Cool Stuff: Factory 20

I discovered Factory 20 this morning via Another Shade of Grey (which -- yay! -- is back and going strong after a mysterious and much-lamented 7-month absence from the blogosphere). This store is most definitely getting bookmarked.

Located in Sterling, Virginia, Factory 20 is a brick-and-mortar boutique and online shop with an incredible selection of vintage furniture, lighting, objects, and art. Midcentury minimalist items are mixed in with gorgeously timeworn primitive pieces and vintage industrial wares (a current all-consuming obsession of mine). Prices aren't bargain-basement, but aren't insane, either -- and some items are downright reasonable. The shop also offers worldwide shipping.

My Factory 20 faves (sorry about the volume here -- I'm just going gaga for practically everything in stock):

Vintage Basic Flat File, $295

Industrial Modern Wine Racks, $465 each

Paul McCobb Iron Side Chairs, $225 for the pair

Paul McCobb Brass Shelving Unit, $1,285

Streamline Wall Mount Desk, $265

Vintage Walnut Gothic Chairs, $425 for eight

Russel Wright Floor Lamps, $1,435 for the pair

Vintage Exit Sign Table Lamp, $135

1960s Artisan Pottery Lamp, $265

French Articulating Floor Lamp, $395

Primitive Iron Floor Candelabra, $265

Industrial Metal Trashcan, $125

Vintage Iron Firewood Stands, $250 and $350

Vintage Buoys, $55 each

Vintage Rand McNally School Maps, $50 and up

1970s Cuban Film Posters, inquire for selection and prices

Vintage Russian Modernist Silkscreen Print, $145

See all of Factory 20's current inventory right here. (And welcome back, Julie! You always find the most amazing things.)

Cool Stuff: Moroccan Table at Target

I just saw via Another Shade of Grey that Target is rolling out a huge new collection of Moroccan-style furnishings and accessories, so I clicked on over to the Tar-jay site to check it out.

The look they're featuring is a little dark and heavy (and, let's be honest, a bit "hippie") for my current mood. But I did spot this cute octagonal table for just $40.

I've been looking for one for awhile, with the idea that I'd spray-paint the whole thing in high-gloss white, hot pink, lime green, or some other shocking shade (maybe Maryam of My Marrakesh's "Majorelle Blue"?) -- a la the Garnet Hill tables, below -- to highlight the table's great detail and to give the piece a bit of mod-glam style. But I've hesitated up until now to "deface" a true Moroccan table in this way, or to part with $128 for Garnet Hill's cheerful version.

But for $40 and a can of spray paint? I'm all over it.

You can find the Target table here, and the complete line of Target's new "Moroccan Mod" offerings here.