***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.
Kaitlin says
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My favorite piece of furniture is a triple dresser with two oval mirrors. It first belonged to my friend’s mom (I think she got it in the 70s!), and then it was given to my friend. Then, she couldn’t take it when she moved, so it became mine, and I won’t give it up!
Jessica says
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I’m a recent college grad, so I don’t have any awesome “bones” yet, but this would be a great start!
Nikki says
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i’d say mine is an awesome hardwood sideboard given to us by my in-laws. it’s gorgeous, functional, high-quality – and sentimental since it used to be theirs! :)
Katie says
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$60 Craig.ist dresser that I sanded, stained, lined the drawers and even filled the holes and made new ones for different sized drawer pulls
Mandy says
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I love the dresser in my daughter’s room. It was mine growing up, but was refinished to match her nursery furniture. She’s almost 5 and it’s in better shape than her 1yo brother’s brand new dresser!
Dan Thome says
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An old dresser my wife and I found onlne, and painted blue with white pull handles. It looks awesome in our sunroom, and a great storage space to hide toys!
Megan says
Furnish me! I love my china hutch that my husband gave me as a wedding gift!
marney says
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The greatest piece I own, believe it or not, is a piece from Ikea. It is a storage piece for shoes. It sits in our front hallway. Not only is a beautiful piece, it is functional. We have a 4 bedroom house full of furniture, and this inexpensive storage piece from Ikea is by far my favorite.
Jessica says
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I love my black lacquer-finish dining room table that I found for a steal at Pier 1. :)
Sara H says
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I would say my favorite piece is the rocking chair in my daughters room. It was in my room as a child and I love thinking about how many “miles” that chair has :)
Lindsy says
FURNISH ME! I found an old sideboard at Goodwill, and after I repainted the wood and the hardware, it became an eye-catching piece.
Alisa T says
FURNISH ME!! (please!) We have some greath dresser that have been in my husbands family for years. Most of our stuff is new – which I love, but I hope to have furniture that we can pass on to our childern!
Kim says
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We splurged on a Parson’s table from West Elm to be our double desk in our new office and I love it.
Great give-a-way..thanks for hosting!
Amy says
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My favorite thing is an old beat-up piano bench that I painted. It is the most useful place to keep plants on or just about anything else.
Holly says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is the new dining room table I just scored on Craigslist!
Kyla says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is the TV Stand/dresser I got for $50 when I worked for a furniture shipping company in high school.
Emily says
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Nice giveaway! My favorite pieces are two desk/hutches that we bought for our living room. They are a desk but don’t really look like it when they’re put away. They’re beautiful!
Sarah says
Furnish me! I love my ottoman/coffee table I got on mad clearance at JCPenney a few years ago. Score!
Charissa says
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We purchased a vintage chaise for our living room! I love it!!!
Sara says
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I <3 my kitchen set–a gorgeous rummage sale find for $50!
Annie says
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The wingback chair I thrifted and then recovered with a orange geo-print fabric – totally different from what I would typically select!
Aimee says
FURNISH ME! I have my grandmother’s vintage chest, it’s art deco and stunning.
Allie says
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I love our kitchen island; it fits perfectly in the space and every time I use it I have tons of great memories from putting it together with my best friend!
NIcole says
FURNISH ME!! I think our favorite piece is an antique buffet that my father-in-law gave us. It looks awesome and has so much storage!!
Colleen says
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My favorite piece is actually a window seat that my husband and I worked on together!
Jana H. says
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The best piece I own is a set of bookcases my grandfather made way back when–not sure how old these actually are. They got handed down to me when he and my grandmother remodeled/redecorated their den back in the late 90’s. They are treasured pieces, for sure.
Kara says
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I have a chest that my great great aunt brought back from Baghdad in the 1940s. It’s beautiful and reminds me of my family!
Erin K says
FURNISH ME! end table from antique store.
Sarah S says
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I inherited two twin Jenny Lind style beds that my grandpa used as a little boy in Paris. Now, my two daughters use them side by side in their shared bedroom
Ashley H says
FURNISH ME! I am not super attached to any of the pieces that I own.
Stefanie says
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We have a hand-me-down wingback chair that is a quirky gold tone fabric, but that just looks totally awesome in the corner of our living room with this pillow I picked up at Homegoods.
Claire Y says
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I’d have to say that my greatest piece is a piece of handmade art that a significant other made me :) It’s the first thing we hung on the walls in our new place!
ClareJR says
Furnish Me! I love our son’s crib – it’s an Oeuf Sparrow crib, and probably one of the nicer pieces of furniture in our house. It’s also a great representation of my aethestic – clean lines, modern, with a nod to a traditional look. And small – we love compact furniture in our compact townhouse.
Heather says
FURNISH ME! My fiance and I are just putting together our new home, but right now our neutral brown sectional is my favorite thing!
Stephanie B. says
FURNISH ME!! My favorite piece is a beat up old secretary desk that I pulled out of a dumpster before I even had my own home… It has lived in different rooms in every home I’ve had and always works somewhere… I think it’s about time I re-paint it again and give it a fresh new look!
LindsayH says
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The best piece we own I would have to say is a vintage Broyhill hutch. It’s not the nicest piece of furniture ever made, but I love the way it looks so much, especially with my Ben Seibel collection on its shelves!
tonya says
Furnish me! I have a vanity that was my mother’s, then mine and now it’s my daughter’s. It isn’t trendy or very practical, but I love it to pieces. I spent hours staring into that mirror as a little girl and now my little lady is doing the same. The first thing she does every morning, when I get her from her crib, is wave at my reflection!
Peter says
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We have a great couch and seat set in our living room.
Emily says
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I adore our piano, which was given to us by my grandfather. My husband and I actually met while playing the trumpet, and feel that a house isn’t a home without a little music! :)
Angie says
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I love my green rug.
Michele K. says
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I have an antique chair the my Momo gave me, and it is beautiful! I have had reupholstered to match me bedroom every time I change up the design. It’s priceless to me.
Julie says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is definitely the queen size bed that my husband made from old doors. I told him what I wanted and a trip to the re-store and about one day later I had my dream bed. How great is that?!
Gen says
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Lea Burke says
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The greatest piece of furniture I own is an antique corner cupboard that was my mother’s. She bought it at an auction in pieces and everyone thought she was crazy but cleaned up and put back together it is beautiful! Thirty-five years later it is the one thing that everyone notices when they walk in our door…. and it is a wonderful memory of my bargain hunting Mom.
Stephanie says
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Amanda @ willful/joyful says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is our king sized sleigh bed we bought with our christmas bonuses 5 years ago. We’ll sleep in it until we die. I love it a little too much.
Carrie W. says
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I love the antique vanity that I inherited from my grandmother.
Ryan Elizabeth says
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My grandpa made me a wonderful entertainment center/dresser that my mom whitewashed to match my perfectly shabby chic beach theme decor.
Jennifer says
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My favorite piece we own is a rocking chair that we inherited and I refinished it making it our own.
Sara says
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I love a dresser that I found at a second hand store. It’s beautifully old and looks amazing in our bedroom.