whitewashed walls
Lime-coated vertical surfaces
Whitewashed walls are walls coated with whitewash—a mixture of lime and water that produces a bright white, slightly chalky finish.
The technique is traditional in Mediterranean architecture, rural cottages, and historic buildings: The whitewashed walls gleamed in the afternoon sun.
The look suggests rustic simplicity, cleanliness, or old-world charm.
- traditional villagesLong-established rural settlements
- Greek islandsHellenic maritime territories
- stuccoDecorative wall plaster
- limewashCalcium-based wall coating
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
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- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- Courtyardatrium, cloister, patio, courtyard garden, central fountain
- Mediterranean lifestyleolive oil, Greek yogurt, hummus, feta cheese, Mediterranean diet
- rustic decorlog furniture, reclaimed wood, barnwood, barn doors, farmhouse sink
- SantoriniSantorini, caldera, whitewashed houses, sunset views, volcano
- Spanish countrysidepueblo, hamlet, farmhouse, farmhouses, finca