***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.
Andrea says
Furnish Me! Probably my best piece is the antique buffet from my grandparents, but I also love the Louis style dining chairs that I got for a steal, painted and recovered.
Erin says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite is a cheap-n-ugly chair I bought from Target and reupholstered to be so much prettier.
Brian says
Furnish me. I love a midcentury modern bookcase that my wife and I scored at an estate sale for less the cost of a Billy bookcase. Great bones.
Kait says
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I’m a big fan of our futon that we dressed into a nice couch/guest bed!
Courtney says
FURNISH ME (really crossing my fingers for this one)!! My favorite piece is my grandparents’ old dining room table and chair set which I undertook refinishing and staining for one of my first big DIY projects!
Jana says
Furnish Me!
Our coffee table and side tables are the first pieces of furniture my husband and I bought together so they’re pretty special to me.
Rebekah says
Furnish me! My greatest piece is actually two – a pair of Asian-influenced dressers from the 50s. I admired them for so long, and my stepmom gifted them to me when she moved out of state. Wonderful!
Julie says
FURNISH ME!!!!
I don’t have any good pieces. Although, I do have first dibs on a pair of beautiful dark green velvet, embroidered arm chairs that were my grandmothers. I’ve adored them since I was little. Don’t get them until my parents move into a much smaller house and I into a bigger one.
Monica says
FURNISH ME!!!
Woo! What a great giveaway!
My favorite piece might be a tie between an antique radio that we use as an accent piece in our living room and an antique stool that has a copper base. Both were hand-me-downs from my mother-in-law who has insanely good decorating sense. I’m so grateful to receive those pieces of which she tires. I’ll always give her cast-offs a good home.
Christy V. says
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Jenni says
Furnish me! My favorite furniture is definitely our new Hemnes bed set from Ikea! Simply gorgeous!
Lori says
Furnish me!
I love my antique armoire that was in my grandmother’s house. It is beautiful and breaks down into four pieces for easier moving. Most importantly, it reminds me of my grandmother.
Kristin E. says
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Kristin says
FURNISH ME!
Holy crap, I want to win this SO BADLY!
My greatest piece is a Craigslist dresser that I painted navy & white. It sits in my dining room and holds a ton of stuff.
Traci says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece is the glider on my porch because it reminds me of visiting my grandparents when I was young.
Erika says
Furnish me!
I recently found a wonderful rustic table on craigslist and chairs/a bench to go with it!
Ashley says
Furnish me – I love my cute chairs I recently redid. One was from the Salvation Army for $5, and the other two we rescued from the curb before trash day, lol! They all got a coat of paint and cute new fabric on the seats. I might be addicted now!
Mindy says
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Emma says
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I love the wacky bird painting my uncle brought from Tanzania in the 1970s. It makes all my furniture look its best and it puts a smile on my face every morning!
anne says
Furnish me! My dad made me a headboard copied from a PB style I loved and I made my own matching nightstands! it was fun!
andrea @ my kinda perfect says
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I’m pretty in love with a rattan ottoman I scored for $10…but my actual favorite is a hand-me-down dresser. It’s got great lines and it’s well-made. =)
Erin B says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture is our bench at the end of our bed. It’s a leather tuffed bench perfect for putting on shoes or a place for dirty laundry to hang out. :)
Andrea says
FURNISH ME!!!
LavandulaLady says
furnish me
our bedroom dresser + chest/hutch, >30 yrs old. we commissioned my brother’s friend (artist/woodworker/furniture maker extraordinaire) to build it for us, so it was custom-made to our specs. to this day it functions just as well & it looks almost as good (sadly we’ve dinged & scratched it) as the day we received it; that’s how solidly it was built!
Catherine Schultz says
FURNISH ME – I love my headboard – it has the look of Anthropolgie but was found on craigslist and made new with a few coats of paint.
Nickie says
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I received an oversized chair and ottaman from my parents and I just love it in the living room! If you turn the cushion over there is a deer hunting scene stitched in, but we make sure that no one ever sees that side of the chair:) It’s great for sitting and reading on Sunday afternoons!
Stacey says
Furnish me!
I was gifted this AMAZING Balinese cabinet that we keep our t.v. and electronics in. It has beautiful, rich colors and adds the perfect balance of eccentricity to our trying-to-be-like-Sherry & John home! Love it!
Abby Durden says
Furnish me…..favorite piece a Dorthy Draper ottoman from the Greenbrier Hotel garage sale !
allison says
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The grey sectional we bought right after moving into our house is my favorite piece of furniture right now.
Susan says
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The coolest piece sI own is an old dresser that I painted off-white and refinished the top in walnut stain. I’m super proud of my work.
julie says
FURNISH ME!!
I love my King Sized bed.
My husband and I along with the baby and dog all fit it it comfortably for Sunday morning snug sessions!
Laurie says
Furnish me……a credenza my brother made over 30 years ago when he was a teenager. Solid wood, heavy, and would cost a fortune to buy a piece of this quality and craftsmanship new. I “inherited” it unwillingly and it took me a long time to fully appreciate it. I use it as an entry way table now because it has “behind doors” storage plus open cubbies where I put some baskets. Pretty fab.
Heather W says
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A couple of favorite pieces are ones that I have recently found at Goodwill that I can’t wait to bring new life to with a little paint. Also, I scored a great table for my entryway that someone had on the curb to throw away.
Meghan A. says
FURNISH ME. I am sentimentally attached to the world’s greatest couch – except for the fact that it’s not mine! Belongs to two married friends but man, do I love that couch!
Betsy says
Furnish me! Our greatest piece is the house itself — we have a hundred year old brownstone. We love having our “forever” house but are ready to upgrade from the “for now” ikea and hand-me-down-not-right furniture.
Sayard says
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We have a new house and not a lot of stuff to go in it yet.. I’m not in love with anything yet unfortunately, we’re pretty happy with a couch we recently bought but are in dire need or some classic pieces for the home – love this giveaway for the settee!!
Nicole says
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A mid-century dining room set I got at a Hospice Thrift Store for $125!
Table with lead, side board & China cabinet!
Rachel says
Such a great giveaway! I’m a fan of these two ladies.
Furnish Me!
I found a bookcase with glass doors with a lock and key in a thrift store once. It was a splurge at the time, but it’s one of my most favorite pieces of furniture.
PK says
FURNISH ME! I bought my “cannonball” bed in 1995, and I still love it.
Mindy B says
Furnish Me!!!!!
My neighbors were moving – and we scored some pretty awesome old doors that where 8 feet tall and narrow – they are now re-painted and we use them as decor in our bed room. I love them! And they were free – and I painted them with free paint. Holler!
L.renee says
FURNISH ME! With 3 in college I have become slightly addicted to hauling home thrift store finds to satisfy my decorating urges. However……. I would love some brand new “good bones” pieces in the house too!
Suzanne says
FURNISH ME!
we got our dining room table and all 4 chairs for $125, bargain basement deal and it’s our FAVORITE and BEST BUY!
Janet says
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Michelle says
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I have two favorite pieces and they were both gifts. One a window turned mirror we received for our wedding and a metal tree given to me by my in laws because I had loves a metal flower that they had on their wall. Thoughtful gifts are the best :)
Kimberly says
Furnish me!
I love the Hoosier-style hutch that belonged to my great-grandmother. It has been a great storage piece through the years…when we were kids, my mom used the flour bin to hide candy from me and my brother…I currently use it to store my daughter’s art supplies.
Megan says
holy cow! FURNISH ME!!
fav piece is a lamp I got at goodwill. does that count as a piece of furniture?
Amber says
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Hands down this vintage dresser turned sideboard I purchased for a song. $5 dollars from a local Salvation Army thrift store. A song! It is similar in style to Clara’s lovely dresser. Great bones/Great piece.
MissPinkkate says
FURNISH ME! We bought a new mattress/bed about 6 months ago and it is AWESOME! So much better than my old cheapo college mattress and the rickity IKEA frame!
Nicole says
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The biggest splurge my husband and I have made is on our king size mattress. We love it! Wonderful purchase.
Allison says
Furnish me! I need a statement piece!