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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Olympic Color

| By John Petersik | September 6, 2010 | 1,153 Comments

Fab Freebie: Olympic Color

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

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.

Olympic ColorClix

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.

Olympic Burgers Palette

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.

Olympic Mock Bedroom

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.

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Comments

  1. Ashlee says

    September 6, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    PAINT ME!!!

    Reply
  2. emily says

    September 6, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    Paint Me!
    And the subtle blue-purple-gray sky of a just before the storm sunset…

    Reply
  3. allison says

    September 6, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    PAINT ME!!!

    Reply
  4. Christine says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    PAINT ME!

    I’m actually dying to just MATCH some of the colors that came on our walls – there are some serious serious scuffs that Magic Eraser isn’t doing anything to, so I’d sort of like to just find the paint color and paint over the whole thing!

    Reply
  5. Katy says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Paint me!

    I love the colors of the ocean.

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    Paint Me!

    I’m hoping to paint my bathroom soon. I just bought these awesome canvases with a bright blue and orange bird on each of them, and have twig bath accessories.

    Reply
  7. Debby says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    PAINT ME !! PAINT ME !! PAINT ME !!

    When we moved into our house 6 years ago, I made drapes for my family room. I still love the fabric and have no intention of changing. I would like to use the fabric though as an inspiration to bring a totally different set of colors out than I did originally. I think it would be beautiful. We really need to paint !!

    Reply
  8. Sara C. says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    PAINT ME!

    Our living room has little bursts of green in the decor that I would love to bring onto the walls to give the room a calm, soothing feel.

    Reply
  9. Alana says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    Paint Me! I’d love to find a color for our living room that compliments a beautiful vase we received for a wedding gift!

    Reply
  10. Julie says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    Paint me, please!!

    We need some paint for our up and coming nursery, so I’d love to use a crib sheet for color inspiration. The timing of this giveaway couldn’t be better for us!

    Reply
  11. Crystal says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    “PAINT ME”

    I just found a beautiful shower curtain, that is making me want to redo our bathroom!

    Reply
  12. Erin Brost says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    PAINT ME!We welcomed a stray kitty in our home. My little girl Bella named Gnocchi(Curious George’s friend kitty). He is a soft pale gray, and has seaglass blue, green, gray eyes. I would pair the pale gray walls with seaglass and white in a room. In fact, I’m going to do this in our bonus room! Addicted to your site! The dresser in Clara’s room is exactly what my parents had in their room for many years where I grew up in Baltimore. Could it have made its way to Richmond?

    Reply
  13. Katelyn N says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    PAINT ME!!!

    I have too many inspirations to go off of, including personal pictures and magazine photos! My favorites are creams and espresso/black with an accent of yellow or orange!

    Reply
  14. Laura Leo says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    PAINT ME! PAINT ME! PAINT ME! The entire inside of our house is painted an off-white color. Yes, I am not kidding! The entire house. I am in DESPERATE need of some color around here!!! I love your blog and I’ve been getting so many great ideas from it. Thank you so much for all of the wonderful posts!

    Reply
  15. Katy says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    PAINT ME! I’m looking for a soft yellow to compliment the chocolate brown curtains and dressers in our bedroom.

    Reply
  16. Kristy says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    PAINT ME!

    Reply
  17. Erica says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    PAINT ME! Right now, my living room has sort of a light blue and brown thing going on, and I’d love to tweak it to pep it up a bit.

    Reply
  18. chelsea says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    PAINT ME! We still have builder-white on all our walls, and I am having trouble narrowing down my inspiration to one color scheme. I would love to change that though!

    Reply
  19. jessica w says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    PAINT ME!
    I find inspiration in all things nature… rocks, twigs, shells, sand, bark, pebbles, grass, leaves,….I think you get the point!

    Reply
  20. Sarah says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Paint me!!!

    I saw a photo of a trendy restaurant with orange walls… and now I’m dying to work some orange into my kitchen! Probably not a whole wall, but maybe the backs of some shelves….. that would really set off my white dishes!

    Reply
  21. bdaiss says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Paint me!

    I’ve got a great one of my baby girl that is calling my name for some art work colors!

    Reply
  22. Ellen says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Paint me!

    We fostered a pup with a blue eye years ago. She’s responsible for inspiring our ongoing commitment to fostering homeless animals and her blue eye was the most stunning frosty sky blue I’d ever seen. I’d love to be able to think of her every time I wander through the living room.

    Reply
  23. Stacy says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    PAINT ME!

    Reply
  24. Erin Gibson says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    PAINT ME!!!

    Reply
  25. Patti says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    I’m renovating my bathroom and need some paint to go with my new tiles!

    Reply
  26. Andrew says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    PAINT ME! A painting my mom did for the sunroom

    Reply
  27. Pamela says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    Paint Me! I love finding dishes and drawing paint inspiration from them. Right now I am collecting Minton china and love all the colors in some of the patterns that I could paint a whole house around it.

    Reply
  28. Kimberly R. says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    PAINT ME

    I’d love to capture the purple blue of the sky just at dusk…

    Reply
  29. Amy Dunkley says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    PAINT ME!

    I’ve been inspired by the colors in the beautiful new comforter set my mom got us for Christmas!

    Reply
  30. Holly says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Paint me! I’d love to match the colors in my living room to some brown, gold, and cream pillows I saw at Target…

    Reply
  31. Holly says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Paint Me!!!

    I picked up a picture frame I love and it is my new inspiration!

    Reply
  32. stacy says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    Paint Me! After sending pics of my tile work to the place we got our kitchen backsplash from they gave me a $100 credit so my inspiration for my master suite is the blueish, brown and white tile I’ll be using in there!

    Reply
  33. Danielle says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    PAINT ME!

    Hoping to paint our guest bath. My inspiration is an orchid that current resides on the vanity.

    Reply
  34. Jessica J says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    PAINT ME!

    I’ve been stuck in soothing blues and browns too….I need to get out of that box!

    Reply
  35. Jenet says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    Paint Me!

    When I first moved in, I painted half my living room a deep red and half a neutral beige. I’d love to change it up to something brighter and airy…perhaps a cool light yellow or light sand. I can just imagine the amount of primer I would need to cover all that red!

    Reply
  36. Laura says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    Paint me!! I draw inspirational from my mother-in-laws beautiful country/rustic Texas home. The warmth you feel when you walking into her space is contagious!

    Reply
  37. Emmy says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Paint Me– All the rooms in my new house are white and it’s awful! My last house in the North was all warm tones and our house was very cozy. My new house is going to be cool tones to keep us cool and beachy here in the South– blues, greens, silvers… So far we have ONE room painted– our foyer. :)

    Reply
  38. somerset says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    PAINT ME…as a graphic designer, I’d probably pick a color scheme from packaging or some other design, as mentioned in one of your previous blogs.

    Reply
  39. Courtney McIlwain says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Paint Me!!!!

    Reply
  40. Carrie says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    PAINT ME!!

    I close on my house on Friday and move in this weekend….there will be LOTS of white walls to paint! My current inspiration is ocean and sky colors – lots of blues!

    Reply
  41. shanna says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    Paint me!

    I’m so inspired by the colors and tones of the beach: the sand, the surf, the shells … it all speaks to me!

    Reply
  42. Hanell Schuetz says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    PAINT ME!!!!

    I love the colors of life…the greens of foliage, the browns of twigs, the blues of water. They make a home restful and life-giving!

    Reply
  43. Sharon L says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    PAINT ME!

    I have been looking at DIY furniture, namely Ana’s site at all the colorful furniture photo’s! Our home is 1810 and I would LOVE LOVE to repaint my living room to go with the furniture I am building!

    Reply
  44. Emily says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Paint me!

    Reply
  45. Jen says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    Paint me!

    I’d love to paint our dining room my favorite color… blue!Right now it has some outdated, peeling sunflower wallpaper and could definitely use a make over, thanks!

    Reply
  46. Anne says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    PAINT ME!

    I love warm colors, like the ones in a painting of Tuscany.

    Reply
  47. Dan says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    PAINT ME

    My fireplace, your painted white fireplace is my inspiration. It looks great and I think mine would too that color.

    Reply
  48. Jessica says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    PAINT ME!

    Inspired by a Starbucks mug that is pale blue and red…a combo I would never have considered, but it looks so stunning.

    Reply
  49. Eileen says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    PAINT ME!

    I have at least 3 color palates I have been toying with for quite some time. Maybe with this paint I can finally take the plunge!

    Reply
  50. Juli says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    Paint Me!

    I am trying to redo our office. The color I picked in there the first time is horrible…no one would want to work in there. I would like something in a relaxing hue to match the colors of the rest of my house.

    Reply
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