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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

  8. Rene says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why I say I WANT to do so many projects inspired by your fantastic blog, yet I don’t do it. :/

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  10. Lisa says

    One thing I want to know is if we will lose our house to a flood next year like we did this year. On the bright side we get to redo our whole house over again.

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  18. Sarah says

    One thing I want to know is…how to do professional photography, and how to speak lots of languages. And web design.

    Reply

  19. Jill Fuller says

    One thing I want to know is…how is it that when my husband is looking for something in the fridge he thinks that just standing there with the door open, staring, is gonna get the job done?

    Reply

  20. Debby Duke says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… I want to know what love is.

    I just felt I should throw in the 80’s Foreigner reference, although, it’s probably already been done, I just don’t have the patience to read all 3,943 comments.

    Reply

  21. Rebecca says

    What I want to know is, if you’ll come and paint my room after I win. :)

    I kid, of course. I just found your blog and I’ve been hooked all day. Call me inspired.

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  22. Stacey says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why my hair grows so slowly when I am trying to grow it out, but grows faster than weeds in a garden when I am keeping it short on purpose.

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  24. Johannah B says

    One thing I want to know is why my paint keeps peeling off my ceiling and walls — right down to the clean and now beautiful again sheetrock. Basically it never “soaks in”.

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  32. Mattie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS
    why does my husband insist on completing one project before he’ll let me start another?? :)

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  35. Maria says

    One thing I want to know is…should I check for asbestos before removing drywall from my dining room since our house was built in 1941? Just a bit worried since we have a tot & another one due in October.

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  38. Cathy says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…do you remember the song “I Want To Know” by Information Society? And that it was Mr. Spock intoning “Pure Energy”?!? Nifty!

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  39. AliciaS says

    One thing I want to know is… what’s my baby going to be like? I’m due in January and while I love being pregnant, the suspense is killing me!

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  41. April S says

    One thing I want to know is… who is gonna come help me paint when I win this fabulous and well needed prize??? Love your blog! One of the first I read everyday!! :)

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  42. Holly P says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…in the age of digital pictures, how do people keep all their photos organized? I have pictures on this computer, that computer and then copies here and there. It’s a mess…so I need help! Suggestions for getting order in the chaos?

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  43. Amber says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… will our pocketbooks ever recover from getting a new roof and a new driveway in just a 10-day span?! Yikes!

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  45. Meredith says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what is a great accent color with dark brown walls? I want to change them eventually…I’m just not ready yet, so I must decorate :)

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  49. Kassie says

    Thanks John, Sherry, Olympic and StackExchange!! I actually bought some paint supplies last night to paint a wooden bench and bookshelf I bought at a thrift store. I wish I had waited, haha. I am so excited!

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  50. Kristen: Turning a House into a Home says

    I am so excited to be a winner of this amazing giveaway! If only you could see my smile and the plethora of ideas floating around inside my head. I now have one more thing I want to know: What should be my first project?!

    Thank you Young House Love and StackExchange for this great giveaway – I still can’t believe that I’ll finally own a good paintbrush!

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