Mediterranean kitchen design ideas
Mediterranean kitchen design is mostly a matter of surfaces you touch: warm wood fronts, rush or woven stools, an olive tree and terracotta on the shelves. Domusia restyled the four real kitchens below in place, leaving the sinks, appliances and layout exactly where they were.
Redesign your kitchen in Mediterranean
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Rendered with Domusia
What makes a kitchen Mediterranean
- Cabinet fronts in oak or rustic wood with a hand-finished grain, replacing flat white or grey doors.
- Stools with rush, cane or woven seats along the island or peninsula.
- Iron lantern pendants hung in a row above the worktop.
- A small olive tree in a terracotta pot near the window, and herbs in clay pots on an open shelf.
- A strip of blue and white patterned tile behind the hob or sink, in two of the four kitchens.
- Jute runners and round jute rugs where people stand to cook and wash up.
Colour palette
- Honey oak
- Terracotta
- Ochre
- Olive leaf
- Lime white
Get the look
- Change the cabinet fronts to warm oak, or start with the open shelves if the doors must stay.
- Hang two or three iron lantern pendants over the island and pull up rush-seat stools.
- Put terracotta jugs and an olive tree on view, and lay a jute runner along the worktop.
Questions
Can a modern or galley kitchen look Mediterranean?
Yes. Two of the kitchens here are narrow galleys and one is an open-plan apartment kitchen. Warm wood, lanterns and terracotta change the mood without changing the layout.
Which colours suit a Mediterranean kitchen design?
Warm oak with lime white walls, then accents in ochre, terracotta and olive. Blue and white tiles work as one small panel, not on every wall.
Do I need to replace my worktops?
Not necessarily. Several of these kitchens kept their worktops and changed only the fronts, the stools, the lights and what stands on the shelves.