Situated in Downtown Nashville, just steps from the city’s creative epicenter, the Music Row Duplex [add link once live] is a penthouse residence with sweeping skyline views. The client, a country music producer, envisioned a home that feels authentic and livable while also serving as a place to host, collaborate, and entertain. Drawing its energy from the city itself, the design layers bold color, rich materiality, and an expressive art collection throughout. At the center, a custom spiral staircase rises through the double-height living space as a sculptural focal point. Grounded in a strong sense of place, the result is spirited, layered, and unmistakably Nashville.

Kitchen

The kitchen received a full transformation, trading its original dark wood cabinetry for a custom millwork suite painted in a blackened teal with bronze hardware. Where the original space felt closed off, the redesign opens into a generous island clad entirely in Arabescato marble, its dramatic veining carried continuously across the countertops and backsplash for a cohesive, high-impact stone moment. Panel-ready appliances keep the cabinetry clean and uninterrupted, while a custom range hood fabricated in bronze introduces a warm patina that contrasts beautifully against the crisp, modern millwork.

Overhead, a ceiling fixture by Gabriel Scott anchors the kitchen and connects visually to the dining area beyond. Bar stools bring a welcome note of mustard yellow to the island, a detail that animates the otherwise cool palette and plays naturally off the brass plumbing fixtures throughout.

Dining Room

The dining area was carved out of what had previously been a built-in bar along the wall—removing it entirely to make room for a proper dining arrangement. The space is defined by a Ralph Pucci dining table surrounded by white bouclé armchairs with brass frames. A custom sideboard anchors the side wall, grounding the room and providing storage without interrupting the clean lines of the space.

Overhead, a bubble-style chandelier by Giopato & Coombes introduces a playful, organic contrast against the deep, structured cabinetry behind it. The dining room opens to the kitchen and shares the same material palette while holding its own as a distinct and considered space.

Living Room

The double-height living room is anchored by a bold, saturated palette of rich plum, warm gold, and chartreuse, set against a neutral backdrop of cream and black. A Marc Phillips carpet grounds the primary seating area, composed around a pair of wing-back armchairs and a custom glass-and-brass coffee table. The fireplace surround is clad in Belgian Black Stone. With the double-height volume above, there was room to introduce a custom chandelier as a finishing gesture overhead.

The most significant change from the original space is the staircase. Working with Image Design Stairs local to Nashville, we designed a custom spiral with spindles set at an angle, a detail that required considerable trial and error to execute but gives the finished railing a distinctly sculptural quality. Two works of art animate the white walls: a large-scale painting by Aboudia commands the fireplace wall, while a work by Janaina Tschape accentuates the wall trailing up the staircase.

Den

The den was designed around a single work of art, a large-scale fiber piece by Sheila Hicks.The tonal range of chartreuse, teal, and warm straw directly informed the room’s palette, where the furnishings play with both contrast and color.

A custom floating desk finished in orange high-gloss lacquer pops against the deep blue millwork. A Tom Faulkner ottoman in chartreuse mohair over an organic metal base echoes the greens in Hicks’ piece and adds an unexpected sculptural note at the center of the room. Overhead, a vintage Murano glass chandelier introduces a delicate, light-catching quality that softens the room’s more intense moments.

Primary Bedroom

The mood shifts on the upper level. In contrast to the bold, saturated spaces below, the primary bedroom adopts an all-over palette of creamy whites and warm neutrals, creating a serene and atmospheric retreat. Custom furniture upholstered in textured boucle and soft linen tones carries the quiet palette through every surface, from the extended custom headboard to the curved sofa tucked beside the floor-to-ceiling windows. A pair of floating nightstands topped with table lamps from Chahan Gallery flank the bed, adding a refined touch to the room’s understated composition.

Overhead, a Murano glass chandelier from Galerie Watteau introduces a delicate sculptural presence that adds to the room’s mood. The carpet anchors the space in a tone-on-tone weave that adds texture underfoot while keeping the palette cohesive from floor to ceiling.

Primary Bathroom

The primary bathroom was fully reimagined from its original stone and espresso millwork. Calacatta marble now clads the shower walls, countertops, and door jambs, while Dolomiti herringbone tile runs across the floor. The subtle graining of the rift-cut white oak vanity creates a nice counterpoint to the marble’s natural veining. A custom mirror flanked by a pair of elegant sconces from Magni Home completes the vanity wall, with plumbing fixtures in an unlacquered brass finish.

The shower and water closet are separated by glass doors that maintain privacy while allowing light to move freely through the room. To the right, a freestanding bathtub in a hammered nickel finish rounds out the room’s material story.

Closet

The closet completes the primary suite’s overall shift toward brightness and serenity. The original dark millwork was replaced with custom cabinetry finished in a soft ivory satin lacquer, carrying the calm, creamy palette of the bedroom and bathroom seamlessly into the dressing room. Brass hardware adds a warm accent that echoes the fixtures throughout the suite, and a ceiling fixture from Lumens ties the room together as a natural extension of the primary retreat.