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Paint Like a Pro with Olympic ONE Paint ~ Giveaway

I have friends who are organized enough to have every room in the house painted before moving in, but for us painting the house is still an ongoing project six years after moving in. We lived with bare builder’s grade “China Doll” white walls for years before we finally decided what colors to start start putting on the walls (the master bedroom is still white). Of course, after every room is finished I think, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?”

Paint is one of the quickest, least expensive ways to transform a room and give your room a little pick-me-up – especially when you DIY! But it isn’t without work, which is why it has taken me so long.

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a live chat with Eric Stromer (you know they guy from TLC’s Clean Sweep), and he inspired me to get myself in gear and get the last few rooms painted. (Well, maybe after the baby comes.) During the chat I learned a few key tips for DIY painters:

  • Hold your paint brush like a pencil. It will give you more control over the brush to help you to cut around the edges more precisely.
  • Use a wire brush to help get your paint brush clean.
  • When you roll, roll slowly. The faster you go, the more paint will splatter in front of the roll – resulting on pain on the ceiling.

Olympic Paint recently introduced a new product to help with tedious setup to get ready to paint. Olympic One is a paint and primer all in one. Priced at around $24 a gallon, it ultimately saves you time and money because it covers your walls in fewer coats without the need to buy a separate primer. Now, that I can get on board with.

Olympic ONE

Additionally, Stromer told us that Olympic ONE is “scrubable.” This means that it is durable and perfect for bathrooms, kitchens and playrooms. (Apparently, he has kids who like to perform wall graffiti too!) It also repels tough household stains, including dirt, grease, ink, etc., and it is  formulated to guard against the growth of mold and mildew.

If you have a DIY paint project you’ve been putting off at your house, here’s a little incentive for you to get started. Olympic ONE is hosting a contest called Simply Done. To enter the contest, share a photo of your Olympic ONE paint project – the photo must include a can of Olympic ONE paint (bonus points for paint cans displayed in interesting or humorous ways) by August 26. Celebrity DIY expert Eric Stromer will select one entry to win a $10,000 grand prize!!!! WOW – wouldn’t that be amazing!

Olympic ONE paint is available exclusively at Lowes.

Giveaway – To help you get started on your project, one luck winner will receive two cans (gallons) of Olympic ONE paint in your color choice.

To enter – Please use the Rafflecopter form below to take advantage of your entry opportunities.

MANDATORY ENTRY MUST BE LEFT AS COMMENT ON BLOG POST BELOW – then you can check off in Rafflecopter that you did it. Otherwise, all other entries will be invalid. (Click instructions for what to comment about.)


Disclosure – This post is brought to you by Olympic ONE and TheMotherhood, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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  1. stacia white says

    August 12, 2011 at 10:35 am

    Ten years+ 2 kids = nasty walls

    Reply
  2. stacia white says

    August 12, 2011 at 10:37 am

    after 10 years and two kids are walls are dingy!

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  3. Jennifer Tejada says

    August 12, 2011 at 11:06 am

    My living room could definately use a boost of color. THANKS!

    Reply
  4. stephanie barmann says

    August 12, 2011 at 11:41 am

    I’d paint the bathroom

    Reply
  5. Larissa says

    August 12, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    I would paint my baby’s new room! 😀

    Reply
  6. Katie Gonzalez says

    August 12, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    I would paint our master bedroom, which is still the builder white also. Like too many people, it’s the room that comes last!

    Reply
  7. Mindy Sharp says

    August 12, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    I would paint my new office that used to be the playroom…time to paint over the markers :o)

    Reply
  8. royalegacy says

    August 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    I would paint my kitchen

    Reply
  9. Kimberly Hock says

    August 12, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    I would paint my bedroom.. the only room in the house that is still white

    Reply
  10. D Schmidt says

    August 12, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    I would paint my downstairs bathroom

    mummytotwoboys@yahoo.com

    Reply
  11. Schmidty says

    August 12, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    Kitchen!

    Reply
  12. Cathy W says

    August 12, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    I’d paint the bathroom

    Reply
  13. Eloise C says

    August 13, 2011 at 6:21 am

    I would paint our bathroom for sure, it has been a hopeful project of mine for some time now and needs to be done! Thanks so much for hosting this great giveaway!

    furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

    Reply
  14. keely hostetter says

    August 13, 2011 at 8:27 am

    my living room!
    hoss311@aol.com

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  15. pamela jablonski says

    August 13, 2011 at 10:04 am

    I would paint my 18 year old daughters room to make it more like a college dorm
    (she’s commuting) she wants a shade of gray.

    Reply
  16. stephanie miller says

    August 13, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    our front room!! it needs to be painted sooo bad!

    Reply
  17. Jessica T. says

    August 13, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    I would paint my bathroom if I won!

    Reply
  18. Toni Moore says

    August 13, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    I would paint my little guys’ room! They’re toddlers now, but their room is stilled painted a “baby green”, would love to repaint it a “big boy” color! Thanks for the chance!! 😀 @VectoringMomma, tonikaye24 at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  19. Johannah B says

    August 14, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    I would paint the living room… the paint is actually peeling in there! UG.

    Reply
  20. Erica says

    August 14, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    My kitchen!

    Reply
  21. Codie Wiley says

    August 16, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    I’m moving in a couple of weeks to a new base in Kansas. I’ve never been but being a military spouse I’m used to new places. BUT this time we are going with a newborn!! So I would def. paint her nursery both to make it inviting for her and to make it a place for me to relax!

    Reply
  22. Mandy Hillman says

    August 16, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    I would paint our masyer bedroom and bathroom! We did a quick job of it when we moved in 5 years ago and I would love to update it!

    Reply
  23. Kelly D says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    I would paint my son’s room if he agrees

    Reply
  24. Allie Sansing says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    my bedroom! we are in the process of ripping off paneling and replacing it with sheet rock so hopefully it will be done this weekend! plenty of time to fill seams and screw holes!

    Reply
  25. Katie says

    August 16, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    AWESOME!!! PAINT!!!

    Reply
  26. Kim Smith says

    August 17, 2011 at 8:35 am

    I would paint my bedroom

    Reply
  27. Tracy P says

    August 17, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    I would want to paint our bedroom

    Reply
  28. Deborah Rosen says

    August 17, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    I would paint our main bathroom.

    Reply
  29. Terri S Crum says

    August 17, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    My master bedroom!! We are remodeling now…and our bedroom is the last thing to do!
    tlcrum06 @ att dot net

    Reply
  30. Erica H says

    August 17, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    I would paint our bedroom!

    Reply
  31. Cynthia Conley says

    August 18, 2011 at 6:09 am

    I would paint my bathrooms.

    Reply
  32. Jessica says

    August 18, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    I would paint our bedroom

    Reply
  33. Eloise Carlson says

    August 18, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    I would paint my bathroom if I won!
    Thanks so much for hosting this wonderful giveaway!

    furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

    Reply
  34. Donna B. says

    August 18, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    Kitchen.

    Reply
  35. brittney says

    August 19, 2011 at 9:37 am

    I would paint my living room
    brittneydejajason at gmail dot com

    Reply
  36. karen M says

    August 19, 2011 at 10:15 am

    love to paint the family room
    karenmed409 at comcast dot net

    Reply
  37. sandy says

    August 19, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    I’d paint the master bedroom. It’s awful

    Reply
  38. Alissa A says

    August 20, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    I actually need to paint my garage. Looks horrible compared to the rest of the house. captainliss40(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  39. Lisa Albaladejo says

    August 21, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    I would paint the master bathroom. It was the only room in our home not painted in a “neutral” color when we moved it 5 years ago. It is a very dark red and because it is an interior room, it makes it look so much darker than it is. It needs to be lightened up and this paint (with the primer) would be awesome to cover it! Thanks for the give-away!

    Reply
  40. Laree @ Ever Heard of Euless says

    August 21, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    I’d paint my master bedroom. It seams like I get do redo one room a year, and this year it’s MY room’s turn!

    Reply
  41. Angella says

    August 21, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    We are about to move into a 1970s fixer upper – all paneling! First up we’re painting my sons playroom, this would be an awesome win.

    Reply
  42. Betsy Hoff says

    August 21, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    My daughter’s Room!

    Reply
  43. Mary Hall says

    August 21, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    I would paint my bathroom (it really needs a face-lift!)

    Reply
  44. Angela P says

    August 21, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    We move into a new house on Friday and I need to paint every room in the house! I guess I would probably paint our master bath first.

    Reply
  45. Reyna says

    August 21, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    I would paint my bedroom white! It would be so exciting!

    Reply
  46. Carol Bryant says

    August 22, 2011 at 10:03 am

    I would paint my kitchen.

    Reply
  47. Diana Russell says

    August 22, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    I would paint my bedroom – it needs it desperately!

    e-mail: lucky02130 (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  48. Susan Chester says

    August 22, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    If I won, I would paint our living room. It hasn’t been painted in years and is looking pretty dingy.
    smchester at gmail dot com

    Reply
  49. Sherry Conrad says

    August 23, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    The kitchen. 🙂

    Reply
  50. Tricia @Nightowlmama says

    August 23, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    I would paint my kitchen if I win

    Reply
  51. Gayle C says

    August 24, 2011 at 1:13 am

    I would paint my kitchenwith Olympia One paint.

    chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  52. ferriz says

    August 24, 2011 at 2:37 am

    i would totally paint my bedroom!

    Reply
  53. Elizabeth says

    August 24, 2011 at 6:07 am

    I would paint the hallway – it needs it so much!

    Reply
  54. crystal faulk says

    August 24, 2011 at 8:56 am

    My kitchen needs painting. :o)

    Reply
  55. Cheri says

    August 24, 2011 at 11:24 am

    Our entryway/hallway/living room area. The previous owners painted it a bright periwinkle and aqua combo. Yikes! I’ve been putting it off because the color is so dark. Would love to try the ONE paint on it!

    Reply
  56. Peggy Ponikvar says

    August 24, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    I would paint my bedroom with a light rose color, beautiful!

    Reply
  57. Theresa D says

    August 24, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    I would love to paint my dinning room.

    Reply
  58. shel says

    August 24, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    I’d paint my kitchen.

    Reply
  59. Jill Myrick says

    August 24, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    I would love to paint my kitchen a bright and cheery color.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

    Reply
  60. Ingrid says

    August 25, 2011 at 12:22 am

    I would paint my room a new shade of color. I have also liked the paint on fb. Thanks

    Reply
  61. Susan Hupp says

    August 25, 2011 at 1:16 am

    My dining room, it really needs it.

    Reply
  62. charline says

    August 25, 2011 at 8:21 am

    I would paint my son’s bedroom
    stanleybilly(at)bellsouth(dot)net

    Reply
  63. Annette D says

    August 25, 2011 at 8:59 am

    I would paint our home office!

    Reply
  64. Jill L says

    August 25, 2011 at 10:09 am

    My bedroom!!! First on the list as soon as the kids go back to school.

    Reply
  65. Angela Winesburg says

    August 25, 2011 at 10:45 am

    I would love to repaint my bathroom

    Reply
  66. Heather B says

    August 25, 2011 at 11:58 am

    I would paint my kitchen or dining room

    Reply
  67. shawna says

    August 25, 2011 at 11:58 am

    We would paint our master bedroom.

    Reply
  68. Barbara Bee says

    August 25, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    I’ve never tried Olympic brand but it looks like good paint. I was just thinking last weekend that I need to paint my old dingy living room to brighten it up before winter sets in.

    Reply
  69. Happi Shopr says

    August 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    I’d love to paint the whole house, but the kitchen the most!

    Reply
  70. Aleks says

    August 25, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    I’d love to paint my powder room. Or my daughter’s bathroom. Thanks!

    Reply
  71. Venus M. says

    August 25, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    I would so love to paint our bathroom. It has been the a wonderful shade of white for over 20 years. I believe it is time for some color.

    Reply
  72. kelly S. says

    August 25, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    my kitchen

    Reply
  73. Kristian says

    August 25, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    I am in the final process of buying our first home, so of course I need to paint everything. (It was a forclosure with a ton of damage, so we had to replace most of the drywall)

    First I would paint our living/entryway. I have been researching and I think I finally found the perfect color!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  74. Theresa says

    August 25, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    I would love to paint my bedroom. We bought our house 3 years ago, and I have painted every room in this house exept our bedroom. It is a plain, ugly white. I want some warm color in there!

    Reply
  75. Allison Downes says

    August 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    My kitchen

    Allison Downes

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  76. Susan Smith says

    August 25, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    I’d like to paint my bedroom

    Reply
  77. Catherine L. Petersen Peters says

    August 25, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    I have a small spare/guest room that really needs paint.

    Reply
  78. Jammie says

    August 25, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    I would paint the bathroom!

    Reply
  79. R Hicks says

    August 25, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Our master bedroom needs new paint!

    brich22 at earthlink dot net

    Reply
  80. Jason Simmons says

    August 25, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    The living room and dining room need some paint!!

    Reply
  81. Melissa Simmons says

    August 25, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    My husband needs to paint the living room and dining room. LOL. Of course I will help him. (:

    Reply
  82. April V. says

    August 25, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    We just moved into a new rental house and all the walls are a nice soft yellow which is better than dull white but I really want to make ‘my’ room – the one that has all my clothes and vanity and such in it – more of a ‘me’ space so I want to paint it green.

    Reply
  83. Amanda S. says

    August 25, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    I would paint our living room!

    Reply
  84. Marsha Hembrick says

    August 25, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    We will be painting my daughter’s bedroom.

    Reply
  85. Jaque R. says

    August 25, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    I would paint my son’s room…it really needs it and we would enjoy choosing colors together. 🙂 Thank you.

    Reply
  86. drew says

    August 25, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    so ready to win

    Reply
  87. Sand says

    August 25, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    I’d love to paint my bathroom.

    Reply
  88. Penny W says

    August 25, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    I’m getting ready to switch bedrooms with my daughter, so I’d definitely use it to paint my “new” bedroom!

    pkbw28 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  89. Mary Gardner says

    August 25, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    my daughter’s room

    marygardner49 at aol dot com

    Reply
  90. Kate says

    August 25, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    I would paint my living room. Maybe my bedroom.

    Reply
  91. gail waller says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:10 am

    could finally take the wallpaper down and paint my bedroom

    Reply
  92. Kim Zeller says

    August 26, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    I would love to paint the living room.

    Reply
  93. Stacey M. Signor says

    August 26, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    I would paint my grandson’s room, he’s been asking for a while now 🙁 poor little guy, his mean ol’ parents painted his room mustard yellow 🙁 YUK!!!

    Reply
  94. Cece Johnson says

    August 26, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    I would paint our horrible white basement!! The rest of our home is so bright and colorful, but the basement looks like an entire different place…so cold!!

    Reply
  95. barbara hunt says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Thanks for the great contest!

    Reply

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