***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.
Bea says
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Greatest piece = the “dough table” from my great-grandmother’s house.
Katie Greenlaw says
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Holy cow. Awesome giveaway. We have a brand new house that is lacking in the furniture dept. I have a chair that I bought when I bought my first condo years ago..,it’s timeless and has fit well in all of the places I’ve lived.
Meghan Bailey says
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I inherited a hutch from my grandmother that is very special to me. I love this antique piece amongst our other more modern furniture. Every time I walk by it, it reminds me of the many family dinners we shared at my grandmother’s house.
christina M says
Furnish Me! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE my industrial cart with its big iron casters.
Sarah says
FURNISH ME! I love our camel colored, camel back sofa. I waited until we were totally out of debt- student loans, cars, credit cards and all, then saved up for it. I think paying cash made it that much more sweet. And I’m also DYING over that Settee. Yum.
Heather says
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I received as a gift when I was little a hutch that was my Great-Grandma’s and my parents had it refinished…I love and cherish it so much!
Heather says
Furnish me! Our sectional and our bed tie as our favorites :)
Hope Martin says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is an old console that we picked up at an antique store. It’s huge and heavy and pretty distressed but it adds a lot of character to our family room. Our TV sits on top.
Peggy says
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I have a pair of leather chairs that I uncharacteristically bought brand new full price, but they’re the most comfortable chairs in the house!
Amber says
Furnish me! My best piece is my husband’s antique leather luggage trunk.
Jen says
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I love my quaint, hand-me-down kitchen table! A little quirky – but lots of charm.
Kristin Hernandez says
Furnish me! I have this cute little black media hutch which used to have glass doors- with a little YHL inspiration, I put this pretty patterned paper on the inside to hide the electronics and it’s totally (and surprisingly) gorgeous! Now it’s my favorite piece of furniture.
Zay says
“Furnish Me” please!
Ali says
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My grandparents cherry dining table is pretty spectacular, but def needs to be paired with more modern chairs to bring it into the present!
Roxanne says
Furnish me! I love the mid-century modern coffee table that I refinished with my fiancee!
Jocelyn Grobmeier says
Furnish me! I need some furniture to brag about!
carole says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a old wood file cabinet I inherited from my dad. I love that a piece of furniture that is typically quite plain can be so interesting.
Jennifer I. says
FURNISH ME! Most of our furniture is hand me down but I did purchase an ottoman with a pretty pattern that makes sitting on the sofa so much more comfy!!!
Rachel Laraia says
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My dad is an amazing carpenter and cabinet/mill designer. He made an amazing black cabinet for me with white handles. It is gorgeous and very special because he made it!
Whitney says
FURNISH ME! A Chateau D’Ax arm chair that I found recently at a thrift store and refinished, only to discover how expensive they are online!
Csilla says
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Emily says
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I love the mirror I saved from my parents yard sale and repainted with a trial sized bright blue paint!
Christina says
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We inherited this old dresser from my in-laws that was perfectly distressed and fit beautifully into most of our decor. It has made it’s way around most of the house.
Diana says
Furnish me! My current fave piece is a handmade dining table made of reclaimed barnwood. It was custom built for me. Love!
Amanda says
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I have several antique pieces that I inherited from my husband’s grandmother’s home. I can’t wait to move into a house and refinish them!
Christina says
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I honestly can’t say that one piece of furniture is really great…I want new stuff. But I am waiting to be gifted a pair of Ethan Allen wingback chairs from my mom and grandmother (they each have one of the set). :-)
Rosie says
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My greatest piece is my ivory rose office chair I bought as a total steal from Overstock.com. I am Rosie, so naturally I love all things roses. It’s still on the site if you want to check it out.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Roses-Deco-Accent-Chair/5942750/product.html
Andrea Masterson says
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I have an awesome trestle table that I scored for cheap on Craigslist. My mom helped me spend hours and hours refinishing it whenever we could find some spare time. It turned out great and now I have some nice memories to go along with my table.
Erin says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture in my house is the super deep wood frame couch in the sunroom. It is the first piece of furniture we bought for our current home and screams “beach.”
Bonnie Morscher says
FURNISH ME! Best item owned is a large Tiffany-style lamp I inherited from my mother. I could really use some more stuff!
Sarah says
FURNISH ME! Thanks!
Terri says
Furnish me!! My favorite piece is a little vintage nightstand from craigslist. I wish I loved all my furniture as much! Great give away guys!!
Renee says
FURNISH ME!!! The best piece I own is a mahogany coffee table that I got years ago from a vintage shop. I got a great deal, and it was the first piece of furniture I purchased as a real adult, and it’s the only piece that has followed me to several homes, and into two marriages.
Emily Simpson says
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My favorite piece of furniture is a dresser my mom got as a wedding present when she was married 30 years ago. She refinished it and presented it to me as one of my wedding gifts. I love it!
Barbara says
Furnish me surprised at the awesomeness of this giveaway. Wowsers is it impressive.
Our most favorite element is an extra large photograph of two buffaloes fighting on a prairie. It’s framed in a homemade frame of rustic wood and it’s so not our typical style but fits perfectly in our home.
Ashley T says
FURNISH ME! We love the chest that we inherited that my grandfather made for my grandmother for her wedding day present. So special and such a cool piece!
Alice says
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My favorite pieces are our teak nightstands…that we got for free when someone was moving! So much storage and built to last a lifetime :)
Janelle says
Furnish Me!! My dresser, we got from a consignment store and I love it! My husband and I are still in the process of fixing it up, I see a sand and darker stain in it’s future!
Mila Sanchez says
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Becky says
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My favorite piece is an Ethan Allen apothecary chest we inherited from my husband’s parents.
Sarah says
FURNISH ME!! Just bought an Ethan Allen leather couch a few months back …. so worth the splurge! Just wish I could do that for all of my house :)
Merritt says
Furnish me! Almost everything in my house is from my family (so lucky!), and my favorite piece is a chopping block/kitchen island on casters that was made for my parents as a wedding gift.
Katie Carr says
FURNISH ME! We love love love our sectional couch that we splurged on!
Sarah says
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Valerie says
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I have a sleek black buffet that I got at a second hand furniture store… it’s my favorite piece in the house.
Molly says
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We have an old gold oval-framed B&W portrait of my husband’s great-grandfather as a child in our hallway. I found it upstairs in the attic and once I dusted off all the cobwebs, I knew the perfect place to hang it. It lends such an old-world vibe to the modern touches in our home.
Evee M says
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My favorite piece of furniture is our dining room table. It seats eight comfortably, which is great for when we have company. I would like to refinish it, because it is pretty scratched, but it is the one piece of furniture I couldn’t imagine our house without.
Ash says
Furnish me! I love my antique cabinet, of which I am the 3rd generation to own, and came with the first home that my maternal grandparents bought. It still has the original glass in the doors! It needs new paint (off-white is sooo not my color!), and it’s heavy as all get-out, but it’s a lovely old piece!
Nelly says
Furnish me!! I splurged on a bed from Ballard Designs!
Cory says
FURNISH ME!! The greatest piece I own is a nude charcoal painting created by my grandmother. I remember seeing it in guestroom when I visited as a child and was so scandalized that my grandmother had a naked lady on the wall! When she passed away a few years ago, it was passed along to me and I treasure it.