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Axo Light is 30% Off All May!

Categories: News + Events + Contests
Axo Light is 30% Off All May!

You like what you see up there? Of COURSE you do. Axo Light’s modern lighting fixtures are sassy and sexy and would look amazing in any room of your house. So stop reading this dumb blog post that’s telling you Axo Light is 30% off until the end of May — Continue reading

Michelle Armas’ Cheery and Colorful Paintings

Categories: Art + Graphics
Michelle Armas’ Cheery and Colorful Paintings

Wow! Love loving Michelle Armas’ bold and bright modern fine art paintings. Energetic and cheerful, they really infuse the viewer with a sense of optimism. And the colors are superb: lots of warm reds, yellows and oranges mix with greens and more. Abstract and modern, drips mingle with slight geometric — Continue reading

Helen and Garson’s Hertfordshire Home

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Helen and Garson’s Hertfordshire Home

You know, as much as we love drooling over stunningly modern homes that only the very luckiest and richest few could probably afford, we also enjoy loving on a home that is totally accessible! You can say that’s our whole raison d’etre here at 2Modern — showing you that modern, — Continue reading

Eric Trine’s Earthy, Modern, Well-made Stuff

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Eric Trine’s Earthy, Modern, Well-made Stuff

Yum. We love when craftspeople describe themselves as a “maker of things.” Really shows that they feel connected to the actual process of building with materials. Which, in turn, makes people feel more connected to the products that they’re shelling a little extra out on. It’s a beautiful cycle that — Continue reading

Tarrytown House by Webber + Studio

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Tarrytown House by Webber + Studio

Bright, fresh and airy. That’s all we’re really looking for in a modern space (well, except when we’re looking for something cozy and dark…or something else…we like a lot of stuff, okay?!) and the Tarrytown House remodel by Austin-based Webber + Studio delivers like a mofo. We’re fainting over those — Continue reading

Summer House by Judith Benzer Architektur

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Summer House by Judith Benzer Architektur

Maybe it’s the light. Maybe it’s just the great angles that the architectural photographer used in the shots. The Summer House by Judith Benzer Architektur located in Burgenland, Austria is simply stunning. “The project Summer House in Southern Burgenland (Austria) describes a sharp-edged cubature which fits into its surroundings through its — Continue reading

8 Spaces that “Bring the Outdoors In” Crazy Good

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
8 Spaces that “Bring the Outdoors In” Crazy Good

It’s a concept as old as time in interiors and architecture: “Bring the outdoors in.” With good reason. Us humans like cavorting with nature, and we like it even more when we can cavort from the comforts of our own home. Here are eight spaces that do a great job — Continue reading

Casa 8×8 by Marià Castelló, Arquitecte

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Casa 8×8 by Marià Castelló, Arquitecte

Tiny tiny. That’s what we like when we’re searching for cool modern homes. Anyone can do something amazing with an unlimited amount of square footage to play around with, but we like seeing what hurdles a designer has to overcome when he or she is faces with a small space — Continue reading

Daphna Laurens’ Clever Dutch Designs

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
Daphna Laurens’ Clever Dutch Designs

Hey Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders, the 1980s called…and they told me they WISHED this was the kind of furniture that came out of that decade. Mixing traditional Dutch sensibilities with retro elements, the Daphna Laurens team is creating some pretty clever modern furniture and accessories. Fanciful shapes mix with pure — Continue reading

Modern & Remote: Bridge Studio by Sanders Architecture

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Modern & Remote: Bridge Studio by Sanders Architecture

Are you the kind of person that gets a bit distracted? That can’t get any work done when there’s loud noises or people milling about? You might need to work in the Bridge Studio, by Sanders Architecture, located in the painfully beautiful but incredibly remote Deep Bay, the smallest community on — Continue reading

Textured Wood Pallet Accent Wall

Categories: DIY + How To
Textured Wood Pallet Accent Wall

Did you think we were done with shipping pallet project posts? Nice try! We’ll never stop. This one might be our favorite yet: Using the wood from pallets to create a modern, wooden accent wall! This wall was created for a little boy’s nursery, so the parents found untreated (no — Continue reading

For Sale (& Stunning): Stockholm Apartment

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
For Sale (& Stunning): Stockholm Apartment

Just listen to the description of this apartment: “Very attractive apartment with corner location in period house dating from the early 30s. Carefully restored 2.5 with beautiful floors and thoroughly whitewashed walls. Living room and bedroom share large bay window providing plenty of natural light. Lovely kitchen and stylish bathroom. — Continue reading

New FUBI Home Office Series from IN

Categories: Modern Decor + Objects
New FUBI Home Office Series from IN

FUBI — which stands for “Furniture Used By Individual —  is a brand from the company IN. “The main goal was to consolidate like-minded people to work together. These conditions are great for designers/architects and for potential clients. In 2009 our production facility was opened. Using our accumulated experience and — Continue reading

Won Dharma Center by Hanrahan Meyers Architects

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Won Dharma Center by Hanrahan Meyers Architects

Gorgeous. Spotted on the fox is black.

Stunningly Simple Wood Details in Titus Bernhard’s House 11×11

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Stunningly Simple Wood Details in Titus Bernhard’s House 11×11

Titus Bernhard‘s House 11×11 is quite simply, stunning. It absolutely sings with gorgeous yet simple details. Like the wood framework around the windows and doors. In the dining area, the large picture window’s sill is extended to create a bench for the dining table. In an upstairs bedroom, a wonderful — Continue reading

Casa da Ladeira by Oficina de Arquitectura

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Casa da Ladeira by Oficina de Arquitectura

More stunning architecture standing in contrast and complement to a startling landscape, this time seen in Casa da Ladeira by Oficina de Arquitectura, located in Serra da Freita, Portugal. Set among rocky, well, rocks, the gray of the concrete certainly makes the sleek architecture fit more naturally with the organic shapes of — Continue reading

Clean lines and good materials: Casa oZs0

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Clean lines and good materials: Casa oZs0

Such a sucker for stunningly simple architectural forms set against controlled yet natural surroundings. Love how Casa oZs0, designed by Martin Dulanto and located in Lima, Peru, seems to have a different personality at every angle you view it at. You could walk around the whole structure and think you were — Continue reading

Blair House by Bruce Bolander Architect

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Blair House by Bruce Bolander Architect

The Blair House by Bruce Bolander Architect, built in Malibu, California in 2009, might be an oldie, but boy is it sure still a goodie. Maybe we can just feel the weekend coming, but all we want to do is look at gorgeous modern architecture with breathtaking views. This sure — Continue reading

Purple Hill House by Iroje KHM Architects

Categories: Architecture + Interiors
Purple Hill House by Iroje KHM Architects

“Angles is not something this house is lacking in.” “Sheesh, leave some angles for the rest of us!” “If a transformer and the mom from Beetlejuice built a home together, it’d look like this.” These are all possible first sentences we wanted to start this post about the Purple Hill — Continue reading

4 DIY details: 2 for you and 2 for your home

Categories: DIY + How To
4 DIY details: 2 for you and 2 for your home

Don’t have a lot of time but want to add unique, hip touches of DIY to your home? We scour the internet for you to find the coolest of DIY projects that don’t take a lot of time or money to do. Here are four recent ones we found that — Continue reading