***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.
Eileen says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…when will Monday be over?!
Hayley Bonita says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . . how to gain wisdom at a young age?
burghbaby says
One thing I want to know is . . . do 5-year olds every stop talking? ;-)
perry bobbert says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….can i win this?
Kristin L says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what color are we going to find to keep our gray couch from looking green?
Kelsey says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… the Truth. …and how I can finish this silly dissertation more quickly and easily! :-)
Natalie @ Queen of Whirled says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Corinne says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….why does my puppy refuse to go to sleep when I want to sleep?
Lacey says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… have all the witty answers to the question been used?
Natalie @ Queen of Whirled says
when will I have an Ikea in I-just-need-to-pick-something-up-from-Ikea” driving distance?
Morgan says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
when the heck will we be able to afford to buy a house!
Karen Perry says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
How do so many people afford all these fancy vacations?? I want to go on one!
Michelle says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….
Why my husband can agree with things like “as long as it coordinates, it doesn’t need to match” when looking at a design tv show or blog, but when it comes to OUR stuff its “is this the exact same shade? It needs to be an exact match!”?
Sharmin says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….will I ever be in shape? Lord knows I try, but it looks like these love handles are here to stay!
Heidi A says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Why on earth God made men and women SO different and then asks us to get along. :)
Laura says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS …
why did the previous owners of my house choose such a blinding yellow shade for the living room? And why are all of the rooms upstairs some shade of pink?
RachNoon says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how I ended up with so many paint chips for the bathroom… and why I can’t will myself to throw away any of them?
Kelly says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
the winning lottery numbers… I copied off someone else, but man out of everything I could know in the world right now, that beats all of them!
Katherine says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS. . .
The reason for the Fermi paradox. So yep–other life in the universe!
Thanks for the great giveaway! My living room is in need of some serious paint love.
erin says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
how do I get my husband on board with changing the paint color in the guest room?
Anne says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why is wallpaper so darn difficult to take off a wall???
Kyle says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
What was that weird noise last night in the garage when I was taking out the recycling?
Tyleet says
One this I want to know is…
What will be the right haircut for me? I went short for the first time in 15 years, and suddenly my hair is doing all kind of crazy things. I guess it’s just excited to be free. But, it makes this short cut look super whacky. Next visit will be try number three. What will it take to get it right?
Melyssa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what color should I paint my bedroom if I win this paint?
Jennifer says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… Will I ever get around to painting my kitchen?!?
kelley says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… what happens when we die… (kind of morbid, I know…)
Carly says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
When will I get a job? Will I be happy with my bathroom once it’s painted and updated?
Christy G. says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS …. how do you two have so much energy to tackle everything awesome that you do (especially now that you have a baby)? :)
Heidi says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
is my house EVER going to be clean?!
Sayre says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… if you jump up and down in a falling elevator and you’re in the air when it hits, when you land will it have more impact or will you land as if you were just jumping up and down?
Seriously – I love to paint and am in the midst of repainting my stairwell.
DaveDaveK says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….if I win this, what room my wife is going to make paint??? And will she help? (wait, does that count as two questions)
Callie says
One thing I want to know is… How do I find 1/2 the energy you guys seem to have to get some things done around my own condo!?
Ashleigh says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS if I will ever win a raffle/giveaway/lottery, etc. in my life. :-)
Amy says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Why do parents let their young daughters leave their house dressed like they are working a corner? It makes me sad.
Shanelle says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS ..How in the world do moms with four children do it?? I use to want 4 but now with 2, I am not so sure:)
Katie says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
What sectional couch should we buy?!
Lindsay says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how do mothers get anything done with a 10 month old!!??
Jo @ Let's Face the Music says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS when the stock market is going to start going up again consistantly. Seriously, this is a great give-away. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
Brooke C says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Why were whales[/dolphins/porpoises/manatees] made to breathe air if they live their entire lives under water?
Nikki says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Will my husband and I EVER paint the faux-wood paneling in our living room? Gaaaaaaaahhhhh. :) Thanks for having awesome giveaways, guys.
Peggy Bastian says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . . when will i be finished painting?
Christine says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… what color paint would match the coral/white greek key duvet cover I’m lusting over?
emily @ thirtyeight20 says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… when will my baby decide she wants to join us on the outside world already?!
marilu says
“ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” … does anyone else’s wall paint peel when they don’t have a headboard? This has happened to us w/Sherwin Williams and Behr paints :(
Milehimama says
One thing I want to know is will I EVER eat a tomato I’ve grown myself? Third season of dead plants, sheesh!
Kristin says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
how to establish myself irrevocably as the Alpha in my little pack of two. (Can you tell I’m having problems with my dog?)
Kerri says
One thing I want to know is…did the former owners of our house EVER take care of their lawn??
Liz says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what love is? hahaha.
Christy G. says
Bonus question … Will Barack O’Bama be re-elected? I hope not! Whoops, answered that myself. :)
Melissa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…Why does the dog always wake ME up instead of my fiance to go out at 3:00 AM.