***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.
Alice says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a desk that my parents received as a wedding present many years ago. It has been in every house that I have ever lived in.
Kate says
FURNISH ME! A hutch my Dad & Granddaddy made, the wood is perfectly unfinished and beautiful.
Alison says
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I’m not sure what my favorite piece of furniture is. Right now we have furniture to fill our house but no real heirloom pieces. We did get two bookshelves and a window seat in between built in my daughter’s nursery. That might be my favorite!
Mandy S says
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I would have to say our fish tank with the wrought iron stand we scored off Craigslist. Not really a piece of furniture, but it still goes with everything else we have around it!
TonyJ says
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Does a big flat screen tv count as furniture? Been holding out replacing the out of date old tv in living room and finally got the flat screen and wall mounted it. Love it…favorite piece in house right now.
Jack says
Furnish me! (please)
Our favorite piece is the Eames Recliner we inherited. Too bad it needed to be repaired – we’ve been missing it for a few months!
lori says
Furnish me! The greatest piece I own is a dresser that belonged to my grandfather.
Laura O says
FURNISH ME! The greatest piece that I own is blue velvet and wood antique tufted chair. It means so much because my mother and grandmother found it for me! And you have to have something old in every room right?
Lucy says
FURNISH ME! Love love love! My favorite piece of furniture is a vintage painted dresser my uncle gave to me. He lived with an antique dealer and always got us the best things!
Kait says
FURNISH ME!!!
I have a coffee table that I DIY’d by tiling it with old pennies. I love that it’s handmade, and the copper pennies add a little sparkle which I think is great. It was super cheap, but I always get compliments on it.
Robin says
FURNISH ME! My leather couch!
Mary M. says
Furnish me!
I have a beautiful old vanity that belonged to my great-grandmother — it’s a little old-fashioned looking, but that’s what I love about it!
Nikki G says
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We have an awesome restoration hardware dining room table that we got for only $200 at a warehouse sale! It actually has 2 scratches on it, but you can’t see them w/the table set, and since it’s solid wood we’ll just sand it down and re-finish it – one day… :)
Tanya K says
FURNISH ME! We scored a beautiful vintage hutch on craigslist for FREE! Not only that but the guy delivered it too :) It’s exactly what we were looking for, beautiful shape and frame, we can’t wait to DIY it back in to shape!
Holli says
furnish me! an awesome bookshelf built by my hubby : )
Lauren says
FURNISH ME!! We have actually only bought a few pieces of furniture. We got married right out of college and inherited some from each side of our family. My favorite piece is a huge wooden office desk that is probably 6.5″ long with a curved base. It’s massive and works perfectly in our office!
natasha says
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I love the chair that I found on the upper west side years ago..It was broken but my dad surprised me and fixed the backing with old belt! It’s followed me to every apartment since.
Mandy Y says
Furnish me!
We “inherited” an antique secretary and I can not wait to repaint and repurpose in our entry way!!
becky says
FURNISH ME!
I just inherited a ceder chest from my grandma that was handmade by her dad, still looks amazing and the will always have sentimental value fo sho! :)
Janice says
“FURNISH ME!”
It has to be an antique secretary’s desk. Wouldn’t part with it for the world!
Jess says
Furnish me!
I really don’t care for most of my furniture. Except for a cedar chest that my parents gave me in high school. It’s in my daughter’s room, and will be hers one day!
Lisa says
FURNISH ME!! I found the most beautiful antique armoire on craigslist for a steal. Not only it is incredibly beautiful but getting it for such a good price makes me love it even more!
Heather says
Furnish me! I was moving around a lot, so I haven’t acquired much furniture, but my favorite piece would have to be this small stool/side table of my grandmother’s I’ve carried around for countless moves, starting in college 10 years ago. It’s sturdy, has a beautiful shape to it, is lightweight and can serve multiple purposes! perfect for my lifestyle!
Alicia W. says
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Definitely our dining room table, beautiful warm toned wood from India.
SaraBaker says
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Our first big purchase as a married couple was a dining room table. We saved our pennies for it, and picked it out together.
Katherine M. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a display rack that holds our wine and wine glasses. It’s nothing special but i love it!
Heather says
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I have a number of cool salvaged furniture items yet to be refinished, but so far, I might have to say that my “greatest piece” is an armoir that my dad and I stained and polyurethaned together when I was in middle school.
Rachel S says
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The greatest piece I currently own would probably have to be my collapsible greenhouse, which helps my plants and herbs grow despite Seattle’s usually terrible weather. Outdoor furnishings count, no?
Kristen W. says
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My C&B chair and a half. It was my first real purchase for my first apartment and still not a night goes by that I don’t curl up in it!
Dail says
Furnish Me! I love an old chest of drawers that used to be my brother’s. Not sure how I ended up with it but am happy that I did! It’s great for all kinds of things and looks good in any room!
Stephanie says
FURNISH ME! I am most proud of the chandelier from my grandparents house that I HAD to have when they passed. Not only does it serve as a reminder of them and their home, but it looks nice too!
Sharon S says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is my grandfather’s dresser. Solid wood, scuffed with character, and reminds me of him.
Lindsey says
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When I moved into my condo, my mom’s friend gave me this great mid-century modern buffet table. For FREE! I am working up the nerve to refinish it ala Clara’s dresser.
Elizabeth says
Furnish Me! I own this great antique buffet that my grandmother bought me as a gift. I love it and always think of her when I see it!
Allisson says
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I bought a chair at crate and barrel last year right after i closed on my condo. I had been eyeing it for months and i ended up waiting and getting it for half price!
Britt says
FURNISH ME… We have a fabulous aqua blue vintage buffet that I bought at a crafters antique mall last year… We converted the drawers into hinge doors and use it as a media stand :)
Kayla says
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I love my tv cabinet!
Brettany says
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I love my bed that my dad made – it’s whitewashed red oak and it means the world to me.
CR says
FURNISH ME!!!!
My beautiful dining set I got off craigslist for $75!
Amelia says
Furnish me!
I have a house full of IKEA and hand me downs, none of it is that great.
Lux says
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My favorite piece is actually a new one, a black dining room table with super exaggerated Cape Dutch wood turning legs and circular corners on the table top. I scored at Pier 1 on clearance and had a custom glass top made… I use it as executive desk. My Louis Ghost chairs are a close second. :)
Bryn says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece of furniture is a dresser I bought at an estate sale, transformed and turned into a soon to be changing table for our little girl!
Tina Pizzuti says
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Skylar says
Furnish me!! I love our kitchen table we made over. It was given to us, and a little bit of sanding, paint, and new fabric to cover the seats got it looking great!
Rebecca Odell says
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I’m fairly fresh out of college, so I’m yet to make a *big* furniture purchase (What can I say? I got some darn good hand me downs.) My favorite piece thus far is a vintage window frame from my grandma’s house, which my dad converted into a pseudo headboard. It’s a one-of-a-kind piece I’ll treasure forever!
Kate says
Furnish me! A bedside table that I garbage picked. After paint and new hardware, I think it’s my favorite piece in the house!
Courtney says
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The hubs and I just finished making a console for behind the couch! We used a 12 foot long cedar wood plank with a live edge, sanded it, stained, and sealed it. Then we ordered old hairpin legs for a kind of mid-century look! Its our current fav in our house! Lurve it!
colin says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece of furniture is our basement couch. Nice and worn in!
Sarah says
FURNISH ME! I’m not sure about the best, but I can definitely say some of the worst pieces I have are those I bought based on price alone. I need to get some patience so I can save up to buy quality!
Jennie says
Furnish Me! Not sure it would qualify as a piece of furniture, but we have an amazing old mantle that I found in an antique shop. It was the perfect for the major renovation we just did!