Can someone please buy me this:

I LOVE both of these rugs from American furniture/homewares designer Angela Adams that I spotted on Decor8. And I love the sideboard too. I have been searching for one forever but unfortunately none seem to be in my (limited) price range. Even the really ugly ones! It hurts me to think I can't just go out and splurge a few thousand dollars on a timeless, superbly designed piece of furniture, which I would love and cherish and polish and admire forever more. I'd even go as far to say it rips my knickers. I just wish I'd paid more attention in woodwork so I could just make one; or that a hoarding old Aunt 5 times removed, who I met once when I was 5 but was so taken with tiny (and infinitely charming) me that she leaves me a 1950s danish designed vintage sideboard in mint condish. Well, a girl can dream.... For now I'll just keep coveting them longingly on Trade Me and hoping that one day that dollar reserve auction only reaches $39.99 and the jokes on That Guy, who thought 3 grand would be a cinch. PAH!

I heart these dining rooms

So, in order to distract anyone reading from my slow progress, I decided to showcase a few gorgeous dining rooms I've come across in my net travels.

The dining room is actually my next 'project'. It's a work in progress at the moment. It doesn't really fit into my theme of budget makeovers though, as it's already cost us $900 to re gib the walls and take out part of one that was blocking the kitchen. Open plan really has revolutionised meal time! Anyway, on with the pictures of pretty things:

This selection comes to you via of desiretoinspire.net.

I heart this one because it's a little bit vintage.

I heart this one because of the mis-matched chairs and the splendid lightshade.

I heart vintage sideboards.

I heart the clever as all hell plate arrangement and plan to steal this idea for mai own.

I heart MASSIVE book libraries. I only wish I owned enough actual books to recreate this properly!