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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

  1. Jenn Hannifan Diekmann says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    When will my 19 month old ball o’energy stop taking out 5 things for every 1 thing I put away?!

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  2. Kirstin says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS….Why did the previous owners remove the swamp cooler from the house, just crimp the line and leave water running to that line? Hello $300 water bill and brand new 6′ x 12′ hillbilly sky light in our front entry way due to busted crimped water line.

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  3. Maggie Crabb says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…which project will I start with a new can of paint and all the supplies a girl could want…?

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  5. D&C Knapp says

    ON THING I WOULD LIKE OT KNOW IS…. when we close on a house, and walk in the door for the first time, should we sqaure or disco dance?

    Reply

  6. Janel says

    One thing I want to know is…when will my 9 month old sleep through the night (for more than one or two nights in a row)

    Reply

  7. D&C Knapp says

    ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS … when we close on a house, and walk in the door for the first time, should we sqaure or disco dance?

    Reply

  13. sara says

    One thing I want to know is….How do I paint the edge of the wall where it meets the ceiling in the stairwell with scaffolding?

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  14. Courtney O'Brien says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    What my baby girl will look like when she arrives in this world in December!

    Reply

  15. Sean O'Brien says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    When my wife will ever be satisfied with the paint/decorations in our house!

    Reply

  16. Wanda says

    One thing I want to know is…should I paint the paneling in my new husband’s 50 year old house before we put it on the market? I love what you have done with paint and paneling, but I am so scared to do it. I know it will brighten the room, but are there downsides?

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  17. Jessica says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    How much money it would take for me to decorate my house exactly the way I want it.

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  18. Adrienne says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    What really happened between Jen and Brad and Nicole and Tom? Just spill it people!

    Reply

  20. Jennifer Allen says

    One thing I want to know is…why does the battery in my smoke alarm ALWAYS wait until 3am to announce the need for a replacement?? Beep! Beep! ***JENN***

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  21. Amber says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why there are so many projects that I want to complete, but it’s so hard to just go DO IT!! why can’t I get myself going?

    Reply

  24. Katie K. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    …is this little bean in my belly a boy or a girl?! And what color would s/he like the nursery to be? (And most importantly, just hoping he or she gets here safely.)

    ps – also been thinking about painting our fireplace…should we, or shouldn’t we??? :D

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  34. Teri says

    The one thing I want to know (well, at least at this moment in time) is … WHERE do you get Clara’s clothes? She wears the cutest smocks! I’m secretly hoping you sew them so I can get the fabrics for some DIY projects around my drab place.

    Reply

  35. Lauren says

    One thing I want to know is…where my husband will be stationed first! He is in the Army going through med school and we’ll be finding out where they’re sending us soon!

    Reply

  36. Vivianne says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…How did you guys get so lucky with those amazing cabinets for 6$?? I bought a 2 inch filler for my kitchen redo for 5x the price!

    Reply

  38. sarah villa says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    will this drop of yellow paint come off the hard wood floor, or will my land lord keep our deposit?

    Reply

  42. Jami says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS how is it possible to go from measuring on track to two whole weeks ahead…please make that mean I have her two whole weeks early not on time with basically a toddler!

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  49. Josh says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…where did you guys learn all of this stuff? Do you just make it up as you go? cause you’re good at it!

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