What makes a room "modern"? Modern style is characterized by clean, sleek lines, simplicity, graphic elements, pure colors and a disdain for clutter. Items distilled to their essence. A modern look is popular for children's bedrooms (especially for boys I've noted) and here are ten of our favorites from the past year:

• Tom's Modern Unisex Nursery in the Netherlands
• Axel's Clean & Cozy Nursery
• Nixon's Cool, Modern Pad
• Noah's Nautical Nest
• K's Smile-Inducing Nursery
• Asher's Modern & Clean in Aberdeen
• Casimir's Modern Finnish Nursery
• My Room: Ellia Marin
• Ike's City Skyline
• Jack's Merry Menagerie

Welcome to Apartment Therapy's Best of 2012 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

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