On a budget.  

look on eBay and 1stDibs to...
look on eBay and 1stDibs to find stuff you like, then do searches on craigslist a few times a day with filters like "Danish" "teak" or "mid century". Plenty of effort with limited results, but saves you the physical hassle of running around to yard and garage sales all over the place.

Niceguy,
I found a nice Knoll marble top table instead to go with the Gae Aulenti chairs and a Rolf Benz sofa. Oh, and the laughing goat heads.

Affordable Furniture
Hey,
There are many store that sell chairs for under $400. Try going to your local stores in your hometown. You can also try shopping online.

off topic..sorry!
Riki,
Are those slate tiles on your floor? or is it scored concrete? or?
Simply divine!
Best,

Beautiful
Beautiful room Riki!
Look like black porcelain?
I have similar, smaller tiles in my bathroom.

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you appear
to be pointing at the your knee's bees?

actually,
that's the "honey-maker" closest to my "money-maker".
it's not easy.
love to all,

Aren't they wasps, appropriat...
Aren't they wasps, appropriate if I may presume )
Perhaps come up with a list of what you really like and concentrate on that. If I had my collecting time over it'd be pretty short with aluminium group chairs, a plain sofa, marble slab table and desk, tolomeo reading lamp (red) and the rest mostly built in cabinetry. Keeping it short and simple will save you more money in the long run if you're on a budget.

oh Mark, dear dear...
oh Mark, dear dear Mark....why not? is a question that is surely slumbering deep at the bottom of that glorious bay! Your appearance, no less glorious, generally portends the end of a thread, one aspect of DA that I look forward to immensely.

Robert,
it is simply Italian ceramic tile. The color is called anthracite. Very appropriate in a thread about doing things on a budget.
Mark, love the pants. Do they come in a snappy handbag, do you know?

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OMG Lilly Pulitzer is still alive.
All this time, I thought those references to "my neighbor" were merely metaphorical. Wow.

Alive and a divine neighbor indeed.
But now her name is Lilly (Pulitzer) Rousseau.
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/lifestyles/home/on-the-market-at-...