***This giveaways has reached it’s cap of 10,000 and is now closed – see who won below!***
Wow, you guys really have an appetite for great pieces! After less than 24 hours of giveaway madness, we have crowned our random winner as… joyfulcanary (whose favorite piece is a tie between her $30 thrift store China cabinet and her great grandmother’s Hoosier Cabinet). Congrats on your big win!
You don’t typically think of chemistry students writing home design books, but then we learned one of Sherry’s brother’s old classmates at Columbia wrote “Good Bones, Great Pieces” with her mother. It’s a beautiful book about how to combine seven essential elements, er, pieces of furniture in any room for a stunning result – and they’ve got a blog with even more eye candy too.
So not only are Suzanne and Lauren McGrath giving away a copy of their book this week, they’re also hooking up one of you with over $3,000 worth of furniture and bedding (!!!) so that you’ll be right on your way to achieving some of the looks shown above. Here are some of the “great pieces” you’ll be scoring:
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The Hazel Settee from Jayson Home & Garden ($1,995)
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The Navy Shop Chest from CB2 ($399)
- A rectangular Atoll Mirror from Ballard Designs ($199)
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The Cadman Chair from Pier 1 Imports ($199)
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A Queen-sized Light Indigo coverlet from John Robshaw ($420)
- The Hydrangea Dec Pillow also from John Robshaw ($155)
- PRIZE: A copy of Good Bones, Great Pieces plus over $3,300 worth of furniture as described above.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FURNISH ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what you consider to be the “greatest piece” you currently own. Did you splurge on a killer dresser once upon a time? Or maybe you inherited a vintage demilune table? Perhaps you happened upon the perfect bench at a yard sale one weekend?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, July 18th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Good Bones, Great Pieces.
Kate Bateman says
FURNISH ME!!
I love my seafoam couch. It’s a “transitional modern” piece and I love how it brightens up my room.
Cassidi says
Furnish me!!
My favorite piece is our sofa, it can fit a lot of people and is extra deep, so it is super comfortable and perfect when we have guests!
Rupal Shah says
Furnish Me! I love my west elm couch and it’s already inspired a friend to buy the same one. Only problem is that it’s so comfortable I never want to get up to do anything ;)
Johanna Wilkening says
Furnish Me!
I am most proud of my piano: which was free, provided I could move it up a very steep basement steps.
Ashley says
FURNISH ME! I love our whole living room! We’ve upgraded the furniture over the last couple of years and it has made our living room so cozy and so ‘us’. It’s our favorite room!
Greta says
Hey y’all! FURNISH ME!!
Thanks :)
Danielle says
Furnish me! My husband and dad created a built in desk in our second bedroom when we found out our guest room/music studio was going to have to do triple duty as a baby room too. It looks awesome, and holds all of our books, stationary, computer, and music equipment out of the way of prying little fingers.
Jennifer P. says
FURNISH ME!
I found this amazing 60’s salmon-colored chesterfield at one of the Housing Works in NYC. Another woman was looking at it very intently, comparing color swatches and everything. I just stood back and casually looked at, never letting on that I was going to steal it right from under her nose! I called my husband and made him drive up our van. It was in our house later that night! I hope to have it forever.
Christen says
Furnish me! My hand-me-down dining table and chairs that I’ve refinished and reupholstered twice!
Cate says
Furnish me!
I have a fabulous little red trunk I got from an antique shop before heading off to my first apartment my senior year in college. It routinely falls apart, but is the ost perfectly worn red color that I adore, and coordinates with everything beautifully. We use it as our living room coffee table and it’s perfect.
Linda J Burton says
FURNISH ME:):):):)
My favorite piece is our brown leather couch in the living room. It is comfortable and classy looking.
Cair says
FURNISH ME!
I love the persian run in my dining room. It’s more than 25 years old and still looks brand new. Good quality is worth the price with rugs.
Teresa says
Furnish me! I love my 2 little side tables that I inherited from my Mama!
Katie says
FURNISH ME
I love my 9 ft mahogany table I made in community Ed woodworking.
Shannon says
Furnish me!
I just spraypainted my first piece of craigslisted furniture. I’m not sure I’d say it’s my favorite piece yet…but we’ll see!
Keeley says
FURNISH ME!!
I love my IKEA sofa tables. I have a long wall in my family room and I bought two Hemnes sofa tables in that cool gray color. The two tables sitting next to each other look like one large piece. It looks great and offers some cool storage. Some people cannot believe that they are from IKEA. Why spend a lot when there are such affordable alternatives?
Joanna says
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Kristina says
FURNISH ME!
Joan S. says
Furnish Me!
I found a mid-century modern dresser that we use in our bedroom. I love this dresser so very much. I used a little teak oil to give it a shine and bam, a beautiful dresser.
Skylar says
Furnish me. We love our kitchen table. We can take the leaves out and it seats four people (just right for us from day to day), but with the extra leaves in we can seat 8-10 adults comfortably, so it’s great for company too.
Jena C says
Furnish ME! The greatest piece in our house would be the farmhouse bed me and my husband built. We’re still remodeling so dont have many pieces that wont be replaced eventually.
Noel says
FURNISH ME!
I love my silly Walmart desk (made by Better Homes and Gardens). It was discontinued, but was cute (and cheap) so I tracked it down on ebay. It came with broken pieces, but we managed to get it together- only to break it (and fix it again) during our last move. It’s still going strong!
chris says
Furnish me!
Favorite is the bed set the wife and I bought. She knew exactly what she wanted and we spent over a year looking for it!
Lindsay says
Furnish me!
I love the desk I just made out of a habitat for humanity door
Kelley says
FURNISH ME!!!
Right now it is a living room coffee table that my husband custom built for me!
Nicole says
FURNISH ME! I love my hutch with liighting that was custom made. It displays all of my crystal and china beautifully.
Helene says
FURNISH ME!
I love the antique bookcase passed down from my aunt.
Sundae says
Furnish Me!
When I was in college, I bought a 1926 Pooley radio cabinet (with all the radio workings already removed) at a yard sale for $15. Over the 25 years since then, it’s been a dresser, toy cupboard, sideboard, craft cupboard and now a dresser again. I love that cabinet. It has fabulous inlaid wood and great bones!
ChristinaD says
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Christina says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece in the whole house is the china cabinet my great- great- grandfather made. It holds my great grandmother’s china!
Ashley Antkowiak says
Furnish Me!! Our greatest piece is definitely our King Sized bed. We love it and hate sleeping anywhere but home!
jamie says
FURNISH ME!
amber g says
Furnish me!
My greatest find has to be two vintage wicker wingback chairs the hubby and i found at goodwill! They had horrid floral fabric but were perfect condition and a steal at $15 each! I cant wait to throw some great new fabric on those babies :)
Kim says
Furnish me!
We have this great antique sewing table that my husband found in the trash and totally redid it and bought a class top and turned it into a side table.
tracy says
Furnish me please. We have an old antique chest down in our family room. Trying to decorate my living room with new stuff for first time. This would help.
Christine O. says
FURNISH ME!!
I have a gorgeous soft leather chair, seriously it’s soft like butter! Its in the babies room and while not a tradition glider it is perfect to sit and feed the bean in. I stinkin love it! The rest of our house could really use some furniture love; keeping my finger’s, pinkies, & thumbs crossed for this one!
Vea says
FURNISH ME!
Unfortunately, I don’t have a bond with any of my furniture pieces. I know, sad.. :(. But, if it was my husband answering this question, it would be his amazing TV.
Nicci says
FURNISH ME!!!
I don’t really own any splurges, which is why I want to win this one!!!!
Ellen Kaak says
FURNISH ME…. My favorite piece of furniture is an hutch my hubby and I bought when we first got married. We have been married for almost 14 years and everyone that comes to our house comments on how much they like the hutch.
Melinda says
FURNISH ME!
I have two very different, but equally awesome chairs that I inherited from my grandfather. They are two of my favorite pieces in my home!
Katie says
FURNISH ME!!
Wow, great giveaway, guys! And I could certainly use it because I’m a grad student and my best piece of furniture is a $41 Salvation Army dresser.
Gina S. says
FURNISH ME, My favorite thing is my new couch I just got.
Kathleen says
Furnish Me! The smoking stand my husband refinished that we use as an accent table by the couch.
Jessica says
FURNISH ME!!!
I’ve got a gorgeous piece of my grandmother’s ,who died last year. It’s an old gateleg table – a total antique!
Kelly says
FURNISH ME!!!! My best piece right now has got to be this antique (though refinished) dresser I scored on craigslist for my entryway. It completely makes the space and I love that there’s something with a little history in my home!
Veronica says
Furnish me, puh-lease!
As far as favorite pieces, I’d have to say that my collection of art (prints, fine art, traditional art) from my travels are tops. I don’t have furniture really as I’ve been a Peace Corps Volunteer for three years and sold everything before joining. So when I say “furnish me, puh-lease,” I kinda mean it literally. :)
Jess says
FURNISH ME! I’m a HUGE fan of designer knockoff chairs. I have a home full of faux Eames pieces… I basically look at everything I lust after at Design Within Reach, and then I scour the Earth for cheapo imitations! It’s become a bit of a hobby (obsession?).
Adrienne says
FURNISH ME! I have this awesome round coffee table that has 4 ottomans underneath it. Its not the most pretty thing I own, but it’s been so dang convenient and comfortable for my family. One of those, thank goodness I bought that, type of pieces!
Sigrid says
FURNISH ME!
My best piece is a $60 buffet table that we found at an estate sale across the street. Thank God it was across the street otherwise we’d never have been able to get that beast home! It is now our entertainment center.
Dan says
FURNISH ME! My favorite thing in our house is an old hand-painted sign from the original owners of our home. Hoping to turn it into a table someday!