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The Winner is: #134 – Elizabeth!
Have you sat down and pondered the furniture you bring into your home and have you wondered exactly which pieces you should be looking for that are both stylish and useful. Those pieces that can move from apartment to house, working in each space equally well?
Mother/daughter duo, Suzanne and Lauren McGrath have a background in interior design and fashion design. Mom, Suzanne hails from Martha Stewart Living as Style Editor and Producer and daughter, Lauren, spent time at Teen Vogue, where where she worked in the fashion features department. Their philosophy is that the right combination of pieces can flow through a home, moving from room to room and still working well for years down the road.
Making a house a home is a lifelong pursuit, but this team has written a fun new book to help the process. Good Bones, Great Pieces is chock full of beautiful photography, rooms designed by interior designer, Suzanne, along with beautiful and stylish rooms from many top designers out there today.
Written from personal experience and a lifelong love of buying thriftstore treasures, as well as new pieces, they have compiled those top 7 pieces of furniture that can be so beneficial in building those good bones of a home we are all pursuing.
Suzanne and Lauren also blog at Good Bones, Great Pieces and share inspiring stories of designing and decorating spaces. I was fortunate to get a copy of my very own to add to my decorating book arsenal and I loved reading through this book and seeing all the great ideas.
What are those 7 pieces?
I’ll give you a couple of them and psst, they are all listed on the blog linked above. Most of these pieces you probably already have in your home too, but this book will give you some fresh new ideas on how to incorporate them in a little different way than you might have thought of before.
I had to stop and think about it, but I do believe I have all 7 pieces in my collection too.
Demilune from Ballard Designs
Loveseat from Amazon
Occasional chair from Overstock
From loveseats, to occasional chairs, to side tables, these 7 pieces are workhorses in the home. Move them, paint them, reupholster them and love them. That’s the message I got from Good Bones, Great Pieces.
The great news is that I got an extra copy to give away to one of my readers, so leave a comment for a chance to win ONE copy of Good Bones, Great Pieces for yourself!
What is your favorite “workhorse” piece of furniture in your house that you just can’t live without?
I’d have to say mine is the antique French buffet piece I had in my old kitchen. That piece has served as clothes storage, a breakfast buffet, and a TV entertainment center. I’d say that is quite the workhorse. It is going to end up in my den this time around holding the TV.
So, leave a comment and I’ll choose a winner in a few days!
You can also order the book at the links listed here at Good Bones, Great Pieces.
NOTE: I received a free copy of the book and one to give away to one of my readers.
Looks like an awesome book with tons of great ideas! Thank you so much for the chance to win a copy!!!!
This looks like a great book to have for reference! I am not sure which piece of furniture I would consider my workhorse- maybe it’s my bed- as rest is a necessity for keeping a clean house!
bee blessed
mary
Thanks for the give away.
Interesting book and a great reference. The love seat surprises me. I read recently that the loveseat is becoming less and less popular.
I have a vintage dresser that has served as a tv stand, dvd holder, fabric storage, etc. Now it is in my master as the dresser/tv stand. I will never seperate with it!!
Now that Demilune scores top marks in my book!
Now that Demilune scores top marks in my book! What do you think?
I am so in need of help in decorating my home — the book would be wonderful starting block for me. Great giveaway.
I would love to get this book!!! I have recently begun my adventure in antiquing and thrifting furniture and this book would be a great help.
I would LOVE to win this book! I guess my workhorse piece would be a demilune….I have several from my husband’s grandmother.
Awesome giveaway! We have a Cushman brand hutch from the 50s that my husbands parents gave to him. We have used it for everything from it’s original china storage purpose to an entertainment center. It currently resides in our family room as a sideboard/storage unit.
I agree 100% that there are pieces that cn ‘morph’ from house to house or room to room. We are in our 6th house, and we have an antique cherry cabinet that has had a dozen uses! This would be a great book to use as a reference!
My work horse is definately the dining room table. With kids and grand kids over all the time it gets a lot of use. Thanks for the give away. AWESOME!
Ooo, I’ve been itching to get my hands on this book! I have a handful of workhorse pieces, but my favorite is an antique sheet music cabinet I snagged at Scott’s about 12 years ago. It’s held school supplies, extra fabric remants, arts and crafts items, scrapbooking parts and pieces, and — yes — even sheet music. 🙂
Thanks for hosting, Rhoda!
xo Heidi
My antique hutch/linen cabinet. I could use it for either purpose. Thanks for the giveaway.
My dining room buffet!! It holds everything and I love it!!
My buffet that I rescued from someone’s basement – it has been in every room, kitchen, dining, living, & bedroom and everytime I re-locate it I always get the comment – it that new!!!
I got a Secretary/Armoire from my grandmother years ago. She used it for storage. In my home, it has been storage, my china cabinet and is currently housing the family computer.
Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway. This looks like a great reference book to have.
The book looks great. I have a sofa table that I have used in so many places, in so many ways! Thanks for the chance to win!