20 Green Kitchens That Will Whet Your Appetite For Great Design

A soft green tile backsplash in this rustic Montana guesthouse kitchen pairs with evergreen arrangements around the windows and exposed beams. The kitchen range and hood are by Thermador, the custom island is of cherry with an oak butcher-block countertop.

In this earthy Greek island home, the kitchen's doors, window frames and custom cabinetry are all splashed with a custom green color that is reflected in accent pieces throughout the home. The kitchen countertops are poured concrete.

In a Malibu beach house belonging to designers Nathan Turner and Eric Hughes, the light green floor (painted in ) provides just enough contrast to the dark, glossy green cabinetry by .

In a dreamy Southampton home designed by , the kitchen is styled with an appetizing and refreshing shade of mint green. The kitchen chairs are by , the vintage tole chandelier is from and the pot rack is by . The floors are oak.

In a colorful, contemporary Houston home designed by J. Randall Powers, the kitchen's lower custom cabinets are painted green in a strié effect. The sink fittings are by , the range is by and the refrigerator is by Sub-Zero. The stools are by and the wall tiles are by .

In a 19th-century Northern California home, green leaf wallpaper by brings the freshness of the outdoors inside. The kitchen table and chairs are by and the bench is from Past Perfect.

Cameron Diaz's Manhattan home, designed by Kelly Wearstler, features a show-stopping green and brass kitchen. The backsplash, counters and sink fittings are all unlacquered brass while then brass-trimmed cabinetry is lacquered in a custom color. The wood floors were treated with an ebony stain and then cerused.

For the soft green, wood-paneled breakfast nook of a farmhouse outside Stockholm, fashion designer Sanna Kvist and her husband, interior designer Lars Henriksson, painted vintage chairs red and covered the seats with sheepskin.

This kitchen in a Manhattan apartment is swathed in , which covers the cabinets, walls and table. The stove is by and the floor is laser-cut linoleum.

Verdant green accents dress up a spare white kitchen in this New Jersey mansion. Bistro chairs by Maison Gatti surround a 19th-century English rectory table in the kitchen; the vintage pendant lights were found at a Paris flea market.

Working in shades of chartreuse green and sage, designer Todd Oldham applied 20 coats of glaze to the wall behind the kitchen sink, then decorated it with cutouts of Japanese silk-screened papers in his country home.

In this Manhattan apartment, a pocket-sized kitchen becomes a jewel box thanks to a stark accent wall in emerald green, and counter-top canisters in a contrasting kelly green hue.

This wide-open Australian kitchen makes a bold statement with a curving sage green backsplash that climbs from countertop to ceiling. The glossy ceramic tiles were handcrafted in Spain.

Punctuated by a glossy wooden countertop, a refreshing shade of green lends quiet charm to glass-fronted cabinets, accentuating the glassware and fine china displayed inside.

An original green farmhouse sink, in the kitchen of a Greenwich village penthouse, is skirted in a linen. The antique chest was found at a Paris flea market and the sconce is French.

The delicate, barely-there green makes a quiet statement in an old-fashioned Cape Cod cottage. The shade contrasts beautifully with the deep navy cabinets and antique Wedgewood stove.