***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.
Mary Fitzgerald says
FURNISH ME!! My husband just built me a bar-height breakfast table (stained the top dark walnut & painted the legs white) and I LOVE it!!
Jeff says
Furnish me!
Megan says
FURNISH ME!
I have a heavy, round coffee table with a dark, cerused oak finish from the 40s or 50s that I just love, love, love! I could sell most of my vintage furniture, but never that piece.
OMG-YHL says
FURNISH ME!
I got a pair of robin’s egg blue faux-Eames chairs for $5 each at Brimfield! What a steal!
Jeffrey says
Furnish Me!!
Kay says
FURNISH ME! I love my dinning room table, my great grandfather built and that has been passed down through my family. Hopefully we’ll have a little one to pass it down to as well.
Janet S says
Furnish Me!
My sideboard is my favorite piece. Lots of storage.
Megan says
FURNISH ME! I love the antique dresser I inherited from my grandmother. Also, the $25 craigslist wingback I reupholstered!
Sydney Whittall says
FURNISH ME!
I have an armoire that I found in a clearance warehouse years ago. It weighs about 2 tons, and I’ll never move it again, but I love everything about it.
Katie says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece of furniture is actually an antique brass bedframe that I got as a hand-me down from my mother when she decided she wanted a queen bed rather than a full size. I love the bed so much and it has traveled with me all over the country though college, grad school, and now my adult life.
Jason Santos says
Furnish Me!
My Aunt gave me a hutch that she no longer used. My wife and I repainted it and put it in the kitchen. It looks great in there!
Lauren says
Furnish Me! I have this amazing bench and farm table set that my father built. I’ll cherish it for a long, long time.
Monica Flores says
FURNISH ME!
My best pieces are a set of chairs that sit in our living roominess a CL find and another rescued from a friend who was trashing it and which I gave a new life!
Laura says
FURNISH ME! My neighbor, upon moving out, gave me a beautiful, simple white dresser that she’d had since childhood. It has dovetail joints and has lasted through the years. Glad I could claim it for myself!
Crystal says
FURNISH ME! I love the bamboo occasional table in the foyer which is soon to be a nice bright turquoise!!
Mandi says
Furnish Me!
Gotta be my antique stacked books shelves and round pedestal table passed down from mom and dad!
melissa says
furnish me! a modern wing back chair I got at Homegoods with nailhead trim.
Amy says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece in my house in the pillow I got from Pier 1.
Lisa DW says
FURNISH ME! We were once given an ugly brown painted dresser covered in children’s stickers…stripped it to find beautiful oak with brass keyholes in the drawers!
Cassie says
Furnish me! We s plurged on a sectional sofa that delivers the best naps. As a mom of young persons, naps are essential!
AGF says
Furnish me :)
I LOVE that awesome mirror! Crossing my fingers…
Jessica says
FURNISH ME!
I love our bedroom set. Buying “real furniture” made me feel more grown up!
Lauren G. says
Furnish me!! I LOVE the porch swing that my husband made for me and gave to me on the night he proposed :)
Eileen says
FURNISH ME! I have a gorgeous wrought iron marble-topped table that I use as a desk.
Julianne says
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Meghan says
FURNISH ME!!!!
My current fav is an awesome area rug that fits under my bed. I found it at Ross for a measly $25!! Score!!!
Megan says
Furnish me! I love my red sofa table, adds a perfect and unexpected pop if color.
Nikki says
FURNISH ME! I upholstered an coffee table from Good-will. Love it!
Jen says
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My favorite piece of furniture is definitely the new couch we splurged for a few weeks ago. We were out returning something at a hardware store, decided to pop in the furniture store next door, and walked out with a receipt for $1,000 and a new living room furniture set. It was love at first sight. :)
Jessica says
Furnish me!! Lol best piece? 99% of our stuff is hand-me-down ikea… We’ve been saving to replace pieces over time… Thinking durability..
Kaitlin says
Furnish me!!
I am most proud of my authentic 1920’s apothecary cabinet. It was originally used as storage for medications in a pharmacy in Georgia. I just love it!!
Alyssa Benedict says
Furnish Me! A beautiful side table given to me by my mother-in-law, who was going to throw it out. I refinished it and it’s my favorite piece in the house!
Megan says
Furnish me! I love love my bedside tables.
Adam G. says
furnish me! My couch that is long enough for me to stretch out on and take a nap is high up there on my favorite list
natalie says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is our caramel leather sectional sofa. My husband bought it for me when I first moved in with him and I am still in love with the sofa (and the man).
Emily says
Furnish Me!
I just refinished a four-poster bed my dad built for us when we got married 12 years ago. Now it’s like new again!
Kristjan says
Furnish me! My favorite is the orange shelf my wife and I built.
Jada says
Furnish me!
I love a mid century teak credenza that was in perfect condition besides being dirty, that I bought off of Craigslist and had delivered for a whopping $45.
AndreaReneeJ says
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The “greatest” piece I own is an old wooden desk that my bestie thrifted and then painted bright green. When she got married and didn’t have room for it in her new place, she gave it to me. I am pretty much in love with it!
Keri says
FURNISH ME!
I would say my dining room table because I sanded and re-painted it all myself!
Tirsa says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece right now is our bed – it has a large, beautiful, leather headboard. It really anchors our large bedroom.
ashley says
FURNISH ME!
What amazing pieces!! My favorite furnishings in our house are two whiye ceramic lamp bases from my husband’s grandmother. She was going to get rid of them and we just happened to visit her right before she did. They’re so beautifully simple and elegant. I topped them with teal lampshades and I just love them : )
Barbara says
Furnish Me- I love my carved wood trunk that my parents bought me when we lived in Mexico. It made the trek back to the states, came with me to college, and then made the trip out here to Brooklyn. I love it- it keeps everything- games, sheets, towels, bike helmet, etc.
Megan says
Furnish me!
I have an old cedar chest that was my grandmothers. I can still see exactly where it was in her old house. I have kept it the same as she had it all these years but I’ve decided to modernize it! Next big project!
kimberly says
FURNISH ME!
I have a 1920s waterfall-style buffet that I scored off of Craiglist for $110. I LOVE the style, it holds a TON of dishes and it is a little bit of a show stopper in my dining room :)
Rita says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is our living room sectional. Although, I don’t have a cool name for mine like you do!
Meg says
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I have an armoire that was the first “real” piece of furniture that I purchased right after college. I bought it unfinished and a family friend helped me stain it. Even though my taste in wood color has changed over the years, I still love that armoire!!
Emily says
FURNISH ME!
I have an antique dark wood dresser/vanity that has been passed down through my mom’s family since the early 1900s or possibly earlier. It is in pretty rough shape, but the mirror frame and hand carved details are simply stunning.
Jessica says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is the grandfather clock my mom gave to us as a wedding present. She used all her saved-up her birthday money and gift cards to buy it for us. So amazingly sweet!
Jordan says
Furnish me!
I love our Ikea Manstad couch. Perfect for sleeping overnight guests in our little house!