***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.
Sara P. says
FURNISH ME!
April @ illistyle says
I currently own nada. That’s right, I sold everything and I am starting over. Thanks for helping a sista out.
Leah B says
Furnish Me! Our leather furniture it to date my absolute favorite purchase ever.
Sophia says
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I think my favorite furniture piece is an old dresser that has been passed down my husband’s family!
Jessica says
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My fiancé and I just started buying nice furniture so right now I’m loving our new bed and dresser. But boy do we need help.
Natasha says
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We found the coolest wooden seating unit pulled from a high school gymnasium. Can’t wait to bolt them to the floor in our new home! :)
Chelsea says
FURNISH ME! I am in the middle of re-decorating our living room, master bedroom, and sunroom and could definitely benefit from winning! :) I think my greatest piece of furniture is my hall tree bench that I scored on Craigslist for $30.
Ashley Athmann says
FURNISH ME :) Sadly my favorite piece of furniture I own is my cube shelves from target. I plan to do something fun with them some day…for now they stay their plain birch color :)
Miya says
Furnish me! I know it’s all over the design blogs and maybe already “out” but I had to have one: a Hollywood Regency brass bamboo bar cart. I found one at a yard sale, and the lady said “Well, I’ll give it to the best offer… ten dollars.” I wheeled that right down the street before she could realize what she had and change her mind!
Lori says
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Kim says
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My favorite piece right now is a vintage record cabinet that I bought from a fabulous local vintage shop and refinished from avocado green to deep blue with new hardware. It makes an awesome statement in my bedroom!
Kirstin says
Furnish me! I love my caned arm chairs that I refinished and reupholstered.
Karin says
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Aaron says
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Leah says
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My favorite piece is the big, looming antique brass bed I got from my great grandmother. It’s awesome!
Beth says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture is my high top dining table that opens up to seat 8 people!
Elizabeth G. says
FURNISH ME!
I love my drop leaf table.
Lucy Trenkle says
FURNISH ME!!!
My pink sofa is my favorite place to be!
Brenda says
FURNISH ME! My bedroom furniture is my favorite. It was the first nice furniture I purchased.
Jessica says
Furnish Me! I currently live in a sea of Lack tables and boyfriend-inherited undesirables!
Alex A says
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I got a great kitchen table with a bench and chairs at goodwill for super cheap and refinished them! Looks like pottery barn now!
Rosalie says
Furnish me!
My best piece is a sofa table a lady gave me when I bought her couch. It has curved legs, brass accents, and is so solid. I cant imagine ever parting with it.
Emilie says
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Karen says
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My best pieces are a pair of blonde wood dressers that belonged to my husband’s mother. They are very Danish modern-looking and they’ve added great storage space to our little home.
Hannah says
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My greatest unique piece is a 1956 wooden swivel chair from Gunlocke. I found it at an estate sale in Portland. This reminds me that I need to “get on that” and refinish it. Oops!
It was fun to find a label and stencil on the seat and then find out about the company’s history…so cool:
http://www.gunlocke.com/public_html/ourStory/history.html
Rachel F says
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My Grandparent’s roll-top desk. It clashes terribly with the rest of the furniture in our house, but it’s probably my favorite thing I own!
Jake says
Furnish me. A dining table my grandfather built years ago, it is massive & extremely solid! (like 300 pounds solid)
Serena says
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I love the Craig’s List desk that I found the other day!
Jennifer says
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Currently, my favorite piece is a dresser I found on Craigslist and repurposed into a TV stand (after refinishing it, of course). : ) I’d love to score that book and add some new “great pieces” to my home!
Ellyse says
Furnish me!!! My greatest piece is this old piece of medical equipment from the 40’s. It used to be some kind of respirator I think…but it looks just like a cool little mint colored table and we use it in the entry way. I looooooveeeeee it!
Samantha says
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Best furniture piece we have is my grandfather’s old dresser. It’s 40+ years old and means the world to me.
Lindsey Richards says
Furnish Me!!! Our Favorite is our Library table that was my husbands great grandmothers they had it shipped from Germany for us!!!
Crystal says
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I am most pleased with my baby’s crib. I just love walking in his room and seeing where he will be resting in a few short months. :)
Amber says
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My favorite piece is a blanket chest of unknown vintage and origin that my parents picked up at an antique store when my dad was in the Air Force and stationed in Michigan. My dad gave it to me when I moved out of the house and got married because it had found it’s way to my bedroom in high school. It currently has a home in my son’s playroom.
Amanda T. says
Furnish me! There aren’t many pieces of furniture that i’ve left as is :)
Jessica says
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My amazingly comfortable bed.
Alina says
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Nina says
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I love my lane cedar chest. It’s a new craigslist purchase, but it’s both beautiful and functional with art deco style details.
Karla says
FURNISH ME! We were just given a sideboard that was purchased by my Great-great-grandmother over 100 years ago. I love it!
Amy says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is my grandfather’s stereo console from the 50’s. I’d love to build a room around it.
Amber says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a china cabinet that my grandmother had sitting in her barn! It is around 100 years old, and it has claws for feet. :)
Karen Potter says
FURNISH ME! I love an old folding church pew that I found at a thrift store when I was first married and my husband refinished for me – it now lives with my daughter in her first home.
Rachael says
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I still love the Eames dining room chairs we bought ourselves about 10 years ago…
Betsy says
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A cabinet that my fiancé and I found at a yard sale. We actually named it “our favorite piece of furniture.”
Lisa E says
My grandfather clock simply because of it’s sentimental value. It was a gift from my parents years ago and they are no longer with us. :(
Salima says
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I purchased this really cool armoire from ebay for 60 bucks around 5 years ago. It’s really unique and has become a conversation piece.
Helen says
Furnish me! We have a house full of IKEA. It definetly needs some help ;)
Kristen says
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My best piece has to be my square dining room table, though it’s used more for sewing than eating, it is the perfect height to stand and craft all day long!
Josie says
Furnish me! My fav piece right now is the chair I scored onsale at Anthro for more than half off. So prettyyy
Laurel says
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I scored a sweet Bertoia Diamond Lounge Chair at a thift store for a killer price. Finished it off with a new cover in chartreuse. I love it almost as much as my husband.