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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

  1. Natalie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS……if our offer on our first house was accepted?!?!?! We are suppose to find out today…..we are crossing our fingers!
    If it is, we are going to need a whole lotta paint! :)

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  2. Kristi says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” will I finally win a give away and get to paint the rooms I have been wanting to!!

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  4. Chris says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….how to paint my concrete retaining wall outside…on the way to the home improvement store shortly. I am hoping the answer is not sandblasting. Fingers crossed.

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  5. Meg says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS:
    At what age will my kids be self sufficient enough to make their own breakfast and turn on Saturday cartoons?! I could really use an extra hour of sleep on the weekends!

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  6. Lyndsey Beecham says

    One thing I want to know is…is this giveaway going to help me get my house ready for sale? *magic eight ball style*

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  11. Kamaila says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS when is when are we going to move into our new home. currently living with inlaws :(

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  13. Jessica says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….will my husband and I decide to add on to our starter home or fulfill one of my dreams of building our own home?

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  18. Jason says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    Why did the previous owners of my house paint over wallpaper – everywhere???

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  21. sara m says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…where did my almost 3yr. old learn to say “go away”. He is a stay-at-home baby, cared for by my husband or I, is almost an “only child” (has a 19 yr.old brother), watches very little tv and we watch with him and haven’t heard it, and no one in our house says it. How, oh how…???

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    • Mandi says

      My NEW one thing I want to know is why my computer decided to post my comment before I was finished… My ORIGINAL one thing was why is it sooo hard to choose a paint color?!?! But I guess that’s two things I want to know now… :)

  25. Trilby says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why do kids usually balk at the idea of tidying up or cleaning anything in the house, yet when asked to wash the car with a bucket of water, some soap, and a sponge in the driveway, they’ll detail it until it sparkles?!?!

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  27. Ashley L says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how do young couples afford to buy houses on Long Island anymore? Seriously, though!!!

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  28. Bree says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how long it will take to finish building our house. I’m ready to move in..and make it ours.

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  30. Lianna says

    One thing I want to know is… how do I get my house to look as fabulous as the Petersinks? (A little brown nosing, yes. Ha)

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  34. Ashley says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” . . . when will I get to sleep more than three hours in a row again? (I have a 7 week old baby!) :)

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  37. Ashley says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how people juggle a full time job AND a budding business on the side. There’s just not enough time in the day!

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  39. Rebecca B. says

    One thing I want to know is…where our cat hides all her toys. We have no idea where half of them have disappeared to.

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  40. Rachel says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…are my husband & I the only ones that carry on full conversations by talking to each other from our dog’s perspective?

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  41. Hilary says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS

    What’s the deal with slugs- why do we have them, what eats them, what purpose do they serve?

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  42. Courtney says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….where our next house will be. In less than two years we will be moving to where my husband matches for residency. I’m curious where we will end up, what kind of job I will find, and what kind of DIY projects our next house will bring.

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  44. nadia says

    One thing I want to know is…is this paint no-voc???? And also, how is it that my husband can always seem to just sense that I’m getting an inkling to paint a room????? And that’s not a good thing! I get “the look” from him every time!

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