Blue and White Decor Homeric Poems Hotel in Santorini

Blue and White Decor
Homeric Poems Hotel in Santorini

Some places have their own, instantly identifiable color combinations, like the deep blue and sun-bleached white that's found on the Greek Isle of Santorini...

The Homeric Poems Hotel, on the coast of the Agean Sea, takes its color cues from the horizon. The simple blue and white palette makes you focus your eye on the view, and on the texture of the whitewashed walls.

A few blue and white details we love:
• Painted two-tone steps
• Blue and white striped rugs
• White interior walls with blue trim

For more from the Homeric Poems Hotel, where every room is named for a character from the Odyssey or the Iliad, click here.

Photos: Klearchos Kapoutsis licensed under Creative Commons, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Boutique Hotels, Homeric Poems Hotel

Comments (6)

The two tone grey steps are not just an aesthetic nicety, they are also a safety feature; not only does the colour visually differentiate one step from an other, but I believe the grey has a gritty texture, and so provides necessary traction.

posted by mschatelaine on October 13th 2009 at 2:55pm
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love santorini... but honestly, what works there just can't be pulled off in many other places... it's the bright sunlight, ever-present sea, the landscape, and gorgeous sunsets that really make the architecture shine....

probably the prettiest place on earth......

posted by modern on long island on October 13th 2009 at 4:17pm
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Um, I think that if someone did a little research, you might find a reason why those colors are used in Santorini (look for a law adopted in 1974). Then you might understand that the blue/white scheme was not original to the area. Yes, the mediterrranean sun bleaches colors out. But houses were/are routinely whitewashed (including with asbestos in the old days); the blue paint was often leftover marine paint; and most islands used stone insets are traditional decoration, not paint. Most people who are restoring houses in the islands leave Aegean Blue/White schemes to the tourist businesses.

posted by Original A on October 13th 2009 at 4:26pm
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You're killing me with these Greece posts.

posted by see on October 13th 2009 at 10:48pm
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these colors remind me of Chefchaouen in Morocco...would love to recreate the look in one corner of my apartment...already painted my door blue...now need to accessorize.

http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/slideshow/13003

posted by rosaleen on October 14th 2009 at 5:58am
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My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Santorini and I highly recommend "Anastasis Apartments". Sweeping views of the caldera, the most relaxing and beautiful place to go. It's a hidden gem! www.anastasisapartments.com

posted by kristasuzanne on October 14th 2009 at 8:48am
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