***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.
Lisa M says
FURNISH ME! Just moved into a new house and could definitely use the help furnishing! Ridiculously pregnant, so my current favorite piece of furniture is our sectional couch w/ chaise lounge!
Mike says
Furnish me! My father-in-law made a TV stand that is perfect for our house.
Christina says
FURNISH ME!
I’m currently very tickled with a little side cabinet my father in law found at a yard sale painted for us. It’s going to be a great little toy chest!
Abigail says
FURNISH ME!
I have the armoire my grandmother passed down to me that she spent a summer refinishing in the “Antique style” when my mother was a child.
Haley says
FURNISH ME!
Mine is a 9-drawer dresser I got for 80 bucks and rehabbed. It’s the most solid piece of furniture we own!
Meredith says
FURNISH ME!
My mom and I happened upon a pair of glass front doors that were probably originally attached to a hutch or china cabinet. Now they’re the top to a great coffee table we built!
Christine says
furnish me! My best purchase is my bed and mattress so good to look at and so comfortable!
Sharon says
FURNISH ME I love my antique ribbon mahogany bedroom furniture!
Kammah says
Furnish me! I live with my parents but as soon as my car is paid off I am looking to find an apartment…
Julianne says
Furnish Me!
I sooo need help with my decorating and so I can’t say that I have a favorite piece of furniture because I definitely need help in finding my style, branching out…decorating. Wish I had a special piece I just love! I’m a work in progress!
aimee says
FURNISH ME!
I have a couple dressers I found on craigslist/thrift store that I love….but the settee in your giveaway is calling my name! :-)
Carla says
“FURNISH ME!” I have a vintage iron headboard that I found on Craigslist. I haven’t done a thing to it and it looks beautiful in our guest bedroom.
Emily says
Furnish me! I love my gray sectional couch…it was a splurge, but splurges are worth it if you love it and it will stand the test of time!
Jeanie says
FURNISH ME!
With some FABULOUS furniture.
Please?
My favorite piece that I currently have is my grandmothers
old Singer sewing machine (the old kind with the foot pedal). I spent many Saturday and summer afternoons sitting under and trying to play with the footpedal when she would sew. She sewed many cute dresses for me when I was a little girl and it will always remind me of her.
Martha says
FURNISH ME! I love our couch – we got it for free from a British ambassador trying to make space in his temporary home and it’s really gorgeous and high quality. Best piece in the house.
Courtney says
FURNISH ME!!!
Please Furnish Me!! My favorite piece that I own is a chair in my bedroom that is a really odd shape and fabric that is looking a bit old, but I love it! I inherited it from my grandmother and I hope I have it forever!
Jessica Smith says
FURNISH ME!
MY most prized possession is a two piece French Provencial set in my sweet baby girls room (found refinished on Craigslist)
Elisabeth says
FURNISH ME! Back during the spring I bought two side tables after a search of at least a year. I loved the traditional and solid but somewhat unique lines of them and that I could seem them in pretty much every room of our home and future homes. Right now they are functioning as bars in the dining room, but some day they’ll be bedside tables, end tables, who knows what tables!
jody says
FURNISH ME! I have a hand-made rustic coffee table that I absolutely adore.
Olivia K says
Furnish me! We have this great living room chair thats vintage, it will last so long for 30 bucks!
Kadee says
FUNISH ME!
My favorite piece is my gradmothers very old vanity/makeup table. LOVE IT and the fact that it was hers, makes it all the better!
Goldie says
Furnish me! I think I love the dresser in my kid’s room the best out of everything in my apartment
Leigh says
Furnish me! I love my vintage bedroom set that I bought off Craiglist – the man who sold it to me said it had been his mother’s her entire life.
Carolina says
FURNISH ME! We have lots of hand-me-downs. A Stickley rocking chair is probably my fave.
hjc says
Furnish me!
Hard to say – I love a lot of my furniture but today I’ll pick my marble-top bistro set – I bought it 20 years ago for $100 I didn’t have but it has lived in every room of my house and I still love it.
Salina says
Furnish me!!!
The best piece of furniture we own is an awesome mid-century dresser that we got for a steal in Ohio. It’s amazing what you can find on craigslist outside of NYC.
Jennifer says
FURNISH ME!
Two of my besties are two dining chairs that I reupholstered. The paint is straight 60s-green, but I know that my grandpa painted them so they can’t change :)
Kirstin says
Furnish Me!
I love our big couch–it’s comfortable and big enough for 3-4 people and great for naps. It’s a muted yellow and has great lines.
Michelle says
Furnish me!
My favorite piece is our 2nd hand sleigh bed!
Susan C says
FURNISH ME!
I am absolutely in love with the buffet for my dining room that I scored off of craigslist. It’s the perfect size for the room and the color couldn’t be more perfect with my table.
Jessica says
FURNISH ME!
I love my Craigslisted Pier 1 wicker chair and loveseat I scored for $100! Looks great on my porch.
Mika says
FURNISH ME! I love our sectional. It’s nice and big, and super comfy. Great for tv watching and especially naps!
carlyshoemaker says
FURNISH ME
Bonus Question:
I don’t have any expensive furniture, buy my wonderful grand mother did buy me a really great couch. Surprisingly I picked it out online from an online dealer…it is my FAVORITE!
Emily says
Furnish me! My favorite piece is an antique Johnson & Johnson shipping crate that we use as an end table in our living room.
Stephanie says
Furnish me! I just picked up an antique barrel chair for free off of Craigslist! It needs some TLC but I can’t wait til it’s finished. It’s frame is beautiful (and sturdy), so now I have to decide on the fabric and then whether to paint the frame or let it show it’s life experience.
Sara says
FURNISH ME!
We bought a custom-made, cherry wood dining set back around Memorial Day that just got delivered last week…I can’t stop drooling over it!
Jen says
FURNISH ME!
I love the new upholstered headboard my main squeeze and I purchased from West Elm.
Amanda says
FURNISH ME!
We splurged on solid wood, locally made bedroom furniture when we were first married, and I still love it. This settee would look great at the end of the bed. :)
Bridget says
FURNISH ME!
The best piece I own is a dining room table from the 1880s. It’s a family piece that I’ve been given and am planning to buy a house to go around it. :)
Serina says
Furnish Me!
My favorite piece of furniture may not be the “best” but it’s so comfy and has done me good for over 5 years. It’s a hand-me-down gold velvet vintage sofa thats extra long and pretty much fits right in with any kind of decor style :)
Kristin says
FURNISH ME!!!!
My favorite piece is the computer hutch someone was getting rid of at work. It was the perfect size for us to use it as a sofa table and it was unstained and unpainted so we can completely customize it! Not sure if I want to paint it a fun color or stain it yet but I can’t wait to see how it turns out either way!
Kirsten Thoming says
FURNISH ME!
My husband and I are still in the “we look like we just got out of college” phase of our furnishings, even though we’re climbing out of our twenties by the end of this year. I don’t think I have a single piece of furniture that I’m proud of. Sad!
Heidi G says
FURNISH ME! We recently bought two LazyBoy recliner couches and love them! They are so comfortable.
Erin says
Furnish Me! … please!
I love the West Elm upholstered tufted headboard we snagged at a Pottery Barn Outlet for under $100 because it was missing 2 screws … which we purchased at the hardware store!
Stefanie D. says
furnish me….grandfather clock passed on from
parents….love how it bongs every 15 minutes.
Nicole says
FURNISH ME!
Found an almost 60 year antique dining table in brand new condition on Craigslist. 6 chairs and two leaves. Love Love Love it! Best thing I’ve ever found on Craigslist!
Andy V says
Furnish me! Favorite piece is our large, comfortable in the basement.
Blair R says
Furnish me!! The best I currently own is the huge leaning mirror I got from Joss and Main for quite the steal! :)
Madelyn Ridgeway says
Furnish me!
I have a beautiful secretary I scored for very little money. Classic and I love it!
MJ says
Furnish me! My grandma’s dresser.