***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).
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?”
- 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.
Kristin says
One thing I want to know is…..what would the old owners of our home think if they came and visited???? Would they like what we’ve done :-)
Mary A says
One thing I want to know is can I win this paint and spruce up the house I’m trying to sell?
emma says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….how will our current obsession/need for technology and need to be connected change how humans interact over the next 50-100 years. Wall-e style??
Becky says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
How will I ever get back to being productive at work with YHL and all the great DIY blogs out there that are inspiring me on a daily basis?!?!
April says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..
Why my fiance and I picked out almost everything for our new house is 2 weeks, but it’s taken us almost 6 months to find tile and hardwood that we like for our main floor? And we still haven’t found anything! Every time we find something we think we like and go to order it, it sells out. 4 times this has happened….4! Guess we just have really bad luck or really popular taste.
Leslie says
One thing I want to know is…when will I ever win a spot on HDTV for a room makeover? I’ve applied like 8 times…
Bonus Question: wWat’s one big question I’m dying to know the answer to??
Probably if we had done the risky spinal surgery on my beloved greyhound, would he have recovered? With a 30% chance to recover, we made the difficult choice to put him down… :(
Kimberly K says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS where do you get all of your great ideas and style from?!
Monique says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… Why did the previous owners of our house think that every room had to share the exact same curtain pattern – lavender with purple flowers and the same border print in four rooms?
Why???
Kati says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Why isn’t home improvement ever easy? I swear it seems like if something can go wrong, it will!
Ruth says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what to get my brother-in-law for his birthday. :P
Lauren says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
WHEN is the housing market going to recover?
Emilia A. says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…who is this Will Power everyone speaks of, usually during conversations involving food?
Stephanie says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Will my husband ever find a job…it’s almost been a year of unemployment!
Kendra says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how can you limit it to just one thing?
Ellen Moshier says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why is there a crack in our foundation and should we really be concerned?
Kati says
Bonus Question:
What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
Amber says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS:
Why do they sell hotdogs in packages of 10, but hotdogs buns in packages of 8 or 12?
Katie says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how did I accumulate so much stuff over one year in a one bedroom apartment?
Katie says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
WHAT is the green stuff on the armpits of my husband’s undershirts?! MY armpits sure don’t make stuff like that. And why won’t bleach remove it?!
Leanne says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… is there any way to make painting wood paneling less HORRIBLE?!
Tonya Benderman says
On Thing I Want To Know IS….. when will a mom ever get finished?
June says
One thing I want to know is…. when will we be done with the “things to do list”?
Alissa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . . who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?
No really. I guess I want to know if I am actually going to do my first big DIY project–painting a hulking dresser that’s been sitting in my garage taunting me for the past 10 days.
Nakisha says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
How can I make more money and be happy?
Hollie says
One thing I want to know is….Why some parents don’t seem to care about their child’s education????
Kristen says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… why are chickfila milkshakes so addicting? :)
Weezie says
One thing I want to know is…why are the Kardashians famous??
Sara B. says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Will my teenage daughters ever be friends?
Gretchen says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS what the heck did the former owners of my house paint the walls with? It appears to be removable paint. Scraping walls, ugh.
Shaye says
“ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”
…where are my keys?
Rachel says
One thing I want to know is…will I ever find nightstands to complete our bedroom set?!
heather s says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… will i ever win one of your giveaways? ;)
Leigh-Anne Garry says
One thing I want to know is… will I ever be finished renovating my house.
Teresa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS Will my husband ever get full time work so I can start all these projects that I have been planning thanks to you guys and Pinterest??? Oh, and how do you keep a clean house with an 11mo old??
Lisa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….will the realtor call today and have someone who wants to buy our condo?
Andrea D says
One thing I want to know is… will I ever get a full night’s sleep again? (asks the mom of a 10 week old!)
Megan says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – will we EVER be home-owners?
lindsey g says
One thing I want to know is..when will I ever paint my living room? I think this might do the trick =)
Lisa says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – will I be able to convince my husband it’s time to re-paint the family room if I win this contest?
Wendi says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why are razor blades so expensive?
Heather M. says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… when will I be able to get rid of the hideous blinds at my windows and get some cool bamboo shades up??
Abby says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how people can live with the decision to install sticky tiles?
Nadine says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Susan Swanson says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..will I be going back to work when my children are raised?
Megan says
One thing I want to know is…why do home renovations always take longer than you expect?!
Nadine says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
Why my comment posted without my question! Oops!
Amanda says
One thing I want to know is. . .
what color I should paint the half bath in my home?
Amber Peters says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW….Where is Madeleine McCann?
Awesome giveaway!
Heather says
ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS.. Will my house ever be clean?
Corrie M says
One thing I want to know is….
If we’ll be able to lock into our mortgage at a decent rate so we know if we can pull the trigger on installing a pool.