***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.
Alison says
FURNISH ME!!
I love my antique china cabinet that i painted white
Judy says
FURNISH ME!!!
I love my dining table – it was our first big purchase
Taylor says
furnish me!
The best piece I own right now is a MCM dresser/TV stand we stained dark, a la YHL! It didn’t come out quite as nice as yours, though…
Megan says
FURNISH ME! I love my couch and footstool!
Heather Miller says
FURNISH ME!
I need a “greatest piece” in my house.
bridget b. says
FURNISH ME! It would have to be our leather sofa and love seat, which was our first real “adult” furniture that we bought after getting married.
Anna says
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I have this huge, old, beautiful dresser that I nabbed at a secondhand store for $70. It’s got the best lines of any piece of furniture I own, for sure.
Cecile says
Furnish me!
The favorite pieces of “furniture” in our home is the art. From the kids, friends or artists, every piece has a story which is dear to me. The only problem in our apartment is wall space… :-)
Dawn says
Furnish Me!!! I love my current sofa which is the only new piece we have bought since having our children. It even came clean when my son autographed it with a Sharpie. I love that!
Katie C says
FURNISH ME! The best piece of furniture that I currently own is an antique dresser that I found in my grandmother’s basement and that she had refinished for me as a graduation gift. Apparently it’s about 100 years old and used to belong to *her* grandmother!
Rachel Hansen says
FURNISH ME!
I have a beautiful set of mid-century dining room chairs my mom gave me, I love them!
Nora says
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I was on a mad search for an old card catalog for an affordable price earlier this year. I got super lucky and found my lovely vintage 60 drawer card catalog at an auction, and the best part is I only paid a whopping .50¢ for it (thats right, 50 CENTS!). Needless to say, it is by far my favorite piece of furniture.
vicki says
Furnish me! My babies crib. She’ll be arriving next week.
Lisa says
FURNISH ME!
I’m still in grad school so the only nice thing in my house, my big investment, is my bed!
Grant says
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Sara Smith says
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Loving my oversized seeded glass pendant light from PB
Justine G. says
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My favorite piece would have to be our simple IKEA shoe bench. Awesome value and easily the most used/useful piece of furniture in the house. Love a good deal!
Nicole says
FURNISH ME!
I have not invested a lot in nice furntiture yet, but my favorite pieces in our house is the giant dining room table my boyfriend built.
Sarah says
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My favorite piece of furniture is the cedar chest my mom gave me when I turned 16. Fourteen years and countless moves later, that chest has been with me through everything!
Molly says
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I think my greatest piece of furniture is a glass-top coffee table from my grandma. It probably needs a little love and a little updating, but it makes me happy remembering its place in my grandma’s home and seeing it now in mine.
noelle hodgson says
FURNISH ME PLEASE!!! I scored an antique buffet at an auction for dirt cheap – it’s my most favorite piece in my house!
Julia says
FURNISH ME! My fav piece is a side table my grandfather built for me when I moved to Atlanta! It so special to me!
Vanessa says
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Diana says
Furnish Me! I found a great dresser at a yard sale for $30 that I love and payed to have it refinished because the wood on the top was buckling. Now it looks better than new and I love it. I know that it will be a piece we have for years!
Alicia M says
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I purchased a 1940s curio cabinet at a household auction for a steal! It now houses all of my jewelry, like an armoire :)
tracie says
furnish me~ right after we were married we found these very modern Italianesque nightstands at a thrift store. They were our first purchase together and we still love them.
Lisa says
Furnish me!
I love the antique bed my husband’s grandmother gave our daughter. It’s gorgeous and sentimental.
Tamara says
FURNISH ME! I have a lovely chest of drawers that my parents bought when they first married. It’s cherry with a mid-century modern feel. It’s so beautifully made and has a lot of sentimental value!
Allison O. says
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My favorite is the bedroom chest of drawers that I’ve had since I was little. A couple years ago I gave it a facelift with some new paint and knobs, and fell in love with it again!
megan says
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I know it’s nothing antique or refinished or design-contributing… but I just love our tempurpedic bed!
jG says
Furnish Me! My favorite things in my house are the lights that i have throughout the house… in the bedrooms, in the dining area, even the bathroom. My fav is the one over the dining table.
CamilleAZ says
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My favorite piece is definitely this small round antique table my grandma passed down to me. It’s the perfect color and is so wonderful in our little breakfast nook!
Stephanie says
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I am absolutely in love with out entertainment center. I think it looks so classy and cozy, I would buy it a thousand times over!
Marshall says
Furnish me!
I ordered my first real sofa recently and am in love!
Rebekah says
Furnish Me!
OMGoodness I could totally use furningshings! I have an EMPTY living room in my new house. Literally – my husband assembled a wheelbarrow in there and left it for 2 weeks, and it was the only thing in there! I’m pretty proud of a hutch I refinished in my dining room :)
Michele says
Furnish me!
A cabinet my dad and husband built together. Beautiful dark cherry.
FB says
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My two favorite pieces are a French bed frame + chair from the 1700’s. My mom kept these in immaculate condition and so have I!!!!
Alisondre B. says
FURNISH ME! I have the best couch–I love it–especially as I end up there most nights with my daughter who is struggling to sleep through the night right now. Our couch is lovely and we bought it this year and I couldn’t be happier with it! By far my most favorite piece we own!
Evan Thompson says
FURNISH ME!
My favorite piece of furniture we own is our red china cabinet from crate & barrel. It was an amazing christmas gift last year and it really makes the room pop.
Kate says
FURNISH ME!
An old painting by my great uncle that my family has passed down to me. When I say pass down, I mean no one else wants it in my family it except for me!
LeighAnne says
Furnish Me!!
Bestest piece would be the MCM Milo Baughman walnut chair found in the trash. Beautiful in every way!
Cecilia says
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We have a beautiful hutch that’s a perfect fit for our traditional/country style mix.
Paige says
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This weekend I bought a great painted antique dresser for my guest room.
Rachel M. says
FURNISH ME!!
I have a teal couch from my great aunt. It’s from the 60s and is still in great shape!
Nicole says
FURNISH ME! Our most recent splurge was our coffee table (shinny white top with old train tie legs) – we love it!
Melissa says
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I rug I in our living room! Rugs are total room changers if you ask me!
Kelly Gross says
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I found a Pottery Barn leather recliner- the “Manhattan” chair on the side of the road right after I got engaged. All we had to do is order a new seat cover and it looks awesome!
God is Good!
Lara says
Furnish Me!
I love our couch. It’s the perfect color, so it pairs with anything, and it has a little bit of character with tufted cushions.
Allison says
FURNISH ME!!
My greatest pieces are my glass topped, ORB-framed coffee table from Crate & Barrel and an antique buffet.
Laura K. says
Furnish me! My faborite is my bedroom set- purchased as a wedding gift!