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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

  4. Jen says

    One thing I want to know is…

    How you guys get so much done with Clara around… I feel like it takes us 10x longer to do anything with our 6 month old.

    Reply

  5. Kristen says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…Why my dog goes to the bathroom in the house when he KNOWS he’s not supposed to.

    Reply

  7. Jo says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… if the wall between my kitchen and family room is load bearing because I wanna take a hammer to it.

    Reply

  12. Lisa in Seattle says

    One thing I want to know is…

    The whole deity/afterlife thing. I mean real knowledge, not just faith.

    Reply

  13. kim says

    one thing i want to know is…..will the spray paint hold up on the door knobs that are used daily! If yes, I soooo want to spraypaint every knob in my house. plus the chandeliers. hmmmmm….how do do you unscrew fans/chandeliers that are about 20-30 feet up in the middle of the room? guess that’s something else i want to know.

    Reply

  14. Amanda says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..
    How to get anything done when I work full time and come home to my sweet little daughter?

    Reply

  18. Adriane says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”
    Why can’t I win the lottery or find the stack of money the previous homeowner stashed in between the walls?

    Reply

  21. Nicole says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How long will it take me to decorate our new house…I’m betting on a year to be completely finished, but the paint and supplies would be an amazing jumpstart!!

    Reply

  24. Gina says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….

    What is behind that mystery cutout in the wall of the guest bedroom? Was there a heat register there once or did one of the previous owners hide MONEY in the wall?!

    Reply

  25. Jennifer C. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…where do all the missing socks go in the laundry – to some kind of laundry heaven??

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  26. Becky says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – Who will be taking our two year old so that we can finally get our house finished! :)

    Reply

  29. Torey says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS. . . Why can’t I be like Mary Poppins and just snap my fingers and make my house clean?

    Reply

  30. Patricia says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS; how to slow down my daughter from growing so fast?
    -I feel like everyday I come home from work, someone is telling me Kimberly Jazlynn (14 months) has done or learned something new<3 (:

    Reply

  32. Chuck Evans says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how long before my decor is outdated?

    BONUS QUESTION: what is the currency used in Panama?

    Reply

  33. Jamie P. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….why do I always wake up at 6am on the days when I can sleep in but I can barely drag myself out of bed on the days I need to go to work.

    Reply

  38. Laura says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..can the molding and trim in my house sand and paint itself? How about if I ask nicely?
    Bonus question: Why did they paint the radiators/baseboard heating thingies (technical term)?

    Reply

  41. Rachel says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what it’s like to be married to Taylor Hanson! Prettiest human being I ever did see…

    Reply

  42. Jesica says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    How to prioritize my projects – I have several half done, and I just keeping hopping around!

    Reply

  46. Lisa says

    Wow! Great timing I to update my house:

    The one thing I want to know is, How many times will I change my mind about paint color?

    Reply

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