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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. Marisa H says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how do I get primer off my hands? I’ve been working on painting some wood furniture and I can NOT get this primer off my hands! :(

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  4. alexis says

    One thing I want to know is… how many coats of paint will it take to cover the glossy brown coats currently on the wood paneling in the soon-to-be playroom. I’m guessing a lot.

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  6. Brittany W. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How do you keep a very old and stubborn cat from scratching on your brand new sofa?

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  12. Andrea says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…the name of the creepy green caterpillar I found eating my cherry tomatoes this morning.

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  16. Denise says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    The meaning of it all. No, just kidding. It would be far more practical to know how to install French doors.

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  21. Tiffany Howard says

    My house was previously owned by the local hospital, so every room was painted an off-putting non color I call “institutional beige.” Help me perk the place up! Also, anyone have any advice for painting plaster walls?

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  27. Pam says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . .when will my baby’s molars finally pop through? They are killing me! (and not too comfy for him either.)

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  31. Sandi Rodriguez says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why is it when we finish one thing on our to-do list of renovations it always leads to us adding at least 5 more!

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  32. Laura says

    One things I want to do is…

    We will ever find the cause(s) of autism? Not as carefree as most of these posts, but I always wonder.

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  36. Susan Stocker says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what’s heaven really like, because death can’t get much better than life!

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  38. heather f says

    one thing I want to know is…

    How can I baby proof my grammie house with out having to put away everything I love or need? he’s a tazmanian devil!

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  45. Heather Shirley says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…. how do i hang my new pendant lamp shade with the light bulb higher in it so we are not staring at the sun while we eat dinner!

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  46. Jenn Mathes says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…Why do great things just seem to repeatedly fall into the laps of people who in no way, shape or form , deserve them??!!

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  47. Genie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    Why is my house still cluttered with papers even though I am an empty nester? I can’t blame my daughters anymore!

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  48. Sarah says

    One thing I want to know is…how will I be able to continue sewing and diy decorating my home now that school has started again…I’m a teacher.

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  49. Sarah says

    Sorry – boring reply, but I figured the truth was best! “Back and to the left…” (extra points if you get that reference!) — I just wanna know who actually killed Kennedy!

    [P.S. Thanks for a great blog! We just bought our first place, and were confident enough to go with a fixer-upper, inspired by you guys! We can’t wait to get started.]

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