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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

  1. Keenan says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    Is Hurricane Irene going to go somewhere else other than Charleston…. please….

    Reply

  4. Christa says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why I haven’t already painted my ugly maeve-ish stairwell a prettier color already.

    Reply

  5. Steph says

    ONE THING I’D LIKE TO KNOW…how long will the terrible 2’s last and why is my daughter already in them, when she’s not even 2 yet?

    Reply

  8. Miss Em says

    One thing I want to know is how to motivate myself to write while maintaining a full-time job, wedding planning and a work out routine!

    I need a vacation. :p

    -Emily

    Reply

  9. Mary says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”
    why do 9 and 10 year olds go through the “what if?”
    phase?! Must be their imagination just goes into overdrive!
    I swear, I remember this phase from our older son
    and I am really, really ready for it to be over with our youngest :-D

    Reply

  12. Alana says

    ONE THINGS I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    The lottery numbers for the next drawing so we can hire you guys to flip our house!

    Reply

  17. Kelly says

    one thing I want to know is how to avoid peeling paint. my house is moist, that’s all i can say, the paint peels off like wrapping paper in spots..I wonder if i should be using a different paint…

    Reply

  18. JDH says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS. . .why, oh, why do we have such bad luck with contractors at our house? Why? Maybe winning an awesome paint prize will encourage us to learn how to do something ourselves!

    Reply

  30. Beth M. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    Where do I start?? We just bought our first house and I have a Pinterest board full of ideas.

    Reply

  33. Jasmine says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how to convince my husband to paint most of the nursery himself since I’m 28 weeks pregnant?!?

    Reply

  39. Carolina says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How many brain cells I lost from using Kilz Oil Base Primer this weekend (Wood Paneling).

    NEVER again, next time I’m using the low-VOC stuff even if I have to do 10 coats of it!

    Reply

  42. Jen says

    One thing I want to know is…why I am the only one in the house that knows dirty dishes go in the dishwasher, not the sink. Is it so hard to load the dishwasher, I guess when your 10 and 12 it is tough.

    Reply

  46. Shauna says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS will my baby ever sleep all night? Or even for more than 3 hours straight? This mama is tired.

    I also want to know if that dresser will look better in a sunny yellow or navy blue…

    Reply

  47. Sara says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    Where the hurricane is going to hit and how bad it will be, I’m supposed to leave for the Outer Banks Saturday!!!

    Reply

  50. Cackie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….

    What the heck were the previous owners of our house thinking when they picked paint colors?!?!

    Reply

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