***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.
Lou Anne says
FURNISH ME!
My current favorite piece of furniture is one I recently inherited when my grandfather passed away. It is an old wooden rocking chair with a sweet floral cushion. I am hoping to be able to use it in a nursery if God blesses us with a baby in the future. I feel sure it will remind me what’s important admist the chaos of a new baby.
Amy says
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I was lucky enough to stumble upon a big old pie safe at a flea market. After a little love (i.e. filling some dents) and a coat of white paint and it has a new life as a cute (and extremely sturdy) bookshelf/TV stand.
Aliesha says
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I don’t have any awesome pieces, which is why I would be THRILLED to win!
Sarah says
FURNISH ME! An antique yellow hutch inherited from my Grandma just waiting to be made over….
jana says
Furnish me! Honestly, all my furniture is junk, with the exception of these great bookshelves my dad built me out of reclaimed barn wood.
Emmy Lou says
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An amazing vintage rocker that I got off Craigslist
Donna says
Furnish me, The Pier 1 chair will look awesome with my new rug from Homegoods!
Danielle says
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I bought a lovely beaten up 1940s era desk at a garage sell for $3 and wood puttied, sanded, and painted it a gorgeous jalapeno green. I just love it and am so proud of it!
Jessica says
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I found a chair from the 70s for $20 on Craigslist and completely reupholstered it…now it’s my favorite chair in the house! :)
caitlin says
FURNISH ME! I don’t have any great pieces, YET!
Chrissy says
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I just moved and had to sell a lot of furniture. My new apartment has a sunroom that is all mine and I found a great little breakfast nook bench and table! It’s a perfect fit!
Sandra says
FURNISH ME!! My friend’s mom gave us some beautiful dining room chairs–I still can’t believe they were F-R-E-E!!
Katie R says
FURNISH ME! I have a cherry dresser I bought after scoring my first job out of school. I love it so much I bought a craigslist dresser to refinish to match.
Meg says
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I adore my old childhood bed as it had been passed on to me from my cousin and featured a bookshelf headboard. Love!
Briana says
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I recently refinished my great-grandmother’s hutch, and it is gorgeous!
feep says
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I love our console table. It was a piece we got when we moved into our first house and we love it. Too bad we can’t get that style anymore.
Marilyn C. Cole says
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I splurged when I got my first “real job” on a dark red velvet sofa from Pottery Barn and I still love it — though my cats have gotten to one area of it. :(
Leah K says
FURNISH ME! I was inspired by Sherry’s buffet/Craigslist post and I scored a sweet vintage dresser for $40. I’m going to refinish it soon :)
Leah K.
Shelby says
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I love an antique dresser that I have had since I was a kid. It needs to be refinished but it has a great shape.
Victoria says
Furnish me! My favorite is the drop leaf table I rescued from a falling down camp and stripped and refinished.
Kristy R. says
FURNISH ME! I am currently a big fan of a bright floral rug I got online at Urban Outfitters. Don’t know that this is considered “a piece” but I still love it ;)
Emily says
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Our greatest piece is a tie between a lovely hand-me down antique dresser from my parents or the amazing mid-century buffet we scored at a local resale shop.
Alissa says
FURNISH ME! I love my grandmothers cedar chest!
Kendra says
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Most of my favorite pieces of furniture are hand-me-downs. I love the coffee table that my grandfather made and passed down, and the antique curio cabinet that my sister-in-law gave us.
Kristy says
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The greatest piece I own is a painting my grandma made. The colors (gray, blue, green) go with everything, and I love that it’s a piece she created herself.
Lynnette says
Furnish me! My great dining room table and chairs. It’s just from a furniture store but the fellowship and conversation around the table is what makes it very special!
Maxim says
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Our house is screaming for us to let go of the hand me downs!
val bellardi says
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I have an amazing Lois XVI bed that I inherited from my grandmother.
Alex M says
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I love my Chesterfield tufted leather sofa!
Katie @ Chai Thoughts says
Furnish me! I love my antique armoire found on Craigslist and my coffee table from CB2. Can’t decide which is the favorite. :)
Addy says
FURNISH ME!! We’d love to have some non-hand-me-down furniture!!
Erica says
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The greatest piece I currently own is a “dresser” my grandpa had in the army. It has been passed down and repainted many times over. It is the perfect hight for a bed side table or set of drawers for an office.
Jen M. says
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One of my favorite pieces is an antique dresser left in our garage by the previous owners of our house.
Kim says
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My favorite piece of furniture is an old hutch that my family inherited from a close family friend.
Sarah says
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I have a number of treasured pieces, from yard sale finds to inherited chairs. My favorites (right now) are two matching aqua-gray chairs from my step-grandparents home. They work perfectly in our bedroom and are classier than nearly anything else I own.
Kim @ girlevolving says
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I love my antique rope bed from when I was a child.
Jessica says
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Sarah says
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Small world… Lauren and I were in the same small college class (~450 people)
Jenny says
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My “greatest” piece is my dresser. Solid wood, 6 drawer, curvy, carved. I painted it turqiose and although I’m sick of the color I’ll never get sick of its lines! Bonus, I got it for $25 on craigslist.
Kelly Anne says
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My favorite piece is our dining table that we purchased on “super sale”! It expands to seat 12 comfortably, but was so inexpensive we use it as our kitchen table and we do crafts and fold laundry on it!
Linda says
Furnish me. I love a coffee table that I got at a garage sale. It’s wood w/ an etching of an Asian scenery on the top, covered by glass. I think I paid less than $20 for it and have had it for over 10 yrs
Annie says
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Joel says
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Jessica says
FURNISH ME!! I’m pretty proud of our couches. Because they were free from my in laws and they were practically new when we got them :)
Emily says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is my grandmothers hope chest, which I applied silver leaf all over. It used to sit at the end of my parents bed in pretty bad shape, and now it’s in the bedroom of my first apartment. It reminds me of home but I made it more unique.
Heidi A. Seely says
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My father made me a cedar hope chest for my wedding present. He hand-carved three dogwood blossoms as decoration using the tree outside my childhood window as samples. I’ll treasure it always!!!
Sarah says
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I splurged on a few pieces of Aboriginal art when I was on a 2010 vacation to Australia and New Zealand! The art is incredible, very unique, and is definitely the best souvenir I’ve purchased!
Sarah B says
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i think my best piece is the headboard i just made for my bedroom. which, coincidentally, goes very well wit that settee:) i hope i win!
Shellie says
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My favorite piece is my nightstand. $20 on Craigslist and a week of woodfiller and paint and now it is so gorgeous!
Sarah says
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