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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. Kim says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How come I had to stumble upon your blog?!!? And I mean that in a good way. I’m supposed to be working but instead I have been shamelessly reading every inch. And now my home project list is 78 miles long! Inspiration.

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  7. Jodi McKelvin says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” how do people stand wasting time watching sports when there is all this fun shopping, painting and decorating to do?

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  12. Chelsea says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    How many licks DOES it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? I know it’s not three…

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  15. Carrie says

    One thing I want to know is…. Where my hubby and I will be living next month! We were displaced by the Minot, ND Flood and the water completely destroyed our apartment building. We are waiting (im)patiently to find out if we will get a FEMA home or not.

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  16. jessica says

    One thing I want to know is how to convince my 4 year old we cannot get a poodle. Seriously. EVERYDAY for the last 2 months she’s asked for one. GAH!! (Note: The reason we cannot get one is because we are a family of 4 ppl and 2 cats living in a space of 816sq ft… So I’m not the mean mommy. Its just not feasible.)

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  21. Natalia says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    Why is it only acceptable to put deodorant on your armpits? My feet are stinky and I just feel like slathering some Toms on there right now.

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  28. Kimberly says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . .

    how will my interior steps look if I stain the concrete? and should I do it myself??

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  29. Carolyn H. says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” … What am I supposed to be doing with my life? I mean, is there some kind of plan for me?

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  31. Ashley says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why it always has to rain when we go camping… ;) (Such a boring answer, but I have camping on the brain since we went last weekend and got rained on 3 times!!)

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  37. Jeff says

    One thing I want to know is why my girlfriend keeps making me enter contests! We both love this blog, but she insists I’m “lucky” whenever I enter things, which makes me laugh.

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  38. Tina Pietila says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..will cork make a good backsplash in the bathroom?” I really am wondering this and been trying to do some research. But, I figured what the heck I need it to enter the giveaway, plus it’s a bonus because you guys might know the answer.

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  39. Suzy says

    ONE THING I want to know is…
    I take thousands of digital pictures. How and what is the best way to organize my digital pictures so I can easily find them when I upload the pics to my computer?

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  40. Lisa says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…does the motivation to tackle a painting project come with the prize package? :)

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  42. Heather says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..when we will be traveling to pick up our second daughter? She is 11 months old as of yesterday.

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  44. Courtney says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS:

    What were we thinking when we bought this “New to Us” house?

    We can REALLY use this paint…but first we need the miracle wallpaper remover. :)

    Reply

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