***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.
Ramona says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is my dining set. It has high bar chairs and a bench, it is so cute and unique.
Jack says
Furnish me pleazzzzzE? My favorite piece is passed down from my mom…a vintage medicine cabinet that my wife is thinking of using as a changing table.
Korie says
Furnish me!
Actually my home is still filled with apartment stuff, I haven’t had time or money to find something awesome for it. However, I do have a pretty gaudy black and gold chair my husband received from his grandfather, which is pretty awesome in it’s own right.
Ty says
Furnish me!
I live in a tiny apt and don’t have lots of furniture but I sure do love my bed!
ms. hutch says
FURNISH ME! My greatest pieces of furnuiture currently are two dressers (matching) that are over 70 years old. American made solid wood and ob so vintage. One resides in baby room and he other in older sibiling room. Exactly what I wanted for oust 125.000. Woot!
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME:
My step-father handmade me a wood trunk one year for Christmas. I love it so much! It’s so unique and you cannot beat a new family heirloom!
Jennifer says
Furnish Me!
The greatest piece I own is the cozy chair I bought for my living room. It’s from World Market and I got a great deal on it, and it is the most comfortable thing I own – and it looks amazing with the rest of my furniture!
Bonnie says
Furnish me!
pds says
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lindsey @ a pear to remember says
Furnish me!
We have this very mod apple green reading chair from my hubby’s grandma. Everyone goes NUTS over it. It is a deep, for chair and oh-so perfect for reading… just where I was headed!
jasmine says
FURNISH ME!!!
I love this vintage brass bed frame I scored on CL for $40 and then painted bright yellow :) so cheerful!
Amber says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is a wingback tuffeted chair in a dark blue velvet I bought on Craigslist. I redid the nailhead trim on the arms and it makes me smile every time I walk into the room!
lu mae ro says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece of furniture is our vintage buffet. Beautiful blond wood and pencil legs. I’m also pretty proud of a drum/tripod lamp i found on craigslist.
Adriana Valencia says
Furnish me! I have a fantastic 1930’s headboard, footboard, and dresser set with wood and mother-of-pearl inlays.
Virginia says
Furnish me!
My day bed in my office!
Jenny says
FURNISH ME! I love our bed…just the right firmness.
Yamaris says
FURNISH ME!!
The greatest piece I currently own is my chandelier from West Elm. It is one of the most stylish and lush looking pieces in our home and it makes me happy every time I look at it! :)
Jennie says
Furnish Me! Right before we moved into our first house I scored a great pair of midcentury modern chairs from craigslist!
mary says
FURNISH ME!!!!!!
My fave piece is an old library table :)
Megan says
FURNISH ME! I refinished a desk….my husband hates it, but I think it’s lovely
Korie says
Furnish Me! The greatest piece I currently own is a old wooden Bissell vacuum from the 1910’s. I know it sounds strange and took awhile to grow on me but it is a very unique piece. It is all wood with dark stain and original gold block lettering painted on the front of it that says Grand Rapids (which is where we are originally from and why it caught our eye in the first place). It is a great antique and always a conversation piece when guests come over.
julie says
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I have a fantastic old family piece called the “phone table,” a cabinet where my great-grandmother kept her telephone. I inherited it from my mother when I graduated from college. It has survived 3 cross-country moves and an apartment fire unscathed!
Elizabeth Christman says
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Jessica says
FURNISH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My fav piece of furniture is a shaker secretary my mom handed down to me. It is very country looking which isn’t me, but it is so well crafted I just can’t part with it.
Emmy says
Furnish me!
I painted a boring wooden chair a bright coral color and it gave it a new life and personality and I <3 it!
Chrissie says
FURNISH ME! Currently my favorite piece is an old antique dresser my mother-in-law gave me. I have big ideas for it, but haven’t settled on one. I’m thinking of painting it a coral red or white-washing it. I can’t decide!
Anna says
Furnish me! I just bought a raspberry colored campaign dresser for my viroids. A splurge but I love it. And we just moved so I would love these new pieces.
Kelly says
Furnish Me!
I’m pretty fond of my grandma’s little midcentury hutch that I inherited. I also like my new-ish upholstered headboard very much!
Tiffany says
FURNISH ME! I have a dresser that my parent’s bought when they were first married. It is very special to me and a piece that I will have always!
Ashley Howard says
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Best piece I own is an old jewelry dresser that was the first piece of furniture my aunt ever bought. I lived with her when I was little and it was in my room at her house. And now that I am at the same age where she bought the piece it means even more to me. It has great carved details. I love it.
kirsten says
FURNISH ME!
I love the 20s bedroom set my husband got from his grandmother.
Keny says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a mid century dresser that I found in a thrift store and refinished.
Kerrin says
Furnish me! I love my dough boy table, and the fun cocoa painting i added to it!
Tina H. says
Furnish Me! I love the dining room set my grandmother left me. We had it refinished and it makes me think of her every time I see it.
Laura says
“FURNISH ME!” We have a cool red tufted chair that was originally a wedding gift to my husband’s grandparents. I love the sentimental value and the unique wood carving on the side.
Sue says
FURNISH ME!
We have a kitchen table to was made for us and is really rustic and sturdy! Good thing since our kids have been known to crawl up on it.
Candy from Candied Fabrics says
oooh! Furnish me!
Our nicest piece of furniture is our bed – hubby’s parents gave it to us as a wedding present 20 years ago. We’d fallen in love it while looking for ideas for them, they needed a new bed so we were scouting out beds for them. They noticed how much we liked it and surprised us with it! I love it, and will be our bed…well, forever!
Ashley says
FURNISH ME!!
My greatest piece in my home is our farmhouse table my husband built out of reclaimed wood.
Amelia says
Furnish me!!! We splurged on a king size bed and beautiful dark wood bed frame with a large head board.
PRiscilla says
FURNISH ME please! My husband and I just bought our first house and we really could use the furniture that could compliment our favorite couch!
L. E. Bruce says
FURNISH ME!
A neighbor gave me a dresser that had been trashed by her sons. I refinished it and I love it.
Ruth says
Furnish Me! I love my kitchen table that I refinished! It’s a hand-me-down,so it makes it even better. :)
Alicia says
Furnish me!
My mom scored me a lovely antique bed frame complete with curved footboard. I stripped off about five layers of paint and refinished it in a rich dark stain.
Caledonia says
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I was 19 moving out for the first time my boyfriends Mom gave me a old wood telephone table I used it as a bedside table… I still have it.
Brigit Robinson says
FURNISH ME!!!! I still use my dresser and chest of drawers from high school. They need refinished, but overall still look pretty good!
Emily Rae says
Furnish me! I love our stools.
Melody Cox says
Furnish Me !
I love the marble top bombay chest in my living room ! It
was a splurge for us and it’s bonus is the four drawers
for storage. Looks great next to my glass top scrolled
leg iron coffee table I got for a steal at a “tent sale”
sarah o. says
“FURNISH ME!”
My favorite piece is our dining room table and chairs! I love them!!
Rob says
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My new couch is going to be great and it gets delivered next week! We have been couchless for over a year…
Audrea says
FURNISH ME!!!