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[Oznell]

These wintry days make me want to look at cheerful interiors.  The "Dimples and Tangles" blog supplies that abundantly.  She's not a designer, but a talented do-it- yourselfer who thrifts, paints, sews, and works magic in her house.

They lightened their formerly darker wall color-- it is now Benjamin Moore's "Manchester Tan" at 25%.   Those terrific painted lamps were once thrifted.  Love the elegant Greek key trim on the lampshades

She finds great pillows, and combines them with those she has sewn herself.

A little glimpse of her kitchen and French-accented breakfast room.  Love her curtains, and her diy botanical prints.  The pink of the pillows, is a color that reappears throughout the house...

One of the things that's so good about the blog is that it's down to earth, and "real".   She can't wait to install wood floors, but explains that that's not in the budget yet.

My favorite thing here is the huge vintage milk glass punch bowl on her coffee table.  There's plenty of room to drop a real plant inside, which she does.

Knowing her sewing talents, I bet she made those stylish 'malachite' slipcovers on the ottomans.

Close up of the punch bowl, with its traditional grape theme.  Aw, she has a sweet little Staffordshire pup.  I have a single orphan Staffordshire too, but wouldn't dare have him on my coffee table-- he's tall and too "tippy"!

She's always mixing 'high' and 'low'.  I think she said the cute little cane box was from Hobby Lobby.  Darling faux bamboo tray.

Oh, boy, I love these lamps unreasonably!  Isn't that sort of like a "tobacco leaf" pattern?   Isn't there a dish pattern kind of like that?  She keeps putting green and blue together, which I love.

Oh-- to show how she switches things up seasonally, here is an alternate set of pillows on her couch-- I think this is her "fall" look.

And while we're on seasonal "change-outs",  here's another "fall" look.  Those owls are fab!  Note that even when working in neutrals, there's always a playful aspect...

Look at these darling vintage Fitz and Floyd bookends.  A gift from a friend of hers, who knew they were right in Dimples and Tangles' style zone.

Nice vintage books too.

She's the second person I've heard give this tip below, and I think it's a good one.   She loves orchids, and occasionally buys real ones.  When the blooms are spent, the leaves still look great.  So she keeps the leaves and soil, etc. and mixes in faux orchid blooms.  She waters the real leaves to keep them healthy and going for a long time.

Here's another of her combo "real/faux" mixtures.  Looks good!  She puts moss on top, just like it's real.

I love people who develop their own unique, exuberant style, and are creative to boot. 

Her color palette is just a teensy bit "brighter" than in my own comfort zone, but only a little.  Where she puts fuschia, I'd have blush pink.  And I'd be editing more-- I crave a bit less bric-a-brac.  But the blues and greens, all the vintage, and the happy vibe, they're right up my alley.

Curious about the blog title?  She said she named the blog after her kids when they were little -- her boy had dimples, and her daughter, hair tangles that required much combing!  Cute.

[gizmogal]

It's certainly different and bright!  

I should have taken a Dramamine before viewing the mixes of patterns and colors and giant pieces in those rooms.

Sorry, a little too informal or perhaps too lively for me. I call it cluttered and busy and overwhelming.  Decorators might  call it "eclectic"!

 Give a thought to editing your post at the very end.  I would not have included posting her childrens' pictures without her knowledge and permission. It's one thing for her to do what she wants with her own kids' images on her website, but those kids are entitled to not have their pictures distributed without their knowledge. Her house does not risk any potential harm from less privacy. The children do. 

[Oznell]

@gizmogal,  I think the part of your post that refers to the kids, is sound advice!   Done.

[Queen of shop]

@Oznell  On my goodness! What a great post. I just love her eclectic taste. I live a lot like this. I love to be surrounded with color. I also love my "stuff". My motto is, more is more. lol

I could just absolutely move into that house.

Thanks for this yummy post.

[gizmogal]

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@Oznell wrote:

@gizmogal,  I think the part of your post that refers to the kids, is sound advice!   Done.

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Thanks for giving it thought and responding with action.  Lots of respect for you for that. 

[stevieb]

A fun and cheerful aesthetic. I'd make some changes, of course, and probably would't go quite as far with color and excess, but I find it a visuallly pleasing environment.

[mspatmac]

@Oznell The entrance is great, warm and welcoming.  What I like best about is that it looks like a home and real people live there.  She has carefully chosen each piece with care and while some may use the dreaded (to me) word "cluttered" it's well done.  I'm digging out my Pottery Barn punch bowl, lining it with moss, dropping in a plant and introducing it to my LR coffee table.

Some other little things I spotted I may copy.  It looks comfortable and she has mixed some more formal pieces with comfortable ones.  One thing that surprised is matchy pieces like the lamps.  Not into matchy matchy myself. I like a less formal home like this.  With a few changes I could live there.

[Desert Lily]

For me, the lack of cohesion has an unsettling effect.

[KathyM23]

Love it all.  I am definitely a fan of color and I like the mishmash.  I call it mishmash instead of clutter.  I like a lot of "things" of beauty around me.

[Foxxee]

I like this, except for the rug.  Otherwise, classy.