Who it’s for
Want to design it yourself?
Very cool.
If you’re here, you already know it’s POSSIBLE to make a magazine-worthy room from preloved pieces, and you’ve probably found some great secondhand things.
If you’re totally happy with your room, that’s awesome.
But if your project is feeling more amateurish than you would like, keep reading. The difference between a good room and an all-the-way amazing one usually isn’t better finds, it’s what you do with them.
Our workbook, Secondhand-First, teaches design-minded DIYers my exact studio process with prompts, step-by-step instructions, and photo examples.
The Workbook
Secondhand‑First
It’s sixty-one pages that take you through one room, start to finish: eleven chapters across two parts, plus the mindsets and timeline up front and a sizing and scale appendix. And it’s not one-and-done: once your first room is finished, you can work through it again, room by room, for your whole home.
$197 · instant PDF download
Click any page to read the sample large: the cover, the contents, two prompts, the rug guide, and the bonus gallery wall chapter.
The bonus chapter
The gallery wall, in a real room
Gallery walls are our most requested how-to, so the workbook includes a bonus chapter: step-by-step instructions for a signature KKI gallery wall out of pieces you already have and love. It’s low-waste, because it uses what you own, and high design, because the statement is so strong.
The Green Bedroom’s was drafted on the floor and hung in a couple of afternoons.
Questions
What exactly do I get?
An interactive 61-page PDF with fillable fields, so you can type your notes and save links right in the document, or print it and work by hand.
Is this a course?
No. There’s nothing to log into and no videos to watch. It’s a book you work through at your own pace, in your own room.
Does it work outside Nashville?
Yes. The method runs on Facebook Marketplace, vintage and antique stores, estate sales, and thrift stores, which exist everywhere. There’s also a bonus Nashville Hit List of our favorite local spots, for locals and visitors alike.
What’s the refund policy?
Because it’s an instant digital download, all sales are final. If you’re unsure, take a real look at the sample pages first.
The Workbook
Ready to make your room?
Secondhand-First is $197, yours the minute you buy it. Your first room is a few Saturdays away.
Get the workbook — $197