***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.
Rachel says
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I have a great iron bed that is painted in white that has been passed down from my grandparents! That sucker is heavy and beautiful!
Heather B says
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We have an old antique stand up radio that my grandfather brought to one of our garage sales to sell and my husband and I fell in love with it and couldn’t let him sell it! We used all of our garage sale money to buy it from him. :)
Kim says
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I love my cream sofa. It goes with anything.
Amy Assante says
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My kitchen table
Courtney Madden says
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My favorite piece of furniture is my antique, wrought iron bed that my mom and I picked up at a flea market when I was 12. We originally got it for me, but when we moved, she used it and now I stole it back! We agreed to trade it every 10 years or so because we both love it so much!
Jenny V says
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love my french provincial style vanity my mother passed on me
Amy says
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My favorite piece of furniture I own is my baby’s crib. This cradles my precious little bean for several hours a day.
stephanie says
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my most prized piece of furniture is a Barrister bookcase that was my grandfather’s.
michelle says
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my greatest piece was a goodwill outlet score for a whopping 7 bucks. it’s a giant oak desk like something in the bank managers office. i refinished it (tho it didn’t really NEED it) and moved it into my office. i love it!
alison says
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I would have to say my sectional sofa from Storehouse is my fav…We bought it about two weeks before they went out of business :(
Emily says
FURNISH ME!!! My favorite piece of furniture so far would have to be a huge farmhouse table and benches that we found on craiglist!
Cate says
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A vintage pull-out couch for the office. It’s beautiful and my favorite place to read, but most importantly– so useful for having overnight guests.
kelsey n. says
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I am completely in love with an 8×10 rug I got on deep discount at lowes. It was originally almost $400 and I got it for $142!
Christina says
Furnish Me! We don’t have a lot of furniture yet, but one of the pieces I absolutely love is this beautiful starburst mirror we got on sale.
Ashley says
FURNISH ME! I think one of the best pieces we have is the red Rojo Cabinet from C&B. We actually scored a killer deal at the outlet and picked it up for nearly 65% off. Can’t beat that!
Kate says
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For my 30th birthday this year my dad made me a starburst mirror as a surprise. It’s beautiful and makes me smile and think of him each time I walk by it.
Stefanie says
FURNISH ME! I love our couch we got from some friends who were moving. It’s also nice it’s right under the ceiling fan.
Erin says
Furnish Me! Greatest piece? That would have to be a painting by my father.
kim says
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I love the dresser in my son’s room. My brother bought it for $20, stripped it, painted it grey, and replaced the hardware. He was going to use it in his own house, but when I asked for it he graciously gave it to me to put in his nephew’s room.
Sarah says
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The greatest piece of furniture I own is a hope chest my parents gave me 20 years ago.
Courtney F. says
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I was a librarian before I left the job to be a stay-at-home mom, but when I was working, I picked out a media storage cabinet that looks like a card catalog. Everybody comments on it when they see it in the living room. :)
olivia says
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My best furniture find was my Blu Dot coffee table with a marble top. It’s a little high maintenance but I love the look!
Anita says
Furnish me! I love the sofa I bought from ikea a few years back. It is comfy and indestructible.
Laurel says
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My favorite piece of furniture is my bright red IKEA bookshelf-turned china cabinet! A fun way to display all those fancy dishes we haven’t ever used. :)
Allen says
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I currently sleep in the cast iron bed that I was born in. It’s the same bed my grandfather, and namesake, was born in almost 90 years ago. It’s got chipping white paint now but I just cant make up my mind on what color to repaint it…
Debbles says
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I have the dresser from my childhood rockin it hard in my bedroom. It was the first piece of furniture that my grandparents bought as a couple ($25 and solid oak!) and along the way it has been painted, stripped, painted again with red hearts, painted gray and now its bare and beautiful.
Brittany says
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I got a beat up kitchen hutch for $10 from a thrift store. I painted and glazed it and now it look great!
Megan says
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I have a little side table with pretty curved legs and a glass top that a friend gave me and I had to carry around the streets of New York. It came back to Michigan with me and it has its second color of paint – deep teal. I’m also thinking about finding a vintage mirror for the top.
Breanna says
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I’m tore between the huge dining room table that I built myself or the chest that’s painted like Klimt’s “The Kiss”
Manuella Pop says
Furnish me! My favorite piece of furniture is a beautiful hutch my husband made for me. :)
Amanda says
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I have a splendid set of 3 nesting tables – bronze legs/frames and reclaimed wood tops. My sis-in-law didn’t want them anymore…happy dance!
Rachel says
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The greatest piece of furniture I currently own is a large bookshelf. My husband and I bought it at an unfinished furniture place because we liked the idea of finishing it ourselves. I think it’s the greatest because it’s the first piece of furniture that we bought together.
Kasey says
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The greatest piece of furniture I own is an old dresser that used to be my dads. Just because it was his makes it worth more to me than anything!
megan says
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The fainting couch from my great grandmother’s home. Juxtaposed with our mid-century modern furnishings, it it quite the statement piece!
Kristin says
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My favorite piece of furniture is a vintage sewing table I inherited from my grandmother :) It’s from the 1940s, just on the cusp of mid-mod style. It’s perfect.
Erin says
FURNISH ME!! We have an antique cigar table that I love. It’s the perfect little accent table and a great conversation piece.
Tonya says
FURNISH ME! I treasure the dining room hutch my dad built for our wedding gift!
Samantha says
Furnish me! The greatest piece I currently own is actually two chairs that I purchased off craigslist for practically nothing and refinished and re-upholstered myself!
Rachel says
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I found the perfect rug for my living room…after reading a post on Young House Love. :) It was a total steal and the color & pattern were just right in my pseudo-nautical room in Annapolis. Would love to accent it with the mirror in this giveaway, so here’s hoping! (And thanks for the rug reco, Sherry and John!)
Sarah says
FURNISH ME! I think my favorite ‘piece’ is my teal and lime fiestaware!
Kristen says
Furnish me! Our greatest furniture is probably Ikea hand-me-downs… which is why I need to win :)
Lauren says
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I love the furniture I inherited from my grandmother.
Rebecca Earle says
FURNISH ME! I received a piece from my mother’s best friends parents that I have recently refinished. It’s a slim and tall secretary. I painted it a soft of grayish teal color. It really compliments the gray, mustard and eggplant colors of my living room.
Valerie says
Furnish me! I love the vintage 50’s bed and dresser set we inherited from a previous owner when we bought our house.
Molly says
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My first DIY project was refinishing the old bedroom set from high school that I still have now. Only upgrade was to a bigger bed :)
Natalie V. says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture is my daughter’s bed. It was mine when I was growing up! :)
Anna says
Furnish Me! Goodness. Everything I own is from Ikea or yard sales…I’m not sure anything could be considered a “piece” :) I DO like the coffee table I refinished…and the marble side table I picked up for a few bucks at a garage sale.
Sara says
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My favorite piece of furniture is an amazing old drafting table that I got at an estate sale for $25!
Jen says
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At this point, my crib is my favorite piece. Spent so much time picking it and absolutely love the lines/style of this.
Katie says
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The best piece we own is a nice kitchen table with 2 extender leaves and 8 chairs. Huge for a kitchen table, but it is well made and allows us to host alot of people at one table.