If you have read The House that Pinterest Built, Smart Spaces, The Alchemy of Things, or Elements of Style you're going to love Perfect Imperfect. Wabi-sabi and new creative interior design expressions: Perfect Imperfect is a stunning collection of homes and studios of creatives from all over the world, with thought-provoking text by Karen McCartney and stunning visuals by Sharyn Cairns and Glen Proebstel. Perfect Imperfect takes as its founding principle the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi. Wabi-Sabi advocates the beauty to be found in imperfection, impermanence and the authentic. Importantly this is done without losing sight of the benefits of living in the 21st century; where designers are merging digital technology with the handmade, rethinking how to use space and accommodating the natural world. Creating a new interior design vocabulary: As the collaborative process for creating Perfect Imperfect involved working across continents, the authors created a list of words and phrases that define how to curate the work they include in their stunning book. Their new interior design and interior decorating vocabulary includes terms such as mutability, irregularity, unfinished and incomplete, void, the effects of accident, unpretentious, simplicity, contrasts, and Leonard Koren's idea that 'beauty can be coaxed out of ugliness'. The new words and phrases introduced by the authors define the book's visual sections: - Spirit of Nature - Strange Beauty - Mark of Hand - Deep Shadow - Weathering & Decay - And, Incomplete and Irregular A beautiful, inspirational decorative book: Perfect Imperfect is a celebration of accident, curation, collection, hesitation, collaboration, reuse, reimagining and true originality. It explores an established aesthetic in a new way and embraces current design objects alongside well-worn ones; featuring interior settings that mix comfort, design and an off-beat beauty.

These perfectly imperfect dogs have gentle lessons for us all ... Meet special little Vegemite with the permanent wink; Bali Pip, the playful pup who lost her fur; Raul, who takes partial paralysis in his stride; and many more, all seen through the lens of award-winning photographer Alex Cearns.In this inspiring portrayal of difference, Alex captures the intrinsic beauty and spirit; the sweetness, resilience and strength of 60 perfectly imperfect dogs. They adapt to their unique bodies without complaint, they survive with determination and they live with joy. In the accompanying stories from their best friends, the bond between these endearing doggos and their humans shines through - and sometimes they even save each other. For anyone who's ever loved a dog ...

Accountant slash bartender Reg will show rock star Jeremy how to have fun...and possibly fall in love. Hollywood royalty Jeremy Jameson has lived a sheltered life with music as his sole focus and only friend. Before embarking on yet another international concert tour, he wanders into a bar in what he considers the middle-of-nowhere and meets a man who wins him over with his friendly smile and easy-going nature. Accountant slash bartender slash adventure-seeker Reg Moore has fun talking and drinking with The Jeremy Jameson and can't say no when the supposedly straight rock star makes him a once in a lifetime offer: keep him company on his tour by playing the part of his boyfriend. Listening to music, traveling the world, and jumping off cliffs is fun. Falling in love is even better. But to stay with Jeremy after the stage lights dim, Reg will need to help him realize there's nothing pretend about their relationship.

Pie - perfect Imperfection is a white pearl unlocking guide that focuses on enhancing relationships through the releasing of a positive charge. Our own positive charge. Through purification, coagulation andenjoyment. To remove blockages of negativity that cause difficulty in our daily lives. It is a three-step guide to accenting hues as hues reflect happiness. Our enjoyment of pleasure. In relationships of every kind. Families, Marriages, Courtships, Corporate team building and Sports team development. Hueyanism - that which glues us together: Our escargot punt.

Mika rents a cottage on the rugged shores of British Columbia. Cain, her mysterious landlord, conjures romantic images in her heart. Slowly, they become friends, but beneath her clothes is a secret she can't share and a reality that destroys her dreams. The fantasy Cain sells to women has made him a wealthy but empty man. Within a short time, he's lured by Mika's beguiling spirit. He teaches her passion, but to keep her he'll have to convince her that beauty is more than skin deep. Dedicated to the millions of people who are unique, not flawed by Psoriasis.

This is the story of a little girl forced to become an adult overnight and the challenges she faced. Every day had an element of adventure, survival, fear, betrayal, and sometimes all those things combined with her will to stay alive, even when there were outside forces pulling her in a different direction.

A brother shares how his family honors his sister, even though she died before he was born. Oftentimes referred to as a rainbow baby, children born after the death of a sibling often wonder about the one who came before them. Perfectly Imperfect Family gently acknowledges the stigma associated with loss, grief, and including a baby who has died by offering loving ways in which a beloved baby can be celebrated during special days and every day.