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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. Kimberj says

    OHE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… do you guys know of any paint that sticks to galvanized metal? I saw an adorable project on BetterAfter but the experts at Lowe’s and Home Depot tell me any of it will just peel off sooner rather than later.
    Seriously need that one coat for a dark green ceiling.

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  4. Jennifer L says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS: Why don’t my projects ever turn out as great as the ones I’m copying? They also always seem to cost me more than projected!

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  7. Michelle says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…How do I find a “John” for myself? I’m too intimidated to use tools alone. I need to begin a search. You guys inspire me but I have no guts, no muscles and no power tools. Gotta find me a “John” :)

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  8. Laura says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS”

    What am I going to do with the many bins of loose pictures, pictures in albums, and pictures in frames that is sitting in the middle of my kitchen?

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  11. Crystal says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    WHEN AM I GOING TO HAVE TIME TO FINISH MY DIY PROJECTS W/COLLEGE STARTING BACK UP TOMORROW??!! PERHAPS THERE WILL BE SOME HOMEWORK PROCRASTINATION… :)

    ps…love your blog y’all.

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  12. Katie says

    The one thing I want to know is whats the secret behind getting a perfectly smooth wall. I love high gloss paint but it shows every flaw!!!

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  14. tracy says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS will I ever get to all the projects I want to tackle AND plan my wedding AND surivive?

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  18. Michelle says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS……why people play games? If people feel something for someone why they play games and can’t just admit to it?! Or not!

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  20. McKayla says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    Why wasn’t this giveaway earlier- like when we were painting our WHOLE hours with 3 coats of paint on EVERYTHING??

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  22. Kelly N says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…. As a recent new home owner of 2 years, will I ever not have a project that needs to be done to the house?
    #Makingitmyown

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  24. Jessie says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….will I ever run into someone in LOWES who is going to make my bathroom or backyard fantastic-or do they not like NYC?

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  27. Chelsey says

    One thing I want to know is….. where can I buy inexpensive 5.5 inch cabinet handles? (I refinished an old dresser.)

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  31. Andrea says

    “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” does anyone ever feel like they’re ‘done’ with their house? I know I’m addicted to projects so I will never feel finished, but are other people different?

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  38. Megglesworth says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – when will I finally find a duvet cover that I don’t just like, but LOVE. Who knew this would be so difficult???

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  39. Becky says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… how in the world am I going to convince my husband to let us re-paint our kitchen? He needs to move on from his mother’s decorating style:)

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  40. Sam says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…When our house will be acceptable to have people over? We have stalled out getting our new house into shape…a little money a little energy. This would so help to get us motivated again!

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  41. Katharine says

    One thing I want to know..
    Does my 3 yr old daughter have some kind of allergy or behavioral issue that makes her sporadically scream. Or is she just acting out? If I knew I feel I could address her issues better (discipline seems cruel if she might be in pain).

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  44. Amy Alyce says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    if I will EVER have the time to finish all the home improvement/craft/sewing projects I’ve already started?! But, I can always add painting some rooms to my “In Progress” list :)

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  46. Letitia says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why on earth did I insist on painting all the rooms before moving into our condo, instead of living there for a couple months first and waiting till we started purchasing our furniture and curtains?

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  48. Emily says

    One thing I want to know is – if I close my eyes real tight and wish REAL hard, will the whole house paint itself?

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  49. Cori Heffernan says

    Who is the media? Because I always see people in the media blaming the media for this or that and I wonder who is the media? (no political slant here ,I have seen this on every type of show or news channel there is) Also I would love to paint my little girls room with this paint :)

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