***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.
Jessica Nicolosi Slaven says
FURNISH ME!!! When I was about 5 years into my career I decided to pick up and move from the NY Metro to Colorado. With housing FAR less in CO than NY, I was able to finally buy nice furniture. I started with a bedroom set from Pier 1. When I met my husband years later and we did the dance of what stays and what goes, I fought hard for my bedroom set. I didn’t realize it until that moment, but it had come to symbolize the person I had become in moving to Colorado and taking that leap of faith.
Leigh says
Furnish me! I think our favorite piece is the old rocker that my husband bought on his own (exceedingly rare — the shopping, not the rocker), which was rickety and the upholstery was torn. I had it refinished and reupholstered for our anniversary!
NiCole says
Furnish me!
My best piece of furniture is the crib because it keeps the best thing I’ve ever done safe! (and it’s pretty!)
c. says
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My favorite pieces are all CraigsList finds. A beautiful mid century dresser we use as a changing table in our bedroom, an old piano that someone disembowelled and took the keys out of, turning it into a desk …oh, and also the sewing table my spouse built me.
Julie says
Furnish me! I love the desk I bought for $50 at a yard sale. Huge, solid oak, and perfect for everything I have going on!
Cora says
Furnish me! One of my favorite pieces is a bar tray that I salvaged.
Chelsea says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a mid-century chair that my grandfather bought for his first apartment after graduating from college. I just had it recovered and it looks great.
Peggy says
Furnish me!!
I love our antique buffet that we bought 30 years ago, and I refinished.
Becca says
FURNISH ME!
I love the china cabinet that my husband and I bought to showcase all of our nice china from our wedding.
Jane B. says
FURNISH ME! — When my husband and I bought our house, we splurged on a side board from an antique inn in Charlottesville. It is such a perfect perfect piece for our house. The angled black marble top; the elegant legs give it a lightness. And the dimensions are exactly what the room called for. Now, if I can just get my hands on that gorgeous settee and Cadman chair……
Britney says
Furnish me – favorite pieces would be two matching chests purchased on craiglist.
Sara says
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I have a vintage metal nurse’s desk. The thing weighs a TON! My strong moving buddies have threatened to leave it behind if I move again. I see so much potential in it – I just need to figure out how to incorporate it into my décor.
Pamela says
FURNISH ME! I adore the vintage crystal chandelier I scored on Craigslist. Sooo sparkly & fabulous.
Karin says
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Honestly, my greatest piece right now is our IKEA KIVIK couch. Not because it’s the fanciest couch in the whole world, but because buying it last month means we actually HAVE A COUCH for the first time in three years!! YAY for finally living in our living room!
Kristen says
Furnish me! I’d say my fav piece is my coffee table. I got it for next to nothing when I worked at Pier One and I’ve loved it ever since.
Mary Sweeney says
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I am in love with our sette we bought it makes our living room so cozy!
Deidra D. says
Furnish me!
My biggest splurge, which wasn’t that BIG, was on our dining room table and chairs set. I found a great Black Friday deal at JCPennys. Most everything else I own is either hand-me-down, from a garage sale, or bought on clearance at a big retailer.
Erin says
FURNISH ME!
I have a great dresser that used to belong to my grandparents.
Laurel says
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My favorite piece I own is a large bookshelf my grandmother bought me for my 12th birthday. It was unstained and I got to finish it myself. The gift and the project together are full of memories of my grandmother. :)
Elizabeth P. says
FURNISH ME! My fave piece is a cowhide chair a spluged on. Love its unique flair.
Tara says
FURNISH ME! I have a Moore machinist cabinet that my dad rescued from an old machine shop and was going to use in his shop. I insisted that it was too nice to be covered in metal and grease and it is now a great piece in my dining room that gets loads of comments from guests.
Emily says
Furnish me! Our bed we bought as a wedding present for ourselves. It is pretty and has lots of storage options.
michelle hofmann says
Furnish me!!!
By far my favorite piece is a sage green velvet rocking arm chair I purchased when I was pregnant with my daughter Madeline 8 years ago! Even though it has been in storage for almost 4 years,(because we moved from MN to FL)I am looking forward to rocking in that chair with her again really soon!!!!
Michael says
Furnish me! The best thing we own is a buffet that my wife rescued and painted last year. The veneer was warped and falling off when she got it, but now it looks like a million bucks.
Alexis says
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My favorite piece is a short little dresser that I saved from the curb on trash day. It was the first piece I sanded and refinished myself. Replaced the hardware with fun vintage crystal knobs too!
Annie says
FURNISH ME! My all time favorite piece of furniture I own is our bedroom dresser that I found on the side of a road! It wasn’t much to look at at first but it was free and I was currently in college so it worked. My dad helped me refinish it and it’s beautiful!
Em says
Furnish me!!! The best piece I own is a desk given to me by my grandma. It’s ancient but in better shape than most of my furniture!
Delaney says
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Love our handmade coffee and side tables!
Vicky says
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My sofa, it was a great score
Penny says
Furnish Me!! Some family antiques are my favorites so far.
Ashlee says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is a vintage mid-century dresser that I refurbished for my little girl’s nursery.
Meghan says
Furnish Me!!! I have two pieces that I am most proud of. One is a perfect grey tailored sectional with a menswear fabric, it was a major splurge, but so worth it. The second piece is a wood chest of drawers on casters that I found at an antique store for $75 – it was exactly what I was looking for when I was shopping that day!
Jon says
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Lesley says
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Our new dining room table. We finally have a place to gather!
maureen says
Furnish me!!!!….my favorite piece is a MCM teak dining set I found on craigslist! I love it! I have been looking for fabric to recover the seats but have not found anything “worthy” of the set yet! :)
Kristen P says
Furnishe me! I love the chairs we bought at a Room and Board outlet.
Jett says
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The greatest piece I own is an antique oak dresser than my mom bought for my bedroom at an antique auction when I was 15 years old (30 years ago…) That dresser has been in my bedroom on and off, been in my daughter’s room, been in the guest room, and currently it lives in my foyer!
Erik says
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Emma says
Furnish me! My boyfriend found a bar on the curb and our whole
House is pretty much decorated around it
Megan says
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I bought a vintage 60s dresser off of craigslist for $60. It needed a little refinishing by now it’s perfect!
Christine says
FURNISH MEEEE
I have a fabulous Danish teak midcentury dining set. The seats of the chairs are a woven material. Inherited from my grandparents who were actually Danish!
Katie says
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My favorite it my DIY headboard in my master bedroom. I am obsessed with the fabric
Beth says
Furnish Me!! I love my sectional sofa because it was the first piece of furniture I bought for my first (and current) house. It’s just a microfiber one from rooms to go but as a single mom signing on the dotted line for my first mortgage, all I could think about was cuddling up for movie night with my little man in our own home. Two years later it’s a little worn but we still love it!
Stephanie says
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I think our current greatest piece is an inherited armoire. It is such excellent storage. It has had a hard life but I really want to refinish it someday.
Amanda Cooper says
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My favorite piece in our tiny apartment is an antique radio I inherited from my mom. It was my great-grandmothers and has been perfectly distressed with age. I remember it working as a kid, but it sadly has seen it’s last music-making years.
norrey says
Furnish me.
I love my bed.
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME! Love, love, love my mid- century credenza! It’s the first thing you see when you walk through the front door, completely scratched and missing some veneer, but it came from the basement (left by previous owners) of our first home, so it not only is a style I love, but reminds me of so many firsts – home ownership, marriage, baby… Makes me so happy!
Erin Gallagher says
FURNISH ME!!!! My greatest piece is my coffee table, it’s square and wonderful for game night!
Liliana says
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I have this antique dresser that is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Best $36 I ever spent!
Victoria says
Furnish me!
A chair I got off Craigslist and reupholstered