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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…
See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Olympic Paints.
Megan D says
PAINT ME …
I loooove the shower curtain in our guest bathroom – a very mod geometric print in varying shades of blue and green – once I get the energy to paint the walls, that shower curtain will definitely be my inspiration!
Kristina says
Paint Me! I am due in November and am going to paint the nursery a shade of green inspired by little one’s bedding.
Karen T. says
PAINT ME! I’m inspired by things I see around our farm.
Denise says
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nigel says
PAINT ME!. Its good to give wedding gifts that are welcomed and from local arts & crafts people – helps the community & keeps our $ at home. http://blog.sidestreetstudio.com/wood/9-tips-for-finding-the-perfect-wedding-gift/
Patti says
pAiNt mE! I bought some fabulous fabric that is inspiring me today!
Torey says
PAINT ME. . . don’t laugh. . my daughter got a set of elastic headbands in some great colors. I kept looking at them and thinking someone could design a whole room around these colors. . . hot pink, light pink, brown, light aqua and turquoise. They just looked fabulous together.
Betsey says
Paint me, please! My husband and I are closing on a house on Friday that very much needs a lot of painting, and so this would be perfect!
I had the paint for the kitchen walls in our last house color-matched to the cover of a cookbook we have. It turned out really well.
Beth says
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I’m inspired by all the gorgeous projects and mood boards I see on YHL!!
Heather B says
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I bought a vase from Target recently and I’d really like to do a accent wall to match. :)
Kat says
Paint me! I’m always inspired by nature… I think a turtle-inspired room would be fun!
Vanessa L says
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I’m getting married in 2012 in a rainforest in Costa Rica, and my style and color choices in my home definitely reflect my love of nature- shades of green, a few browns and tans, with pops of purples, yellows, pinks, and blues mixed in.
Cassie At Primitive & Proper says
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i am helping a client right now put some furniture pieces together based on a pillow from Anthropologie that has gray, yellow and kelly green!
Katie B. says
PAINT ME! I really like a Dash and Albert rug I saw, blueish gray with lots of little colored circles that could go a variety of color combos.
Marissa says
PAINT ME! I have a large framed print of Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” in my family room that I am using as my own mood board/ palette for the room. There are so many beautiful hues of gold, yellow, and red, the possibilities are endless! I’ve used Olympic paint before and love it!
Cecily T says
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This is boring, but I need creamy white paint for the walls in my vaulted family room and foyer! Not sure that it’s inspirational, but it’s what I need to get rid of the nasty builder’s grey-white and set off my fab orange/brown/cream living room!
Julie L says
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I’m thinking an icy light blue (a la the ocean in the morning) would be a crisp companion to the white trim and light-colored oak floors in our guest room.
Paola says
“PAINT ME” my USB Surf Drive (cleverly shaped like a surfboard) was the inspiration piece to redo my son’s bedroom this past year. Proof you can find inspiration anywhere. see photos on Facebook. link below:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=53230&id=1190497303&saved#!/album.php?aid=72070&id=1190497303&ref=mf
Madelin says
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Nicole L says
Paint Me… I’d love to match a color to the comforter on my bed.
Cheryl says
PAINT ME!! The Crate and Barrel catalogs always seem to have some inspiration hiding inside for me…
sara says
paint me~!
Angie says
Paint Me
After seeing the beautiful sand and ocean color on our last beach vacation, I would have to say my inspiration is the greige color of the sand and emerald green water of the ocean.
Vikki Maldonado says
Paint Me!
We have been inspired by the beach to paint/decorate our bathroom!
Wendy says
PAINT ME…A vintage postcard that belonged to my grandma of Mackinac Island. It is hung in my boring white bathroom, which could use some gorgeous color!
Natalie says
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My husband gave me this gorgeous chevron, sea foam green pillow from Twinkle Living as an anniversary gift. I would love to paint an accent wall in our living room sea foam to match!
lisa says
Paint Me! We are going to paint our bricks an accent color in the living room. This site gives us much inspiration.
Melanie D. says
Paint me romantic! My husband & I need to go on a date.
Tom V says
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Viewed a picture online of an all teal room with white and natural wood accents. Has inspired my wife and I to update the kitchen.
Jess E says
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Kristina says
Paint me!! Love Olympic paint! It’s the only thing we’ve used in our new house!!
Stacy M says
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Stacy M says
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Ooops. Pushed enter too soon! I am still looking for my inspiration, but I could really use some free paint for when I find it :)
Tristen says
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We just bought a new house, and are inspired to paint in warmer tones to compliment our gorgeous new fireplace we intend to use all the time!
Adriane says
I recently bought some fabric at joanns to make some new throw pillows for my couch and the color combo is so adorable I’m inspired to spruce up the room with a new paint color.
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Nicole says
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I would draw the colors from a recent picture of my family. We are wearing jeans, white shirts, and sitting on a turquoise bench in a brown wooded area. I think that pallet would be so interesting!
Kelly LeBlanc says
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I have these two antique Japanese watercolor paintings that my grandmother passed on to me. I always obsessed over them as a little girl. I would love to draw my paint palette inspiration from them!!!
sarsk624 says
PAINT ME. I’m in a major gray phase right now and I have a handful of inspiration photos I want my bathroom to play off of.
Gaby @ After the Before, but Before the After says
Paint Me!! My inspiration comes from a watercolor painting I picked up while vacationing in Florence from a lady on a street corner painting. Can’t get anymore authentic than that!
Lani B says
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Fish scales…I’m kinda loving the blend of colors in them.
Teresa says
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Shannon Rosan says
PAINT ME : Honestly? I am inspired by your home! I love how you used neutrals so well and I am looking to paint our first home which we just bought!
Rachel says
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Pretty much every colorful meal I eat makes me want to splash those organic, rich colors onto all the walls in my home. Or it could just be my love of food. :)
Jessica lutz says
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My accent color for my entire house is going to be Orange!
L says
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rich says
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I would love to recreate the environment of my favorite resort in Key West!
Randi says
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I am inspired to re-do my half-bath that doesn’t match anything in the rest of the house!!
Alicia says
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MarcR says
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I’ve been painting wood signs but we have 3-4 rooms that could use a fresh coat/look.
Erin T. says
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A few weeks ago I made a monogram set to go above our bed (a modified version of yours), and I’d love to draw from that to repaint our bedroom.