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Paint a smile on your faces people, because that’s what we’re giving away this week! Paint, that is, not smiles (though hopefully smiles sort of come along with getting a prize, right?). This week we’re giving away a room full of paint from Olympic (that means 2 gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint and 1 gallon of primer) to THREE people. Woo hoo! We love this stuff because now no matter what color you get mixed, it’s still 100% VOC-free. Can’t beat that, right? And that’s exactly why we used it in our bathroom remodel earlier this year. Plus, Olympic just launched a new, free desktop application called ColorClix to help inspire your perfect palette.
Once downloaded, the little ColorClix box invites you to click anywhere on your desktop – a photo, a video, an icon, whatever – and syncs that color with one in the Olympic catalog. Like if I wanted to build a room around the adorable picture of a snoozing chihuahua I’d just have to click anywhere on his fur to get an Olympic paint color (apparently Burger’s eyebrow is “Stony Creek”). It also displays the rest of the colors on the virtual swatch as well as recommended complimentary colors.
The program also lets you save all of your inspiration colors in projects sorted by room and then you can use those saved projects to virtually paint rooms on Olympic.com. You know, if you really wanted to go as far as to let your dog’s coloring determine the coloring of your walls.
So go have some fun playing with ColorClix and check out the rest of this week’s details:
- PRIZE: One room of paint from Olympic, including 2 gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint and 1 gallon of primer
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us about a photo, object, or other inspiration item that you’d love to draw some paint palette inspiration from. Did you photograph a stunning landscape recently that could lend itself to an accent wall color? Have you spotted a vase or pillow at the store that could inspire a whole room?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 8th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Three
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…
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Kathy says
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Jessica says
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I’m usually drawn to colors that are found in nature, whether the soothing blues from the ocean or the rich vanilla shades of sand, or more recently I’ve been drawn to different shades of green…I’m excited to play around with this Olympic software, I’ve got a dining room that needs to be repainted! :)
Nell says
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I’m inspired by nature, trees, green plants.
Allison says
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I want a light blue/aqua/turquoise kitchen so any photos of blue kitchens (or bedrooms or bathrooms for that matter) inspire me.
Blake says
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Marin says
PAINT ME! I have some pics from our recent trip to Italy that I would love to base a room palatte around.
Amber says
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Kathy says
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Justine says
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I’ve been inspired by the sweet summer colors of the Summer Shandy bottle cap :) so fresh!
Michelle says
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Christy says
Paint me! The ocean, the beach…anything outdoorsy inspires me!
Jen says
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Kind of odd, I know but I just bought a new bathroom rug, with some spa like colors in it that I’m inspired to build my bedroom color scheme around.. :)
alexa says
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We’re about to close on a house and I’ve been inspired to paint our bathroom a fresh, bright apple green.
Andrea says
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Marcella says
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Our house is inspired by our art work and accessories mostly, but I get ideas from everywhere and end up changing a room every few months! Too many ideas, so little time!
CarrieK says
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I’ve been taking a lot of my inspiration from the remnant bin at Joann’s.
Sarah says
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JulieA says
PAINT ME! Right now, I am helping a friend with a room that is the color of a pumpkin. I am inspired by that color and working hard to make everything else work!
Allisson says
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I saw a beautiful framed photograph of the beach in a gallery in Newburyport, MA that I love the colors in. When I buy my own place I’m getting the photo and using the colors as inspiration!
Diana says
PAINT ME! When we vacation we always buy art-these would be great places to draw inspiration and make us feel as if we’re traveling, but in our own home!
Kristen says
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I like bright colors and about a year ago my mother gave us a calendar with various photos from Greece and I love the contrasts of stark whites with deep blues and terra cotta– hoping to redo our sunroom in similar colors soon!
Allie says
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Kate says
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I’ve been inspired by the rusty reds of the buildings in my new city in CNY.
Christina says
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I am planning on painting my boring, beige family room soon, and my inspiration is coming from my rug that has different shades of browns and blue-greens. Can’t wait!
Rachel says
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Jenifer S. says
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We are loving this picture we picked up for our living room and are getting ready to find colors to match! Perfect timing *(Fingers crossed)*
kelley says
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I’ve been inspired by the color of a couch we inherited from my sister’s fiance’s mother. I’m planning to paint the ceiling of our sitting room to match it.
Lara says
PAINT ME! I would love to be able to paint our basement “extra” room to coordinate with the extremely modern glass vases I am turning into lamps!
Sarah B says
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I have a large dining room makeover in my future (big victorian home so the dining room is 24′ x 14′)! Constantly looking for new inspiration – love aqua and tan – can you give away a capiz chandelier next? :-)
Emily says
Paint me! I’m inspired by a set of serving dishes that my mom gave me. I love the color palette so why not carry that over to my home.
Emily @ Our Waldo Bungie says
PAINT ME! I love the greens of nature and the tans and blues of the beach!
kendra says
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Cassie says
Paint me! I have some pictures from the local botanical gardens that would be a great inspiration.
Mary S says
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The ocean, especially after a storm has cleared. There are so many hues of blue, aqua, and green.
Lindsay says
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My mom bought me a framed photograph of a baby turtle (my fave animal) heading toward the ocean titled “Going Home”. The colors are gorgeous, blue, sand and white. I’d love to paint a whole room around it and hopefully can with this giveaway! :)
Wehaf says
PAINT ME! My plan for our dining room is inspired by the stained glass windows we hung in it, filled with blues and greens!
Leigh says
PAINT ME! I have a lovely picture I took in Banff. Bright blue glacier lakes, deep green trees and steely grey mountains!
D'ette Longman says
PAINT ME! Yahoo! This would be perfect for us! I am still trying to find the perfect color for our living room walls!
Holly says
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I normally just paint a room a color that I love (I re-paint very often) and accessorize it to match the walls. Hmm, maybe I need to be inspired by an object to paint a room and it’d stay on the walls a little longer :)
Melanie says
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I’m taking what used to be our old office & turning it into a craft room. (Also stealing your idea of having a pull out couch in a loveseat so we will have an extra bed!). Anyway I went to IKEA where I got a cute lampshade and the pinks and greens in it are what I’m shooting for.
Seidelkim says
Paint Me! our guest room is currently blue with a valence with trains on it from the previous owner… muuch in need of an update. The yhl website has given me more ideas than I can count to do so!!
Stephanie says
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I’d love to build a color pallette around a photo from my wedding. The colors were green, cream, and champagne and I love the idea of adding green elements to my home.
-Stephanie
Elizabeth says
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We’re so close to getting a great house, this would help us paint our bedroom a grayish/bluish color :)
Cassie says
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I usually find me inspiration in Better Homes and Gardens. They always have something fresh!
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Kim H says
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Kara from Kara's Korner says
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I have a pillow that I choose inspiration from for our whole house. Don’t worry, it’s got lots of colors in it…but that keeps the balance and enables me to rotate things throughout the house when I want to mix it up!
Corrie M. says
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We are very much inspired by the colors of the ocean- so soothing:)
Katrina says
Paint me! No particular inspiration here, but I just painted my kitchen this weekend with Olympic’s Drifting Dune. I still have a bathroom to remodel, so I’d love to work with Olympic paint again!
Amanda says
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I’m usually inspired by abstract art.
Meagan says
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I have taken some photos of some really vintage buildings while on vacation and would love to snatch some color for our guest bedroom from them.