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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebies: Them Bones

| By John Petersik | July 16, 2012 | 10,003 Comments

Fab Freebies: Them Bones

***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.

GoodBonesGreatPieces

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:

  1. The Hazel Settee from Jayson Home & Garden ($1,995)
  2. The Navy Shop Chest from CB2 ($399)
  3. A rectangular Atoll Mirror from Ballard Designs ($199)
  4. The Cadman Chair from Pier 1 Imports ($199)
  5. A Queen-sized Light Indigo coverlet from John Robshaw ($420)
  6. The Hydrangea Dec Pillow also from John Robshaw ($155)

Good Bones Prizes 2

  • 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.

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Comments

  1. dana says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    i’m pretty proud of a dresser i refinished in middle school that i still use.

    Reply
    • Nikki says

      July 16, 2012 at 4:50 pm

      Furnish Me! Please…I love all the pieces and need help furnishing our new house!

    • Rachel says

      July 17, 2012 at 10:47 am

      Furnish me!! We just purchased a 7ft rustic dining table for our kitchen. So excited to have large family gatherings!!

    • Joyce Chowsanitphon says

      July 17, 2012 at 12:26 pm

      FURNISH ME!!!

  2. alissa H says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    Furnish me!

    Reply
  4. Kristy says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    FURNISH ME! I have a house full of hand-me-downs!

    Reply
  5. Rachel C says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    FURNISH ME!!!

    My favorite piece is my new bedroom suit. It’s the first piece of “real” furniture I’ve purchased.

    Reply
  6. Alissa says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME! I think my best piece is an antique mirror we found in my great-grandmother’s house that she bought at a garage sale in the 70s.

    Reply
  7. Erin says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    My grandmother’s antique sleigh bed! I’ve painted it a few times and it always looks beautiful. I love that it has been in the family for years!

    Reply
    • Christy says

      July 16, 2012 at 9:38 pm

      Furnish me!

      My RH sleigh bed I got for a steal at a warehouse sale.

  8. Heather says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME!
    I just bought a dresser on Saturday at a flea market. I absolutely love it!!!! The drawers are huge. It needs a bit of work but it’s perfect for now. :)

    Reply
  9. Cara says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Furnish Me! I found a beat up coffee table on the side of the road. My husband stripped it, sanded it and refinished it and now it is a beautiful piece in our living room and looks great with the wonderful end tables he made himself!

    Reply
  10. Katie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Furnish me!

    My favorite piece that we have is the “fancy farmhouse bed” we built using Ana White’s plans! :)

    Reply
  11. Karen says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    My favorite peice is an old church pew that I got for free(!!!!!) from a local church that was renovating. It is a 2-person one (they had a long one too that was also free, but I didn’t have the space for it) and it is awesome!

    Reply
  12. Tiffany says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Furnish me!!!

    The greatest piece of furniture I own would be a buffet table given to me by my mom.

    Reply
  13. Rachel Sedgwick says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME!!
    The best I currently own is Craigslist find- it was 50 dollars and it is an entry way chest but it looks like a large dresser! The top lifts up for lots of secretive storage. It is amazing and made of real wood… which you don’t find very often!

    Reply
  14. alissa H says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    None of my pieces are that “great” but I do own a pretty good jadeite collection…

    Reply
  15. Rachel says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Furnish me! We inherited an antique French entry table and it’s gorgeous. It’s definitely the most beautiful piece in our home.

    Reply
  16. Alex says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    Furnish Me!
    My favorite piece of furniture right now is an arm chair that I got at a yard sale for $15 :)

    Reply
  17. Mary says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is an old pie safe that we picked up at a local auction over 20 years ago!

    Reply
  18. Allison Brown says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME! I’m proud of a rot-iron bed my mother used when she was a child. I used it through high school and my Mother still uses it in her house.

    Reply
  19. Beth says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME!! Recently I splurged on a fabulous tufted couch and chair. It makes me smile every time I see it.

    (This prize is amazing, by the way!!)

    Reply
  20. Jackie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME! I love refinishing antique furniture, so my current favorite is Phoebe, and old buffet that I bought at a consignment store, sanded for days, stained much darker, and put beautiful new hardware on. (Get it? Phoebe Buffet? hahaha)

    Reply
  21. Emily says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    I bought my first house when I was 22,that was 3 years ago, I am finally in the spot to start buying things I like, not just things I am given as hand me downs,so currently I do not have a favorite peice!!

    Reply
  22. Katie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    We love our desk. It was the first piece of furniture we bought for our house when we bought it and it’s so big and sturdy and grown up. I love it.

    Reply
  23. Susan says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    I have a pretty antique chest with really interesting knobs that belonged to my late aunt.

    Reply
  24. Leslie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    A piece of stained glass I got at an art fair, or the vintage dressers I got from my parents for christmas one year!

    Reply
  25. sarah says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    My sofa! It was the first “big ticket” item I ever bought.

    Reply
  26. Beth says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Furnish Me!

    Large leather ottoman that I inherited when some friends moved to Bogota, Colombia

    Reply
  27. Lindsay says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    I think my favorite piece that I currently own is a black and silver buffet/entry table that we have in our dining room. One of the few things we purchased instead of inherited and I love it!

    Reply
  28. Sara says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    “FURNISH ME!”

    My greatest piece is an old bedroom set from the 50’s. It has such great character. I love it.

    Reply
  29. Cathie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Furnish Me! Both my husband and my dad make incredible furniture and I love the pieces that they’ve each made for our home!

    Reply
  30. Mia says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Furnish me! I love the sideboard in my foyer, which was scored at a secondhand store for $200. Flawless and gorgeous!

    Reply
  31. Amy S says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!! Currently my favorite piece of furniture in our house is the camel back couch in the front living room.

    Reply
  32. Jenn says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!
    My current fav furniture are two chairs I just refinished with beautiful dark stain and a fun pattern…now I just need a table for them to go by… :)

    Reply
  33. Jess Jaeger says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!! My favorite piece of furniture that we own is our dining room table. We found it on Craigslist. :)

    Reply
  34. Erin says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!!

    We got a foyer table from Hobby Lobby and I absolutely love it! It’s the small things :)

    Reply
  35. Lauracinindy says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    Reply
  36. Krysta says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME! The most special piece of furniture I own is a cradle built for my daughter by my brother. Made from recycled barn wood, it is beautiful.

    Reply
  37. Terri says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    My greatest piece is a buffet my grandparents gave me. It’s heavy solid wood and I love it!

    Reply
  38. Carol N. says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    “FURNISH ME!”

    Our ‘greatest piece’ is the dresser and bed that my husband had in his room when he was a kid. It was from his grandparents and has the original price sticker on the back ($12) and is in great condition.

    Reply
  39. Stephanie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    The greatest piece I own is my great-grandmother’s black and white porcelain-topped kitchen table. I can only imagine the meals and conversations that have been shared over it!

    Reply
  40. meghan says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!!

    Love love LOVE a cedar chest we found years ago. Refinised the outside and absolutely LOVE pulling out cedar smelling blankets :)

    Reply
  41. Bethany says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Furnish me!

    hmmmm, tough one… probably a family heirloom antique side table.

    Reply
  42. Kristene says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    The vintage lounge chairs that I have in out TV room.

    Reply
  43. Tammy says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME! My greatest piece(s) are two end tables that I am currently “borrowing” from my grandparents… they got them in Okinawa and they are handcarved, gorgeous pieces!

    Reply
  44. Tracy Napper says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME! I’m very happy with an IKEA bed and dresser that my 12-year-old daughter and I put together. Girl power!

    Reply
  45. Jen R. says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Furnish Me! I have an amazing old yellow nightstand that’s been with me since before I can remember.

    Reply
  46. Courtney James says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    I love my sectional couch – comfy and fits the room much better!

    Reply
  47. gayla says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    “FURNISH ME!” My husband and I got married at 18 and 19, so to say that furniture purchases have been few and far between would be an understatement! We went the first 2 1/2 years of our marriage without a TV!! Much less everything else haha.. slowly but surely we have gotten a few “prized pieces” recently we got a queen tufted wing-back bed (from joss and main!!) at a great price!! i swear it will be in some bedroom of ours until i die!

    Reply
  48. Debbie says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    FURNISH ME! I have a beautiful china cabinet.

    Reply
  49. Elizabeth E says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    I love the pieces from my grandparents house…surprisingly, the upholstered chairs are still stylish…and in decent shape!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      July 16, 2012 at 3:34 pm

      FURNISH ME!!! I happened across a vintage lace champagne-colored curtain that I use as a headboard behind my bed…love it

    • Alyssa says

      July 16, 2012 at 3:56 pm

      Furnish Me!

      I love this little hutch i found on craigslist for 25 bucks. My husband thought it was country and odd looking, but loved what i could imagine it ooking like. I slapped some paint on it and kept the old rusty hinges. It turned out amazing and he submitted to my imagination after all.

  50. Laura says

    July 16, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    FURNISH ME!

    My husband and I love our hightop dining room table and chairs because it’s perfect for us tall people :).

    Reply
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