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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

  2. Jennifer says

    THE ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why do you call them apartments when they’re so close together.

    @ Michelle- I painted a piano last year and it turned out fine. Now we just have a purple piano :) The kids love to pound on it.

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  5. Kelly Rees says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…will I continue to be cancer-free come October and my latest biopsy?? And, a bonus question – – have I praised/thanked the Good Lord above enough to have gotten me this far?? :)

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  6. Jess says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…. what the sex of our 1st baby will be??? :) Eek, I can hardly wait to find out!

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  7. Oscar Gomez says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… How the hell do you get stuff done with a little one? I cant getting anything done with my little monkey running around.

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  9. Shelly P. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what is my new Chihuahua puppy barking at? Never really thought about a chihuahua until I developed a secret crush on Burger. Now I have Abby, Burger would think she’s a total babe!

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  12. Amy says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why can’t I ever go to bed early, no matter how sincere my intentions to do so?

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  15. Karen Erickson says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”…will my boys ever finish college, and be employed and self sufficient?

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  21. Stephanie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    Why on earth my room smells like smoke when my roommate PROMISED he wouldn’t smoke in the apartment! Please pritty PLEASE let me win this painting kit, that way I can paint away the stench that is engrained in our walls!

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  23. Laura C. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    how in the world do I get my 2 yo daughter potty trained?!?! I have been trying off and on for months! One month she loves it and the next month she runs saying she is scared of the potty! Anyone have any advice? lol

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  31. Seren says

    Ok, I know I will never be able to win since I live on the other side of the ocean but I still need to ask

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why on earth do you live so far away you guys???
    (Not that I don’t care abour alliens though…)

    Thanks for your inspiring life !

    A french addict

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  34. susanne says

    One thing I want to know is…..
    Will we ever finish all of the projects we want to do in our home…..? ( I do love them, though)

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  38. Alicia C. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… Will the job market ever come back for me to start using my 5 year degree (landscape architecture) or will I end up being a nanny forever?

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  39. Cristy says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….how it’s possible for my kids to be in another room making a bunch of noise but if I so much as whisper the word “cookie,” they’re instantly in my face.

    Bonus Question–the thing that I’m dying to know the answer to: what are tomorrow’s giant lottery winning numbers? :-D

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  41. Beth F. says

    One thing I want to know is do my cats really know what I’m saying? Sometimes they sure act like it, and most times they just act like they know but don’t care! :)

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  46. cappy says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How when I go to paint outside and the forcast is sunny/no clouds, that a freak “sun shower” comes over our house and downpours on my drying project… there was a rainbow but somehow I am thinking I am not lucky :(

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  49. Liz Stine says

    ONE THING I WANNA KNOW IS what a cashew shell looks like. You never see them! (Simple question, I know, but I am awake during a storm and was hungry so I’m eating a bagel and not exactly thinking in a very deep, inquisitive way, at the moment).

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