***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.
Elizabeth says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece of furniture is my bed. It’s the only piece in my house I splurged on, and it truly feels like home when I live 2000 miles from family!
Heather says
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I made a faux card catalog that I saw on akadesign!
Allison says
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My favorite piece is an antique chest from the late 1800s that my mom inherited. She had an iron base made for it and we use it as a coffee table. My husband and I just bought our first house in January and are having so much fun decorating it!
Jo says
FURNISH ME! We are Buddhist and my greatest piece is our alter that I inherited from my Mother. It’s huge, old and very ornate with asian carvings and lots of brass accents. Beautiful!
Vita says
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I love the jewelry box handed down to me by my mother.
Megan says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece in our house right now is a vintage pram I found at a thrift store that is currently being used as a bassinet for my newborn son.
Kim says
FURNISH ME! I found this killer linen x-bench with nailhead trim from Homegoods and it is my pride and joy!
Alyssa Harper says
Furnish me!
The greatest furniture piece I own is a little dresser (in our sons room) that belonged to his great grandparents. It was the first piece of furniture they bought together as a married couple :)
Frances says
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I have a beautiful 100+ year old armoire that I inherited from my grandmother who inherited it from her mother in law. My great grandfather made it with his own two hands and it has stood the test of time and is in great condition. I love it!
Jennifer says
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I think my favorite piece of furniture is a window seat/toy box that my dad built when our first was under two. It’s tongue and groove pine and nothing fancy but I love it.
Audrey says
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We picked up a 40″ Moroccan brass plate/table at an estate sale. The decedents’ children were at the estate sale and told us that their parents bought the plate in Morocco in the 30’s and traveled home with it (like a suitcase, because shipping was not what it is today). Not only do I love the style, but I love thinking about its former owners and what interesting people they must have been.
Jody says
Furnish me! We’ve got a floor lamp from a garage sale at Notre Dame. Came from an old dorm room. Great shape
Saw the same lamp in Dwell magazine a few years ago!!
Elizabeth says
FURNISH ME! My best investment so far has been my vanity. I love love love it. It was super ugly but my sister talked me into getting it – she has an imagination and an eye for what things can become. We painted it sleek black and now it is beautiful and vintagy. A great combination!
Nikki L says
FURNISH ME!! I’d have to say ours is our gorgeous oak and marble dining room table I stumbled upon one day. I love to just stare at it and rub the surface, lol. but the rest of the house needs some upgrades
Natalie says
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My favorite piece in my house is an armoire I found at a consignment shop for $55. I refinished it with some red paint and black/brown glazing, and now that bad boy looks legit! I love, love, love it!
Melanie says
FURNISH ME! I love our upright double bass :)
Abigayle says
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I little three drawer dresser that sits by our back door that I really love and got for free when I was helping sort some stuff for a yard sale. They told me I could take anything I liked, and I loved it! Right now it just collects papers in the drawers, but I have big dreams for it’s future.
Mireille says
FURNISH ME!
I just refinished an old captain’s chair that belonged to my grandparents and I LOVE IT!
Bri says
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My husband and I were looking for a dresser and instead of looking for a brand new one we decided to go to antique stores instead. There we found this beautiful old dresser that we instantly fell in love with.
April says
“FURNISH ME!” We have a matching set of nightstands that are a lovely blue color.
katalina says
furnish me!
best piece was a loveseat sofa with flared arms with sage green fabric and little black stars that I got in NC furniture store– unfortunately my cat loves the fabric more than the pristine untouched scratching post next to it. He has turned it into a string sculpture. cue the music.
he has been saving his pennies for a new sofa and thinks the giveaway would be purr-fect!
beth says
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I bought a fun green dresser with a black glass top. The art deco piece has found many spots over the years.
Rachel says
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My fiancée built our dining room table…and it’s my favorite thing ever!
Kimbre B says
Furnish ME!!! I guess my favorite furniture item in our house right now is our son’s crib. Zeke has the same crib as Clara and we love it!
Kimbre B says
So my email address is actually a .com not .edu :)
Sam Rodier says
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My favorite piece of furniture in our house would have to be…this super cheapo library style bookshelf in our kitchen that I put my cookbooks on. Its white, from JC Penney, and nothing fancy, but its light and functional and I love to cook. We just moved so you’d think maybe one wouldn’t bring that thing into her all new cherry and granite fancy kitchen but no, there it is, with my keys on top.
Jennifer F. says
Furnish ME! I rent and I have crappy furniture so I NEED this stuff!
Naomi says
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Bright red patterned chair my mother got me when I first moved into my own apartment.
Anne G. says
FURNISH ME! Best piece: gorgeous mustard yellow french looking buffet with thin, shapely lets and lovely curves.
Kyra Poulos says
Furnish me!!
My great piece is an upholstered headboard I made three years ago, right when I started blogging. It’s covered in a shimmery ivory silk and so beautiful. It makes me happy seeing it as I fall asleep and wake up every day!!
Kyndra says
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My favorite piece of furniture that I own is a vintage credenza I bought locally and refinished. It’s beautiful and has all my hard work in it!
Karley says
FURNISH ME! We just got married a couple of weeks ago and love our new bed! We are looking forward to furnishing and decorating our house :) It will be so exciting to see the rooms come together and evolve with time. :)
Hillary says
FURNISH ME! My current favorite piece is a $35 coffee table that I bought in college. After a couple years, I lent it to my husband(then boyfriend) to use in his college apartment. Since getting married, we both get to enjoy it all the time. My husband and I refer to it as Ethan, because we pretend it was from Ethan Allen.
Katie says
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Strangely enough, I love my Ikea dining table. I’ve had it for ten years, it can seat as many as 10 people, and I don’t have to worry about kids coloring or painting it because its IKEA!
Caren says
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I don’t have any piece of furniture that I’m especially attached to. I like what I have (mostly) but it’s nothing spectacular that can’t be replaced.
melissa says
FURNISH MEEEEEE!!!!!! I am in love with my grandmother’s antique sewing machine. We use it in our foyer as a table
Katie C says
FURNISH ME! Just moved into a new house and need some furniture to fill her up!! I actually have one great piece from my Nana – a set of three bookshelves that are beautiful! They make the whole room! Would love to have additional furniture to make it the center point!
Mackenzie says
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My favorite piece to date is a desk my mom surprised me with for Christmas. She has the best style!
Molly says
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Sadly, I don’t have any pieces. My house looks like an IKEA, but with dog hair and tiny hand prints and little toys and cats everywhere. Help!
Melinda says
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We inherited a beautiful hutch — don’t know if it’s old or valuable, but I love it!
Kathleen says
Furnish me! I enjoy my reupholstered love seat th. snagged for free from Craigslist!
Debbie @ My Little Mess says
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I have this dresser that my friend’s parents gave to me (for FREE). I thought it was just an old dresser but when I got it home and really looked at it, it was actually an old baby changing table – the top folds out to lay your baby on! It just surprised me and it my favorite piece in the house.
Laura C says
Furnish me! I have a light green two tier end table it’s perfectly worn, slightly detailed and so useful!
But I seriously need nice furniture badly.
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
FURNISH ME! i have a tan mid century rocking/swivel chair that i bought on craigslist. some of the upholstery in the back is torn, so it’s on my to-do list to fix it up. :)
Jaime says
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My favorite piece of furniture (currently) is a Jenny Lind twin bed I found on Craigslist for $10.00. I painted it aqua and my daughter loves it!
Kim H. says
FURNISH ME! One of the things I love is a walnut writing table we bought years ago at an estate sale.
Whitney says
FURNISH ME!!! My favorite piece is a bench that I inherited from my grandfather. It sat out on his front porch and now sits in my entry way. It even has a ring on it where he put his sweet tea when he sat out on the porch. I love it!
Samantha says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is our bed, which was my husband’s engagement present to me. It’s made of cuban driftwood and I love it!!!
Ann says
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sap says
FURNISH ME! I’ve got a gorgeous bedroom suite that was once my parents’ and before that, my great-aunt and uncle’s. It is probably the only “grown up” furniture that my husband and I own. We should probably get on that….
Stephanie says
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A hand-me-down corner cupboard from a Grandma.