***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.
GardenFresh says
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I’m just beginning to gather decent furniture for my place, so I have mostly big box stuff right now unfortunately. The pieces I love the best are my two night stands that started out as IKEA pieces but that I really customized to my exact needs and I think they’re beautiful now – both because of how well they turned out and all the work that went into them!
Rhonda says
Furnish me! My best piece is a fantastic queen sized bed my dad made for me when I was single. It’s on loan to my sister right now, but as soon as my 3 year old gets an official big girl room it’ll be back in its rightful home. It’s beautifully made, but the fact that my dad did all the work just for me makes it more than just a bed. ;)
Meagan Z. says
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The greatest piece that we have was a family heirloom from my husband’s family. It is a president’s size desk that has character and southern charm. I am in love with it!
stacy says
FURNISH ME! My favorite pieces are actually pieces of art that my grandmother painted. I love having original art and also love that every time I look at them I am reminded of her!
Trisha D. says
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My favorite piece is a piece I actually don’t display currently. I purchased what I like to say is a ‘vintage’ dresser. The lines and details are amazing. I haven’t had the chance to dedicate time to it yet but every-once-in-a-while I think about it and daydream what it would look like in my house. Its probably a good thing I haven’t touched it too since the paint or not to paint debate keeps running through my mind.
Jennifer Yun says
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A vintage look firetruck ride on that was gifted to my son always makes me smile!
katie says
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My boyfriend and I just moved into a new apartment and our walls were looking a bit bare. Our neighbor was getting rid of an old dresser, and it had some fantasitc looking wood. He and I snatched it right up and made shelving for our bedroom. It’s a lighter oak wood and we paired it with wrought iron brackets to give it a classic, yet slightly French/Whimsical feel.
And we absolutely LOVE our new shelves that literally cost a couple bucks to make :) Maybe it’s because the shelves are so new… but they feel absolutely essential to us! They really tie the whole room together.
harmony says
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It’s not exactly furniture, but the tile we used when we redid our bathroom makes my heart fluttery.
Tracy says
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I love our sectional in the living room. it fits the size of the room well and there is lots of room for seating!
Emma Ryder says
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Kelly M says
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While perusing Homegoods we saw a picture of a pug that looked just like our Pug Hugo wearing a bomber jacket. We happen to have an almost identical picture of our pug wearing a similar bomber jacket. One of our favorite and most asked about pieces!
Ellie says
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Our best piece is a very old sewing machine that is built into (and inside) an antique sewing table, which belonged to my mother-in-law’s grandmother (and now me).
Courtney Dozier says
FURNISH ME! I’m a relative newbie when it comes to decorating so nothing I love love love at our house yet (although I’m already coveting some of the pieces in this giveaway!). My fiance is tall (6 ft 3)- he would say the best piece in in the house is our dining room table that his legs can fit under :).
MissCaron says
FURNISH ME! The greatest piece I currently own is housed at my mother’s house (since I don’t have room) and is a Steinway upright grand. I love that thing!
Kelly says
FURNISH ME! We have a bed set from Arhaus that was our first big furniture purchase as an engaged couple. :-)
Becky says
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My favorite piece of furniture is my bright orange and white print chair I got from Overstock. It was my first big girl purchase with some flare. :)
Maren says
FURNISH ME!!! My fiance’s dad was cleaning out his old office and had this massive picture of a map (we’re talking the length of the loveseat). It was sitting in the corner of one of his offices and he said, “it’s yours”. It’s my inspiration piece and I’m absolutely in love with it!
Vicky says
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My Dad gifted me two antique riddling racks from the 1800’s that currently reside in my dining room! The racks are a conversation piece for any guests and a source of conflict for my “jealous” siblings! ;)
Betsy Robinson says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture right now is a door that I recently turned into a table by adding legs and a skirt. It is extremely sturdy and will hopefully last for years.
Annie says
FURNISH ME!!! The greatest piece of furniture I own is a dresser my great grandfathers owned and I painted it white and distressed it. Absolutely love it.
Anne says
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I searched all over town looking for the perfect kitchen table for my lifestyle. I finally scored it for kind of a big price, but it was totally worth it in the end!
Alice says
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My favorite piece in my new home is my round dining room table – definitely a place to sit and gather!
Ash says
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I am in love with our sectional. (It is Karl’s mate.)
Chrissi says
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I inherited a writing desk that was my grandmothers when she was a little girl. I have refinished it and it is the one piece that I might consider grabbing on my way out if there was a fire!
Rachel says
FURNISH ME! ..Please. :)
My favorite piece of furniture is a kitschy little chair I bought at a garage sale in a 70s yellow. I always meant to reupholster it, but now it fits into my house’s color scheme in all its old gold glory, and I love it. It keeps me from getting too pretentious with my decor choices. ;)
Sarah says
Furnish Me! My friend scored some Frye boots from a thrift store for 4 bucks!! They didn’t fit her so she gave them to me!!!
Starr @ The Kiefer Cottage says
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I have a Steinway grand piano that my mother gave me. I have considered selling it in the past to help pay off my student loans (and also because moving this sucker is expensive and difficult!), but I can’t part with it. I don’t care if it’s a splurge.
Tammy says
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I found a solid wood dresser on Craig’s List for $40 and I painted it and distressed it! It was my first time refinishing furniture and it is still my favorite piece!
Carly says
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My favorite pieces are the bookcase passed down from my husband’s family and the entertainment center that my mom painted for me. Love the sentimental value and uniqueness!
Annie says
FURNISH ME! The greatest piece of furniture we have is my husband’s grandparents kitchen table and chairs. They purchased it when they were married in the 1940s. I love making new memories where so many have already been made. I can’t wait for my son to grow up knowing his Grandpa sat at the same table when he was a young boy too.
Emily says
FURNISH ME!! We love the kitchen table we refinished!
Elizabeth says
FURNISH ME!!! I think my favorite piece is a large cedar chest that my grandmother gave to me upon my high school graduation. It’s special because it was used by her for so long and by my great grandmother before her.
Jessica @ Home and Faith says
FURNISH ME!! My fav piece of furniture is a church pew I got from my church when we were switching to pew chairs! I paid $50 for it!
Gabrielle says
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I love my Great-Grandmothers antique buffet table that my mother repainted, it’s by far the best looking piece in our living room!
Tracey says
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I’m in love with our brand new sectional from Arhaus, we splurged and I think I might marry it. And all of these would look gorgeous in the room ith the sectional. :)
Kelly says
FURNISH ME! My pietre sofa from C&B– one of my biggest splurges.
Laura says
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I just bought my first real piece of furniture, a sectional from Crate & Barrel, and I couldn’t love it more!
Tricia says
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our home is just now getting put together – we don’t have a “greatest piece”, but can’t wait to get one!
JessP says
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A square dining room table. My only major piece of furniture that isn’t a hand-me-down!
Melissa says
Furnish me, PLEASE!!! I have that whole young, newlywed, hand me down, hodge podge thing going on. Slowly but surely making my way out of it..this would help!
terri d. says
FURNISH ME! I have two favorites; (1) a trunk fondly known as my sweater trunk that sits at the end of the bed…I found it on Craigslist and love how it looks modern but worn (2) a dining table that mom bought from a vendor on the side of the road…refinished planks that are warm and homey.
Sarah Schaffer says
Furnish me! I recently had a campaign style media cabinet built and painted BMW Twilight and I love it with the brass hardware. Also love knowing its the only one in the world like it:-)
Amelia Walton says
Furnish me! I have a pie safe that my grandfather built (which is even cooler because he was a banker with a weekend passion for furniture–the original DIY man!) and it’s moved among different family homes since they passed away. It’s in our house now, or about to be, we’re moving on Saturday, and will house our china in our dining room!
Kelly says
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I have a gateleg table that belonged to my mom and her grandmother. I use it as a console table. Love it!
Sarah says
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We have a super solid wood dining table that I have grown to love. It was my grandparents’, then passed down to my parents while I was growing up, and now my husband’s and mine. It’s funny how I never thought about whether I even liked it growing up–it was just a fixture. But now that I sit at it every day, it brings back a lot of memories, plus it’s giant and pretty and kind of awesome. :)
Bonney says
FURNISH ME! – The greatest piece I have is the cedar trunk I inherited from my granmom. It’s summer storage for all of the quilts she made.
Kelsey says
Furnish Me!! My favorite piece of furniture that I own is probably my old antique armoir that I refinished (painted and new hardware). I added shelves to the inside to make it very versatile and super functional. Love it!
MJ says
Furnish me, my husbands father made a corner cabinent that holds a dear place in our hearts.
SusanA says
FURNISH ME! My mother’s bakers rack – SO multi-functional and special because it was the “alter” at my parent’s wedding! Like I said, MULTI-FUNCTION amazingness :)
Susan Johnston says
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I have an awesome bed (queen pillowtop!) so that’s my favorite piece of furniture.