***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.
Rebecca says
“FURNISH ME!” Slowly and patiently we have collected a number of pieces I love. Although, I think my favorite is our master bed. It’s a low, contemporary European design.
April says
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Ella says
FURNISH ME! I am moving in my own place for the first time in the fall and could really use the help…coming with me is a beautiful lime green arm chair I inherited from my maternal grandmother. Its comfortable, beautiful, and the small enough to fit anywhere!
Stacey says
Furnish Me!!!
Samantha says
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I just bought my first house and one thing the previous owner left behind in the basement was a wooden bed frame on wheels. I might turn it into a garden bench or put potted plants on it.
Elisa says
FURNISH ME! I’m a chemistry student too and also love design!
Shelby says
Furnish me!
I love the dresser we use in our living room to put the TV on. We found it at Salvation Army about a year ago. It’s totally my style and I love it!
Melissa says
FURNISH ME! I think our best piece is the headboard my husband built and finished for our bed. It’s the only real furniture we have; everything else is kinda cheap.
Jeremy says
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Ashley says
FURNISH ME! The pieces my dad handmade are my absolute treasures.
Julie D. says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture I own is my buffet. It is extremely functional AND exactly my style.
Blaire says
FURNISH ME!
I love our Antique chest of drawers and dresser that belonged to my great grandparents.
Stacey says
Please FURNISH ME!!
Wendy says
FURNISH ME!
I have a beautiful hand painted secretary I happened upon. Everyone coming to my house wants it, but it’s a one-of-a-kind!
Jen says
Furnish me!
In college I bought a Pottery Barn leaning wall shelf for $40 (originally $250) from the outlet. (cough)ish years later, I still have it and adore it!
Samantha says
FURNISH ME!!!
I think the best piece I have is this tufted ottoman bench I have underneath my bedroom window. I got it in a thrift shop for twelve bucks, and it’s one of my few pieces of grown-up furniture!
Jenna G. says
Furnish Me!
We love our bedroom furniture.
Greg says
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Elise says
Furnish me! I have a fantastic antique mirror that has been painted a fabulous green color.
Randa says
FURNISH ME! How exciting.
One special piece of furniture to me is the sleek leather armchair in our living room. We watched that thing for over a year and struck when the price was right.
Hannah says
Furnish me! I’d have to say that my favorite piece of furniture is an antique hutch from my grandfather.
Anacelie says
Furnish me!
One of my favorite pieces is a vintage French provincial dresser that was left behind by the seller when I bought my house. It’s got tons of drawers, and an enormous mirror attached to it–definitely an upgrade to the small hand-me-down dresser I’d been using for so many years!
Katherine says
furnish me! I love a side table we found for free by the dumpster!
Amanda says
FURNISH ME!
Actually i think the coolest thing I now own is an awesome liquor cabinet that I made out of an old tv cabinet… Following all of the refinishing tips on your site. No joke!
Angela says
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I found this awesome drink cart at Goodwill and can’t wait to paint it shiny red!
Tad says
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Hands down, my favorite piece that we own is our 1920’s card catalog. As a collector of typewriters, English teacher, and bookseller…..doesn’t a card catalog in your dining room make sense?
Kendra Heatwole says
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My favorite is a craigslist-makeover: a welcoming pedestal table that seats 4-8, and (thanks to the huz) now sports a nice rich walnut finish.
Amber says
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I honestly can’t say I have a favorite piece of furniture. In one living room we have our old college couch that has seen better days (but still looks okay from a distance) and in the family room we have nice looking couches that are horribly uncomfortable.
Susan says
Furnish me! I have a wonderful pine hutch that I purchased from England. It’s followed me to 3 homes and hasnbeen wonderful in each.
yvonne says
Furnish me!
Found an Ethan Allen coffee table on craigslist for $20 a few years back. That was a good score :)
Kate says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is an old 50s sideboard from my Grandma’s house that we had refinished for our new house! It looks perfect in our small dining room and I love that I have a piece of her with me!
Jennifer H. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite current piece of furniture is an armchair my mother gave us in my bedroom, in which I have spent countless hours learning how to, cursing, and finally enjoying nursing my daughter. She is now four months old and we are skilled and can nurse anywhere, but that chair held many, many hours of love (and more than a few postpartum cries!).
Tracy says
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My favorite piece of furniture is a big comfy chair and ottoman in our great room. The only problem is everyone in my family fights over it!
Kelly says
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My greatest piece I own is my desk chair I got off of craigslist for $20. It’s small and comfortable! I’m planning to spray paint the heck out of the plastic back support since the cushion is cloth.
Kerri says
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Lov my Bombay Chest from … you guessed it!….Bombay!
They’ve since called the business of home decor quits but I’m glad I had the privilege of scoring that great piece. It will travel with me where ever I may call home. <3
Mike B says
Furnish me! My wife has painted some furniture to look really nice, and most of it was free. No expensive pieces really though.
Courtney Williams says
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I love my yellow West Elm area rug!! I took a long time to not only find it, but also save up enough to buy it and I am so happy I did! I love it!
Liz Zankowski says
Furnish me!!!
Jessica C. says
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I love our huge sectional couch, it’s under 1 year old and was FREE! My brother-in-law gave it to us since he was moving out of his house and didn’t want to put it in storage. Score!
courtney says
FURNISH ME Please! My best piece is the Murray Couch from R & B which I purchased a year ago. It is smart looking, comfortable, and my first piece of grown up furniture that I picked out myself. I love it.
Sophia C. says
Furnish me!! I love a little set of shelves that I saved from peril (the trash) a couple years ago. After rescuing it, I stripped the paint and spray painted it a cheerful red. Love my shelves.
Kerrilynrn says
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Lov my Bombay Chest from … you guessed it!….Bombay!
They’ve since called the business of home decor quits but I’m glad I had the privilege of scoring that great piece. It will travel with me where ever I may call home. :)
Jessica says
FURNISH ME!!
We just got this awesome dining table that belonged to my grandparents. My uncle refinished it and it’s beautiful. My favorite part is my cousin’s initials that he secretly carved into the corner over twenty years ago.
Megan says
Furnish me! Please! My favorite piece currently is a sectional that I fell in love with in a store and then found it second hand for half the price! Happy day!
Shadi says
Furnish me! Love a couch that I got on clearance about ten years ago…I hunted and hunted for the perfect couch for my first home and finally found this lonely one that I fell in love with in the corner of the clearance section.
Maria Fe - Layers of Meaning blog says
FURNISH ME!
My absolute favorite piece in my home is the porcupine mirror in my living room. It’s was definitively a splurge and worth every penny! I love it.
Hannah Cornforth says
Furnish me!!! I am queen of the Craigslist finds, and found a matching set of vintage wingback chairs for $40. For both of them!! Someday I will reupholster them (read: when I have $$), but for now they look great witha couple throws draped over them. Gotta love Craigslist!
Shaun says
FURNISH ME!
I’ve moved a lot since college so I’ve learned not to acquire too much stuff that is hard to move. I’ve got a great table though that I’ve kept through the years because it is versatile with both sides folding down so I can use it as a console or a dining table.
Jennifer says
Furnish Me! I am currently loving the white French Provincial dresser with mirror that I found on craigslist this weekend.
Liz c. says
Furnish me!
I think my favorite piece would have to be The Marbletop. (tm, etc)
It’s this ginormous Victorian beast of a burl-veneer dresser & mirror combo with (OBVS) a carerra marble top, that sat in the foyer of every house I lived in growing up. My dad lent it to some friends when he retired as they ad a huge Victorian house they needed to fill, but when they later downsized, Dad asked did we want it! Um…YES. (Ray. When someone asks you. If you want The Marbletop. You say YES!)
The Marbletop all done up for Christmas: http://flic.kr/p/938q5m