***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.
erica says
FURNISH ME!
$10 bed from a garage sale, sanded, painted and made a headboard with $3 upholstery fabric from a garage sale. Love em!
amy says
Furnish me!
Right now, my favorite piece of furniture is a little storage bench by our front door. It’s the first piece I actually picked out and purchased as an adult. Our furniture collection really needs an overhaul (hand-me-downs and leftover college stuff–boo!!)
Shaundra Coleman says
Furnish me! I scored a great dining table and chairs from Craigslist. They were brand new and hardly used!!
Jessica says
Furnish me! I recently moved into my first place so I don’t really have any great pieces yet…
Samantha says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece has got to be my bed. I miss it when I’m gone, it’s just that comfortable.
kristin says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is a buffet table I found at a consignment shop and refinished!
Janessa says
FURNISH ME!!
My favorite piece of furniture would be our dinning room farm table that my husband made!
Michelle says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece in our house right now is a mahogany dining room table that we picked up at an estate sale. Although we do not have chairs for the table yet, the table was a steal of a deal. We paid $60 for the table and it has no scratches. It sits 10 comfortably and is perfect! :)
Nicole Harris says
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I love the dining room table and chairs we bought for only $300 when we got married 12 years ago. The table top is all scratched up but that makes me love it all the more!!
Vanessa says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece is the old dresser I refinished for my son’s room. It was fun to fix it up and I love looking at it!
Stephanie says
FURNISH ME!!! Please. Oh, it’s so hard to pick a favorite. Today it is my salvaged up-cycled cabinet I bought at the Raleigh Flea Market. No where near my most valuable piece, but I love it’s character.
Katie says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is my Sloane leaning shelves from Crate and Barrel. Perfect for a small apartment and they compliment my garage sale furniture!
Kari says
Furnish me!!! I love my craigslisted pottery barn slip covered couch!
Amanda says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is an old desk my parents bought at Fort Knox in a sale of old army furniture. They refinished it – beautiful solid wood.
Alex S says
FURNISH ME!!!!
I found a great dresser for our master bedroom with hidden jewelry compartments and lots of drawers. It’s GREAT to hide your really nice pieces in the hidden jewelry drawer!!!
Beth says
Furnish me!
It’s hard to remember my furniture since I’ve been abroad for almost a year and my half-of-an-apartment’s worth of furniture is living in my parents’ basement but I’m going home in a week and can’t wait to see my bed – well the mattress to be more precise :)
Sarah says
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i’d have to say my bed cause it’s uber comfortable… but all the furniture in our house has been handed down to us or cost <50 bucks from craigslist.
Mrs. Le Brell says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece would have to be our coffee table, which was once a dining room table that we stripped, stained & painted. It fits our room so perfectly!
Meghan T says
Furnish me! I don’t have much furniture since my husband and I just moved to our house from a small apartment , but I am refinishing my husband’s great grandmother’s coffee table and I think it will be beautiful once given a new life.
Gabie says
FURNISH ME!!! I feel like I have so many! Our Ikea sectional definitely gets used the most but I have a couple of great antique pieces that belonged to my grandparents and a great dresser and coffee table found on craigslist and a vintage store!
Whitney Garcia says
“FURNISH ME!”
My favorite pieces right now are a china cabinet buffet combo I inherited from family. I am in the process of stripping the veneer to the original wood and absolutely cannot decide on staining them or painting them.
Caitlin C says
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The greatest pieces of furniture are my baby to be’s nursery items. I love the crib and the adult size dresser. Also in the room is a $25 Craigslist Dutailier upholstered rocker glider that a neighbor refinished for us!
Morgan Patterson says
FURNISH ME!!! My favorite piece…ok I have 2 were actually left at our home when we moved in, so they were….FREEE! Can’t get better than that right? One is a sofa table or foyer table which is what we are currently using it as and the other matching piece is a wine rack. Both were a really ugly metallic gold color when we moved in and since we lightened up the house with white trim and a light taupe wall, I decided to spray paint the pieces black. LOVE THEM!
Betty says
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My first ever bedroom set. “Real” Furniture!
emily says
furnish me! my favorite piece is a midcentury side table I picked up from an estate sale
Elizabeth says
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My favorite piece in the house right now is an antique secretary desk that my dad refinished in sassy black lacquer. It really “makes” the living room, although it has lived in the bedroom and entry way as well.
Kelsey says
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I think the greatest piece I own is a little vintage step stool. It was a rusty yellow when I got it but I took it apart and spray painted it cherry red. It’s my accent color in my lime green kitchen and I’m really proud of it!
Kristin says
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One of my favorite pieces of furniture are some antique nightstands that a friend gave me. I am so blessed…I love them!
Jen says
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My favorite pieces are my bedroom set – my husband and I bought it with some of our wedding money so it symbolizes the start of our marriage.
Jen says
FURNISH ME! Probably my fiance’s grandmother’s old furniture. It’s a darker wood and goes well with some of my newer pieces.
ashley says
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I found a pair blue velvet tufted art deco chairs on CL. I may have them all my life I love them so.
Kristen says
Furnish me! (please)
My favorite piece of furniture is our 1950s glass top coffee table we got at a church rummage sale for $10. The top is shaped like a soft edged triangle if that makes any sense? We could use the help in our bedroom and dining area so the book and furniture would be amazing!
Alisa D. says
FURNISH ME!
A lamp – not too exciting but I’ve yet to get sick of it and I change my mind A LOT.
What a great giveaway!
Veronica says
Furnish me!
My favorite set of furniture that I own is a kitchen table/chairs set that I picked up for super cheap and then refinished/reupholstered myself.
Lara says
Furnish me! We love old school desks. They make great end tables and night stands at a reasonable price.
Parke W says
FURNISH ME! I love my custom-made fabric headboard
meganleiann says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of “furniture” is my husband’s grand piano. It takes up a whole room in our not so big house, but the music he plays on it is worth all the space. Plus nothing says elegant like the sexy lines of a grand!
Sarah Beth says
FURNISH ME! My greatest purchase has been a Craigslist pedestal table for $75.00. I am almost finished refinishing it. I will have about $90.00 into it. Sure beats the $2,000 one I wanted from Pottery Barn =)
Diana says
Furnish Me!!
I love all the art we have in our living room!
Shana says
Furnish me!
The best piece I have is my beloved bookcase … I got it secondhand, and it’s probably worthless, but it’s a lovely cherry wood color. :)
kelly taylor says
Furnish me!
I just scored a gorgeous wooden rocking chair from a friend’s moving sale for only $15!
Courtney says
Furnish ME!!!! I love the china cabinet I got as a wedding gift from my parents – it would look great with these give-away pieces!!
Kelly says
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My favorite piece is an entryway table I found at TJ Maxx! I left it the first time and pined for it for a week and when I went back it was still there! Made for one happy girl :)
Abby says
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I found an old chest outside our neighbors house on trash day. We use it as our ‘vintage’ coffee table and I always get comments on it. Too bad we can’t invite the neighbors over since they will think I’m a creeper–haha!
Rebekah Bloyd says
Furnish me!
I painted an antique buffet the prettiest shade of robin’s egg blue and distressed it a bit. iIt really does make the room!
Misty says
Furnish me!!!! I have the perfect place in my house for all of those things! :) I have a foyer table from Kirkland’s that I got on clearance. It’s so pretty, and I get compliments on it all the time.
Kristy says
FURNISH ME!
My Mother’s china hutch.
Katie says
Furnish me! I really love the coffe table my dad made for me when I got married 3 years ago.
Tamisha says
FURNISH ME! My favorite pieces are my “art collection” from my trips. I’ve been buying drawings, paintings, crafts as souvenirs from my trips and frame them when I get home. I love the memories I get whenever I look at them and I know it’s not something that everybody will have in their home.
Jamie says
FURNISH ME!
An old footlocker I’ve had for years.