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Arren Williams is the name, and I'm a stylist, editor and trend reporter. You'll catch my work regularly popping up in print in the likes of the National Post, House & Home and elsewhere. I'm also a guest expert on Citytv's CityLine, and you can occasionally find me on HGTV as well as on ABC 7 News in Chicago.

To keep things fun I've tapped a couple of friends - Julia Black and Jenn Hannotte - to contribute their views on design too. Enjoy!

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Wednesday
Feb022011

{giveaway} Sarah Richardson fan decks signed by Sarah + Tommy

Hot on the heels of the fantastic/exhausting/inspiring IDS I have a super-duper fun giveaway for ya! Yep, you have the chance to win one of three Sarah Richardson Designer Palette by Para Paints fan decks personally signed for you by both Sarah and Tommy. Not only that, one grand prize winner will walk away with a gift certificate for enough Para Paint in Sarah's scrummy colours to re-paint a whole room - 1 gallon of ceiling paint, 1 gallon of primer and 2 gallons of eggshell. The other two winners will receive a gift certificate for a gallon of Para Paint in one of Sarah's tints (which comes in 75 lovely shades, available across Canada at Lowe's and select retailers), plus all three winners will receive the addition of a little fun extra swag from SR's hit shows on HGTV. Sweet indeed!

Here are all the deets:

To enter for a chance* follow these easy steps -

Prizes: One grand prize that includes a Sarah Richardson Designer Palette fan deck personally signed by Sarah and Tommy, a Para Paint gift certificate for 1 gallon of ceiling paint, 1 gallon of primer and 2 gallons of eggshell (redeemable at Para's dealer locations), and assorted other items. Two other winners will receive Sarah Richardson Designer Palette fan decks personally signed by Sarah and Tommy, a gift certificate for a gallon of paint (redeemable at Para's dealer locations) and assorted other items. 

1. Leave a comment below the contest blog post (please include your email where asked) explaining why you'd like to win, before Tuesday Feb 8th, 2011, at 12pm EST. 

2. One grand prize winner and two other winners will be chosen by a random number generator and will be announced by email and as an update to this post on the morning of Wednesday Feb 9th, 2011, at 9am EST. Good Luck! 

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY  Void where prohibited. Odds depend on number of applicants who participate. Participants may enter the contest by following the steps mentioned above by Tuesday Feb 8th, 2011, at 12pm EST. Applicants must be of the age of majority in his/her province or territory of residence or older at the time of entry to participate and win. Contest open to Canadian residents, excluding residents of Quebec. Contest winner will be announced on ArrenWilliams.com, contacted via blog post comments, and must correctly answer a skill-testing question to win a prize. 

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Reader Comments (60)

I am a HUGE fan of Sarah Richardson.
She has such beautiful, practical, and snappy ideas that have such an elegance to them. I watch her show Sarah 101 and love how Sarah and Tommy work as a unique team generating fabulous ideas!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterCaroline

We have just expanded our fabric business and moved into a warehouse that needs some SERIOUS help. The fabric inventory makes the place so bright and cheery but the office on the second floor sheds a little tear everyday while we figure out what colour to paint the walls! We adore Sarah's collection and palettes and would love to have that on hand to make some sound decisions!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterJanine at Tonic Living

I'd love to win the SR fan deck because I am currently contemplating a bedroom colour update. This all started when I purchased a super cool pair of vintage chartreuse lily lamps. Now I am thinking about painting the walls and wallpapering behind the bed in a colour scheme that will set off the new lamps.

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterPam @ Cherish Toronto

I absolutely LOVE Sarah and Tommy and I have since I was about 12 years old...no joke. My mom used to watch Room Service and I fell in love with interior design and DIY. Please, please pick me! We are renovating our son's nursery and some free paint would certainly help! Plus, if I win the paint deck, I'm going to frame it! Thanks!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterLea

I bought a bungalow a little over a year ago and my dream would be to have Sarah design it but I'll settle for her colour fan deck :)
Her sense of colour is AWESOME!!!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterjoe

My hubby and I need to paint several rooms in our house this year - so the deck would be an awesome tool to have - and a gallon of paint would be a good start! Love Sarah & Tommy, love this giveaway!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterColleen C

Well, we've lived with our builder painted new house for 2 years now, and while I'm fine with the sensible neutrals we picked, I'm quite sure my son, almost 2, finds his mellow yellow walls boring. I can already tell he is a budding artist, so I'm really entering this contest for him. He has slept in my arms through many episodes of Sarah's shows, and many of your appearances on Cityline, I think he'd love the fan deck, and to pick a new colour for his room.

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterjen g

I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! I love Sarah and Tommy! AND YOU TOO ARREN!!!! What a great way to celebrate the end of IDS11 and get us through the February frumps.

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterspeatie

I'd LOVE to win this as we are about to embark on a basement reno and haven't decided on paint colours yet!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterErin

I am just starting my own decorating business and love the para line (along with Tommy and Sarah :) May the para stars shine on me!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterKim

As a design student I have always looked up to Sarah and Tommy for their inspiring and refreshing designs! Since I can remember, I have been watching their shows on HGTV! I had the pleasure to meet them in person at IDS11 and was happy to see they are both as kind and welcoming in person! I could always use a new splash of colour in our place!

Thanks Arren for posting such a great giveaway!

P.S I look forward to hearing you speak at Humber College shortly!

Chanele

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterChanele

We're starting to work on our dining room and living room and this fan deck would be great way to get the inspiration started. And I love Sarah's style.

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterNicole

It was so great to meet you last week at the media preview of IDS11 Arren!

And I am in desperate need of some paint in my life. We just signed the papers to buy the home we have been renting for the past two years...and for the past two years, I have been unfortunately living with this ugly caramel colour on the wall that is not my taste at all! As much as it painted me to look at it everyday, we didn't paint it when we were renting because we didn't to spend the money and time to do it. Now that it's ours though, the first thing we are going to do is paint. This paint deck and gift certificate would be greatly appreciated!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterShannon @ What's Up Whimsy

Love the lady, love the paint! And I'd love to paint my living room that lovely shade of blue/green from the ads!

February 2, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Sarah Richardson is wonderful. I consider her and Tommy ....to be the best of the best in design. With my husband and I starting a major home renovation Sarah's paint collection would be a huge help.

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterLisa

Love the new colours!

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterSusanne

What a great prize giveaway! Was at IDS and saw the beautiful paint colours. My bedroom needs a new paint job. Now what colour to choose is the big question?

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAngie

I would love to win! We just moved into a brand new home last month and need to get started on eliminating the builder beige as soon as possible. :)

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterJoanna

Fun! Would love to win because I'm re-doing my bedroom, living room and dining room this year. I love how fresh Sarah's colours are and would like to try a few of them!

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterJanet

My design goal for 2011 is to focus on the overlooked. My first task is to paint the insides of my closets in unexpected colours. A gallon of paint in one of Sarah's stunning colours would be extremely helpful.

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered Commenterchris

I would love to win! I have followed Sarah since her days on Room Service and how can you not love Tommy. By winning hopefully the employees at my local Lowes where Sarah's paints are sold will stop giving me the hairy eyeball everytime I go in and scoop up as many paint samples as I can without looking too obvious to create my own paint deck of her colours!!!

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

Fantastic colours.

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterLisa

Love these colours, love her house.

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterKelly

i had called Lowes for days after knowing the proposed launched day and had taken a morning off of work to go to one of their locations to pick up a paint chip for each color and had put together a fan deck myself. of course it would love to have sarah and tommy signed mine but hey they are very hard to catch!

Please select me for one of the three signed prizes!!!

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterTim

I am a huge fan and would love to have a fan deck of her new paint colours. We are also two weeks away from embarking on a MAJOR basement reno and the deck would sure come in handy right about now! I could use a little help from Sarah and Tommy when picking my paint colours!!

February 3, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterLisa V

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