***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.
Solange says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is a little dressing chair I bought at Goodwill years ago. My mom tries to steal it every time she comes over.
Sabrina says
FURNISH ME! Hmmm…our tempurpedic bed?! I also love the Monte Designs rocker we got for our son’s nursery.
Alisa says
FURNISH ME! I love a hand-me-down dresser that my mother refinished as a teenager.
Lola Grazier says
FURNISH ME!
I love my vintage buffet that I’ve had since i was 21–It’s been used as a dresser, entertainment center, and now as a changing table!
Katie says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece(s)are two lamps I nabbed at HomeGoods after months of looking. Colorful patterned shades are harder to find than I thought.
Stacy says
FURNISH ME!
My Craigslist Restoration Hardware leather cocktail ottoman. It adds the polished look my room needed! It was a steal for $300! (retailed for $1300) :)
Emily chadbourne says
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Tori says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece of furniture is an antique children’s roll top desk that my mom got at an antique shop when I was a kid. It used to be my desk in my bedroom to do homework at in elementary school and now it lives in my living room as a side table.
Stacey H says
FURNISH ME!!!!!!
My greatest piece of furniture (a term I use to describe any item with which I ‘furnish’ my house) is an ancient lime green lamp I found at Good Will for $10. It was the first thing I bought for my house after I got married and continues to be what inspires most of my decorating :)
lydia says
FURNISH ME!
The greatest piece I currently own is a lamp that was passed down to me from my grandparents.
Melissa says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece of furniture has to be an antique dresser given to me by my great aunt. No matter what roo
I put it, it works perfectly in completing the look I was going for!
Kari says
FURNISH ME!
I love a stool that I purchased at an estate sale. I painted it and reupholstered it.
Rebie says
Furnish me!
I love the vintage re-imagined dresser in my son’s nursery that we found on a flea market. It’s painted a light yellow and artfully distressed to give it character which ties our entire nursery together.
Belinda says
Furnish me!!!! My favorite piece is an antique dresser I purchases at an estate sale! I currently use it as a small buffet in my dining room but also uses it in my wedding as my cookie bar!
Kristen M says
FURNISH ME! My grandmother’s beautiful curved glass china cabinet has been my best and easiest ‘find’ :)
Jenn says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture in our home is the dining table that my great grandfather handcrafted. It’s a gorgeous piece that I love.
Maija says
Furnish me! I love an old school house cabinet I found in a junk store and turned it into a sideboard in my kitchen. Rolling doors and all.
Tanya says
FURNISH ME!
I bought dresser from a thrift stor for the first time I lived on my own. It is a beautiful solid oak dresser, but in bad shape. I stripped and refinished it, and I could never imagine getting rid of it!
Jess says
Furnish me!
I have a butcher block kitchen table that my parents got as a wedding gift from a handy friend! Over the years, we’ve changed out the base, but the surface of the table just gets better with age.
Muriel says
Furnish Me!!! My greatest piece would have to be a dresser I refinished for my son. I also have high hopes for the rest of my second hand finds!!!… When I find the time to refinish them!
Kristin says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture I own is our beautiful, chocolate brown reclining sectional sofa (could I have thrown any more adjectives in there?!?). It’s mine and my husband’s first big ticket furniture purchase and is pretty much the most comfy thing ever. I love it!
Jessica D. says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is definetely the new lamp I just got for the top of our entertainment center. It’s different and funky, loving looking at it instead of the TV!
Kate B says
FURNISH ME!
Laura says
FURNISH ME!!! I actually don’t have many things in my house that I love since we’re still in student mode, but my daughter’s nursery has some good finds from craigslist that we’ve loved!
Laura says
Furnish me! My favorite piece in the apartment is actually a wall decal of a chandelier that I bought at target that is next to my “dining room” table. I live in a tiny apartment, so there’s just this funny irony about it.
Maggie says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is an antique glass door bookcase we got as a hand-me-down from my aunt. The piece had been purchased by her grandfather when he bought and assembled their Sears mail-order home (oh so long ago).
Kim R says
Furnish me. Maybe the buffet/bar cabinet that the previous owners of our house left behind and I fixed up and painted.
Barb K says
Furnish Me! I love my old dresser that I bought from an ad many years ago, pre-craigslist days!
rebecca says
FURNISH ME! We have a great antique drafting table that my father-in-law bought while he was in college.
Lisa says
FURNISH ME! I love my brown leather sectional that my husband and I splurged on when we bought our house. I know I’m going to have it forever!
Erica says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is an etching of a kangaroo done by my grandmother
Sierra Bruce says
FURNISH ME!
I recently painted an old Ikea lack sofa table bright yellow. It was about to go to goodwill….thankfully it occurred to me “what do I have to lose”…and went for it. By far my favorite piece at the moment.
lindsey b. says
FURNISH ME! i saw the mcgraths’ segment on martha & i’m mad for this giveaway. gotta love a mother/daughter duo! because of that, i have to say my mom’s duncan phyfe buffetis my favorite piece. she got it for a steal & i inherited it- if i can’t have my mom anymore (she passed away 5 years ago) i at least love having something that makes me think of her daily :)
John says
FURNISH ME!! I love my couch..it took some time to select the right one but I am am glad I held out so long
nadia says
Furnish me! My favorite piece that I have is probably a huge built in bookshelf at my rental house- it is floor to ceiling and has SO much space, we love it! I’ve been considering painting the back wall of it for awhile, very inspired by your bookshelves.
Megan says
FURNISH ME!
I’m pretty proud of the $5 5 foot mirror that I got at a garage sale a couple weeks ago and spray painted a fun teal.
lindsey says
my 4×4 white expedit is a a modern classic for sure… FURNISH ME!
Joanna says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is an armoire inherited from my grandmother. It served as a linen closet in our old house and now houses all of our winter coats, I’m sure we will find many other uses for it just like my grandmother did.
Cheryl says
Furnish me! I love the bed we bought for our master bed!
Paula says
FURNISH ME! My vintage newly chromed oven found on craigslist for $200 bucks!
Mimi says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is a pair of 1960’s turquoise office chairs I found on the side of the road. Love them!
LAURIE says
Furnish Me! please please please!! I found an old campaign chest that is patiently waiting for some pretty bright green paint and the perfect spot next to my secional. If only the babe took longer naps. :)(and I had more energy.)
Monique says
FURNISH ME! I have quite the collection of treasure and ALL of it was found over the years at thrift stores
mary says
FURNISH ME!! my favorite find was a 6 euro oriental rug in a viennese flea market. gross? yes, in retrospect it was super risky. but i dragged that sucker back to our study abroad house, kept it wrapped in plastic for a few weeks, finally had the nerve to closely inspect it, and it’s totally good. most of my favorite furniture pieces i got at goodwill, it’s always so exciting to score a great deal on a piece you love, plus it feels great to help out a charitable place.
ashe says
Furnish ME! please… My favorite piece I have is currently my papasan (sp?) chair that I got last weekend on the way to work at one of my fave used furniture store, Le Side of the the Rue
Erica says
FURNISH ME!!! Please!!!!
Kylee says
FURNISH ME, please!!!! My favorite piece is my couch from pier 1 that I got for a super low price. It sat at my parents house (unused) for 2 years before I moved out. I couldn’t pass it up and I’m really glad I didn’t.
sowmya says
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Sabrina says
Furnish me!
I love my crazy floral print chair. When I bought it, the warehouse guy said he thought they’d never sell one – I think it’s perfect.
Lauren H says
FURNISH ME! My fave piece is a sectional couch passed down from my parents.