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Paint a smile on your faces people, because that’s what we’re giving away this week! Paint, that is, not smiles (though hopefully smiles sort of come along with getting a prize, right?). This week we’re giving away a room full of paint from Olympic (that means 2 gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint and 1 gallon of primer) to THREE people. Woo hoo! We love this stuff because now no matter what color you get mixed, it’s still 100% VOC-free. Can’t beat that, right? And that’s exactly why we used it in our bathroom remodel earlier this year. Plus, Olympic just launched a new, free desktop application called ColorClix to help inspire your perfect palette.
Once downloaded, the little ColorClix box invites you to click anywhere on your desktop – a photo, a video, an icon, whatever – and syncs that color with one in the Olympic catalog. Like if I wanted to build a room around the adorable picture of a snoozing chihuahua I’d just have to click anywhere on his fur to get an Olympic paint color (apparently Burger’s eyebrow is “Stony Creek”). It also displays the rest of the colors on the virtual swatch as well as recommended complimentary colors.
The program also lets you save all of your inspiration colors in projects sorted by room and then you can use those saved projects to virtually paint rooms on Olympic.com. You know, if you really wanted to go as far as to let your dog’s coloring determine the coloring of your walls.
So go have some fun playing with ColorClix and check out the rest of this week’s details:
- PRIZE: One room of paint from Olympic, including 2 gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint and 1 gallon of primer
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us about a photo, object, or other inspiration item that you’d love to draw some paint palette inspiration from. Did you photograph a stunning landscape recently that could lend itself to an accent wall color? Have you spotted a vase or pillow at the store that could inspire a whole room?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 8th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Three
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…
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Gwen says
PAINT ME!!
I’d love to paint my bedroom. I have the perfect inspiration pic, but I can’t seem to match it at the store.
Amanda says
PAINT ME! I’ve been really inspired by room pictures with turquoise accents lately so I would probably use that as my inspiration.
Joanna says
PAINT ME!
a picture of the grand canyon. love all the reds and oranges!
Lisa B says
Paint Me:0)
Kate (and Ben) says
“PAINT ME”
I’d colour match to a green from an abstract photo project I did awhile back.
-K
Jennifer says
PAINT ME!
My laundry room needs it badly!
Lisa T. says
PAINT ME!!!! Please, we are closing on a new house in a week and it needs some paint!
ashley says
Paint me! I just bought these fab pillows from Ikea that I’d like to design a room around :)
Amanda says
PAINT ME! We have a picture of our 7 month old’s foot from the beach. The grains of sand and blue background have some beautiful shades I’d love to use as we redecorate our den.
karrie says
paint me
Krista says
Paint me!!! I moved into a new apartment with some dark beige walls that need lightened up.
Stephanie says
PAINT ME!
A trip to St. Thomas has pretty much inspired the color palette of my whole house. Lots of blues, light earthy green, tans, creams, light yellows, etc.
Erin says
Paint me! Perfect timing, since we’re thinking about repainting our living/dining room. I usually get inspiration off of other people’s paint choices… but looking out to nature is a great idea, too.
Amy says
PAINT ME!
We have a giant sunroom that needs some paint on the walls. We recently took a trip to New York and I’d like to frame some of the photos I took on the trip and draw color inspiration from those.
Lisa says
Paint Me! I’d love to be able to paint the living room and I have a pillow that would be the perfect inspiration.
Leigh-Ann says
PAINT ME!!! We’re re-doing our kitchen and want the walls to be sage-y green like the kitchen in a lovely magazine pic we saw once.
Mary says
PAINT ME! We moved into this house last year and “her” (the previous owner’s) colors make me feel like I’m living in someone else’s house. I wanna make it my own! So paint me please!
Betsy says
PAINT ME
I have a painting by my son that would be fun to work with.
Shevon says
PAINT ME!
I just painted a side table for my daughter’s room in an ocean breeze color. I’m thinking I need a butter yellow color and I may just use a stick of butter to get that!
David says
PAINT ME!
I have a couple paintings that could inspire rooms. What a fun contest idea!
Keara says
PAINT ME!
Inspiration from fabric??
kate in michigan says
paint me!
I have a bathroom and laundry room that are in need of inspiration!
Alicia Harwell says
PAINT ME
Cat@BudgetBlonde says
Paint me! I’d love something blue to remind me of the beach!
Georgianna says
Paint me. I’d love to paint my walls grey and my cabinets white. I don’t know where I saw it, but it must be done, and soon!
Quinn says
PAINT ME! I am inspired by a Christmas card of 1942 era Central Park.
sylvie says
PAINT ME!
We recently used Olympic premium in our bedroom to match a pillow I picked up at Marshall’s.
Emily says
PAINT ME! This Color Clix is Fantastic! Maybe I’ll finally solve the dilemma of what color to paint our bedroom. I’d love to use a photo of our current duvet cover to choose a color!
Katie Jones says
Paint me a new living room! So excited about this Olympic desktop program. It is just what I needed for my new project!
Rhonda says
PAINT ME!
That sweet little aqua ceramic salt shaker I found at the local thrift shop is lending its color to my lower kitchen cabs – now to find the paint color that matches it!
Zhaleh says
PAINT ME! I am still searching for bathroom inspiration
Erin B. says
PAINT ME! I just bought pretty orange Mums that remind me of my favorite time of year-Autumn. I love any paint color that is warm and inviting.
Cameron says
Paint Me!!
I would use an adorable picture we took of our daughter on a beautiful day outside. The blue sky and bright green leaves of the trees behind her would make great wall colors. The pink in her outfit would be perfect for accent colors in the room.
Thanks!!
Cameron
Kayt says
Paint me!
I need to redo my shoddy and too bright paint job in my master bedroom. I’ve been eyeing this print I have, and I’m debating which color I want to pull out of it.
Tara says
Paint me!!
I’m currently inspired by our new house! It’s a cottage style house that I never would have imagined us being in, so I’m embracing the cottage style and the cottage garden already established!
Heather says
Paint me!
I take tons of inspiration from catalogues, blogs, but mostly from cloth and clothing. Love it!
Melody says
PAINT ME!
I would base my palette on the Japanese print “The Great Wave,” by Hokusai.
Mel's Mommy says
Once we remove the wallpaper that some genius painted over (UGH!) the half bath will be screaming “Paint Me!”
Krystal D. says
PAINT ME!
My mom and I would love to bring to life my step-dad’s dream of a Dallas Cowboys “man cave”. Though Sherwin Williams does have a collection of NFL-inspired paint, I don’t think the colors are quite right because I know for a fact that their “Jacksonville Jaguars Teal” is anything but.
Lemon says
PAINT ME!!
My townhouse is pretty much all based on the fabric I picked for the living room curtains.
cappy says
PAINT ME
My inspiration comes from anything in the natural environment. I love bringing the outdoors in! Also, my 16 month old’s favorite book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” has great colorful pictures I love. hmmm, how to work that in?
Katie G says
PAINT ME!
I’d love to paint a room inspired by the new accent pillows my husband and I just purchased… We can generally agree on decor items but this is the first home purchase that we both LOVE!
Jess says
PAINT ME!
I found a huge vintage poster in my grandma’s garage that gives nutritional information about all kinds of food…I would love to match our kitchen walls to its bright shades of teal, green, yellow, or pink!
Jamie M. says
PAINT ME!!! I was inspired by a shower curtain I bought for the bathroom we are completing downstairs and would LOVE some paint to go with it.
Maryeliz says
PAINT ME, please!
Two sources of inspiration: An orange-and-sage blanket knit by a dear friend. has serendipitously become the source of inspiration for the bedroom now shared by our baby girl and her big brother. Meanwhile, I’m making some new covers for the throw pillows in what is now the study/kids’ playroom, and this new fabric has become our inspiration for freshening up the playroom walls.
Meg says
PAINT ME!
Grandmother’s quilt is endless color inspiration!
Stephanie says
PAINT ME!
Ever since I discovered the awesomeness of curlygurldesigns.com , I have wanted to create a room inspired by my favorite piece – http://www.followyourownway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/card.jpg
I love the message and I love the fun punchy colors!
Kim says
Paint me please!!
I’m always inspired by nature’s color combinations – water/sand, tree/leaves, sun/sky…beautiful
Drew says
PAINT ME
I have a few pictures of landscapes when I was in Thailand that inspire a great bathroom, or any room that I would need a light feel to it.
Erin says
Paint me! We have a beautiful handmade quilt I’d love to design our nursery around.