***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.
Sarah K says
FURNISH ME!
I think my current best piece is my bed–a reproduction Jenny Lind that is so high that we have a littles stepstool by it, even though it only has a half-size box spring under the mattress! My parents bought it for me when I was 16 and I STILL love it, 16 years later. :)
Stacy says
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I just ordered a great sectional in a small scale herringbone gray fabric. I’m in love as it just came in last week.
Natalie says
FURNISH ME!!!!!!!
We have a tall dresser that was my grandmother’s…a treasure to me!
Julie Ann says
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My grandmother’s antique side table. It’s actually a little big for our space but it reminds me of her every time I pass by it and the happy memories associated with it.
christyn says
“FURNISH ME!” the “greatest piece” we currently own? funny b/c we recently took a survey of our home and realized we only had one piece of furniture that is actually NEW – and it’s actually a dresser from the PB outlet, so hardly counts. Greatest piece(s) would have to be our teak table and chairs and armoire/bureau that holds our TV. We got these steals when we were searching for our first home. the owner was selling her furniture too and we snagged it up (didn’t end up buying that house, but funny enough our best friends actually bought it.)
Anna says
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I found a set of 2 campaign dressers on craigslist recently. Luck + $15 and $30, paint and sweat I got two beautiful navy campaign dressers. I also love my upholstered headboard that I made and covered with a $15 Ralph Lauren sheet from home goods!
Lesley L says
Furnish Me! We live surrounded by hand me downs.
Sadie Ferris says
FURNISH ME!! I don’t have a single favorite piece, I just love how everything in our Master bedroom came together to fit our personality exactly.
Natalie Czimskey says
FURNISH ME!! My favorite pieces are our sofas. I love them.
Michelle says
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Without out a doubt, it’s my headboard. I waited months to buy to make sure it was the one I wanted. So me and 7 years later, I still love it!
Chelsea Asermely says
“FURNISH ME!” The dresser I got for $40 at goodwill and went graphic crazy on… Now it sports cool colors in a pattern that I wood burned into the piece!! It always gets tons of comments!
Maria Fernanda Gromann says
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I love my DIY paintings made of pieces of fabric. They match the pillows that sit on my couch.
Steph says
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I have this great low, long mid century couch that I adore, but it has a horrid print on the upholstery. I’ve lived with it for years because the couch is AWESOME, in great shape, super comfy, and we got it for $50 at our local Goodwill. One day I’ll work up the nerve to reupholster it, or throw gobs of $$$ at it to have it professionally done. Until then I’ll enjoy the lovely straight lines and squint a bit to make the print not so bad.
Charlotte says
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I’m in love with my grandparent’s 1960’s dining set that I inherited and was able to refinish/reupholster to make it my own.
Emma S. says
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I inherited a large number of pieces from my grandparents which are my favorite.
Amy L says
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I think my favorite piece of furniture is a little side table we picked up (on our 1st Anniversary trip to the beach!) from this amazingly junky beach thrift store. It was literally a bunch of makeshifts sheds in a circle. We walked around admiring the art and things, not really looking for something. This little table was the greatest, stormy shade of blue. We snagged it up for $10. A much better souvenir than, say, a tee shirt or fridge magnet.
Jennifer C says
Funish Me! My favorite piece is our nail head headboard it’s classic and timeless.
Megan says
Furnish me please!
We have a bed that we inherited from my husband’s family plantation home. Its large and in charge!
Elise Rampey says
FURNISH ME! because my husband is a medical student and we are in desperate need to replace our two trash to treasure dressers. Favorite piece ever is the headboard the hubs made for us and we stained together. It reminds me of what a renaissance man he is, smart and handy. I am so proud.
Carissa says
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I found this amazing mirror at a local thrift store that is from the early 1900’s. I oogled it for MONTHS because it was a little over my price range, but finally saw that it went on sale (and talked the lady down a little more!) and brought that baby home! I LOVE IT!
Christina Lewis says
FURNISH ME! I have yet to find a perfect piece yet. My house is full of function right now, but one day I hope to have pieces I absolutely love. :D
Sarah says
FURNISH ME! I just got a new dresser, and I’m planning on painting the drawers in an ombre chevron pattern. I’m SO excited!
Mary says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture right now is the headboard that my husband made for me last year for our anniversary.
Lia Moss says
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I think it has to be a old, wood cd holder that I bought a resale shop. It now lives on the wall by our front door and serves as a catchall.
Anna says
My best piece is my teak mid-century buffet that I inherited from my mom…
Courtney says
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Katie McIntyre says
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Our teacher’s desk and chair from the 1950’s. My mother-in-law saved it from her school. They had plans to saw it in half and throw it out!! We’ve since refinished it a darker color and my husband spent many nights studying at it during his law school days.
amanda sambrano says
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I’m totally crushing on this new (well new to me) mid-century dresser that my boyfriend and I found at a local thrift store. Thanks to your DIY skills with Clara’s dresser, we are using your experience as a MAJOR bouncing off point and started refinishing it. We are also repurposing it as a buffet for our dining room! Super exciting stuff. It’s our first major DIY project. I suppose I’m quite sweet on this piece because we’re fixin’ her up together as a team project. And I know I’ll feel even more stoked when she’s finished and sitting pretty in our dining room for us to Ooo and Ahh over and impress our guests…and quite possibly our cats. ;)
Amber says
FURNISH ME! :)
The best piece of furniture I own is a square farmhouse table I built. It was the first thing I ever made from the ground up and it cost me a lot of sweat, tears, and several coats of paint. But it’s my absolute favorite piece.
Dan Valentine says
Furnish Me! I love our couch!
Anne says
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My great grandmothers four poster bed. It is that olive green color. With white walls, it’s a real statement piece.
Mia says
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A dresser I scored at a yard sale in college. The woman I bought it from said it had been her grandmother’s and was used as a changing table for her mother and herself. Well, I now use it as a changing table for my son!
Miranda says
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I love our crib! It is myfvorite piece of furniture. I plan on using for each baby and then saving for our grand kids:)
Heather says
Furnish Me! My current favorite piece is an antique glass-front cabinet I scored on Craigslist. It’s great for storing extra dishes and glasses.
Meghan says
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My favorite piece is our dining room table, my dad made it and I would play under it when I was little.
caroline says
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unfortunately i have no furniture that i super love right now. my house is pretty much all ikea!
Kelsey says
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Probably the best piece we currently own is our sectional. It was the first piece of “real, adult” furniture that we bought as a couple from Macy’s.
Anna says
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Anna Valentine says
Furnish Me! I picked up a 1960’s modern dresser on the side of the road last week that I’m SO PUMPED about. It’s in amazing shape, and you can’t beat free!
Emily says
FURNISH ME!!!
we have a bbbbooooootttttiiifffooollll armoire that we got for less than half retail at a second-hand shop in totally awesome condition. It feels like grown-up furniture, but it’s got dents & holes built into it, so it’s not “precious”–i think it’ll be super versatile in our home(s) for many decades.
Anna says
FURNISH ME! My favorite piece of furniture we own is the hutch we bought for our tv. I love being able to store all our junk in there and close the doors.
Nicole S. says
Furnish me! Ooh, I have a mid-century teak and rosewood cabinet that I bought on eBay, but I also have a mahogany duncan phyfe-style dining table from my husband’s aunt (that we paired with white Gilbert chairs from IKEA, much to the horror of my mother in law!)
Jessica says
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I love our built-in china cabinet!
Erica says
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I don’t have any great pieces of furniture, but we do have an oversized purple chair that has seen better days. I would love to get rid of it, but my husband insists that it should follow our son to college! Problem is…he’s only seven!
Sara A. says
Furnish Me!!
I’m a little bit in love with my sleigh bed as well as the amazing couch I found at Goodwill for $60!
Vanessa says
Furnish me! I love my vintage chairs.
Amanda says
Furnish me! I really don’t own any furniture that I adore–how sad is that?
Lindsay says
Furnish Me! My favorite piece is an entry table we bought right after we bought our first house!
Melissa T says
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My favorite piece is the glass-front bookshelf we received as a Christmas gift from my in-laws. Looks beautiful and holds all the books we love to read!
Ale says
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My favorite item in my home is a huge(10 ft by 6.5 ft) painting that my friend painted. it is AMAZING!