***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.
Suzanne says
Furnish me!
I have two chairs from my mother-in-law that I love – and we had them reupholstered in fun blue stripes.
Diego says
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My pride possession is an old lobby accent chair I scored for free when I was in college a few years ago when an office was remodeling. It’s a bright yellow-gold color and has a great shape. I call it the “dooby chair”, because I found an old photo of a couple guys smoking from the 70’s probably stuffed behind the cushion.
Rachelle says
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I love our couch, love seat, chair/ottoman combo for our living room. The pieces in the set are a great neutral dark grey (couches) and cream (chair) that go with any decor by simply swapping decorative pillows.
Kristina says
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Greatest piece: Grandmothers china :)
Liz says
Furnish me! My greatest piece is a wing-back chair & ottoman that I found on the side of the road. Found some gorgeous upholstery fabric that I haggled an amazing deal on & reupholstered it all with my mom… “custom” wing-back & ottoman for $120!
Kathy says
FURNISH ME! I love the carved oak buffet I found in an antique shop when I just graduated from college. I ate mac and cheese for a month to buy it.
Kristy says
Furnish Me!Our neighbors just gave us a media cabinet we adore. It was originally from Room and Board. It had some sticky stuff on it and scratches we cleaned up. Now it looks fabulous!
Ashleigh says
FURNISH ME! Oh, please furnish me! 98% of the things in our house are second-hand. And I love old things, but some shiny, fresh new things would be so awesome! I guess our greatest piece would be our dining room table. It was my husband’s grandmother’s and many happy occasions have been celebrated over it. It has claw-foot legs and 4 (count ’em FOUR!) leaves. It would stretch out into our living room if I ever used them all.
Anne says
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I just scored a $5.00 secretary desk from Goodwill that I spray painted bright blue! I love it!
Ruth says
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My favorite piece is an antique dresser that my Grandfather refinished for me when I got my first college apartment!
Sara says
Furnish me!
Our house is slowly becoming a mixture of old and new, but all pieces we’ve picked out ourselves, instead of just hand me downs. My favorite is an old wooden dresser that I refinished.
Becka says
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My Mom and I, during a trip to the Eastern Market flea market in Washington DC, discovered a gorgeous pale blue antique French vanity. Right now, it’s the only really beautiful and high-quality piece I own, but I’d guess that it’ll stay my favorite for years.
aeriel says
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I love the dining table my hubby and I bought a few years ago. It was the first piece of real furniture we ever purchased. It’s hand crafted by an artisan out of reclaimed barn wood, totally custom, and utterly huge (that’s what she said!) at just over 9 feet long. I want generations of my family to make wonderful memories around this table for decades to come.
Margaret says
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I think I’m all googly-eyed proud today because of the little jewelry box I refinished for my daughter. It was a Goodwill find on for 50% off, which made it about $2. A little love and pink spray paint and we now have a sweet little box for her to organize all her 4 year-old treasures to her hearts’ content.
Lindsey says
Furnish me!
I love our couches…simple and comfy!
Leslie Ann says
Furnish me!
I found a fantastic little table by the dumpster of my apartment complex.
Noel says
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My favorite pieces right now are the dressers and night stand that have been my furniture since I was a baby. I finally painted them, thanks to Rustoleum’s kit, and they look fantastic. Top that off with using oil-rubbed bronze spray paint on the hardware, and they are totally “new”!
adria says
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My favorite piece(s) of furniture is a total toss up…between the coffee table/end tables my father made for our living room and are sturdy oak and amazeballs, and the purchased (World Market) incredible dining room set purchase during their dining sale for what felt like a total score (for all solid wood and only requiring a little bit of elbow grease).
Miranda says
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I bought and refinished a dining table and 4 chairs when i was single and bought my first place. How was I to know that almost a decade later it that it would become the table that my family sits at everyday for our meals together.
Meg says
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My sofa! It’s comfy, elegant, simple and beautiful.
Ashley says
FURNISH ME!! My favorite piece of furniture is my candy apple red buffet that I found at a local used furniture store. It’s 7 years old and I still get compliments, it adds just the perfect pop of color to my kitchen!
Anne S. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is probably my bed, which was made by my great, great uncle way back when. It’s solid wood and so unique. I’ve had it since I transitioned out of my toddler bed!
Emily Moser-Wright says
FURNISH ME!!!
Mason says
Furnish me!!
I recently found a pair of awesome bar stools for $8! They fit my unusally high breakfast bar perfectly. Such a great find since the only ones sold in stores tall enough are almost $100 each!
Elizabeth says
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I have a little school desk (old enough it has an inkwell in it) that I used as a desk when I was young, and a side table for years. Now it’s in my son’s room as an end table until he gets big enough to use it.
Laura says
Oh please, oh please, oh, PLEASE FURNISH ME! My husband and I just moved into our new (and forever, if I have anything to say about, which I do) home twelve days ago. We sold off almost all of our furniture when we moved from our apartment across the country, so now we have boxes upon boxes of belongings and no furniture to put them in/upon! So on that note, the greatest piece I currently own, my (beautiful, sustainably- and American-made) bedroom collection, hasn’t even been delivered yet!
Erin says
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I love my daughter’s crib. We just took the front off of it so its a perfect toddler bed now. And when she gets bigger it can be used as a twin head and foot board. (or for another sibling:))
Greta says
FURNISH ME! After thinking about my greatest piece of furniture it kinda made me feel silly. My husband and I scored 4 adirondack chairs that were sitting outside a dumpster. Since they are so expensive we jumped right on them, and they have been a staple to our home ever since.
April says
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My favorite piece is a tall arts and crafts sideboard we bought earlier this year.
Tessa says
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At the end of the day, I love crawling into my bed!
Gretchen says
Furnish Me! I have a bookcase over 100 years old with claw feet that I LOVE.
Tracy says
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I found the best deal on an almost-brand-new Lazy Boy couch at a garage sale – it was only $75!
Kelly says
FURNISH ME! I would have to say the greatest piece we have is a built in shelving unit my husband just made for our remodeled bathroom. To others it may seem ordinary, but I know how much time and love he put into it and that makes it the most beautiful piece ever:)
Abby Hugill says
FURNISH ME!! I was lucky enough to inherit a bunch of furniture from my parents when they moved into a home with a bunch of built in furniture a few years ago. Probably my favorite piece is the antique English pub kitchen table. It’s just way cool and reminds me of growing up since my parents have had it forever!
erin says
Furnish me!
I have a little green side table that I love. It used to be my grandmother’s!
Britney says
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Two French Country meets Victorian table lamps that line each side of my dresser adding full lighting balance to my bedroom…a total steal from a garage sale last fall!
Sarah S says
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I am giddy over the natural tree stump side table I nabbed at a local thrift store for $35. But I’m hoping that some paint and a bit of headboard tweaking will bump a 4-poster bed frame up to my fave piece!
Stacy says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture right now is a bench that I bought for the front entry. I had been looking around for the longest time and finally found something I liked (at a great price) and jumped on it!
Carrie says
Furnish me! I got a pair of upholstered high-back chairs at an auction for $10 in perfect condition and the perfect shade of robins egg blue. Sigh.
Kendra Shank says
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I have of furniture that I like a lot … but the only thing I *love* is my bed. Loooooooove it.
Lindsay C says
Furnish me!
I love an old hand-me-down dresser that my dad and I refinished for my daughter’s nursery! It has great bones, just needed some new paint and hardware!
Tiffany says
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Last summer I found a three drawer dresser at a rummage sale for $10, after a little tender loving care it is perfect for my daughters’ room.
Anne says
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The greatest piece I currently own is my great-grandmother’s China Cabinet. It’s definitely got character, but my favorite part about it is that it’s witnessed all the little moments in our family.
Andrea says
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Alisa says
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I feel like my next purchase will be my favorite. but right now it’s the sofa in my living room.
Erika says
FURNISH ME!!!
My Grandmother gave me a beautiful yellow dresser with ornate drawers that used to belong to Mrs. DuPont.
Amber says
FURNISH ME!
My fav piece of furniture is a beautiful cherry dresser with cedar drawers my Dad made. When I got married he made my husband a matching desk. I think they are the only solid pieces of furniture in our home! ;)
Michelle says
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I love my new sofa!
mc says
FURNISH ME! i love a pair of nesting tables that i use as a night stand. They were my grandmothers and are the first thing to make any new house ( i move every year) feel like home.
Whitney Dobson says
FURNISH ME!!!
The crate & barrel couch we bought!