21 June 2011

Black and Decker Rapid Roller Review and Giveaway!

This Giveaway is Now Closed!

My sweet little Lydia is now 4 months old...
(your welcome!)

Busy mother that I am, I am just now starting to decorate her room.  I had a different plan about switching the girls rooms at first but Lydia had a different plan.  She would only sleep on her tummy- so bassinettes were out.  I was having panic attacks every night with worry about her not being on her back, and finally in the end just bought another crib of her own so there would be plenty of clear space- no bumpers and fans on at all times.  

About 2 weeks after she was born, we moved around about every piece of furniture that we own to make it all work, and that was about as far as it got.  BUT finally Lydia's room is painted... she won't remember the first 4 months of randomness... right? (Let's be honest, I'm really not concerned even if she does, she is loved and wanted, that is what counts- not wall colors!)

Anywho, for this project, I got to try out Black and Decker's Rapid Roller.  It made super quick work of this project!! Thank Heaven!!  Time savers are essential because with two girls under 2 (and running this blog) I really don't have a lot of extra time.

Before most of the furniture moved to center of room:
 

Opening up the box. WOW!

Cutting in.  So according to some pictures I have seen of this product, you might be able to avoid cutting in if you use painters tape, BUT I hate painters tape- I never use it.  A good quality (like Purdy) angled 1 1/2 inch brush is all you need.
 

Justin felt like he should take a picture of me using it... yikes.  I should start putting makeup on when I work on projects... and maybe brush my hair, maybe.

  I had to show this image(below), so you can see how the head pivots in different ways. COOL feature!

It also had this cool stand, which reminds me of a bike... don't know why I just mentioned that.

The color is off in this picture, it was 12:00 pm at night... and I really have poor camera skills!

The next day, I did a little decorative painting which I LOVE.  I wasn't quite sure if it would work but I am super happy with it.  I will show you more pictures soon as I actually finish the room.  And more of the process.
Paint color: Martha Stewart Lagoon MSL125

But for now...

Do you all need a new tool? ( I know how you feel!)
Good, I am here to help-or rather Black and Decker is!
Key Features:
Just Use the Paint Can Lid
Holds Paint in the Handle 
Exclusive Pivoting Roller Frame has 3 Angles 
EZ Fill System 
40 Degree Angle 
Easy to Use 
High Quality Perforated Roller 
80 Degree Angle 
Use only perforated Rollers 
Exclusive Kick Stand 
Includes Spatter Shield
Want one?
One reader will win their own Rapid Roller!

To enter:
Leave a separate comment for each entry (on the blog please for it to count)

1) Like Black & Decker on Facebook leave a comment saying you did.
2) In another comment let us know what kind of painting project you’d tackle with a RapidRoller.

Optional Entries:

3. Pin, or Stumble your favorite Remodelaholic post or image.
4.  Write a post, on your facebook wall, or tweet about this giveaway (include a direct link to the giveaway in your post, etc. please)   Add the url link to the comment you leave here.
5. Add Remodelaholic to your blog roll!!!  Become a Google Friend Connect public follower, Like Remodelaholic on Facebook, become a twitter follower an RSS subscriber 






357 comments:

  1. I am a few follower to your blog...I am in LOVE with all your posts. I have been working on my little girls play room and this rapid roller would help so much!

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  2. I would paint the large family room with it. We have Cathedral ceilings that I can't imagine painting the 'old' way!

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  3. I think this tool would be AWESOME at getting my living room/entry/stairway done - they all connect and have to be painted the same color. What a chore!

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  5. I liked Black and Decker on Facebook!

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  6. Love this! We'll be moving soon and plan to do a lot of painting!

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  7. I've pinned a bunch of stuff from Remodelaholic onto my boards. I'm not sure I can pick out a favorite!

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  8. I like black and decker on facebook!!

    sarah8914 at gmail dot com

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  9. Maybe with this, my hubby would let us tackle our RED living room! I loved it for years but I'm ready for a change... but it's a big space and very red... but this would help!! :)

    sarah8914 at gmail dot com

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  10. we finally have drywall in the basement...not too much longer and then there'll be paint. i would love to have this neat roller to ease the painting pain!

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  11. i liked you on fb and have been a happy follower. love the wall color and the free hand you did!

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  12. I liked Black and Decker on Facebook!

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  13. Ok, I'll admit I had to do some reasearch to figure out just what this thing is! But I'm VERY interested in trying it out.

    So far I've painted 4 rooms of my house (one of them twice now) by myself. It's a LONG process. Not needing to fill my roller every 45 seconds would be a HUGE help!

    So I'd start of by painting my master bedroom (which is the only bedroom still in a very sorry state!)

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  14. and I would love to paint my whole downstairs...so sick of the green!

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  15. I totally liked them on facebook!

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  16. Liked on facebook as Lou Windom
    thanks!
    Loui♥

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  17. My entire house needs repainting..
    would start with living room..
    then proceed to kitchen and dining areas.. finishing up with three bedrooms, 2 baths and hallways..
    with the wonderful Black and Decker Rapid Roller..i could do the entire house in no time flat!!!
    would love to be the winner!!
    hugs..
    Loui♥

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  18. Have been a LONGTIME follower of remodelaholic!
    Loui♥

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  19. Liked remodelaholic on Facebook!
    Loui♥

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  20. wrote a post on facebook..as
    Lou Windom!
    Loui♥

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  21. I have so many rooms in the house that I need to paint (all builder grade off white). I can totally use this to make it easier.

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  22. Liked Black & Decker on facebook.

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  23. Actually, almost my entire home needs to be painted. It's been 13 years since I've painted anything. I would love to give the Black and Decker Rapid Roller a good workout!

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  24. we just got a house and I need to paint the living/dining/hallway/stairs. This would be soooo helpful!

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  25. i am a follower on google reader :)

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  26. I pin your pictures all the time. :) I would use this to paint my toy room and basement, they're the only rooms that are untouched so far. I bet this would be awesome for painting doors, too, I have a lot of those to do. Was it one coat coverage? Also, I love the decorative painting you did.

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  27. http://pinterest.com/pin/45669418/ Pinned about your stairs! I am about to redo ours

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  28. http://pinterest.com/pin/45669418/ Pinned about your stairs! I am about to redo ours

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  29. I would use the rapid roller for projects I haven't even thought of yet! The ease and simplicity of this tool renews my enthusiasm to start something new!

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  30. Liked Black & Decker on facebook.

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  31. We need to paint our den, my sewing room and boys bedrooms.

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  32. I am a a Google Friend Connect public follower!

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  33. Tweeted this giveaway with direct link: http://twitter.com/#!/heartandhomes/status/83178443122028545

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  34. I liked Black and Decker on Facebook!!

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  35. Hmmmm...what project would I tackle??? Well seeing that my hubby and I are trying to find just the right house to be "our first place", I will have to imagine that there will be plenty of rooms to put this cool tool to use. With it be the kitchen...den...or maybe even possibly a nursery??? Only time will tell!

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  36. I am a follower of this blog..another thing that will DEFINITELY come in handy once we make that oh so large purchase!

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  37. I like Remodelaholic on Facebook:)

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  38. My daughter is moving into a new apartment and this rapid roller would be so handy. I subscribe by rss feeder.

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  39. I would paint my laundry and master bath! We recently painted the living room, hallway and stairwell the old fashioned way. This tool would make it sooo much easier.

    Thanks for the giveaway and I LOVE your blog!

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  40. I like it on facebook, and I have soooo much painting to do, I would love to make the job easier.

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  41. I would use this handy gadget EVERYWHERE! We are in the process of buying our first home, and let me tell you... there is a serious need of paint! =)

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  42. We are moving half way across the country in a week and I have many rooms to paint when we get there! I could definitely use this all over my new house!!

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  43. I don't have an immediate project I could do, but we are planning on moving into a house within the next year and then I'll have lots to do :)

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  44. I am always pinning your projects to Pinterest, but my recent favorites are all of the interesting fireplaces :)

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  45. I follow Remodelholic on FB and your blog :)

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  46. I posted the giveaway on my FB :)
    http://www.facebook.com/Robisons26

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  47. I follow Remodelaholic on Google.

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  48. I am a follower of you blog...I would love to have this to repaint my living room!!

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  49. I would use the power roller to paint my foyer...it is 2 story and connects to the upstairs and downstairs hallways. I've been putting off this 3 areas in one for 6 years!

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  50. I have a 30+ year old house that needs repainting both inside and outside. I could handle the inside with this sweet baby. How awesome.

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  51. this is just the coolest thing ever!!! we need to paint the ceiling of our porch and this would make the process go soo quickly. what did you use as your "stencil" or guide to draw the adoreable design on top of the blue?? it looks amazing now and cant wait to see it totally finished.

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  52. Longtime reader. I'd love to have one of these paint rollers. I have so many paint projects to tackle, but so little time with my 2 boys. Thanks for hosting this terrific giveaway!

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  53. Remodelaholic has been on my sidebar blogroll since the very first day of having a blog.

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  54. We are getting ready to buy a home and I would LOVE this for painting the rooms in the new house =)

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  55. I love the color of that room! That paint roller looks awesome! I would use it when I paint my living room, dining room hallway and upstairs hallway. A HUGE project that I hope to take on in the fall. Your daugher is adorable, BTW!

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  56. I liked Black and Decker on Facebook, too!

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  57. And I've been a follower for a while now!!

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  58. I am moving soon and would love the rapid roller to paint the new space!

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  59. We moved into our house eight months ago and are just getting around to picking out paint colors, so I would use this in every room of our house - literally!

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  60. I follow Remodelaholic through Google Reader!

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  61. I pinned one of my favorite photos: http://pinterest.com/pin/45748629/

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  62. We would use it to paint our nursery, too! :)

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  63. I'm also a follower. :)

    Thanks!

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  64. I like Black & Decker on facebook!

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  65. I am doing a lot of painting this summer. This would be perfect for our stairwell!

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  66. I "like" Black & Decker on FB!

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  67. I would repaint my bedroom…for the third time. Maybe using this would actually make it look good!

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  68. I "LIKED" Black and Decker on Facebook! I'm always looking for a faster, cleaner, more effective way to paint

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  69. I already "like" B&D on Facebook!

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  70. I would LOVE this tool to paint my new house that my husband and I are moving into in a little over a month. We have to paint pretty much every room, so something like this would be amazing!!

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  71. Also, I'm already a follower of Remodelaholic in my Google Reader! :)

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  72. I would love to win this! We desparately need to repaint our living which is large and has very high ceilings making the top hard to reach.

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  73. I like black and decker on Facebook!!!

    Sara Haga Gore

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  74. I follow you on twitter!!

    @SimplySara83

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  75. I am a fan of yours on Facebook!

    Sara Haga Gore

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  76. I follow your blog!

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  77. Tweeted!

    @SimplySara83

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  78. Face booked about the giveaway!

    Simply Sara

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  79. I used to have one of these things. Not sure it was by Black and Decker, but I know with their name on it it'll be great!

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  80. If I win this awesome tool I'll finally get the stairway painted! And maybe even the Gentleman's Parlor and the garage walls! Heck I'll even paint the upstairs hallway!

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  81. This would be awesome for painting our guest bathroom once the reno is finally done! And then maybe convincing the hubby we need to tackle the guest bedroom and entryway as well ...

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  82. I'd love to try this out on our basement ceilings!

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  83. We are moving and I'd use it to paint every room in the house!!

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  84. I follow Remodelaholic via RSS!

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  85. I liked Black and Decker on Facebook

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  86. I follow Remodelaholic on Twitter!

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  87. We are moving in to a new house and need lots and lots of painting done. This would be fantastic.

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  88. I tweeted the giveaway. http://twitter.com/#!/aarontn/status/83241940040163328

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  89. I am following your blog on Google Friend Connect

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  90. I just moved and would like to tackle every stinken' wall in this joint. I definitely need this nifty tool!

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  91. I would (finally) paint my 3 boys' rooms!

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  92. I'm a blog follower, too. :)

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  93. I have a bunch of painting to do, this would come in handy! Hallway, front entry, laundry room.....the list goes on and on! I'm ready for a change!

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  94. I'm a follower on google reader

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  95. I want to paint our living room/kitchen/dining room/hall (why do all the walls run together, lol) before my daughter's birthday. This would be a huge help

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  96. I follow on Google Reader

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  97. I would L.O.V.E. to try one of these out! I have so much painting to do it's mind boggling.

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  98. I'm not sure what I would do with it currently, probably help my in-laws with some of their redecorating! When we move to a new place, I plan on painting, and that would be AMAZING, as I have never painted.
    I would LOVE to have one!

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  99. I am trying to get my house ready to sale. I would put this thing to good use because I have A LOT of painting to do!

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  100. I have liked black and decker on FB

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  101. I would paint my living room/dining room/entry way/hallway combo that is a WHOLE lotta painting. It would come in so handy to win this!

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  102. I would love to paint my boys room a big kid color!

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  103. I am a follower of B&D on FB! :)

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  104. I could totally use this to help my husband and i paint a HUGE, 2-story wall in our new place!! :)

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  105. I do desperately need a new tool and this one would be perfect! First thing I'd do is paint my bright white living room! I need some color in there...it's like a hospital!

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  106. I "pinned" this post http://www.remodelaholic.com/2011/02/living-room-renovation-with-diy.html LOVE that ceiling!

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  107. I posted a tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/BlueJeans32

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  108. I'm a google friend connect follower!

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  109. I have your button on my blog roll page!

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  110. I would love to win this for my hubs, since pretty much every room in our house needs a paint update! And he is the painter of the house, so I know anything to make the job easier he would appreciate!! THANKS!!

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  111. I'm prepping my master bath and master bedroom for a much needed update. This new tool would be fantastic to have!

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  112. Remodelaholic is on my blogroll!

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  113. I "like" Remodelaholic and Black and Decker on FB.

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  114. I soooo want to paint the walls in this house, every last one of them and the rapid roller would seriously help. Every wall is white. White is nice, but I need some COLOR!!

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  115. Woooooo, this is great would love to try. I paint literally every couple months, drive the hubby nuts. This would be fun to try! Love your blog, such great ideas:)
    stefie00@hotmail.com

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  116. I Liked Black & Decker on Facebook!

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  117. I would paint my vaulted living room walls!

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  118. I have the perfect project. We need to repaint our kids' playset - this would make it soo fast!

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  119. I liked Black and Decker on FB.

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  120. I am just getting ready to repaint the whole downstairs. This would really be great.

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  121. I already like you on FB and follow via google reader.

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  122. I would paint my daughter's room. She feels left out with her white walls since the baby's room got a fresh coat of paint.

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  123. You are on my blog roll.

    My daughter was 5 months old when I finally hung anything on her walls... and my other daughter is 4 1/2 and still has nothing on her walls. No worries, she still happy, but would be happier with colored blank walls. Ha!

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  124. I liked Black and Decker on facebook. this paint thingy looks really cool! I would use it to paint a bathroom.

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  125. I want to paint my Den...it was darl wood paneling and I painted it white and after 4 yrs I'm finally up for some color and new life in this room!

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  126. I'm now connected too! Already had you on my RSS feed!

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  127. We just moved into a new house- the whole living room, dining room, hallway, and basement is this super ugly beige with a strong pink undertone. I could use this for just about every room in the house!

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  128. I like them! And I like the roller. Wow!

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  129. Liked Black and Decker on facebook.

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  130. Would love to use the rapid roller at our new house.

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  131. Liked Remodelaholic on facebook.

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  132. I liked Black & Decker on FB.
    What a neat tool! I LOVE your blog. I am slowly working my way through the whole thing.

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  133. I need to paint my whole house. We hope to sell in the next year or two and need to repaint everything. But especially our bedroom. It's really not romantic at all

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  134. I start with painting my bright golden yellow bedroom a nice calming shade of aqua!

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  135. I need assistance painting my guest bathroom and laundry room!

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  136. I would love to repaint my entire house! Been wanting to for years but due to some health issues have needed to find a helpful tool and this one looks like it's the one!! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  137. I liked Black & Decker on FB.

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  138. I would definitely use it to paint both my and my daughter's bedroom. It is long overdue!

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  140. like B&D on FB! Im in the process of buying a repossessed home that needs alot of painting, this would make life easier :)

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  141. I am a follower! gougeonathome@charter.net

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  142. I "Liked' Black and Decker on FB. gougeonathome@charter.net

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  143. If I won, I would paint my new sewing room! Son off to college... time to move in! gougeonathome@charter.net

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  144. I'm a follower!

    Becky B.
    www.organizingmadefun.com
    Organizing Made Fun

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  145. I like Black & Decker on Facebook (Michelle Hudak)

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  146. We're planning on repainting our bedroom and bathroom in the next few months. This would be fantastic and make the job so much easier especially in our bedroom where there are stairs and hard to reach spots that even a ladder would be tricky.

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  147. I like Remodelaholic on Facebook (Michelle Hudak)

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  148. Tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/#!/auntiethesis/status/83390477340114944

    shel704 at aol dot com

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