***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.
Cindy says
Furnish me! I’m currently loving an old bench I got for free a few weeks back!
Amanda says
Furnish me! One of my favorite pieces is a Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams couch we found on Craigslist for $200! What a score.
Monica says
FURNISH ME!
I love our couch perfect for snuggling up to watch movies :)
Kim says
FURNISH ME! PLEASE!!!
We have two dressers we love, one from a flea market and one from a resale store.
Katy T says
FURNISH ME!
I love our glass top desk with chrome sawhorse legs :)
Ali says
FURNISH ME!
I love two things: my great-grandmother’s buffet and my bobesh’s china closet
Natalie says
Furnish Me! I am most proud of a coffee table that my boyfriend and I recently built out of lumber :-)
Julia says
Furnish Me!!!
My favorite piece I own is a vintage Ethan Allen dresser (which is small enough that I am currently using it as a nightstand) that I scored for $60 at an antiques shop. It was sitting out on the sidewalk in front of the store when I drove by after work, and after I spotted it out of the corner of my eye I literally did a u-turn across 4 lanes of traffic and almost got in an accident in my hurry to turn around and buy it!
Lindsay says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is a beautiful upright piano that belonged to my great grandmother. My dad and I refinished it together, so it’s a special piece for several reasons.
New England Girl says
FURNISH ME!
The farmhouse table my father-in-law made from three enormous hemlock planks he refinished after finding them in an old barn on his property. Completely unique, beautiful, and we use it every day.
Ines says
FURNISH ME! We are moving into our first home in a few weeks and am desperately in need of some furniture to love! The one piece I do enjoy most is an arm chair we purchased a few years ago, but it has seen better days!
Beth says
FURNISH ME!!
My most treasured piece is a mirror my dad framed to test his woodworking skills. Turns out, they’re pretty good. The mirror gets tons of complements.
Tarah says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture I own (and the only one worth anything) is my beautiful oak coffee table. Just graduated from grad school so I look forward to adding more lovely pieces to home.
dino says
Furnish Me, my bedroom set is my best and i hope to hand it down to my children someday!
Lindsay says
FURNISH ME!
Essentially all my pieces right now are hand-me-downs. Some of them are really nice though. I am loving a new shiny white tv stand that we just got which really looks great!
kelle says
FURNISH ME! my favorite piece has to be the awesome, beat-up mid-century modern bookcase i found on the side of the road, cleaned up, and painted. AWESOME!
Theresa says
FURNISH ME! A Harrison Fisher print “Alone at Last” a 1915 cover illustration from Cosmopolitan magazine. Romantic and in my favorite hues of grays and blues.
Adley K says
FURNISH ME!
I’m actually about to inherit my grandmother’s china cabinet when I move into my new apartment in just a few short weeks and I couldn’t be more excited to own it :)
PS – Dang! Whoever wins this giveaway is one lucky person!! My mouth literally dropped when I saw that the prize is $3,300 worth of furniture – that’s NUTS!!
Diana says
Furnish ME!
Our very first joint furniture purchase-an amazing custom table from Basset-is still my favorite. But the family pieces I’m starting to inherit (and hopefully refinish) are gonna be great too!
Erica F says
FURNISH ME!
my bedroom…and the dresser I got for free and refinished are my favorites
Christine Gibb says
FURNISH ME, please!
It’s a toss up between my huge farmhouse dining table made from reclaimed wood and my lime green antique sideboard!
Devon Strahm says
FURNISH ME! Probably the first ‘grown-up’ couch we bought after we built our home from Crate and Barrel.
Kelly says
Furnish me…..my most treasured piece is my great grandmother’s china cabinet..surprisingly modern lines with beautiful leaded glass…..
Kristina says
Furnish Me!! The best scores I found were a mid-century teachers desk ( heavy as all get out!) and a dresser for 80 bucks. Great sturdy pieces.
Ashleigh says
Furnish me!!
My favorite piece of furniture is a interest inspiration headboard my husband and I made together this summer. Every night we lay in bed propped up against our new headboard I am so thankful for the fun memories it gave us by working on it together!
Suni says
FINISH ME!
Our Master Bedroom Furniture.. It’s just so lovely in every way!
Kasey M. says
FURNISH ME!
It’s a tie between the singer sewing table my boyfriend scored for me from Craigslist (for $35 – including the sewing machine) and the 4 library card catelogues we inherited. Those are going to be two amazing pieces of furniture when we’re done with them :)
Erin S says
FURNISH ME!
My greatest piece is a set of crate & barrel dining chairs I bought from the outlet store in the color lemongrass – I love that it’s c&b construction but at half off!!
Marjorie H. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture in my home has got to be the old cedar chest we found at a yard sale last year. We use it as a coffee table and love the natural distressed look!
Emily says
Furnish Me! My favorites in our home are a dining room table and china cabinet that my husband and I bought on our first wedding anniversary
Jillian says
Furnish me. I have a couple favorite pieces i have a mid century dresser that is in my sons rooms that has the sexiest legs :)
Sam B. says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is my antique dining room table!
Tara says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece used to be the bench seat from a pub table and bench set that burned down (the pub not the table set). After this weekend, my favorite is now the tapered-top-pale-green mason jar with bubbles in the glass that I turned into a pendant light for above the kitchen sink. It has the original zinc lid with ceramic on the inside, with the date and contents scribbled in pencil on top. I’m not sure what was in there but it was in there in 1938.
Jennifer says
“FURNISH ME!”
The greatest piece I own is the awesome brown leather couch that my husband and I bought. We just got married, and it’s our first piece of “real” furniture!!
Carolyn says
FURNISH ME!! Right now, I am loving a new skinny cabinet I got on MAJOR markdown at Kirkland’s – the front doors have a pretty lattice front and it is the perfect size for a sideboard/bar in my small dining room! I am also planning on painting it!
Teresa says
FURNISH ME!!!
I don’t really have anything I love. The hubs and I have been talking about starting over and moving totally away from the big-box furniture look.
…unless my Perla rug counts. Def my favorite piece, even if it’s not furniture.
Courtney says
Furnish me!
I got an insane deal on a couch at World Market, it’s fabulous!
Amanda says
Furnish Me!
I love my Mid Century Hutch that I bought from Goodwill for $50. It looks just like something from Crate and Barrel!
Emily says
Furnish me! Most of our furniture is hand me downs that we aren’t allowed to paint or refinish because we might have to give them back some day. BUT my husband did just build an awesome entertainment center/bookshelf/built-in thing that is fabulous!
Susan says
FURNISH ME! Splurged on a beautiful, NEUTRAL sectional last May!
Regina says
FURNISH ME!
I was looking to buy a “vintage” trunk to use in my living room as a table, probably would’ve spent a couple hundred $ on it, when my aunt called to tell me her friend was giving away some truly vintage trunks that were living in her attic. My free attic trunk is the envy of many friends and still an all time favorite piece!
Tasha says
FURNISH ME!
I have an antique dresser and rocking chair from my grandparents’ house that are fantastic.
Amanda H says
FURNISH ME!
my husband and i just sold all of our furniture since we are moving into the city from a 3/2 house to a 1/1 condo!!! we need all new stuff and would love some new great pieces!
Maria says
FURNISH ME!
I love our changing table/dresser that got a little rehab for our baby coming in October…it was my dresser when I was little.
Alicia says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is our bed frame- a powder-coated brass beauty found by our in-laws on their property.
Greg says
FURNISH ME!
Love our entertainment center!
Heather G. says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece would be our dining room table. My boyfriend and I bougt it together and refinished with together for our first apartment. :-)
Erin says
FURNISH ME!
The velvet covered chair I just bought for my daughter’s room
Kristie says
FURNISH ME!
My cast iron bed was my first purchase and probably still my favorite piece in my house.
Sarahincola says
furnish me!