***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.
Maury @ Life on Mars says
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Hmmm… I have a couple. I bought a great white cabinet at a Ballard Designs outlet in college and I still love it. Or the antique cherry drop-leaf table that I scored at a yard sale last year for $30. I love them both.
Sarah in Indiana says
FURNISH ME! I love the pieces with history, so my faves are the 1940s Duncan Phyfe style dining room set that belonged to my husband’s grandparents, and the massive oak desk that came from the railroad office where my grandfather worked.
Cara says
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A small antique table from a friend of mine, free and beautiful!
Kara Hilburger says
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Two Ikea chairs with matching end table I found at a garage sale for $10 total!
Mia says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture is a crib built by my grandfather for my mother. It is a super simple and basic crib that is only safe for dolls and where I made my cats sleep when I was a child. It is the only piece of furniture I would be devastated to lose.
Emilie Robb says
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My friend gave me a chair when she was moving; the lines of the chair are perfect!
Nannette says
Furnish me! that chest is really calling my name!
Sandra L says
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My favorite furniture pieces are our hand-carved Indian coffee and side tables.
Kim says
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Actually I’d have to say the great piece I own is a 30 year old sofa. It’s looks have faded, but man, I am surprised at how well it’s held up over the years.
Elizabeth says
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Greatest pieces are a tie between my great-grandmother’s kitchen table and my campaign dresser.
Megan says
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My favorite piece is a Mid Century Dresser I scored off of craigslist for $40!
Io says
Furnish me! I have my (Danish) grandmothers gorgeous teak Danish modern sideboard. My mother has the table and chairs because they don’t fit in our tinyndining room, but someday I’ll have room….
Lindsay says
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I love my sectional couch. My first REAL piece of furniture.
Allison H. says
Furnish Me!! I inherited a pair of orange vintage side chairs from my grandparents! loooove them!
charlotte says
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I have a cute little dijon mustard colored leather ottoman that my grandmother got a yard sale a while back. For some reason everytime people come over people always seem to gravitate towards!
Danielle says
Furnish me… please?
Our best piece is definitely our outdoor set. We inherited a great set of 4 pub stools after my parents remodeled their kitchen. Paired with a “scratch-and-dent” discounted table from Lowe’s, it was functional but sooo not pretty! I called the manufacturer of the table and was able to score a new non-scratched glass insert for the table. $25 worth of outdoor fabric (thanks to a JoAnn’s coupon) recovered the seats and turned the set from bad to fab! Now, it’s the most-talked about piece in our house and friends think it cost a fortune!
Paige says
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Samantha Severson says
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My greatest piece is my white vinatage writing desk!
Meg M. says
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My favorite piece of furniture is our teak dining room table passed down to us from my parents. Very mid-century modern. :)
Sherri says
FURNISH ME! We have a beautiful old wooden desk that came from a college in Southern Georgia.
Lynn says
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I love an armour my late dad made for me as a little girl.
Emily A says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is a wooden tulip, a brown square base, green stems and leaves and a bright red 3 petal tulip. This is extra special because my grandpap, who has passed, made it for me. Its also family based, because each of my cousins has 1 also :)
Christina says
FURNISH ME! I still feel like i’m in that post college phase where i’m trying to get rid of everything old and get great lasting pieces, so nothing yet!
Tiffany E. says
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My greatest piece is the cedar chest that my dad and grandpa made for me in high school.
Kara says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is a creamy silk wingback chair in mint condition that I picked up for $20 at an antique store- it was a pain to get into my little Saturn at the time, but it’s so charming!
Laura says
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My fave pieces of furniture are a little robin egg blue dresser with a stenciled bird on it that I found for under $200 and wooden chest I got for Christmas when I was 16 (that was many, many, many years ago). The chest has been painted at least 5 times depending on the room it is in. IF only all chests held up so well….LOL
Sarah T. says
FURNISH ME! The $30 tub chairs that we scored at a garage sale! We ended up building our whole living room around them!
Kate says
FURNISH ME! My favorite pieces of furniture that I own are a pair of chinese chippendale chairs that I scored at Ballard Backroom for $40 a piece! I had been looking for them FOREVER, and I am so excited to add them to my collection!
Joann says
FURNISH ME! I currently own NO furniture that I love! It’s a mix of leftover furniture from college and I am dying for some upgrades!
Kathryn says
Furnish me! I have a vintage dresser from the 30’s that is my absolute favorite piece, right down to the tiger stripped wood :)
Jamie says
Furnish Me! I recently bought a new Dining Table and chairs, my first BIG furniture purchase. Scary and exciting at the same time, but I love it now! My apartment could definately use some more key pieces :)
Katie says
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My very favorite piece is a old trunk that’s a cherry wood cover with copper metal accents at the corners/locks. I’m sure there’s a name for the style, but heck if I know it. :)
Andrea Tooley says
FURNISH ME! I love two upholstered chair that I got when one of my favorite clothing stores went out of business.
Ashley Bradley says
PLEASE “FURNISH ME”!!!! We just bought a house after renting for almost 5 years, its a fixer-upper – we need all the help we can get!
Jodi says
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I found a refinished antique buffet that was painted a deep burgundy red with a black glaze…I fell in love with it on site! My husband was out of town for work(and this was before our cell phones had cameras!), so the owner of the shop took a photo for me and sent it to my husband’s e-mail. I got the approval…and that buffet was mine! It has served us well as a buffet in the dining room and as a stand for our flat screen in our living room! I love “her” still today! :)
lisa says
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A pair of petite green upholstered chairs we found for $125 in an antiques shop while visiting Maine. They work in many rooms and keep evolving. Right now they’re in our rental . . I’m hoping to see them in my dining room when we move home after our renovation.
Katy @ Turtle House says
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I have a couple antiques I love, mainly an old armoire that I don’t really NEEED, but it’s too pretty to get rid of! :-)
Erin says
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My favorite piece is the wine rack/sideboard I found at a yardsale for $35.00 and my husband and I refinished to compliment our dining room.
Sandra says
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one of our great pieces is a school desk inherited from a neighbor- the kind with the chair attached to the table- that my 5 year old son uses in his room. many a great masterpieces have been created at this lovely wooden desk!
Rachel says
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Amanda says
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The greatest piece I currently own is an absolutely fantastic sleigh bed I bargained from Craig’s List for $150. (Did I mention it came with a nightstand AND mirror?)
Gina says
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I’d say a dresser and old bed my husband’s father gave him years ago. Solid, heavy wood, and a beautiful cherry wood color.
Lauren says
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I think my absolute favorite piece is the jewelry cabinet my boyfriend built for me. It’s absolutely huge, displays everything I own, and since he built it and I painted it, it’s 110% one-of-a-kind and special to me.
Jenn K. says
FURNISH ME! I inherited my grandparents beautiful solid wood dining room table and chairs.
Sally says
“Furnish Me” My favorite piece is my Grandmothers bedroom suite. So old, so many memories!
Katie says
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My favorite pieces I have are the dresser and side tables I got after my grandfather passed away. I think of him every time I use them.
leslie says
FURNISH ME PLEEEEEEEASE! We purchased my parent’s house from them (we always say they upgraded :) ) and our house is full of a lot of bless-me-downs. We do have a green buffet that we love (similar to the one in your entryway, but shorter) that someone at our church was giving away. Our house definitely needs an upgrade! Especially our bedroom =)
Miranda says
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My favorite piece of furniture is the book shelf my husband made me for my birthday the first year we were together. I love books and couldn’t ask for anything better!
Amy says
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I love my bed from Robb and Stucky!
Lauren says
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The best piece I own is probably what looks like an old record player stand that used to be my grandmother’s. It could use a little TLC but it definitely has great bones!