***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.
Chris says
FURNISH ME!
Our bed is my favorite piece of furniture.
Debbie C says
FURNISH ME!
I love our little Crate and Barrel writing desk that we found on Craig’s List some years ago. It’s elegant but sturdy and looks nice in our master bedroom!
Dynelle MN says
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Suzie says
FURNISH ME!
I got a great deal on our dining room table from a “tent sale” at a local furniture company. Can’t beat $77 for a table that can seat 8 and the leaf hides inside.
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME!
I think my favorite piece so far is the dining room “set” table and chairs I bought 8 years ago from C&B. It is a folding top which flips open to twice the size, a rich stained brown on top, with distressed black legs. The chairs are distressed black as well. I like like how it has simple lines, but has character.
Theresa Kennedy says
FURNISH ME!!!
We totally splurged on our bedroom furniture and I totally love it.
Christina Miller says
Furnish me, please!
I paid $20 for a dresser on Craig’s List. It was my first furniture re-do and I love the way it turned out.
Erica says
Furnsh me!
I think my favorite piece(s) is the bedroom set my parents bought my husband & I for our wedding gift. It’s by far the nicest stuff we have, too!
Casey says
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Favorite piece(s) — our bedroom furniture.
Samantha says
Furnish me!!!! My favorite find thus far is an Art Deco Wardrobe! We found it super cheap at an antique store and painted it black with a pink inside.
Ginger says
Furnish me! My classic brown leather couch is my fave!
Arlene says
We are newlyweds and don’t have a lot of “great” pieces, but my favorite piece is this $2 wooden chair I found at a garage sale. My dad and I painted it together and now it’s an awesome little desk chair!
Madison says
FURNISH ME!
I’m pretty in love with the dining room table my boyfriend and I made last winter.
Kristin says
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I don’t feel like I have any precious pieces yet! maybe after this giveaway I will :)
Ashley says
FURNISH ME!!!
My favorite piece, by far, is a huge hand-carved dresser from the 1940’s that I bought at an antique store near my home in metro Atlanta. (Queen of Hearts- where your latest house crash poster got her master bath light fixture!) It was painted turquoise and the man who sold it to me scoffed that the color is not from the “correct period.” I smiled, said I thought it was perfect, and it now houses all of our dvds, Wii games, and such and is the perfect perch for our television!
Maria says
Furnish Me! I love our dining room table and chairs which we bought from a friend when she sold her condo. I love that the table is big enough to gather many friends!
Coleen says
FURNISH ME! I love a set of midcentury side chairs that I just got from my dad. My parents had them from before I was born and prior to that they were my grandparents. I just got them recovered and saved a ton by having the state prison do it (2 chairs for just under 300 versus over 900)!
Jill Hrabe says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is one I splurged on (although I did buy it on sale as the floor model). It is the Crate & Barrel Petrie sofa and chair in white. I love the shape – they are crazy comfortable – and I can change the look completely by just swapping some pillows and blankets!
Carrie S says
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We have a dresser that has been passed through my husband’s family and we love it. Each person who used it put a different spin on it. We painted it and put it in our son’s playroom!
Elizabeth says
Furnish me! This is an awesome giveaway- thanks! We amazingly got a beautiful red hutch/cabinet for our wedding. I love it so much!
adriane says
Furnish Me. The furniture that my husband built is the most precious to us. Farm table, console and reclaimed wood mirror. :)
Jenny F. says
Furnish me!!! Puh-lease!
I love the Good Bones blog and have been dying to get my hands on this book! I’m currently head over heels in love with a teak and rattan console table I scored at a local thrift store. It sits proudly in our entry. Definitely a “great piece.”
Carrie K says
FURNISH ME! Our best “score” to date from garage sale-ing has probably been either a $5 duvet and pillow cover set for our guest room or a $6 coat rack for our office. Hands down-best.
Lauren H. says
FURNISH ME!
I have a cabinet we use in our dining room that we bought from World Market shortly after we got married that I’m a big fan of.
Leah says
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Ashley says
FURNISH ME!!! :)
Laurin says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece of furniture is our big, brown leather couch. It feels just as awesome as the day I bought it but is now getting a cool weathered look over time. Love!
Adrienne J says
FURNISH ME! I JUST (30 mins ago) got back from North Jersey where I picked up an old school desk from my Grandfather. It has an ink holder and everything. I can’t wait to find a spot for it.
Jenna says
Furnish me!!!
My greatest piece is an oversIzed armchair my husband and I bought when we were first married. It is unbelievably comfortable and perfect to cuddle up in during movie night!
Valerie says
Furnish me!
I really like this old dresser that came with the purchase of our home (the owners left it).
Danielle Schaefer says
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I would say my coffee table that I upcycled is my greatest piece! It’s kidney shaped and used to be beige with a mirror top. I painted it black, removed the mirror (which had been cracked) and then tiled it with hundreds of red shaded 1in tiles with some gold pieces mixed in. It was a long process and took hundreds of tiles but it’s my DIY pride and joy :)
Chrissy says
Furnish Me! I have no idea…I think there’s one in each room. From the loft we built my son to the over 50-year-old family canopy bed that my daugther sleeps in and the wood pieces we have that once belonged to grandparents and great grandparents.
Bonnie Chatterjee says
Furnish Me!
I have a deep red sofa that I love. It was a splurge at Macy’s but looking at it makes me happy every day.
Thanks!
-Bonnie.
Margaret says
FURNISH ME! We have a WWII-era bar that my husband inherited from his grandfather. It has such great compartments for each different type of glass, which we think is so neat.
Lydia says
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Gen K. says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is a bed I bought off of Craig’s List for my daughter that I repainted a fun bright pink color!
julianne says
FURNISH ME! I love my gold pig statue!
JJ says
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My fav furniture piece is an old dresser made out of pearwood from my parents house. Just gorgeous.
kathleen says
FURNISH ME!
i’ve got a great room and board couch…. love it.
Ellie says
Furnish me!!!!!!!
My favorite buy was my 4 piece solid wood bedroom set I found on Craigslist (originally Pier 1) for only $400. It’s a beautiful 2 dresser, 1 armoire, 1 6 drawer dresser set and I love it!
Becky S. says
FURNISH ME!
The greatest piece I own will be the Hazel settee that I’m about to own! But honestly, we don’t have any great furniture…blah blah. I can’t wait until our kids are a little more grown and I’m able to get nicer pieces. I’ve been on the lookout for a great dresser and some console tables that I love and that are good quality for awhile now!
Heather H. says
FURNISH ME! I pulled a side table out of my grandfather’s burn pile outside. After a little carpentry and spraypaint it’s my favorite piece in the whole house!
Brynn says
Furnish Me! My current favorite piece in our house is an antique buffet that my husband refinished so that we can use it as a changing table in our due-in-a-month little one’s nursery. I love that it’s so not a piece of baby furniture, and yet it’s completely perfect for its new function. And pretty, too. That part doesn’t hurt.
Jillian {Her Split Ends} says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is actually a FREE TO ME credenza that i scored from an old client. It was meant to be a office credenza piece {you know box drawers and file drawers} but its new life is as a storage piece in the sitting room by my kitchen!!
Cheers {and fab giveaway!!!}
~ Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
Jonna Gallo says
Furnish me! My Pottery Barn Comfort Grand Sofa with Sand Denim slipcover. Love it!
Lindsay C says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece right now is the vintage dining room set we scored on Craigslist.
Alana says
FURNISH ME!!!
I absolutely love my wall unit that I had installed in my bedroom! It makes it so easy to store items and it fits so well in the room. I love pieces that are both stylish and functional and my wall unit fits that description perfectly!
LOVE YOU GUYS!
Theresa M says
Furnish Me! My greatest piece is my husband’s grandparent’s bedroom set. We have it set up in a spare bedroom decorated in grandma’s favorite color, teal, and use the room for our grandaughter and my mother-in-law when she comes to stay.
Emily says
FURNISH ME!!
My favorite piece is an old chair from my grandmother. I pulled it out of my parents basement to practice learning how to upholster, and now i love it so much!
andrew says
Furnish me! The recycled wood from our old sheds that turned into a kitchen wall keep things local!