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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. Emily says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    What’s lurking behind some old nasty cabinets we’re going to remove in our mudroom nook! Hopefully nothing too scary!!

    Reply

  4. Sara says

    The one thing I want to know is why do I need to work a terrible job, when I have so much potential to do more with my talents?

    Reply

  6. Amanda Miller says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… will I ever NOT be worried about money?? Seems like somedays it completely consumes me :(

    Reply

  8. Laura says

    One thing I want to know is how I’m going to manage to teach 17th century literature to a bunch of antsy 9th graders….school starts in two weeks! Eeep!

    Reply

  11. hianna sabo says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”
    my son is barely one year old, but I wonder what his profession will be in the future… :-P

    Reply

  12. Diane says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….

    will Hurricane Irene hit us hard this weekend? Our boat is in Ocean City MD (off the water on a trailer) and we want the hurricane Gods to make it GO AWAY NOW.

    Reply

  13. Jane says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How long will it take us to get the nursery ready to paint? I’m due in three months!!! We are redoing our son’s room right now…hopefully it won’t be too much longer!

    Reply

  16. Katie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why I’ve been nauseous every morning for the last week. Am I pregnant? Am I???

    Reply

  21. renee says

    One thing I want to know is…. how to lose 40 pounds by Sept. 24th (my daughter’s wedding day.) I’m joking, but seriously… why is it SO HARD to lose weight and so easy to put it on?

    Reply

    • Chris says

      I’m on the Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet – it’s to heal the digestive system. If you go on the introduction diet [http://gapsdiet.com/INTRODUCTION_DIET.html], it’s similar to a fast, but you get to eat certain things as often as you want, and you’ll surely lose weight!

      I’m on my 8th day and I have!

  26. Felicia says

    ONE THING THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS: How do you choose what color paint to buy? There are just too many gorgeous colors!

    Reply

  30. Connie says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” will there be any Social Security benefits for me when it comes time for me to retire?

    Reply

  31. Mimi says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….what’s the true story behind Jake & Vienna?? I’m watching the Bachelor Pad & there’s sooo much drama! I don’t know who to believe!

    Reply

  34. Kate says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how much longer our DIY bathroom remodel is going to take us! Can’t wait to see the finished result…

    Reply

  36. erin says

    one thing i want to know is

    what possessed our previous homeowners to sponge paint their master bedroom lime green

    Reply

  39. Mariah says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how are we going to get our reno project done in a month’s time so we can move in? AAAAHHHH!!!!!

    Reply

  40. Amy Latka says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…now that I’m decluttering, where do I put all the stuff that I want to keep? There is already a large bit going in the trash, a pile for a garage sale but what about the pesky “keep” pile?

    Reply

  46. Jill says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS … when will someone invent a teleportation device? I miss traveling and don’t have enough vacation time!

    Reply

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