errands today? I’m sure hoping not.
And I’d love to have the excuse of free supplies to get me going on painting some of the rooms in our house.
One thing I want to know is what is the perfect funky, but not crazy,rug to match my new gray walls (SW Dovetail) and red chair???
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how am I ever going to finish renovating this house?!
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how did my mom do it all?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS … When will I feel this baby kick?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…. why do normal (read: not corporations and super rich) people keep voting republican?! Also, can I get some free paint ish.
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How does one stay motivated enough to finish all the unfinished projects lying around.
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…which came first, the chicken or the egg?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT THE PERFECT PAIR OF JEANS ARE. I need to find the perfect pair!
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…when will we start digging for our new house?
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how will I ever make time for everything?
One thing I want to know is…how do you decide on a paint color? My boyfriend and I are painting our house and deciding on colors is such a major decision! I can never really tell what is going to look good.
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…. there help for my pinterest addiction or am I just doomed!
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS … why does my baby never sleep.
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Why is 42 the answer? Why not 43?
One thing I want to know is, will not seeing the cracks, the stain from the upstairs tub leak and generally neglect of my bedroom ceiling help me sleep better at night? Or maybe mornings will be more beautiful if the ceiling is freshly painted?
Bonus question: Who, who wrote the book of love?
One thing I want to know is… Could Mister Ed really talk?
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what REALLY happened to JFK??
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how to get my twin girls to sleep through the night EVERY night!