***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.
Alyssa says
FURNISH ME! I especially love our custom made bed frame with large storage drawers underneath.
Ashley Seay says
FURNISH ME!!
I’ve never really splurged on a huge purchase, but I am proud of my pair of teal wing back chairs ( in perfect condition) that I found on Craigslist for $175.
Lynnette Ross says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is a huge white ceramic lamp from a antique store.
Hilary S says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a small morrocan painted table.
Lauren says
FURNISH ME! Right now I have to say our sectional couch. We didn’t spent a fortune but made sure to invest in something decent… and I loooooooooove it!
pat says
Furnish Me!!!!!
Paul says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is the hutch that was my grandparents. It’s nothing fancy but it’s solid wood and I always remember it being in their dining room, and now it’s in mine.
Jesse says
Furnish me please! My greatest piece is a vintage red tweed chair with matching ottoman in great condition, scored for $15 at the flea market!
orly says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece was the bed we bought from Room and Board when we first moved in together. It’s hand welded steel and should last as long as we do!
Mary Z. says
furnish me! I love the beautiful dining table and chairs I inherited from my aunt :)
Jessica says
Furnish me! pretty please! My favorite piece of furniture is my antique vanity table that I rescued from the curbside trash. When I discovered it, the mirror was broken, it had 2 layers of paneling nailed to the gorgeous wood top, and it was painted poop brown (no joke!). Now that I’ve spruced it up with some fresh white paint and a refinished top, I use it as a vanity to apply my makeup or fix my hair every day. Some times the best pieces of furniture are the most overlooked. :)
Debra Cutler says
Furnish me!
I have a chest that my grandfather built. Keep it in the family room and gaze at it every morning.
Michelle Stanley says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is my luggage chairs.
Jenny H. says
Furnish Me! I have an old dresser that belonged to my husband’s grandmother. It still has his and my sister-in-laws names carved in the top from when they played on it when they were little.
Tamara says
FURNISH ME! :) current favorite piece: we have a fabulously chic, very modern dark blue velvet-y couch. definitely a statement piece. and we got it for only $20 from the neighbor in our old apartment building when he moved out. score!
audra says
FURNISH ME!!!
my husband and i both have our childhood dressers. my daughter uses mine and his serves as our tv stand. i also love our roadside finds…another dresser and a chair that i’ve redone.
Sarah says
Furnish me! We scored a solid pine bedroom set sleigh bed and all for $500 on craigslist. A military family was downsizing before deployment and we were more than happy to help!
Magali says
Furnish Me! Best piece I have is a 50’s mirror from my grandmother. So beautiful.
Michelle says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is an over-sized red armchair, however I must confess that our dog lays in it more than we ever sit on it.
may says
Furnish me! Bunk beds from when I was a kid. Still going strong.
Emily says
“FURNISH ME!”
My favorite piece of furniture is an antique buffet I purchased at a local vintage furniture shop. (It’s actually very similar to the piece you recently purchased.) I’m smitten with its roughed-up robin’s egg blue color, and I love how versatile it is.
Tonya says
Furnish me
The best piece I own would be a china cabinet I got for 150.00 delivered!! I use it as a pantry in my kitchen
Lauren says
Furnish me!
Favorite piece? Rug I bartered for in Istanbul!
erin klegstad says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece… a 3×4-foot mirror framed in cream vintage tin ceiling tile.
Doug says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a tie between the wall-mounted bike rack and the coffee table. They are both incredibly perfunctory, and every time I use one of them, I think “why didn’t we get this sooner?”
Krista says
Furnish me!
I got this dresser on craigslist… painted it yellow and it doubles as a changing table in my daughter’s nursery. I love it!
Cheryl says
FURNISH ME!
My fave is a bedroom dresser I snagged at a garage sale for $30. It belonged to my dad’s childhood friend, and it’s a beauty.
Jill L-G says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is an awesome mid-century hanging lamp that we picked up at an antique store. My husband fought me all the way on it, but had to do so quietly after every single person we passed gushed over my find ;)
Gretchen says
FURNISH ME!
Our best piece is probably the antique farm table which astonishingly came with our furnished house…it does have one crooked leg, but it has so much more character than the rest of the so-so pieces that came with the house!
Debra Stine says
Furnish Me!
I just love the redwood potting bench I scored on Craigslist.
It’s not in my house, but it compliments my yard and yardwork.
Taryn says
Furnish me!
I have a great sideboard bought from a local store in my town.
Bethany says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is a 1940s Philco radio cabinet that I bought in honor of my first adult job promotion.
Holly Bailey says
FURNISH ME!
On Craigslist, I found a fantastic dresser with a pull-out changing table for my son’s room for only $150. It was in great condition and the perfect size for his little bedroom.
Bonn says
Furnish me!
My hoosier that we bought in Maryland ,complete with a bread box and pale yellow pull out front table. Now it houses my love of books, linens, and paper.
Jessica Dvorscak says
Furnish me! I mostly have old furniture, but my husband and I did invest in a beautiful dresser from Restoration Hardware. That was pre-kids and pre-mortgage!
Brooke says
Furnish me!
I love our new ( but looks old) dining room table. It has a bench on one side that is great for family gatherings!
Becky says
FURNISH ME!!
I love the chair in my son’s room. It’s bright orange, super comfy, and rocks. I broke the budget on it, but I’m glad I did. We use it every single day and it holds so many memories!! I hope to someday spend some time and/or money on really great pieces…we just have to stop moving!!
Amara says
FURNISH ME!
I am in love with a vintage dresser {for our daughter’s nursery} we purchased for $50 at a thrift store. My hubby painted it apple green, distressed it, and we added beautiful flower knobs. Absolutely my favorite piece of furniture in our home! It just makes me smile :)
Erika says
FURNISH ME!!
I think the greatest piece in our house has to be the built in (circa 1920!!) china cabinet in our dining room. When we moved into our house, it immediately surpassed everything else we own. Hahaha. Of course, now I need to find things to complement it!
Shelly says
Furnish me!
mary says
Furnish Me!
I bought an antique hutch on craigslist that I really love!
Christina says
Furnish me! The hubs found an antique bar at an estate sale. It’s such a unique piece.
Crystal says
Furnish Me! My favorite is the rocking chair that my mom used to rock us when we were babies. I held onto the chair even when I didn’t have room for it, and now I’m glad I have it.
Whitney W says
FURNISH ME! we just moved into a house that already has a ton of furniture, so my favorite thing is my comfy king bed… but I have a sweet little end table that I painted a bright, cheery yellow and it has great curves. Unfortunately, it’s living in the garage right now.
Roger says
I’m 6 foot 4 and love a king-sized bed
Ingrid says
Furnish me!
We have no furniture in the living room AT ALL. But we do have a couple of chests of drawers that are old but still in good shape that we’ll repurpose in the house at a future time.
Jolie says
Furnish Me!
Emma says
FURNISH ME!
The greatest piece I have is my grandmother’s old headboard.
Suzannah says
FURNISH ME!
Actually, my Petrie sofa from Crate and Barrel is my current favorite, I think. It just bring a room together.
Jen L. says
FURNISH ME!
The best piece (and the most sentimental piece) we own is an antique table that my husband’s grandmother gifted to us. It has a really unique shape as well as amazing carved detail. Love the juxtaposition of ornate antiques with the clean lines of the rest of our home.