A corner bookcase created from two damaged end tables? Window cornices made from foam insulation panels? A discarded medicine cabinet turned into a catch-all foyer cabinet? What will she think of next?

You'll find out in RUMMAGE, REMNANTS and RESALE: From Secondhand to First-class DEcor, by Mary Linden Ragains, part of a series of RagLin to Riches books that show you how to turn "rags" and other cast-offs into rich-looking decorative items, at very little expense.

In RUMMAGE, REMNANTS and RESALE, Ragains shows you how she decorated an approximately 2,000-square-foot home for...