***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.
Brandi says
FURNISH ME! I would probably have to say my antique hutch and buffet that my Aunt and Uncle purchased for my wedding gift! It houses so many things and is beautiful!
Dawn B. says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite thing in my house in my wood recipe holder box, I know its nothing big and fancy. It irst belonged to my great-great grandmother and was passed down to my mom. When my mom passed away in 2008 that was one of the greatest things my dad gave me. It still holds some really old recipes too!
Laura says
Furnish me, too! I love,adore, swoon and will never part with my dining table.
Katherine says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is an antique Chinese cabinet
painted black with a beautiful gold butterfly design. But aside from
that, I don’t have much furniture in my house!
Melissa says
I traveled to Northern Sweden and furnished myself a beautiful large Gustavian armoire. Furnish me, for I have nothing to spare.
Sarah says
FURNISH ME!
We own no great pieces :( All cheapy ikea.
Jenn says
Furnish me….please! I am bonkers for our 10 ft pine farm table that has made multiple moves with us. It’s a pivotal point of house hunting because I could never move to a home where my beloved table wouldn’t have a place…..I love it so!
Sharon says
Furnish me!
Christina Campbell says
FURNISH ME!!! I would have to give this amazing table that was an antique and it is just perfect for our entry way – it is oval which sets nicely with all the right angles we have. GORGEOUS
Diana says
FURNISH ME!
My husband and I have totally different taste in art and we finally splurged on our first piece of “grown-up” art after being in our home with bare walls for almost 3 years… we both LOVE it!!
Rachael says
FURNISH ME!
judging by how much time I spend there, my new king size bed is the best. Other favorite ‘furniture’ would be my saltwater fishtank
Rachel says
Furnish Me!!! We’re two graduate students with really big eyes. we spend every weekend window shopping :-)
Keri Bauder says
FURNISH ME!!!!
I own this sideboard that my parents gave my husband and I for our wedding. It is beautiful and classic. Can’t image ever getting rid of it!!!
Aimee C. says
Furnish Me!
I think my favorite piece is this big wicker chair from Potterybarn I bought years ago.
It has moved from room to room through the years and seen numerous cushion changes, but seems to make me happy no matter where I put it.
Claudia Pop says
FURNISH ME!
I got the most amazing dresser at a Marshals sale. We did not purchase it initially, but after I had dreamed about it two nights in a row I had to have it! Lucky me it was still there!!
Shannon Noon says
“FURNISH ME!” right now my fave is a tv table I bought for a song at a second hand place. It’s painted a great raspberry color. Ditching the hulking entertainment center for that cutie gave us so much more living room space!
Susan M. says
Furnish Me!
Sadly, my favorite piece of furniture is just a big white Ikea bookcase. I love that thing!
Casey J says
Furnish me!!
I love the pottery dining chairs I found on craigslist..(6) for $350.00! Can’t beat that! I also love our dining room table that we got at a discount because it was “damaged” but to us, its character.
Debbie Flowers says
FURNISH ME!!! My greatest piece will be what I win! lol I have a king size bedroom suite, but other than that our furniture consists of this and that.
Diana says
FURNISH ME!
I love the antique dining room table I inherited from my great grandmother!
Meg says
FURNISH ME!
We are also in the craigslisted and hand-me-down stage of life… but, I am pretty proud of buying a beautiful piano off craigslist for 200 dollars. It has spindle legs, fairly new, in great shape, only a few miles a way for my hubbbie to bring home in his truck, and allows for music in our home. Probably the best peice of “furniture” we have, I think!
Mary says
FURNISH ME!!
I am proud of a refurbished mantel from the home my great-grandfather built. It was pretty nasty when we got it, but now it’s a fun distressed yellow!
Taylor says
FURNISH ME! I have a wingback chair that belonged to my great-grandfather circa 1909. It’s in desperate need of new upholstery (for now it’s slipcovered), but I love the feeling of family I get every time I sit in it.
Lyn White says
Furnish me! I scored a solid cherry wood executive desk at a surplus sale for $5. It’s huge and awesome and similar things go for hundreds of dollars.
Stephen says
Furnish me!!
Most of our stuff is either craigslist finds or hand-me-downs. Love them but could upgrade!
Greg Kfoury says
Furnish me! My favorite is my basement furniture which includes FIVE recliners!
Kara says
FURNISH ME! My favorite pieces have to be my card catalogs, which I scored from a Berkeley University online auction…and then made my husband go fetch them in a U-Haul and drive back to Utah where we live. Oh, yes I did.
Hannah says
Furnish Me!
I have yet to splurge on a piece of furniture but I have intentions of splurging on a natural/organic couch someday.
Michelle says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a vintage 60s era love seat that we scored at our local ReStore for $20. It’s been recovered in recycled leather and, let me tell you, it is glorious!
Myra Rosenthal says
FURNISH ME! The greatest piece I own is a pine armoire made by, I think, either the Amish or the Mennonites. I’ve had it so long I can’t remember. It’s a perfect style, not country and not modern and not too contemporary and not too traditional. Right now it sits in the kitchen holding the TV and wine and some cook books. It used to be in the living room, dining room, rec room, bedroom, it’s that versatile. I’m redoing the den and these pieces exactly fit into my decorating scheme. BTW, I LOVE your blog.
Laura says
Furnish me! I adore my dining table, and will never part with it!
kristy says
FURNISH ME!
I’d have to say the best piece of furniture I own is my Pottery Barn Basic Sofa. It was my first post-college furniture purchase, and 12 years later it still looks brand new!
Rena says
FURNISH ME….we have a fabulous piece in our entranceway thats inlaid with beautiful crystals…we always get compliments on it and it makes a great “splash” right when you come in!
Dayana says
Furnish me, please! The loveliest (and most expensive) piece of furniture I own is a red leather sofa from the now defunct de Madera Interiors. It was a bold, instant decision to buy it, but I simply had to.
Rachel Palmer says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece of furniture is the bed I made!
Rachel says
Furnish Me!
We have a PB coffee table with a glass top that opens. Inside are different compartments to display knick-knacks. I love how much of a conversation piece it is!
Krista D. says
FURNISH ME! Sadly, there is not one piece of furniture in my house that I’m in love with. :(
Cait says
Furnish me!!!!
My great peice is my WWII ship hatch that I’m going to turn into a coffee table. Found it on craigslist and I love it.
Valerie says
FURNISH ME!
I love an antiquey looking nightstand I scored at Goodwill for $15. I painted it and put new drawer pulls on it and now it’s super cute!
Hillary Maxwell says
Furnish Me!
My favorites are pieces I inherited from my family.
Nedra says
Furnish Me!
I love the nightstand and 6 drawer lingerie chest I purchased from Pier 1 about 8 years ago. It was my first piece of “real” furniture!
Jessica McKnight says
Furnish Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Rebecka says
FURNISH ME!
I cherish my grandparents kitchen table and chairs. Lots of memories.
Candy says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is beautiful bookcase my husband made. And the built in book cases he made in what used to be my office. Oh and the new kitchen he made.
Erin says
FURNISH ME!
I have a lovely antique wrought iron ice cream parlor table and two chairs that my parents handed down for me to use as my dining table in my miniscule city apartment. Little do they know, they’re never getting it back!
Nicole A. says
Furnish Me!!
Mirullia says
FURNISH ME! I found a great mid-century dresser on Craigslist that my husband took a drawer out of and added a shelf to make it in to out TV stand. I love it!
Amber says
FURNISH ME!
Currently we have a beautiful old hutch, love the dark wood.
Jill says
Furnish me!
Definitely my vanity I purchased off Craigslist.
Lynn van Slyke says
Furnish Me!!!
I found a circa 1950 hexagon coffee table (like Katie Bowers)on craigslist and the matching end tables at the Goodwill.Total spent $65 for all three pieces!!! Love them!!! I am still deciding whether or not I want to refinish them.