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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

  3. Carrie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…do those portable carpet shampooers really work? My carpets are a mess with three dogs!

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  4. Blanca A. says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” how the weather is going to be on my wedding date! if only i could control everything…

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  5. Holly says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why did the previous owners paint the master bedroom neon green?! I’m thinking of going with a soft romantic purple. Also… what does my dog think of our new place?

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  6. kate says

    One thing I want to know is…What were the previous owners of our new house thinking?!?! New paint is badly needed in this household!

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  13. Mary says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    what is the best way to refinish and partially paint my mahogany drexel dining room furniture

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  15. Karen says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…… How many gallons of paint I will need to paint the 10 rooms of the house we’re waiting to close on?? :-)

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  17. Courtney says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… when I’ll finally start feeling like an adult! Almost 30 years in, and I still feel like I’m faking it.

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  19. Allison says

    One thing I want to know is if Transformers is ever going to come to the cheap theater near my house or if I’m just going to have to suck it up and pay full price.

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  23. Amber says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS if there will ever be day that there aren’t any more items to add to my to do list…

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  25. Krista D. says

    THE ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    How did Stonehenge really come to be and what was it’s original purpose?

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  27. Amber says

    One thing I want to know is… are the roofers at my house right now cutting any corners or are they doing a quality job? (Please be the latter!)

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  28. Aubrey says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS … Why did the previous owners wallpaper everything (including fuse panel cover) when there are so many great painting options?

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  30. Lauren says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS …
    what color I should paint my living room. I’ve been trying to decide for 6 years.

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  31. Zhaleh says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…Why is college supposed to be the best years of your life? In retrospect, I was way to stressed out trying to get into grad school to appreciate much.

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  35. Lynda Benson says

    ONE THING i WANT TO KNOW… can you paint over urine stains in basement? the floor has been cleaned but you can see the stains

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  38. Emily says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    When will we finally go to closing on our house?!?! I want to be given an exact date, not “mid-September”!!!!!!

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  39. Ana says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… if im going to win this paint! I just put up brand new dry wall in my living room and dining room and this sure would come in handy!!! Renovation is expensive! Every dollar counts :)

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  42. Abby says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    I’d like the answers to all of those 48Hours/Dateline murder mysteries. I mean… you always assume it’s the husband or the wife, but who knows for sure?!

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  49. Misty says

    I would like to know how the Chinese rest can always have the takeout finished in 10 minutes, no matter how much you order.

    Life changing people, life changing.

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  50. Rachel says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… Will I have the nursery of my dreams for our baby girl?!? :) good luck everyone!

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