***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.
Christina C. says
Furnish Me!
I’m not sure what I love the most now, but that mirror sure would be a worthy competitor!
Stephanie says
Furnish me! My finest furniture (several chests of drawers and an armoir) were built by my Granddaddy Sam!
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog says
FURNISH ME!!! We have a beautiful old hutch that we found at an auction for $40, it’s a treasure for a bargain. :)
kjg says
FURNISH ME! The Dutailier glider I found on trash day!
Monica says
Furnish me! I have my grandma’s antique kidney shaped writing desk. It’s beautiful and super special to me because I adored it as a child.
kjg says
FURNISH ME! My childhood furniture set that is still in great condition.
jessica t says
FURNISH ME!
my favorite item in our home is a rocking chair that belonged to my husband’s grandmother. every time i rock my little girl to sleep i think about how she rocked her babies to sleep decades ago in the same chair. :)
kjg says
FURNISH ME! All the school themed furniture I get from the university surplus.
Niki says
FURNISH ME!
I own a few pieces…not sure that any are better than the other but they are our “better” pieces of furniture: our bed ($1,000 iron bed frame bought for $100), spare bedroom furniture (antique that I used growing up, my dad bought and refinished it for me) and a big green chair in our living room ($75, easily $200-250 chair).
Karla Gutierrez-Pugh says
Furnish Me:
This is what’s really sad: we don’t really have a “splurge.” We are in desperate need of an apartment makeover and good furniture.
This is a great giveaway. What a lucky person whoever wins it!
Thanks!
Tiffanee says
Furnish Me!
I found some vintage chairs on Craig’s List and had them reupholstered. They look fabulous.
Sara says
FURNISH ME!
Probably my favorite is an old mirror gifted by a friend when she moved to another continent!
CC says
FURNISH ME!!
My favorite piece of furniture is my couch, a sectional with a chaise at one end. It’s so comfortable all my friends and fam have fallen asleep on it at some point
Connie Hahn says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is a padded headboard with nail head trim that my husband and I made together for our guest bedroom.
Dineen T says
FURNISH ME!!!!
My favorite piece is our kitchen table, which is an oak pedestal table my grandfather bought over 50 years ago at a barn sale for $25. It was our dining room table growing up and I just love it.
Leslie says
FURNISH ME!!!
My favorite piece is my bathroom mirror that I put a bunch of driftwood around to make it nice and beachy.
AmyD says
Furnish me! My down-stuffed chaise is my favorite:)
Tanya says
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Terri says
FURNISH ME! I love our dining room table… it’s the table my family had growing up and is solid oak but the legs and chairs were painted an ugly green color. I re-stained and painted the whole thing. It was a big project but well worth it!
Christie says
“Furnish Me!”
I think the two handmade adirondack chairs in our yard are the best pieces we own. I love them and the quality of the wood that was used.
Lala says
FURNISH ME!!
I have this beautiful sideboard that I grew up with and my mom gave to me when I bought my house.
Megan says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece of furniture in our house is the antique vanity that I use as my dressing table. It was purchased by my mother’s grandmother just after she immigrated to the US from Germany at the turn of the century, but I still use it everyday for makeup, hair tools, and to keep clutter out of our bathroom.
Diana says
Furnish me!
My grandmother gave me a black lacquer cabinet with gold lion knockers on it that belonged to her mother.
Taylor says
Furnish me! i just bought a beautiful walnut hutch that I have loved filling with books and other fun things!
Sandy Ryland says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece of furniture is a cedar chest we use as a coffee table. It’s the perfect color, medium stain with a hint of red, and the perfect size. Pluse, it’s a hand-me-down from my husband’s parents so we will keep it forever!
Betsy Hayes says
FURNISH ME!
I bought an antique primitive style buffet a few years ago that I still love.
Lezlie says
I found a little old broken spinet desk at a junk store that I thought I would chalk paint, but I discovered a beautiful piece of furniture under the old finish that turned out to be probably the nicest piece I own. Love it!
Jody says
FURNISH ME!! My favorite piece I currenty own is the crib my son sleeps in. Mostly because I made it myself! I laid out a plan google sketchup and went to town. My wife loves it as well!! Number two is coming soon so I have to now make a twin bed to move my son up so his new sibling can use the crib.
Rebecca TerMeer says
FURNISH ME!!! My favorite piece is a coffee table I received my grandma. I reprinted it a happy orange and love the pop of color it adds.
Jessica says
Furnish Me!
I got an old rocking chair off a trash heap on a curb. It looked awful (paint chipping/sub bleached), but was solid wood and strong. I stripped it, sanded, conditioned, stained it and added varnish. It turned out SO pretty. Each time I rock my little boy in it makes me happy to know it was saved from the junkyard!
Julie Blesener says
Furnish Me! My best piece of furniture I bought at what was the soon-to-close B.Altman’s in NYC. It was a half price Baker game table that I still have almost 30 years later. Since I only had a 450 square foot studio, I needed a good table that did dual duty as a coffee table and dining table – it easily moved up and down by pushing down or pulling up the top of the table. It also had two fold down leaves which is how it spent most of it’s days – actually in role #3 as a console table!. It is my most prized piece of furniture.
Melissa Minz says
“FURNISH ME!” My favorite would have to be my $15 Craigslist antique dresser redo. I love turning old finds into custom one of a kinds.
Andrea says
Furnish me! I love our noguchi coffee table! We hemmed and hawed about it and really saved for it and it ended up being the perfect piece for our living room.
Melissa says
“FURNISH ME!”
We have a large bankers desk inherited from my husband’s folks. We love it.
Amanda says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is a carved, leather top coffee table my parents bought 40 years ago on their honeymoon in Peru.
emily says
Furnish me!
I love my dresser I found for sale in the classiefied ads in high school. It was pre-craigslist!
jennyh says
Furnish me, please! I think our favorite is our handmade table with 12 leaves (can seat 20+) and 6 matching chairs.
Mary says
Furnish me!!
I love this great old oak writing desk that I just found on Craigslist. It’s the same desk we had growing up!
Cindy says
Furnish Me!
My fab piece is an acrylic painting of my grandfather’s farm. It hangs in my front entry.
Stef says
Furnish me! My best piece is a mission style rocker from the 19 teens which was my great grandfather’s
Tina Jones says
FURNISH ME!
I love the asian teak bar we inherited from my husband’s grandparents.
Natalie Henson says
Furnish Me!
I would have to say that I just happened to purchase my favorite piece of furniture off of craigslist. While looking for a TV armoire, I stumbled upon a custom built Amish made cherry armoire (TV and decorative plant topper included). The best part is that it only cost a grand total of $150. My eclectic house is totally furnished with pieces bought on craigslist, garage sales, and hand-me-downs. With a little patience to find the right pieces it has come together very nicely. I wouldn’t fill my house any other way!
Melissa says
FURNISH ME!!! Don’t have any “great pieces” yet! We just moved into our first home so we’re starting fresh!
Marcy says
Furnish me! I love the antique china hutch I got from craiglist. The lady was leaving the country and couldnt take it with her. Plus she and her husband had refinished it together and she was getting a divorce so she didnt want to look at it. I got it for a steal and its in mint condition. I wouldnt change a thing about it! Plus its great storage for my extra glassware. :)
Ashley says
Furnish me!!
My favorite is my set of wingback chairs I refinished in an awesome, very YHL-esque fabric!
Laura says
Furnish me! I have lots of antiques and family pieces that I love but the item I questioned spending the money on was the Pottery Barn locker/cubby system. It fits perfectly into our mudroom and gets hard use everyday, so I now consider it money well spent!
Joe says
FURNISH ME!
One of the pieces I am most proud of is our crib. After owning a cheap crib in the past that my wife and I were worried about, we spent the money and bought a nice crib from Pottery Barn and love how sturdy it is.
Christina m says
Furnish me!
I love the toddler bed that my husband built our daughter. It looks like it came from a high end store but costs us pennies!
Jackie says
FURNISH ME!
Our favorite piece is a huge armoire from India we bought from an antique store in a town when we were first married.
Sara says
FURNISH ME! I love the bamboo etagere we bought an a second hand store.