Nashville sits on the nexus of modern and rustic. It is a major southern city that retains it authenticity through a series of cultural touchstone. These include the layout of the metropolis, the stately homes and the genteel character of the people. There is ample evidence that these traits are finding room to survive. Just take a look at some of Nashville’s contemporary homes for proof. This rustic, modern home was designed by Tuck Hinter Architects.

St James Place

About Tuck Hinter Architects:

Tuck Hinter Architects is a full-service design form offering professional architectural, interior design, and planning services. We have a strong commitment to provide outstanding design and superior customer service.

Whenever you sit down to dinner at home, you are serving food as well as style. These modern dining room tables are sure to impress your guests as well as your friends and family. Now, when you serve dinner, you’ll eat in style with the help of modern interior design. After all, where we gather is as important as what we do there.

The Manhattan Dining Table

The Manhattan Dining Table with Stainless Steel Apron features a robust frame designed for the modern dining area. This table is comprised of clean lines that taper elegantly at the feet to reflect modern furniture styles, while the stainless steel apron provides subtle contemporary flair. With a surface measuring 30 x 48 inches, this table comfortably accommodates four people. The only assembly required is the simple attachment of the legs. Crafted from solid wood and wood veneers and finished in black, this dining table will provide years of beauty and enjoyment.

Devon Dining Table

Host a large dinner party without worry with the modern Devon Dining Table. Featuring an MDF top, this dining table extends to 71 inches with the extra leaves, which are stored underneath the table top. With its aluminum legs and frame and variety of colors for the tops, this table will definitely blend with any modern decor.

See more modern kitchen tables at Modern Furniture.

Phoenix is a dry and expansive place with lots of room to build. Without significantly altering the natural landscape, architects and designers are able to mirror the environment’s character while fostering the city’s inclination to improve its standing as one of the southwest’s best modern cities.

Doria Architects are prime examples of quality Phoenix modern architecture. Their work consistently reflects an innovative aesthetic and settles into the surrounding landscape with charm, ingenuity and grace.

Modern Carefree Kitchen by Doria:

About Doria Architects:

Doria Architecture, Inc. is a full service architecture firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. We’re dedicated to innovative design and provide focused client service to deliver the best solution for every project. Our firm has completed a wide range of projects since its inception and we continue to expand our capabilities year after year. Our experience ranges from commercial structures and custom homes to modern interpretations and intitutional builds.

Lavish condos may be a sign of the subprime mortgage crisis, but they also represent some of the more interesting architecture to be designed in recent years. Condos — and lofts, new apartments — are an opportunity for architects to challenge contemporary themes with innovative styles. In Tampa, Rojo Architecture in known as a creative group willing to test the status quo. The result is modern Tampa lofts that are dynamic, modern, and unique.

3405 City Homes

From the Rojo Newsletter:

ROJO recently completed an exhibit hall expansion that allowed MOSI to open its new Body Worlds exhibit. The traveling show opened last month and has received much press as one of the largest shows of its kind. The exhibit deadline required an amazingly fast-paced process for design and construction. The entire 6,000 sf project was completed in less than 60 days! ROJO is proud to have been able to have served MOSI quickly and cost effectively. A special congratulations to Flores & Harper Construction, who coordinated and constructed the project in lightning time.

Your home bar or recreation room is only as good as its seating. Think of it. You can have the best flat screen, tasty snacks and high-end gravity beer, but the true reason for hanging out in a home bar is to relax. You can’t do that on an uncomfortable stool or seat. Below are some of our recent favorites. They are all great examples of stellar modern interior design. Check them out and remember, the next time you have people over for a couple of drinks, see how long they stay still. If they’re restless, chances are it might have something to do with your seating.

From ModernFurniture.com:

The Aria Adjustable Stool

Sporting a luxurious Italian leather seat with extra CFS foam cushioning, the Aria Adjustable Stool by Nuevo comes from one of the most exciting contemporary design companies in the market. Through a combination of superior-quality materials and an exacting manufacturing process, this piece promises to stylishly furnish any room of the house for years to come.

Shen Leather Counter Stool

Euro Style is more than a brand name. It’s a complete design approach for furnishing the living room, dining room, kitchen, and office. Most Euro Style furniture can be assembled in under 15 minutes. Some can be assembled in under five minutes. Assembly instructions and the few tools you might need come inside the carton. Today, there are hundreds of Euro Style products, with new ones arriving every month. You’ll discover Euro Style offers the right design at the right price.

Alexander Adjustable Bar Stool

Possessing a versatility unmatched by most models, the Alexander Adjustable Stool by Nuevo comes from one of the most exciting contemporary design companies in the market. Through a combination of superior-quality materials and an exacting manufacturing process, this piece promises to stylishly furnish any room of the house for years to come.

Long known as an ambassador of style, sophistication and design, San Francisco maintains its vibrant outpouring of architecture and urban planning by working closely with hundreds of local and talented architects. Whether it is in Berkeley, Oakland, or downtown, San Francisco’s contemporary architecture is a widely considered some of the best in the country.

200 Second Street in Oakland by David Baker + Partners Architects

About 200 Second Street:

Innovative planning and artisan touches define 200 Second Street, a high-density urban mixed-use building in Oakland’s Jack London Square neighborhood. Seventy condominiums and four lofty live+work spaces elegantly interlace throughout this six-story building, which is filled with imaginative details.

A custom-crafted steel gate and glass rain awning flank the feng shui-inspired entry court, whose colored exterior pavement carries into the lobby in a terrazzo-style design. The towering lobby is paneled with articulated bamboo and illuminated by colored energy-efficient LED lighting.

Toronto is becoming a global destination. It has an eclectic culture and an array of museums, restaurants, parks, churches and architecture. The city’s center is a hub of activity, but you can walk ten minutes outside of the center and find eyefuls of Toronto modern architecture at its very best.

The 40R Laneway House by superkul architects:

About the home:

Located on a 40’x18’ lot, it is built to the property lines on 3 sides, with 2’ to spare on the fourth. Current zoning regulations don’t allow for additional openings in any of the walls, so the design strategy was to draw additional light, air and views from above. A light shaft topped by skylights runs the length of the west wall of the building, broken only by a courtyard on the second floor. The shaft brings light to the ground floor, and provides passive ventilation. On the second floor, a glass and wood wrapped courtyard separates the two bedrooms. From the courtyard, with its primary view to the sky, there is a small stair up to a roof garden.

Once a blacksmith’s shop, then a horse shed and later an artist’s apartment and studio, this laneway building in Toronto was purchased by its current owners in 2006. Interested both in the character of the building and smaller footprint living, they wanted to convert it into single-family residence—while retaining as much of the character of the existing building as possible.

Washington DC is suddenly hip again. The swearing in of President Obama brought with it a swell of interest in younger professionals — including artists, architects and fresh-faced policy makers. But DC has always been a place of change. This is evident in their consistently evolving architecture. Whether it is converting century old factories into modern lofts, or a crumbling Victorian home into one of the city’s premier contemporary homes, DC is on the map — politically and architecturally. Blackburn Architects, P.C. designed the renovation to this modern DC home.

Blackburn Residence

From the Web site:

This 3-story addition to a 1916 Victorian single-family residence in Chevy Chase, DC includes a breakfast room, family room, master bedroom on the upper floors, and an in-law unit on the lower level.

Today on Sell Modern Magazine, three new sofas on which you can rest your Recession-weary bottom.

First on our modern interior design roundup,

The Tugboat Sofa

From In House Furniture:

Easily one of the most comfortable upholstered pieces in today’s ‘modern’ marketplace. The back pillows invite lounging and the clean lines of the design enable it to fit in a classic living room or a more casual den / entertainment room. Also available in a chair, a loveseat, or a sectional.

The Iris Sofa Bed

From European Furniture:

The Iris Sofa Bed satisfies all the requirements for being an excellent addition to any room. The versatile Iris multi-position sofa is the perfect innovation to seating, reclining and sleeping. This Sofa Bed is very functional; the automatic edges can easily make your sofa Bed to a Salon Sofa. The back and armrests of the couch, fold down and fold out to turn seating into bedding or sofa.

The Red Velvet Lafayette Sofa

From Cool Sofa:

The Lafayette is a great piece of furniture for your home, office or speakeasy. Nicknamed the “Cherry Bomb” in this fabric the attractive style of this sofa has made it a best seller. Order this sofa in the fabric and style shown or choose from any of our other cool fabrics and create a masterpiece of your own!

This modern home is a bachelor’s ideal retreat

Boston is home to history, education, sports, temperamental weather and families that have lived in the area for generations. But Boston also has its share of bachelors. Some choose to live in small apartments, with minimal accouterments, while others, as evidenced by this modern home outside Boston, MA, prefer all the amenities that the best of today’s architecture and design can afford.

Modern Home | Boston, MA

Although the road that leads to this waterfront haven on Lake Cochituate passes tiny cottages built in the early 1900s, this home is essentially new–gutted, raised above a new 10-foot foundation and rebuilt as a contemporary in 2005.

Address: 82 Evergreen Rd.
Price: $1,099,000
Style: Contemporary
Built: 2005
Square feet: 3,250
Rooms: 8
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Sewer: Septic