***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.
Laura says
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I have a dresser that I got off Craigslist for $10 a couple years ago. It was pretty ugly but after a new paint job I LOVE it!!
Kathryn says
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We love our Sheraton style sofa. It’s beautiful and comfy and worth the extra time I took to find a nice fabric.
Deanne S says
FURNISH ME! I love my solid wood bedroom set that I found on Craiglist for only $200 and it was in great condition!!!
Heather M. says
FURNISH ME!!!!!
Kate says
Furnish me! My sideboard is my absolute favorite piece of furniture. It’s been an entertainment center, held dishes, acted as a dresser- I love it!
Beth says
FURNISH ME!!! I love the dining set that I have in my kitchen-it was the first purchase my husband and I made when we got married. :)
B Mom says
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we are rich with handmedowns and craigslist scores, but our favorite pieces are probably some simple, comfy second hand chairs which now reside in the living room – thanks for the lovely giveaway!
Laura Adelman says
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My favorite piece of furniture right now is our new king size bed! There is so much room now for my husband, me and of course our massive 10 pound daschund that likes to sleep with us (he seems to expand when he is in the bed because it amazes us that such a small dog can take up so much room)!
Kelly says
Furnish me! I am kind of sad that I can’t come up with a good answer to this question – which means I need to start hunting for some furniture I’m proud of!
Beka says
FURNISH ME! Pretty much all of our furniture is secondhand but we never found any comfy couches that were both in good condition and pleasing to the eye. We decided to splurge on a brand new couch and recliner and we love them! We paid cash and got a great deal during a sale. They have been totally worth the money!
Robin Grey says
YIKES! Great stuff!
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Kim S says
Furnish Me! My favorite pieces are a bookcase and end table, both handmade by my fiance’s grandfather while he was still alive. So much history!
Liz says
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Holy cannoli, what a fantastic giveaway! We’re in the process of retrofitting a mid-century steel credenza to serve as our TV stand/video game hider.
Angelo says
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I really like our black metal stools.
Jessica C says
Furnish me! I love our dining room table (counter-height) and Pier 1 leather bar chairs!
Lori says
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My favorite piece of furniture is a sofa console table that my husband and I built – using your table as inspiration!
Ashley says
furnish me! my favorite piece is my singer sewing table with the iron foot pedal. my home was not a home without having one!
Emily says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is an old solid wood dining table that I refinished. It’s solid as a rock and now beautiful due to some TLC.
Dani says
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I wish I had a better answer! I have lots of little DIY things I love, but no real awesome furniture. My dream is some amazing bookshelves, too!
Corey says
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My favorite piece is my daughter’s bed since I slept in it when I was a child. My second daughter is about to move from her crib so she’ll get the matching twin that my sister slept in.
Kristin says
Furnish me! My favorite piece I own is probably our son’s nursery furniture. It’s the only quality stuff we have purchased ourselves. Everything else has been gift or hand-me-downs.
Maria-Jade says
Furnish Me!! I love our huge cream colored sectional sofa!
Kristin says
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My favorite piece is a moroccan style mirror that I got at Pier One years ago … love it!
Anna says
Furnish Me!!!! Love the old walnut pedestal table from my great-grandparents – it sings to me. :)
Ashley says
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My favorite piece is my all-mirrored nightstand. I admit I splurged but it was worth every penny!
marcela says
furnish me! i will be needing furniture for new home!
Ryan says
Furnish me! I love the pallet-inspired coffee table that I built with my wife. It’s one-of-a-kind and looks great in our living room.
Kim says
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My favorite piece is a sweet green dresser I scored from a local shop for my first post-college apartment. Still love it, and never letting it go!
Lauren says
FURNISH ME!! I found an amazing brown leather sectional at an art gallery, of all places … it was perfect, and for sale, and I convinced the shop owner to ship it from his gallery in Omaha to my house in Minneapolis. Altogether it cost less than I would have paid for a sofa at a furniture store here in town, and it’s a great story for the “I love your couch!” conversation.
JenWoodhouse.com says
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Right now, my favorite piece of furniture is a pair of knockoff Restoration Hardware nightstands I just built:
http://jenwoodhouse.com/blog/2012/07/05/building-pair-knock-off-restoration-hardware-nightstands/
Melissa says
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Our tv stand came from a thrift store. It’s very midcentury modern looking and I love it. We painted it lime green!
Elizabeth says
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Our family table! My husband built us a farmhouse table for our family dinners and my father stained the top and I painted the bottom. It was a true family project and I LOVE IT! I hope it stays in our family for a long time and I can look back on it and see marks made by our children and our grandchildren.
denise says
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My favorite piece is an odd little vintage turquoise wicker and vinyl clothes hamper that I found on Craigslist. It’s weird, but unique and I love the color.
Gina says
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I love the dining room set that I got recently from Craigslist. It’s a high quality modern set from Crate & Barrel and I love it even more knowing the great deal I got as a result of my searching and patience!
Kristen says
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My husband and I were pretty young when we got married (21 & 24!) and we didn’t have enough money to purchase the type of couches we really wanted. So we took secondhand couches from my parents and grandparents (both were different color plaids and did not match each other or our style) and saved our pennies. Finally this past January, after two and a half years of mix matching ugliness we purchased our dream couch, loveseat and ottoman. I think we love and appricate them even more now then we would have if we were able to get them right away.
Eve says
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I found an awesome cedar chest in the alley behind my apartment. Love it.
Bethany H says
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My bed is my favorite piece of furniture. I had my eye on it for years and when I got engaged my fiance (now my husband) told me to pick out whatever bed I wanted. Didn’t take long for me to grab my super tall sleigh bed up, and bonus – it was on sale that week!
Kristin says
Furnish me! I am in love with the side tables I got from Goodwill for $8.00. Can’t wait to do something with them!
Megan says
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We’ve got 2 categories of greatest pieces at our house. 1: our first big married purchase – our couch! 2: special family pieces – a painting that my husband’s late grandmother painted for us as a wedding gift! Both are very special to us for different reasons!
Lisa D. says
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I love our coffee table / table bench / place to hide stuff that I scored at an antique mall. The staining and design matched our farmhouse table. LOVE IT.
Nadine says
FURNISH ME! After buying our first house back in October, we’re trying to fill er up with timeless pieces. Our greatest buy is a country farmhouse table that we got off craigslist for only $250!! Love it!
Melinda R says
FURNISH ME! Our best piece is our kitchen table. It’s walnut and we found it at an unfinished furniture place near C’ville – best $250 I’ve spent on furniture. It’s lovely, solid, and will certainly be passed down through our family.
Carolyn says
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Love the bench in our living room. It is actually an old pew bench from my Grandpa’s first church!
J says
FURNISH ME! I don’t have a best piece yet, although my newest is a desk from Ikea that serves its purpose well.
Shubha says
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My biggest splurge has been our TV Console from Crate & Barrel – it was $700 but I love it to bits! Post that purchase I found your blog and my love for DIY. Until I create my next fave, that console is on the top of my list!
Kimberly says
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I love the antique sideboard that the previous owner of our house left in the attic. We painted it teal and it looks awesome.
Helena says
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My favorite piece is a glass etagere that I lugged home from a secondhand store.
Brian says
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I love this old maroon recliner chair from my inlaws. We have it in our bedroom. It makes for the perfect place to escape to and read a good book or catch up on a TV show.
Joe says
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Cara W says
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The greatest piece we own is the Verona bar from World Market. The wood color is gorgeous and I’ve enjoyed decorating around it as a center piece in our dining room. It’s so fun to open it up and see all our delicious liquors and other assorted alcohol inside – and be able to close it and have it out of site.