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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. laura says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….When my husband is going to be ready for another baby!! I am SO ready. :I That’s the first thing I thought of. I’ve been ready for about a year now. UGH!

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  4. Amanda says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…whose bright idea it was to stipple paint all our ceilings with joint compound. It looks awful and is a pain in the rear to either patch OR paint. Ugh.

    Reply

  8. Bethany says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…when our baby will arrive! Late? Early? Right on the due date? Either way, not too much longer now. :)

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  15. Morgan says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…exactly how many countries there are in the world. I think it’s around 190-200, but want to know for sure.

    I want to win this giveaway so my parents can repaint their basement into a new calm space now that us kiddos are out!

    Reply

  17. Hillary says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”

    what my life would be like had I said no. Oh isn’t everyone wondering what the question was?

    job offer?
    marriage proposal?
    another cupcake?

    My little secret :)

    Reply

  19. Jennifer says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How in the heck do you properly fold a fitted sheet? I needs to know.

    Jennifer

    Reply

  20. jennypenny says

    One thing I want to know is…WHY oh WHY did someone feel the need to remake Footloose? The first one was great, but I saw the preview for the new one and it looks really bad.

    Reply

  22. Matthew says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what is the best way to put down satin polyurethane (oil based) without getting lap marks.

    Reply

    • Natalie says

      bonus question: I would like to know exactly how freaked out would my husband get if he came home to me sledge hammering our 80’s drywall column fireplace?

  24. J. Lynn says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…is it better to paint or spray paint older furniture you’re trying to revamp.

    Reply

  26. Natalie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…what house am I suppossed to buy? Is it wrong to be overlooking an eyesore that could affect later resale in exchange for everything awesome!? So stressful!

    Reply

  27. Jennifer says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    Will I ever finish painting my stairs and will it look halfway decent because I am not feelign confident!

    Reply

  32. Rachel says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… if there is wallpaper in my living room and dining room or if those lines are just some sort of plaster seam.

    Reply

  34. Tara says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…will I ever see Ahmed Hassan from Yard Crashers at my local home improvement store?! I really, really need to =take hime home with me. My husband would be totally ok with it!

    Reply

  35. Kate V. says

    One thing I want to know is…
    Will the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album be great? That’s all I got this morning. ;-)

    Reply

  36. Amanda says

    One thing I want to know is- how is it possible to become a professional blogger and not have to work a crappy 9-5 job?!

    Reply

  37. Tara says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how to better discipline myself to accomplish the things that I really want to do! Like, why am I reading your [awesome] blog instead of doing the breakfast dishes??

    Reply

  38. Whitney says

    One thing I want to know is are those awesome door handles you guys redid going to stay looking awesome or are they going to peel and flake like the others I’ve seen around the internet. I’m hoping for STAY because I want to do mine!

    Reply

  42. Heather says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    where do all the weeds in my garden come from? They are mutant weeds, i tell ya. It never ends!

    Reply

  43. Emily says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…..
    Is painting our kitchen a reasonably easy project to do even with 10 month old twins running…or crawling…around? I hate the color of the cabinets/walls!

    Reply

  48. Anna T. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS.. The gender of our precious little baby. We don’t find out for another 2 weeks, and the suspense is killing me! The paint would sure come in handy for the nursery :)

    Reply

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