American Junk

The book was great! Wonderful pictures, and helpful hints on the "how-to's"! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is hunting for good old AMERICAN JUNK!

Indeed, Mary Randolph Carter is a kindred spirit to anyone who finds Martha Stewart's ideas too pricey and exclusive. This eye-boggling array of color, texture and whimsy is not only helpful to those of us who appreciate junk treasures, but also inspiring simply as a visual workout; Carter's way with disparate objects and her eye for composition is helpful to anyone contemplating any interior project, whether dealing in new OR vintage. One of my all-time favorites and one I consult again and again, whenever I want to wriggle free my artistic sensibilities.

Fabulous! Fabulous! Fabulous! As a decorator/designer this wonderful book was just a marvelous help to me in finding and paying the right price for those one-of-a-kind treasures clients just love you to death for. I found most of Ms. Carter's tips on junk just ever so clever; the type that make you say "now why didn't I think of that". And the wonderful color photos alone make this book something you'll want to keep looking at over and over.

She made the word Junk legitimate, as well as the secret passions of all of us junkers. Since I discovered American Junk, I've bought Garden Junk--a more specialized junk journey, but with lots of general applications. MRC has been to junkland, seen the light, and shared the thrill of the hunt!