***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.
Lara says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece of furniture is a very old writing desk that was my great aunt’s. It’s the perfect size for a desk and it has family history.
Rachel says
Furnish Me!
Our greatest piece of furniture we own is our bed that we hand built. It took forever, but I am in love with it!
Michael says
FURNISH ME! I have a really great bed.
Kat says
Furnish Me!
I have a beautiful bedroom set with a four poster bed that I’ve been lucky to have since high school. It’s still in great shape, even through all my moving and wandering!
Beverley says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece would have to be our kitchen table. It’s higher than a standard table and can expand to seat 10 – perfect for our family get togethers :)
Wendi says
Furnish me! I love the hutch that my Mom passed on to me. I use it to display the pottery I’ve collected when traveling.
Stacey H says
FURNISH ME!
i love my black pottery barn buffet…especially now that i swapped the knobs on the drawers out to some playful ceramic white w/ black polka dots & gold accents knobs i got for $4 on clearance at home goods!
Erin says
Furnish me!!!
esther says
furnish me!
im head over heals with my custom-made wall shelving unit!
http://ezaguifurniture.blogspot.com/2011/12/modern-unit.html
Trischa Splitter says
Furnish me!!!!!
Charlie says
FURNISH ME!!!
An antique dresser we refinished and now use as a hutch.
Molly says
Furnish me! The best furniture we have is the bedroom set I scored on Craig’s list forum girls!
Sara says
Furnish me!!
After months of being on the lookout for a used armoire I finally found one on kijiji. It reeked of cigarette smoke unfortunately and was an ugly cherry color. I refinished it using a good stain/ odor blocker and painted it off-white and distressed it. Curvy top. It sits as the focal point in our living room, housing our tv. My very favorite piece of furniture, but now I’m wondering if it should be a vintagy turquoise?? Lol.
Cece says
FURNISH ME!!
My fave piece is my dining room table, that my husband built for my birthday! It’s fantastic!
Janet Chavez says
FURNISH ME!
I found a side table at Goodwill with good lines for $10 about 20 years ago, I stripped off the paint and re-finished it in the yard of my good friend during the summer. Whenever I look at it I see the whole experience and love it!
may east says
furnish me!
Kathryn says
Furnish me!
While technically not furniture, I have a baby grand piano as old as I am. There’s a special place in my heart for it!
Leticia Daley says
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Elizabeth says
FURNISH ME! (please)
I love these old 1960’s office chairs at an estate sale for 5 pesos each. They ROLL and they live in our living room. They make me happy:)
Thank you!
Carmen says
Furnish Me! My grandmother’s antique canning table has got to be my #1~
Tammy says
FURNISH ME!!!!
I have a mirror that was my grandfathers, I have it waiting to do something spectacular with it but I haven’t done it yet.
Steph says
Furnish Me!
I once bought a $700 chair and ottoman for $200, priced down due to a stain I have yet to find (which is great, but kind of gross too)
katie says
Oh goodness gracious, FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture that we currently own actually came from my husband’s grandma. At one point it was an old record player, but we refurbished it and now it’s a modern on the inside music maker, but retro and awesome and clean on the outside! We love it (almost as much as I love this giveaway:).
Katie says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is the dresser I painted teal a few years ago. I was ahead of that trend – now I see dressers painted like this all the time.
Erin says
FURNISH ME!
I love our guest bed because it matches the bed spread we already had for another room so perfectly!
Kate says
FURNISH ME! Dining table I found on craigslist. Such a steal and I love it.
maria g says
Furnish Me!!
Another wonderful give-a-way! From my grandparents I have a pinapple wood base marble top side table that I love and a 1970’s record player cabinet that still works! :)
Erin says
Furnish Me!
My current favorite piece of furniture is the mid-century modern dresser I found this past weekend at a thrift store. It will be the perfect TV stand in our living room soon!
Katy says
FURNISH ME! My most prized possession is the small but beautiful teak dining room table that my Grandpa made for me. I love it so much that instead of actually using it as a table (and risk scratching or staining its perfect surface), I just eat on the couch while gazing longingly at the dining room.
Karla says
FURNISH ME! Love love love the furniture! Matches our style completely!
Adrienne Lawrence says
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The greatest piece I currently own is a tufted olive green, velvet sofa. It is classic and contemporary, much like a piece could have been in the 1940s. The sofa was the inspiration for the rest of the living room and I was very lucky to find a gorgeous pattern on Potterybarn’s website with olive green, blues, reds, yellows in a pattern inspired by a 19th century textile. The pattern has flying birds, flowers, paisley, and more.
Jessica says
Furnish me! My dad gave me a beautiful antique scroll-top desk that I love.
Courtney G says
FURNISH ME!
my fiance and I will be moving into our first apartment in only a few months – and we only have a dining room table I found at a local garage sale!!
ALISON says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is our upholstered headboard and old trunk at the foot of our bed.
Dustin says
Furnish me.
We restained a chest, a dresser, and a vanity that I’m pretty proud of.
Tonya S says
Furnish me!
We just got a small sectional sofa!!! I’m super pumped! This stuff would go great in my house!!
Miranda Glaeser says
Furnish me!
It would have to be the bench at the end of my bed, I got it on Craigslist for $20! It has beautiful clean lines with 2 drawers, looks new!
jessie says
Furnish me! We just bought a dining room table.
Jen says
FURNISH ME!
LOVE two small tufted arm chairs in a light camel-colored velvet I found in Farmville, VA when I was furnishing my first apartment. They are stylisha nd comfy. Now that I am working to furnish our first home I can find a place for them in every room. decisions, decisions ;)
Tina says
Furnish me!
Kristen says
FURNISH ME!
I love our bed. It’s a beautiful yet simple poster bed that is so cozy and loved.
Aimee says
Furnish me! The best thing I own is an old dinning room table I use as a craft/sewing table. It’s heavy so I don’t get the machine vibrations, and it’s solid wood so If I nick it or get paint on it I can just sand it down and restain it. So awesome.
Michelle says
FURNISH ME!
We have an antique ice box that once belonged to my husband’s grand parents and a 4′ Mayan calendar that I inherited from my grandparents.
steph mcdaniel says
Furnish me. We have this trunk that was used by my husbands grandfather, which we used as a coffee table and I love it and all its history.
Sandy says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is an antique steamer trunk that belonged to my great aunt. I covered it with a piece of glass and it makes a great side table in the living room.
Heather says
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My current fave is a buffet/sideboard I picked up at a resale/consignment shop in New Orleans. It’s fits every piece of china and silver that I never use. I got it for $100 because one of the doors needed a new hinge. :)
Laura A says
FURNISH ME!!! These pieces are just our style!! Can’t wait to devour the book! My favorite piece is an antique tall chest given to me by a friend. We recently had it painted turquoise!!
Kristen says
FURNISH ME! I’d have to say our black armoire/hutch. I got it from Target on some kind of mega discount for 37 bucks! It has survived a move and 6 years of wear and tear and still looks great. I can’t help but love a great deal!
Stacey says
FURNISH ME!
my favorite piece of furniture is an old wooden display cabinet we have in our dining room. it lived in my grandmother’s basement throughout my childhood and i rescued it when i moved out. it’s nothing special quality-wise, but it’s a little piece of my grandparents that i’m glad to have in my home.
CherylM. says
“FURNISH ME!”
My clock over my mantle!