***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
Brighten your day—this week we offered a generous paint giveaway to help refresh a room in your home. Three winners would each receive a room-sized supply of paint from Olympic: two gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint plus one gallon of primer. We featured this brand because its paints are low in VOCs and reliable in coverage, which is why we chose it for a recent bathroom update. To make color selection easier and more fun, Olympic released a free desktop tool called ColorClix that helps you build a cohesive palette from anything on your screen.
ColorClix
ColorClix is a small, simple utility that lets you click on any part of your desktop—photos, videos, icons, or screenshots—to sample a color and match it to an Olympic paint shade. For example, if you wanted to design a room inspired by a photo of a sleeping dog or a favorite sunset, you can click on the image to identify the closest paint match. The app shows the selected color on a virtual swatch and suggests complementary tones, helping you visualize coordinated schemes before you buy paint.
ColorClix
Beyond basic color sampling, the program lets you organize inspiration by saving colors into projects grouped by room. Once you’ve collected a set of swatches, you can use them to virtually paint rooms on the Olympic site or simply keep them as a reference for choosing accent walls, trim, and coordinating décor. It’s a practical way to turn everyday photos and objects into a starting point for interior design.
ColorClix
We encouraged readers to play with ColorClix and enter the giveaway for a chance to win enough paint to cover a complete room. Below are the giveaway details summarized for clarity:
- PRIZE: One room’s worth of paint from Olympic, consisting of 2 gallons of Olympic Premium Interior Paint and 1 gallon of primer
- HOW TO ENTER: Comment on the original post with the phrase “PAINT ME” to enter
- BONUS QUESTION: Share a source of inspiration you’d like to pull colors from—a photo, a fabric swatch, a piece of artwork, a vase, a landscape you photographed, or any object that could inspire a paint palette
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 8th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Three
- PRIZE SHIPS: United States only
- RULES: One entry per email address. Winners were chosen at random and announced the following day
We designed this giveaway to be simple and interactive: use something meaningful or visually striking as your springboard for color, and let the app or your imagination guide the rest. Whether you’re inspired by a travel photo, a thrifted textile, or a favorite piece of furniture, translating that palette into paint is an easy way to capture the feeling you want in a room.
Thanks to everyone who entered and shared the objects and images that inspire their design choices. If you missed this giveaway, keep an eye out for future opportunities and consider experimenting with color sampling tools to explore new combinations. Turning a favorite image into a cohesive paint scheme can be a quick and satisfying way to refresh a space without a full renovation.
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