We Love This Country’s Food, But Like Their Kitchen Decor Even More

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Nancy Mitchell
Nancy Mitchell
As a former Senior Writer at Apartment Therapy, Nancy split her time among looking at beautiful pictures, writing about design, and photographing stylish apartments in and around NYC.
updated May 3, 2019
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(Image credit: Coco-Mat Eco Residences)

Greek food is delicious. Greek kitchens are, possibly, even more delicious. Feast your eyes on these spaces, and maybe take away a little inspiration for your own kitchen — or just go on a tiny virtual escape.

The architecture of the Greek isles, also known as Cycladic architecture, features thick, whitewashed walls, which provide protection from the heat, in much the same way adobe walls do in the American Southwest. The kitchen cabinets here are often built into plastered or stone countertops, which would’ve helped keep items inside them cool. Above, the kitchen in Coco-Mat Eco Residences, with its mixture of old stone and contemporary features, is a great mix of rustic and modern.

(Image credit: Exteko Deco)

In this kitchen from Exteko Deco, different textures play together beautifully. Your home may not have stucco walls or a rustic beamed ceiling, but you can still create a mix of interesting materials like wood cabinets, concrete and marble countertops, and rugs made from natural materials.

(Image credit: Cose di Casa)
(Image credit: Cose di Casa)

While this kitchen from Cose di Casa is certainly beautiful, my favorite thing about it has nothing to do with its style. A half-height wall separates the working bits of the kitchen (like the sink and the stovetop) from the rest of the room, so cooks can interact with visitors and family, but messes are concealed when the kitchen is viewed from other parts of the room.

In this Greek kitchen from Yatzer, a glass window in the floor opens up a view into a food storage space below. The mix of rustic textures and modern appliances is a beautiful blend of old and new.

(Image credit: Est Living)

In this kitchen from Est Living, an antique table, which serves as an island, almost steals the show, even in a room with a lot going on. It’s a beautiful complement to the more traditional stone counters here, but an antique island would also make for a lovely bit of contrast in a more modern kitchen.

(Image credit: Beyond Spaces Villas)

Above: This is the kitchen of the Villa Rosalva, on the island of Mykonos. It’s available to rent from Beyond Spaces Villas, but even if you can’t afford a luxury Aegean getaway, you could still steal this white-and-green palette for your own kitchen.