***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.
Megan says
Furnish Me! Artwork by my family members and students make my rooms unique, personal and beautiful!
Maureen says
FURNISH ME! :)
My roommate and I just recently found some awesome patterned storage ottomans at a yard sale that give us places to sit and hide all the games/movies/CDs that were cluttering up our room! I’m super happy, because they are so practical and the flower pattern is so fun!
Amanda says
Furnish me!
The chest of drawers I painted white!
Barbara says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is my craigslisted sleigh bed.
Allyson says
Pick ME! Pick ME!
Danielle says
Furnish me! I got a hideous pea green upholstered chair at a flea market for $5, it’s so ugly..it’s fabulous.
Melissa S says
Furnish me! I’m probably in the minority of people who picked out a bed and dresser set as a pre-teen and still love everything about it at 33. My taste has changed so much in the last 20 years, but I chose well for myself for those pieces, so go figure:)
Jaime says
FURNISH ME!!!
One of my favorite pieces is a desk we inherited, it’s about 40 years old but really well made and has a lot of character.
Liz says
FURNISH ME!
I found these great chairs at the Habitat Restore that look like Wegner plank chairs. They’re probably not real but they do have a little “made in Denmark” stamp on them!
Jess says
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I love my dining room table I inherited from my parents… it just needs a little refinishing love before it’s perfect. One of these days…
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture is a cute little red rocking chair that’s been passed down through my husband’s family. Many cute babies have enjoyed it.
Caitlin says
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Our best piece of furniture is an enormous mirror with a beautiful leather frame that we inherited from a New England Patriots player my husband was doing handywork for because there was a half-inch long scuff in it. Which we promptly colored in with black sharpie and is no longer visible.
Melissa says
Furnish me! My favorites are actually my Ikea Ektorp couches! I actually have 2 of them! Simple, comfortable, and inexpensive!
Nicole says
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Right now I love our entertainment center… might be a weird choice but it was one of the first “adult” pieces I bought when we moved into our first house!
Adrienne Rogers says
Furnish me! I bought a beautiful mid century table at the re-store that I smile at every time I look at it. It was expensive for re-store at $200 but worth so much more to me.
Alison says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is a dark wood bar that we got at an outlet sale right after we got married. I just love it.
Jess says
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I love the old library table my mom is letting me borrow. Her grandfather bought it. It fits perfectly in my 1920’s bungalow.
Michal says
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We have this amazing headboard from my grandparents/
rayna says
FURNISH ME!I have 2, our couch which we saved 2.5 years for and ironically bought it 45% off and an antique chandlier that was a gift from my Aunt and Uncle.
Jeff says
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My wife loves your blog…
My favorite piece would have to be the garage. After reading your blog, my wife bought DIY tile squares that we then used to cover the cement floor. Also, I have stainless steel shelving and work stations. It is the perfect place to work on my truck and motorcycle.
Emily says
Furnish me!
I love my old cherry wood bedroom set (originally owned by my grandparents, and it was their wedding gift from my grandmother’s father!).
Alana @ Domestic Bliss Diaries says
FURNISH ME!!!! PLEEEEEEEASE!!! ;)
I am desperately needing to add some pizazz to my home decor. What’s funny is, I’m pretty much as excited about the chance to win a home decor book as I am about the furniture! LOL
Christina D says
Furnish me!
I love our awesome charcoal gray sectional and dining room table :)
Ashley says
Furnish me!!!
Kristen P. says
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The greatest piece I currently own (and have ever owned for that matter) is a Arts and Crafts style desk/table. It was my Grandfather’s and I bugged my Mom and Dad for it for years, and after my hubby and I got married I finally convinced them to hand it over :-)
Regina says
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Vincent says
FURNISH ME! I’d have to say my bed frame from Ikea is probably the best thing I have.
Jodi says
FURNISH ME! Our master bedroom furniture is my favorite – we’ve had it for 6 years now and I absolutely love it – it took us tons of stores to find the perfect set!
Kathy says
Furnish me!
The greatest piece we own right now is an old table that allegedly came over “on the boat” from England with my husband’s ancestors in the 1820’s. It needs refinishing but we still love it and use it.
Dominique says
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It’s tough to choose between the great armchair I got for $10 at a yard sale when I was 14, or the fantastic upholstered bed I build for myself a little over a year ago!
Meaghan says
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The greatest piece i currently own is a small 8 x 10 oil painting that i purchased in college at an auction from one of the architectural rendering classes. They started with abstract paintings and it looks like a soft palm leaf shape thats a bright green with a rich turquoise all around. I could totally base a whole bathroom on this small piece someday!
Kit says
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I splurged on two separate pieces of art. One is a giant canvas painted with a lady in a kimono. The other is also a giant canvas with many different colors arranged on a dark background. It’s rather abstract but looks a bit like a flower from across the room.
Katie Heitgerd says
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Janet says
FURNISH ME! My basement couch. After buying three different couches over the years that I inevitably end up hating, I finally got it right with my chocolate brown microfiber beauty.
Rebecca says
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I found this old table in the basement of a house we were renting. It’s got that perfect aged look to it. I’ve got it in my craft room right now and I always get asked about it.
theresa says
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Haven’t actually made my purchase yet, but I’ve been eyeing some crate and barrel dining chairs (the lyle chair) that I just don’t think i can live without. They ring in at $200 a pop, so I consider that a bit of a splurge! P.s., I think one of the homes you recently crashed had them too, just affirmed my decision that I must have them!
Betsy says
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My favorite pieces are two small chairsI found at a local consignment shop and reupholstered with fabric I found at deep discount- they are perfect in our den!
elenarose says
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My favorite piece is a tufted couch that belonged to my grandma that I had reupholstered in a great neutral fabric that I know will look great in all my future apartments/houses and remind me of the loveliest person I ever knew :)
MaKaela says
Furnish me! I love an antique hutch I bought at an antique store. It has an amazing patina copper counter!
Cheryl Hutchins says
FURNISH ME!…
My favorite piece is probably my vintage coffee table. I had been searching for the right one to fill my space with no luck, and then happened upon a treasure at a local antique store. It was long and sleek and mid-century modern: exactly what I had been wanting. :)
mandy says
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For Christmas one year, I received an old chair from the 1940’s that belonged to my husband’s grandmother. It was gorgeous in every way as an original, but to add to the sweetness, my in-laws had it reupholstered in a beautiful deep purple fabric. It’s simply stunning and owns any room that I put it in!
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME!! The piece we own that I currently love the most is a dresser I purchased a few years ago. I didn’t want the mirror, but the dresser is beautiful and has wonderful little carvings and is curved and I still look at it and think how much I love it. It could definitely become an heirloom piece which also means a lot to me. Best thing about it: it was at a furniture showroom for $699 and I talked them down to $299!!
Kaye says
Furnish Me! I have a 1960s chair from my grandmothers house that I absolutely adore.
Erin K says
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My husband found a dresser in a dumpster on moving out day during college his senior year. He refinished it and it is one of our favorite pieces in the house.
JennMV says
FURNISH ME! Right now I love the two beds that my husband made my kids. (and am most proud of, too!!) We live in an old house, soon to be 100, that had some family pieces when we moved in, and we have added our own pieces, some new, some hand me down, some thrifted. I would love to be able to update what we have, and be able to pass some of our current stuff on to others!! Thanks!
Lauren says
Furnish Me! I have this amazing bone-inlay chair that I got for a song from someone who didn’t realize what they had. I’ve been dragging it with me over the years to every apartment I’ve lived in. Definitely a piece I’ll have forever!
karlee says
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I scored my king size headboard for $40 3 years ago and still love it!!
Sarah says
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My favorite piece is an antique library table my parents gave me for my 21st b-day. So much better than a bottle of wine!
Jen says
FURNISH ME!!!!
i found an old chair on the side of the road and saved it from certain death and now painted and re-upholstered it is the focal point of our living room.
Kathryn says
FURNISH ME! I have been looking for the perfect antique china cabinet for a couple of years, and finally found it a few months ago!