***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.
lo says
FURNISH ME pretty please!!
We inherited a cool antique dark wooden chair with a bunch of beautiful intricate carvings in the arms and legs. Love it.
Lisa Ramey says
FURNISH ME!! I have only refinished one table, but it’s definitely one of my favorites now!
Kathryn says
Furnish me, I think my favorite piece of furniture is our kitchen table an chairs because I refinished the cushions to a great print and it’s where we gather as a family
Aaron says
FURISH ME!!!
My favorite thing is the double desk with a window seat that my wife and built!
Melanie says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece that we’ve bought is a coffee table with 12 drawers that can be opened on either side. I LOVE lots of tiny drawers, even though they’re not that practical. Would absolutely love to have an old card catalog set of drawers in our house!
Favorite piece we inherited is a framed mirror made by my husband’s Grandpa – and signed and dated on the back :)
Grace says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite pieces of furniture belonged to my great-grandparents.
Katie says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a craiglist dresser that we rehabbed and put in our living room.
Jessica Thomas says
FURNISH ME!
I am in love with the chairs my hubby and I bought on our honeymoon in Charleston that are in our master bedroom sitting area. They bring back memories every time I look at them. Tufted arm chairs for $75 a piece…we couldn’t resist, honeymoon or not :)
Danielle says
FURNISH ME!
My fav piece is our Seguro media console from Crate & Barrel. It holds all of our our stereo and tv/dvr equipment and is just plain beautiful to boot!
Lindsey d. says
FURNISH ME!
My best piece was gifted to me from my brother and sister-in-law. It’s an amazing antique bubble glass china cabinet.
Jess says
FURNISH ME! I have two old wingback chairs from my grandparents house that i love. they are so comfortable, but in desperate need of some new upholstery.
Natasha says
“FURNISH ME!” I’ll take one of each! Love all those pieces. I once bought an amazing (but heavy and HUGE) antique Chinese bench from one of the shops on the mall in Charlottesville. The supports were elephant heads and it had a beautiful wood grain. Sadly though, I had to leave it behind when I moved since it was so big, but I still miss it.
Kelly says
FURNISH ME!!!
I love this great upholstered desk chair I have. It was one of my first flea market finds and my very first attempt at refurbishing!
Megan says
FURNISH ME!
I found a beautiful art deco curio cabinet at a consignment store for $150. It was built in early 1900’s and is in perfect condition. LOVE IT!
Carolyn says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is a large armoire entertainment center I found on craigslist years ago. It was our first piece of “real furniture”. Meaning that it didn’t come in a box that required assembly. And we got it for a steal!
Jess says
Furnish Me! My furniture unfortunately is hodge podge of make-do pieces, so my greatest “piece” is actually a painting. It’s of a Zambian mother and child and reminds me of my time in Africa.
Chelsie says
FURNISH ME!!!
My dad made all four of us kids our own dressers when we were younger and I absolutly love it!
Haylee F. says
FURNISH ME!!!
I’m looking for a large campaign style dresser so I am refinish it and add it to my bedroom. Because I have been on the hunt for a cheap one, I think it will be a great victory once I find it.
Blake says
FURNISH ME! My husband and I absolutely love our headboard, which is actually 2 twin headboards. I found them both at a yard sale for $40. The lady who was selling them has a booth at a swanky antique store in our town and she was having a yard sale to sell the things she didn’t have room for. It was a major score!
Carol says
FURNISH ME! I have 2 lamps made from old steel wallpaper rollers. Got them at a junk shop for $10; saw something similar at a design center to-the-trade showroom for over $1,000!
Susannah says
FURNISH ME! I love our very solid trestle table from World Market and a small, imperfect console table that I found in my parents’ attic that came from my great grandmother’s house.
Rebecca says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is a chair that I painted. I was inspired by this blog!
Britta says
Furnish Me!
Favorite piece: My blue couch.
Ashlie Greene says
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I happened to come across a buffet table at a yard sale for $25. I love it. Somtimes I put it up against the wall, or in the middle of the kitchen to serve as an island. :)
Jessica says
FURNISH ME! Recently, when my husband and I were visiting my grandparents, I spotted an old wing back armchair in their basement. I remember my grandmother sitting in it every night as a kid. It was still in perfect condition. “Grandma….whatcha doin’ with that chair?” 5 minutes later it was in our car and now it’s my favorite touch to our living room, updated with a pillow from West Elm. Awesome.
Meagan says
Furnish me!
Jennifer Patterson says
FURNISH ME! My greatest piece is a wooden oak mission style desk my boyfriend and I found on Craigslist in Starkville, Mississippi. We needed a desk and the price was right so we went with and and fell in love with how sturdy and heavy it was. We brought it home and analyzed it and found out that it was made in England by Cookes of Finsbury and when we pulled out one of the writing drawers underneath it was written in pencil “Date Commissioned July 23, 1941” and “Made a Grand Exit: August 1, 1942.” We are still trying to find out if ‘Made a Grand Exit’ means sent to the US? Anyway we love our great find and we even named him Winston Churchill. We hung a picture of my boyfriends Great Grandfather shaking hands with Prime Minister Churchill over it. It is a great conversation piece and we show everyone the writing under it!
Nicola says
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Cindy says
FURNISH ME!!! Probably the only piece in my house I wouldn’t change is my dining room table & chairs… still love it after 8 years!
paintergal says
Furnish me!
I just bought a great oil painting of a boat, at a consignment shop. It’s such a peaceful, serene scene.
Monika says
FURNISH ME! We love our dining room set!
Emily D. says
FURNISH ME!!!!
The greatest piece is an art deco armless chair I scored at the Habitat Restore for $30. When I adopted her she was a strange gold color that looked like a dirty polar bear. Now she is recovered (by me!) in a fabulous floral. She really makes the room!
Jordan says
FURNISH ME!
I love a little squatty red side table that we found at a flea market a few years ago. Our room was very “beige” before that bright little gem, and we have since added teal accents throughout the room!
Katherine says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a dresser my cousin made for my son when he was born.
JMe says
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My favorite piece is a vintage 3 drawer dresser because it is soooo versatile! I have used it in my living room to store throws, guest room for towels, and currently my hallway for photo albums. Wherever it is, I get compliments on it!
Dan says
Furniture me!
Bailey N. says
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My favorite piece is my wrought iron bed frame inherited from my mother!
Christie says
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We scored a beautiful wood dining room table for $150 at the Crate and Barrel outlet in Alexandria a few years ago. It still retails in the store for more than $1,000(!!), and it’s our favorite piece of furniture we own!
Meghan says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is this strange little round, cherry side table. I found it on a trash day eve years ago in my mom’s neighborhood. It’s slightly crooked and peeling a bit, but it will always have a special place in my heart!
Leslie says
FURNISH ME!
I love my new couch (with chaise)- so comfortable!
Amanda N says
FURNISH ME!
The bookshelf that my dad built.
Kathy says
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My favorite piece is our sectional which was definitely a splurge. Not only is it stylish, but I think it is the most comfortable couch ever. We call it the black hole because once you get on it, you never want to leave!
shanna o. says
Furnish me! I love a $15 chair (formerly green pleather) that I scored on Craigslist. I reupholstered it, painted the frame and added nailhead around it. I adore it.
Devon @ Green House, Good Life says
FURNISH ME!
I’m really digging this cabinet that I bought at my neighborhood junk store and painted.
Erin T. says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece is my piano (free!).
Jamie Smith says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is a flea market dresser that my mom bought for $20 and re-finished when I was in high school. I have furnished my master bedroom around this one cheap DIY piece. It looks like it cost a million bucks!
Sarah says
Furnish me!
Our newest addition is my favorite: a 1960’s vintage record cabinet.
Angie says
FURNISH ME! I recently bought a duncan phyfe style sideboard & turned it into an entertainment center.
Krystle Clark says
FURNISH ME!
Ok, I know a lot of parents out there can probably relate… but it’s kind of sad that the best piece of furniture in our house is my daughter’s crib/dresser combo that we purchased before she was born. No particle board here! lol — So sad, isn’t it? I am on a mission to start adding some beautiful pieces to our home so we (as adults) can begin truly enjoying it! These pieces are stunning and would be perfect to help me get started!!
Abby says
Furnish me!
I love a china cabinet we got from my grandparents.