***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.
Debbie Firebaugh says
FURNISH ME! We splurged on a black walnut corner cupboard for our dining room – a classic piece that provides tons of storage.
Brittany says
Furnish Me!
I am loving the Ikea dining room table and chairs I found on craigslist! It is amazing what a difference they make!
Carla says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is an old secretary of my grandmothers that I haven’t gotten to refinishing yet but know it will be killer once it’s done!
Shannon says
Furnish me!! I have an old porch swing that was my Nana’s- the memories attached to it are priceless!
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME!
easy – a buttercup chair by bludot that i snagged for half-price (although i still couldn’t afford it at the time as a grad student) — it’s still my favorite piece in the house and i’m glad i was irresponsible enough to pounce on it!
Christina says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is our couch. It’s not that its particularly pretty but it is SO comfy. Friends have actually requested to sleep on it – oh yeah, its that good. Actually curled up there right now with my laptop :)
Jamie says
FURNISH ME!
I think my favorite piece is the chifforobe I inherited from my great grandparents.
Blythe says
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Most of our furniture is from Ikea, but we do have a great ond oak dresser that came from an army barracks somewhere. It’s been refinished many times. I also scored a fabulous mirror at a garage sale for $5 a few weeks ago!
katie says
Furnish me!
I salvaged an old schoolhouse table from a satellite office of a nonprofit I used to work for. I paid $30 for it, and then refinished it (after sanding out carvings of kids’ initials along the sides). It’s 9 feet long and fits our narrow dining room perfectly. We use it every day and get compliments on it all the time.
Amy S says
FURNISH ME!
One of the best “bones” i have in my house is my bedroom set from the 1930’s. It was my grandfathers mothers and it is absolutely amazing!
Lindsay says
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My favorite piece is the dresser my mom gave me for my 16th birthday! Its so pretty and could even be used in a dining or family room. I hope to keep it around for a long time and even pass it down to my kids in the future.
Sarah says
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We have a Civil-War era desk – I got it in high school. It’s nothing fancy or expensive, but I love the history and the rich wood colors.
Jessica A says
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I went to an estate sale several years back with an ex-bf’s mom-we got to go in the day before it started (!!!). I scored an old, old dresser with the matching mirror for $20. I painted them both chocolate brown just to get them in our house, but now I’m contemplating it’s next, fun color.
Emily Klaczynsky says
Furnish me! My favorite piece would have to be our perfectly comfy bed.
Carla says
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Almost free hutch in our dining room in perfect condition.
Shauna says
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I picked up a hideous ottoman at a yard sale for $2 and refinished it and it’s absolutely gorgeous now!
Vorty says
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We are under contract for our first home…our 5 year old daughter will finally have her own room. My best score is the 4 small writing desks I purchased for my leased office. Now, I don’t have the office but the desks are great for use all around our condo and will be for our future home too.
Zhaleh says
FURNISH ME! I love GBGP! Probably our greatest piece is a sideboard/console/buffet table that we are currently using for our TV and DVD storage. It belonged to my grandparents-in-law who gave it to his parents who gave it to us.
Jenn says
FURNISH ME! We have the most adorable lime green bistro chairs at our kitchen table. Love them! They definitely make the room pop!
Trish says
FURNISH ME!I just inherited a pricey couch imported from across the pond. Love it!
Melissa M. says
Furnish me! I inherited an antique dining room table that was painted three different. After stripping all the paint and re-staining it’s my favorite piece in the house.
kelley says
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Definitely my mid-century Scandinavian credenza that I found on Ebay.
Kim B says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is an antique desk that some family friends gave us. Old, but in great shape and lots of character.
Gwen says
Furnish me!
I have a love/hate relationship with these awesome Windsor chairs I got for free on the side of the road.
Jackie says
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I redid an old filing cabinet that I got for $25 and it makes excellent shoe storage and a great suface for dumping our stuff right when we come in the house.
Michele says
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We have this very awesome dresser/wardrobe in our daughter’s room that we scored for nothing when my brother decided he needed something new. It’s solid wood, has a lot of drawers and a cabinet for storage, and it’s incredibly sturdy. Best piece of functional furniture in our home!
Hannah C says
I love our bed frame. It is industrial looking and after lusting over it at full price I was able to snag it for 75% off.
Vonda says
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I’m currently in love with our sectional that we waited to buy until we got into our ‘forever’ house.
Amanda says
FURNISH ME! The best “piece” we have is our dining room table, which was a wedding gift from my in-laws. It is beautiful, solid wood, high enough for my husband’s long legs, and has been in storage for the last 6 years because we haven’t had a big enough dining room for it. But that’s about to change!
Taryn says
Furnish me!!!!! My favorite piece in my home is the amazing white French country desk I found for a steal on Craigslist!
Zoe says
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Mid century teak dressers from my aunt.
Brooke Lee says
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My favorite piece in our house is our entryway pendant light. We scored the $300 beauty for $60 because it was dirty and broken. With a little elbow grease and some excellent tool work by the Hubs, we now have a gorgeous fixture to greet all of our guests!
Jennifer says
Furnish Me! I love the armless chairs that are hand-me-downs from my in-laws. The fabric is so ugly that it is cool again!
lemur_lass says
FURNISH ME! My Great-Grams wingback is my baby!
ZJ says
FURNISH ME!! Right now, my favorite piece is an antique, wooden changing table (for our little one) that my husband and I purchased at a thrift store.
Briony says
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I love the chunky but clean-lined coffee table that I scored on Craigslist a few years. Solid and beautiful!
Ruth says
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My husband builds furniture so I love everything he makes.
Michael Wurm, Jr says
I have two favorite pieces – First a piece of artwork I bought in Paris when I travelled aboard in college. Second, is my parent cuckoo clock they received as a wedding gift when they were married.
Thank you so much for this chance to win. These pieces of furniture would work beautiful into some new spaces I’m creating. You guys are the best!
Katelin says
Furnish ME!
My mom handed down her couch to me. It is a gorgeous deep purple eggplant color. It can be a couch or a love seat and lounge seat. I absolutely love it!
Jenna says
FURNISH ME! I love my old farm table I got at a thirft store for $30
Laura B says
Furnish ME! I have a blank guest bedroom/office that can really use some furniture. I really love the mirror and sette and I would be glad to give them a new home!
andrea says
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My favorite piece is my bed which I just made my own headboard for.
Shannon says
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I LOVE my grandma’s dining room set that I inherited. She passed away 2 weeks before we moved into our new house and it is so comforting to have a piece of her with me everyday!
CJ says
Furnish me! And honestly, I have so many finds that I love, I couldn’t even begin to tell you my favorite.
Gina says
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After years of crappy mattresses, our new bed is AMAZING!!!!!
Davida says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture is an old desk that my great-grandpa made, in Africa, out of African woods.
Jenny says
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The favorite thing in my house is actually my kitchen counters… dark grey/green soapstone that was a total splurge for our kitchen reno. Favorite piece of furniture is a small china hutch I bought at a local (and totally shady) pawn shop.
Elena says
FURNISH ME! The greatest piece I currently own is also the saddest. It wasn’t even that expensive but I fell in love with a white ceramic elephant at Home Goods and he immediately went to a place of honor on the fireplace. Last week, I accidentally knocked him over and his belly busted open. :( I figure John can relate … We turned him around so his “good side” is facing the living room but I’m still grieving.
Kelli says
FURNISH ME! Our furniture is pretty much all IKEA or hand me down old(but not antique)stuff. Maybe if I win this giveaway, it’ll be a little different! *crosses fingers*
Ashley P. says
FURNISH ME!