***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.
KatieV says
FURNISH ME! The best pieces in our house were passed down to me from my grandmother. My favorite is a chest that used to be a wash basin stand of some sort (currently stores video games and movies!).
This giveaway would be perfect for me, as we are moving by the end of the year into a currently-not-so-nice-looking place.
Tara says
FURNISH ME! I’m pretty new to the “living on my own” thing, so my furniture’s all cheap and new, but I did buy a beautiful gray dresser at Ikea – it was way out of my price range new, but they put it on last chance for some reason and I jumped! It looks awesome with my bedding and really tied the room together, plus it gave me some much needed storage :)
Michelle says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is the rocking chair that has been in my family forever and was refinished by my great-grandfather.
Lisa B. says
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It’s really hard to find character pieces here in Hawaii (for affordable prices) – the same cheap rattan sets pop up over and over again on C-list.
BUT – every once in a while something amazing pops up – like the awesome 7 piece mid-century dining set I scored from a mainlander for only $200! I love it!
Jamie P-M says
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my favorite piece of furniture is our LA-Z-BOY sectional. it seats tons of people, it is insanely comfie and we bought it as a celebration of my husband finding a new job after a layoff (and before his severance pay from his old job ran out) In this economy that is certainly cause for celebration!
Brittany M says
FURNISH ME! I bought a mexican side table from the 1940s at Good Wood in DC that I absolutely love. It’s my favorite piece going on 2 years now!
Haley says
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I love my living room coffee table – beautiful cherry wood with a glass top, and two matching ottomans that stow underneath when not in use!
Emily says
FURNISH ME! MY favorite piece is our bed that my husband and I bought when we got married.
Hilary says
Furnish me! I have an awesome vintage chair from my grandparents’ house. It used to be covered in an awful brown floral velvet, but we just reupholstered it in a neutral canvas and iit looks awesome!
Michele says
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Our sectional! Finally the whole family can fit on one couch, with room left for guests!
Jennifer F. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece currently is a new living room light fixture we just installed – black with gold inside, very industrial looking, but chic (3 pendants that are a knock-off of a more expensive line that I can’t afford!).
Mary S says
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My favorite piece is a dresser now used as a TV stand.
Stacy says
Furnish me! I am in the process of trying to find a side board for my dining room. I saw what great luck you had and just keep hoping!
amelia says
FURNISH ME….my favorite piece we have right now is a beautiful mid-century secretary that a neighbor gave to us when she moved cross country!
Leeanne says
Furnish me! My fav piece is a $60 craiglist dresser painted brown and white by my sis in law for our son’s nursery. It is beautiful and meaningful!
Julie says
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I have a set of brass cube side tables that I love.
Stephanie H. says
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I love the bookcase my mother gave to me. It was made for her when she was a little girl, and she recently passed it down to me :) Working on refinishing it now!
Anne says
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I love my great grandmother’s chair that I had recovered.
Victoria Steimke says
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A kitchen farm table that my boyfriend made out of reclaimed wood from an old barn in Charlotte, NC. I love love it!
Danielle says
FURNISH ME! The greatest piece we own is an antique dining room table that my in-laws gave to us. It has these really cool ends that slide out to the made the table extra long, and it’s just a beautiful piece that has been in the family for generations. We love it!
Elaine Lawrie says
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I’m in the midst or renovating my house and have an old recliner that my family has loved. Sadly my cousin sat in the chair with wet hair and it stained the leather. No idea how it did that. But we love that chair so much we don’t have the heart to get rid of it.
Brittany says
FURNISH ME!!! A headboard we just made.
Meagan G says
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Most of our furniture is Ikea.. and black. We like the very clean and modern but with an industrial feel. So we splurged BIG TIME and got this:
http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11654281
as our coffee table. It’s the perfect piece to break up all the black bookcases and we just LOVE it.
Sam says
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My favorite is definitely the beautiful Windsor rocking chair my woodworker-husband made me as a gift when our son was born.
Julia says
Furnish me! The greatest piece I own – a dresser I recently bought off Craigslist for $120. A local guy refinishes furniture for a living and sells it inexpensively online!
Karyn says
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We adore our kitchen set passed down from the hubby’s grandma. It is in beautiful condition, still in style, and was next to nothing. A great gift (especially after dining on a card table for our first year of marriage!). :o)
Lydia says
Furnish me! When we moved into our house last year, we splurged and bought a couch and chair from West Elm. Love them.
Hillary says
Furnish me!! My favorite piece is a nailhead headboard that I love and furnished my whole bedroom around.
Molly says
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I love my bed… it is so comfortable.
Isabelle says
Furnish me! I love a 1970’s child sofa and chair set I got at a yard sale
laura says
FURNISH ME! I sadly no longer own any furniture. Not even kidding… I just moved across the country and I had to sell it all!
The one piece I had the longest and liked the most was probably the 1950’s style 3 drawer dresser that I had painted glossy black, with cream colored drawers and black pulls. I thought it worked well for a dining room, bedroom or entryway. I might have repainted it someday, but when I get a place now I’m starting all new!
Jennifer Rangel says
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My favorite piece of furniture is an old steamer trunk we have turned into a bar!
Lisa says
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Senora H-B says
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I’m surprisingly proud of the way I’ve made Target and Walmart furniture work in our home.
My current favorite piece, though? I came across the vintage Metronoma Metronome that my grandpa gave to me. He was a choir director and bought the metronome in the 40s when he was in college. He gave it to me in the 80s when I started to take piano lessons.
ashley says
FURNISH ME! Pretty please.
I repainted my mom’s old bed for my daughter’s room. It makes me happy whenever I tuck my little lady in at night.
Laura M says
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my favorite furniture piece would have to be the side table I built myself (there’s something about putting your own sweat into something that makes it more valuable haha)
Christine Anderson says
FURNISH ME!!! I have an amazing buffet from my husband’s grandmother that I love. I hope to one day strip the stain off of it and refinish it to bring it back to life!
Mandy says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece is my leafy-vine curtains from ikea, I was able to tie everything else into my living room with that purchase.
Christina W. says
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I’m still waiting for my “greatest” piece of furniture!
Rach says
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Best piece is a beeeooootiful mid century bed set I pick up on Craigslist for $100 all together:)
Kelli says
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The greatest piece I currently own is my bed. It’s dark wood with a sleigh headboard. It’s beautiful!
Grechen says
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Sarah says
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I inherited a beautiful buffet originally my grandmothers. It’s probably the priciest and most unique piece I own…I’m still in the beginning phases of making my house a home.
Candace says
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I… haven’t a clue. Probably either my thai-inspired wood wall art or my metal world map. Both aren’t anything exotic, but they are fantastic!
Julie says
FURNISH ME! My french country chairs in my kitchen. And my cherry dining room table.
ani says
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I have 2 favorite pieces… one is a $90 dark cherry wood server for my kitchen I bought at a second hand store with amazing detail in the construction of the drawers and the other is an old skinny pedistool dining room table that we bought at an estate sale.. it’s in in great condition thanks to the well kept pad that the previous owners used!!!
Stephanie B says
FURNISH ME! Our greatest piece is an antique Japanese painted mirror that we inherited from my husband’s grandfather. It is absolutely stunning, and we feel very lucky to have it in our foyer where everyone who visits can see it. (It’s perfect for a quick hair-check on the way out!)
Lauren says
Wow! What a great giveaway!
“FURNISH ME!”
I’m currently pretty proud of a desk chair I got on craigslist that I just saw in an old episode of How I Met Your Mother.
Kaitlin says
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I’m in the process of reupholstering a wing chair that’s been in our family for years. Gotta love a piece that doubles as functional and sentimental.
Kim says
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My favorite piece is my queen size pillow top bed that I got for free from a friend when he decided to move immediately after buying it. It was such a blessing at the perfect time!