Junk Beautiful

As the saying goes, one person's trash is another's treasure. For Junkmasters Sue Whitney and Ki Nassauer, discovering these diamonds in the rough is a way of life. In Junk Beautiful, they meet their biggest challenge head-on, revamping every room in your house, from the kitchen to the living room to the basement to bathroom and more.

Chapter by chapter, Sue and Ki take you on a junking journey to make over each room. You'll meet the homeowners, discover their hopes and dreams, then watch as Sue and Ki magically transform each item on the homeowners' wish lists into reality. A coatrack becomes an industrial-style water piece; a picket fence is re-upped for daybed duty on a sunporch; a lonesome dog kennel gate finds new life as the door to a bathroom.

Packed with plenty of "before" photos and fun action shots of Sue and Ki in the midst of their junk madness, Junk Beautiful is a decorating guide like no other -- inviting and irreverent. And with clear how-to instructions for nearly 30 projects used in the book, even the beginning DIYer will be satisfied. Junk Beautiful is a complete guide to junking paradise.

"In today's disposable world, it's refreshing to see the ingenuity and creativity illustrated by Junk Beautiful, where Sue and Ki transform ordinary, mundane, or seemingly hopeless items into fabulously functional pieces. This book is a must for all garage sale, flea market, and thrift store junkies!"
-- Tim Luke of HGTV's "Cash in the Attic"

"Assembled by Junkmasters Sue Whitney and Ki Nassauer, Junk Beautiful is overflowing with ideas that are fresh, original, and fun!"
-- Danny Seo, author of Simply Green Giving and Simply Green Parties

Reuse, Repurpose, Refresh	2
A Sunny Forecast	4
Shipshape Supper Club	22
Delectable Dining	46
Laundry Lounge	62
Making an Entrance	78
Living Room Luxury	94
A Suite Bedroom	116
Executive Home Office	142
Spa Among the Cedars	160
How to Make the Rest	184
RESOURCES	202
INDEX	203

Welcome to the pages of Junk Beautiful. If you find yourself reading this page, either you are already a devoted junker or you are about to become one. Sorry, junking is highly contagious and there's no avoiding it! Our advice is just sit back and give in to the urge.

What is junk? you ask. Some call it garbage, trash, or castoffs. To this we say, "Rubbish!" For us, fleamarket finds, tag- sale goodies, and dumpster discoveries all play an important role in uncharacteristically good home design.

In Junk Beautiful we demonstrate how to take the stuff no one else wants and with it breath new life into the decor of your home. People looking for an alternative to their hum-drum, cookie-cutter rooms will find dozens of fresh ideas for showcasing their own personal style á la junk.

After all, it's about time you discovered that junk is for everyone. We show you nine unique styles -- and rooms -- provide step-by-step projects for the do-it yourselfers, offer up junking tips, and highlight junk transformations through hundreds of beautiful and inspiring photos.

We recognize that like junk, people have personalities of their own; individual characteristics that make them unique. When we are invited into a home to work our magic, we pay lots of attention to the way our clients live. We like to think of it as "meeting the Fokkers." So in Junk Beautiful, you'll also get to know the hopes and dreams of our homeowners.

Junkers are not only stylish people, but they are also concerned about their environment. For years we have been encouraging people to create their own style, one piece of junk at a time. Remember, while doing this we're also saving the earth, one piece of junk at a time.

Until next time, see you on the junk pile!

Sue and Ki