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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. Megan McMasters says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – will the remodeling madness at my house EVER be done! I really need this paint and supplies. :)

    Reply

  5. Emily S says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How can I take my house from average decor up a notch to professional looking decor.

    Reply

  6. Maria says

    One thing I want to know is…will I be winning paint or buying paint this weekend…painting my daughters bedroom?

    Reply

  16. Caren says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    everything! I’m a scientist, I hate not having answers to any questions!

    – How do axons branching out from neurons find their targets?

    – Will the bird who lives outside my bedroom window ever stop chirping?

    – What should I wear to work tomorrow?

    Reply

  19. RLR says

    One thing I want to know is…

    … the answer to every single question and unknown about the adoption process we are beginning! I’m a bit of an impatient girl sometimes, I’m anxious about the fundraising we need to do, and I just want to be holding our new son or daughter (as do our two older children)!

    Reply

  21. Rachel G says

    ONE THING I WANTTO KNOW iS….can I refinish my old claw footed bath tub? It’s chipping and has some rust on it…

    Reply

  25. Laura says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….
    Why is our government spending all our money and our kid’s money? Seriously, this is my biggest question right now.

    Reply

  34. Chanelle says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how do you get paint- and caulk for that matter- out of dog fur? The ears, the tail, the butt (yep, my one year old dog Monkey sits, leaning her butt against a wet wall every single time).

    Reply

  36. Laurie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how you guys make this all look so easy and when I try to duplicate it, I get covered in paint and sweat?!

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  37. Ann Marie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    …how I could succeed so amazingly at my first staining try ever, but fail so miserably at the second! I need to win some paint so I can fix my mistake. ;-)

    Reply

  39. Kellie Bango says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS: when am I going to find the one…and by “the one”, I mean the perfect dining room rug!

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  42. Kim says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how do other people have such steady hands that they can paint perfectly without taping?!?!

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  44. Meghan says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS … how soon will the prize be available? I’m painting two rooms this weekend and need to buy 2 gallons of paint!

    I used Olympic One last weekend for our nursery … I painted a light taupe over a dark brown and it covered great in just two coats.

    Reply

  45. Sarah says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….
    why in the world the previous owners of our new home put up that freaking asbestos filled popcorn ceiling!!!!!!

    Reply

  48. Paula K. Dulaney says

    What I Want To Know Is:

    Can I Put a tin ceiling over a ugly popcorn ceiling and how do you suggest I install it?

    Reply

  50. Darlene Rugg says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how long is too long to let a piece of furniture you have finished sit in your garage????

    Reply

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