***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.
Kara says
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My kitchen table, it was my mothers and I love that we are still making memories around it!
Lauren says
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I bought 2 knoll pollock executive chairs from the thrift store for $19.00 each! Someone had no idea what they had.
meg @ oursomethingnew says
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We have a beautiful old barn cupboard that was given to us by my grandma. It’s already served as our pantry and then as a decorative bookshelf.
Jenny says
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Destine says
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We are renting an apartment, so we are waiting to purchase more expensive items until we buy a house. But the one thing I couldn’t wait for was a bedroom set. :)
Kristin says
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A great pine coffee table my dad made me with his own two hands!
Bridget says
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We have a number of “great pieces” that were hand-me-downs from my inlaws, but the one I love the most is the secretary piece that we have in our dining room. It’s so versatile and we switch it up all the time- right now it holds our “fancy” stemware!
Jonda says
Furnish ME! My greatest piece is probably my couch – it is so comfy for a good nap!
Mary A Schubert says
FURNISH ME!I have to have the Atoll mirror. Mandatory.
Lydia says
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I love my hutch which was passed down to me from my grandmother.
Janette says
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My favorite pieces are the step stool and nightstand my husband made himself.
Jessica J (MN) says
FURNISH ME! I was given my great grandmothers vanity – beautiful wood with a curved mirror and adorable bench. It makes putting on make-up feel like an affair!
Erin Ohio says
FURNISH ME! I love that my daughter uses the vanity that used to be my grandmother’s.
Andrea says
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Two favorite pieces: a Lane MCM cedar chest found at a garage sale, covered in layers of paint. It’s now down to the lovely wood again, after hours of hand sanding… And a tufted-back leather loveseat found on Craigslist. One leg is wobbly and stubbornly refuses to be glued, but we love it anyway, as do all three dogs.
Mandy says
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The best thing I’ve bought so far is probably my sectional couch – it’s huge and comfy and the perfect place to nap (I actually stretched full out on several different couches at the store to find the best one)!
Heather says
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Breanna says
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My favorite piece is a metal chest that i found at a salvation army.
Beth Z says
Furnish me! I love our dining room buffet my husband found for half (retail) price – brand new! – by scouring craigslist. I also love the old pieces I inherited from my great-grandmother – two living room chairs (still covered in the original fabric), a spindle bed (which we just put in my 5-year-old son’s newly-decorated bedroom), and a dresser.
Caitlin says
Furnish Me!! My FAVORITE piece is our crazy big leather sofa. When it came, I thought it was too big but this weekend we had 12 houseguests and a big chunk of them could all fit at the couch on the same time. It’s perfect for hostessing OR for stretching out when I’m home alone with my hubs and the dogs.
Laurie says
Furnish me! I have a super cute and comfy arm chair and ottoman from my grandma. It is known by all who come to my house as “the beloved”. I think I’ll have it forever. (:
Lauren @ All Things Homie says
FURNISH ME!! My absolute favorite piece is a glider I redid for our first baby, due in one month! I hope I still love it as much after countless hours in the middle of the night…. ; )
Danielle says
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Missy G. says
FURNISH ME! I hate that I don’t really have any great furniture to brag about. We mostly have cheapish furniture that we bought when times were still tight, or hand-me-downs from family. The only piece that is pretty nice is hubby’s grandmother’s antique couch that he had reupholstered about 15 years ago.
courtney says
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My favorite piece of ours is a round mirror in our living room. We searched forever and then found it at Target when we weren’t even looking for it!
Lindsey says
FURNISH ME!!!!! My greatest piece is a garage sale ugly wooden buffet. 20 bucks and lots of work later it’s a beautiful black buffet.
Michael Wurm, Jr says
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Annmarie says
FURNISH ME! I think my favorite piece of furniture would have to be my pedestal table and the four chairs that I scored off of craigslist for under $200. Once it is sanded and refinished, it will be perfect for my breakfast nook! Thanks
Hannah C says
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Callie says
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I can’t think of a favorite piece in my house. It’s all handed down or whatever we could afford.
Lindy says
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My favorite piece is my littlest one’s changing table. It was an old oak dresser, but I removed the hutch and painted it bright aqua. It makes me smile almost every time I see it (the exception being when a very dirty diaper is atop it!).
Athena says
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My son’s room is the only room with all matching furniture. Aside from that, it’s all hand-me-downs. My favorite piece, however, is my great grandparents’ bed in our spare bedroom. I never met them, but it’s a mighty fine piece of furniture.
Jen B says
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One of my favorites is not furniture, but a painting by my husband’s great-aunt of a brewery in the town where his mom grew up!
Moira says
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A vintage SInger machine with gorgeous woodwork I use as a console in the entrance.
debbie says
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I have a vintage gossip bench that was my grandmother’s. You know the bench that is half table (for writing all your gossip notes). I love it and always think of her when I look at it.
MichelleS says
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I have a dresser from my fiance’s mother that I took from orangey-peach and black to shiny white with silver hardware. It took two summers to complete, and I’m so proud of my work!
Corey says
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My best piece is a card catalog made into a coffee table. It followed me home one night from an old job and my grandad refinished it for me. It’s wonderful.
Ashleigh Goldberg says
FURNISH ME! I found an old wooden side table on the side of the road once. Took her home, cleaned her up and then sprayed painted her a gorgeous pinky-plum. A glass top made her perfect as my new bar!
Madison says
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My favorite piece is a large chair and ottoman that my mom found on the side of the road when I was 7. It has been reupholstered several times over the years. Recently given to me, I can’t wait to pick out a new fabric for this wonderful, cozy chair.
Brandy says
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Raazia says
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Love the two french style chairs I found on craigslist. Reupholstered using a teal fabric from Outside Oslo collection, and painted the frame a high gloss white. The before and after contrast is to die for!!
Ellen says
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We have the coziest chair&ottoman in our living room! Perfect for curling up with a good read or snuggling with my little girl.
Lauren says
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Lauren says
Furnish me! Convinced my hubby to spend the money on a super cute dresser for a guest room, not really a necessity but I loved it.
Raylan says
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My fave piece of furniture would have to be media cabinet that my hubby lusted after for months until he found it at a deep discount! It’s so long and has TONS of storage :)
leila says
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Finding a $40 dresser on Craiglist — all wood, dovetail joints, perfect size and shape — was a moment of good luck. But spending a couple weeks with my grandpa fixing the minor flaws and refinishing the gorgeous top is a memory I’ll cherish and makes it a piece we’ll keep forever.
Courtney says
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My favorite piece of furniture is currently our own Karl sectional.
Claire says
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Our most favorite piece of furniture is our awesome dining room table made from a huge piece of mahogany by my father-in-law as our wedding gift. It’s beautiful!!
Emily says
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My grandmother’s corner cabinet has been in my family for over a century! It’s my absolute favorite thing.
Karen F says
furnish me! We don’t have any really great furniture, to be honest! If I had to pick something, it would be a buffet/hutch we got from Crate and Barrel – it’s massive and holds a ton.
Lucy says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture is a vintage screen that I use as a headboard.