Kitchen Junk

Junk

by Mary Randolph Carter

A collection of color photographs of kitchen paraphernalia of years past, including dinette sets, porcelain-enamel tabletops, calico roosters, and old toasters, marks a guide that furnishes advice on how to price these collectibles, suggestions of where to find them, and more. 20,000 first printing. Tour.

Genres: Nonfiction

238 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love country antiques, vintage collectibles and ephemera. I'm an eclectic maximalist, collector and packrat. There are some pretty cool things in this book, but even for me, it leans pretty far towards too junky. I expected better, so two and a half stars.

[Barb Wiseberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one my favourite books. MRC has a great eye, and I pull this book (one of a few she has written like this) out every so often and wish I had a big 'ol barn like she does, to store her treasures.

[jessica wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the whole series and find myself revisiting them time and again. Fun to read and full of inspiring photos.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book! You name it, if it belongs in a kitchen, or might have been used by a cook, its in this book. There are scores of pictures and photos which will inspire you to either decorate your own kitchen, or look thru your drawers, cabinets and pantries for similar items. The stories on many of the items are very interesting. I enjoy just the looking-this is an antique shop on paper and its always fun to see things that either you currently own or remember from your grandparents kitchen.

[Kate]

Giving it a quick look first, then I'll go back with post-its and mark pages and take notes. So far, it seems to be page after page of wonderful "junk" -- antiques, collectables, kitch, and all types of reused or repurposed things.

[Karla · Rating 3 out of 5]

While reading this book, I just kept thinking "How could people really like living with all that junk?"