***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.
katie says
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I have dibs on a charcol/oil pastel painting of a tiger that once hung in my grandparents wood paneled den. Then it made its way to my uncle’s bathroom and I’m currently waiting for it to come out of storage! I hope its as cool as I remember 20 years ago!
Anita says
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Brooke Harris says
Furnish me! I love a convertible table we have. Both sides flip up or down and four chairs are stored in the middle console. We use it with the sides down most of the time as a bar but then we open one side up for party snacks and both sides up for a large 6-person table.
Erin says
FURNISH ME! I scored a $10 chair at a thrift store that is fabulous now that it’s refinished!
Heidi says
Furnish me! I found a wicker chaise on the side of the road last summer. Cleaned it, repainted it and spend many a summer evening sipping some iced tea and catching up on my reading. LOVE IT!
Lyndsie says
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Our greatest piece would be our claw foot tub! We found it on craigslist for $150. It had 6 layers of paint and epoxy. We got it down to the original cast iron(casting date was 1919) and refinished it. We put a lot of work into it so its my favorite!
Jessica J. says
FURNISH ME! It’s hard to pick just one. I’d say our classic brown leather couch and loveseat are my favorite and are the bones of our house!
Claire H. says
FURNISH ME! A wicker storage ottoman that I use as my nightstand. I love ‘natural’ textures.
Gina Wells says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is my great grandmother’s secretary. It still smells like her house!
Heather Gearhart says
Furnish me!
My parents gave us an old pie safe that I am in love with and will never part with.
Susie says
FURNISH ME! My fav piece is a desk/credenza that we scored off of Craig’s List. Not only is it an awesome piece, it was an awesome deal! The owners were moving from a huge house to smaller house cross-country and we are happy to give it a new home!
Alise says
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My fiancé and I are just getting started in the decorating process but I have a very cool metal vase that I just bought and love!
Christina says
FURNISH ME!!! Nicest piece of furniture was a wooden bedroom set I inherited from my grand-parents. It reminds me of them every time I see it.
Carrie says
FURNISH ME! Our bedroom furniture is currently my furniture I was given when I was a mere was 7 years old (oh-so-sexy, I know…) but it’s sturdy and will be the death of us until the big splurge to get a new set.
Katie says
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My favorite piece of furniture is a 1920 floor model radio that has been passed down through my family & restored by my very handy father.
Karla says
Funish me! I would say hand-me-downs and criag’s list finds are my most valued pieces–but only when I give them a personal touch like a coat of paint or refinish the wood.
Hillary says
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My greatest piece is the stunning side table that we inherited from my fiance’s grandfather. It’s got Art Deco style details and since we use it as a bar, it makes me crave mahattans!
Melissa says
FURNISH ME!!! All of our furniture is hand-me-down at this point except for a pretty wine bar that we used wedding money to help purchase. I look forward to the day (hopefully soon!) we have a house and can slowly start switching out our mismatched items!
Kate says
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I most love our bar hutch. I found this dirty but sturdy little hutch in a give-away pile down the street. After cleaning it, sanding it down, staining it and giving it some new hardware, it looks like a million bucks!
Gena S says
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I love a tall pumpkin pine cupboard that I purchased 30 years ago.
Annie says
FURNISH ME! I love my china hutch made from an old chest of drawers
Andrea says
FURNISH ME! We inherited two spindle arm chairs (one is a rocker!) from my fiancée’s grandmother and while they began with really fugly 60s fabric, they are now getting new beautiful cushions. Truly a diamond in the rough.
Janet says
“FURNISH ME!” I did the big splurg and got my high end leather (not faux)couch that only now after 9 years just needs a little plumping on the cushions where the big 200 lb 6 ft guy sits.
Maryellen says
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I love the china hutch I inherited from my grandpa. It has good memories and looks great in my house!
Natasha S says
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I love my bookcase headboard.
Toniann Buscarnera says
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My Crate and Barrel Collette bed I picked up at an outlet and paid less than half price. I’ve always loved that bed and it was a great score!
Katie says
Furnish Me… my best piece is an antique dresser my grandmother handed down to me.
Emily V says
Furnish Me! Please!!! The greatest piece/s that I currently own are four wooden-back chairs with lovely art deco inspired fabric.
Sam G says
Furnish Me! I really love our rustic looking dining room table. It’s super long so all our family can fit around it.
Sharon says
Furnish me! I found a perfect bench for my hallway and love, love, love it!
Lauren @ circlegdesigns says
FURNISH ME! I inherited a whole set of mid-century modern furniture that my dad built from kits in the 60s. They’re in need of some TLC but they look great in our recently purchased 1960s split level.
Bree says
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The greatest piece I own to date would be an old all wood school teachers desk. With the mechanism in the back that all the drawers lock when the middle draw is closed. In the process of re-doing it, new paint color and new hardware. Can’t wait to get it done and start using it in the office.
Kelly says
FURNISH ME! I found an amazing pair of chairs with great bones at The Salvation Army for 9.99 Each. They are a very clean and modern style, but are in need of some re-upholstery. Currently, they are a John Deere green and yellow. :) I just have to decide on a fabric. Decisions, decisions.
Amy K says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is the cradle my grandpa made for me when I was a baby.
rachel says
FURNISH ME! I’m in love with my bedroom furniture. It was my first purchase for my home :)
Amber T says
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I’m most proud of my kitchen table and chairs. They were passed down to me from my grandparents. It has fed many friends and family and hosted too many game nights to count in the 50+ years it has been in my family.
Amber says
FURNISH ME! My grandad’s china cabinet is one of our favorites pieces!
Kelly says
FURNISH ME!I just bought a fabulous bergere chair at a tag sale!
Hayley says
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I love the ikea sideboard that my fiance hacked (I don’t own any really nice furniture – yet -)
Jill B says
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My favorite furniture is a set of old wooden chairs we inherited from my grandmother. They’re the type of chair you’d see in an old courthouse. They are perfectly sized and coordinate with just about everything.
Alicia says
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I have a cherry bedroom suit that was from my grandmother’s home. My mother slept on the bed when she was young, then I slept on it when I was a child, and now it occupies a guest room in my new home. I have confiscated the larger chest of drawers for my master bedroom, but the other two pieces remain available for our guests.
Jackie Seybert says
FURNISH ME!!! We inherited a beautiful 1929 credenza from my grandparents. =)
Kristi says
“FURNISH ME!” My favorite piece is the bedroom set I got from my great grandmother’s house…classic and timeless.
Ali says
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I love the settee I got when my office was throwing it out. It has great bones, but no one will want to sit on it until I finally get around to refinishing…
sarah says
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I have my grandparents’ dining room set that I absolutely adore. I just have to get that pea green crushed velvet off the chair seats!
shelly says
furnish me!!!! our best piece is a sideboard we got from my hubby’s grandma. it dates back to pre-civil war. we joke that if our house ever catches on fire…we will be dragging that out of the house with us. it only weighs a small ton. ;)
Jessica says
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We have a great bar cabinet – just a regular Crate & Barrel piece – but we get a ton of use out of it (we love to throw a party).
Johanna says
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Our favorite piece is a 1959 console stereo (purchased from an estate sale) that we are currently using as our TV console. It was the first piece of furniture we bought for our house, which coincidentally was built in 1959. It has a great mid-century modern look and it still sounds amazing!
KtMac says
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I’m still proud of the 22-year-old me who splurged on a solid wood dresser for her first post-college apartment. That dresser has survived two trans-continental moves, several apartments, and still looks phenomenal. Amazing how emotionally attached we can get to furniture, isn’t it?
LauraB says
“FURNISH ME!” I love my bedroom suit it was my husband and my first large purchase together.