Spinario Design

Well curated store with reasonable prices. I went home with a framed, limited edition print and am very happy with my purchase. I’ll be back!

This is one of the few top flight stores in the Twin Cities for quality authentic mid century furniture and objects. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Swank and Pete’s for the shear volume of fun and beautiful things. But Spinario takes it up like ten notches with the thoughtfully selected and composed pieces they have for sale. I give them mad props for inspiring me to get back into furniture acquisition and restoration.

This review would be five stars if the lamp I wanted weren’t $ 1200 and the couch $ 12,000 (still pouting a day later). Alas… such pretty, pretty things. This place is fantastic for dreamers who aspire to spruce up their castles with sprawling sofas and matching mushroom-​like floor and table lamps. We spoke to one of the owners and he informed us that they will also rent out pieces for photo shoots or other circumstances in which you’d need a giant old sidebar (like re-​creating a scene from Mad Men in your home for all your friends, duh).
I can’t really hold a grudge too much longer, because everything in here is original, most of it mid-​century and all of it totally in fantastic shape. They also have local art on display (and I assume for sale) and plenty of other pieces (not all local) ranging from old prints to paintings stacked off to the side, some framed and some not. Also hiding in the rear were several racks of clothes, among which I spotted a crazy looking green coat with a fur collar. Note to self: stay away from vintage clothes in a place where most things cost more than the balance in your checking account! You’re bound to purchase because it seems so… cheap, in comparison. I felt stripped of all reason so I backed away, slowly.
For as expensive — and beautiful — as it all is, I didn’t feel like I was in a museum. No one told me that I couldn’t have my cold press while I was wandering around. It’s a cruel joke, making us feel like it’s within reach. I can not wait to start collecting nickels in a jar.

I need more money.
I need more money.
Such a lovely store with tons of pieces that would look absolutely perfect in my upstairs sitting room. Great mid-​century pieces.
Sadly, I don’t have more money. I will continue to peek at the table, chair and lamp that I drooled over all afternoon and quietly wish for my Powerball ticket to make all my dreams come true.

What a delightful place to browse for mid-​century modern furniture! Bring your wallet and/​or a hanky to wipe away the drool because you’re sure to fall in love with something here.

I’d been in the old Spinario, a dark and sultry space in the Grain Belt complex, during an Art Crawl a few years back. But they are all grown up now! Moved into that hip corner of 2^nd and 13^th NE, Spinario is a serious and seriously cool place to buy things for your house. They do the mid-​century and Danish Modern thing, both of which are phrases that leave my mind blank and fluffy. But think of movies from the fifties and sixties — because that’s probably where you’ll think you are when you walk in. Although the ceiling is really high in their bright, open space, and I never think of high ceilings when I think mid-​century…
In case you’re confused, this store sells gently used furniture, lamps, objects (AMAZING eating wares), and art that were made around the middle of the 20^th century. Don’t quote me on this description — it’s entirely ascertained. But don’t go thinking it’s a thrift store.
I love this furniture! The couches aren’t quite my style, but most of the wooden pieces (tables, bureaus, buffets) would look perfect in my house. And they are affordable, which is an unfamiliar feeling. Because the few times I’ve been in a real furniture store, I’ve had to leave quickly because everything is really expensive. Not here. No sir. This furniture is cooler and cheaper!
If you do know something about industrial design, you will be impressed with some of the things you find here (famous names!) and if you don’t you will still covet.
But they’re only open Friday –Sunday, so plan ahead.