Let me set the scene: It’s the summer of 2004, and I’m sitting cross-legged on my grandmother’s bedroom floor in the Hamptons. Something’s Gotta Give starts playing on TNT—channel 42. I was way too young to appreciate Harry’s (Jack Nicholson’s) charm or Erica's (Diane Keaton’s) existential dating dilemmas. But that kitchen? It was gorgeous enough to stop 6-year-old me in my tracks. The marble countertops, the expansive island, the floor-to-ceiling windows... it made me feel like I’d been transported out of my grandparent’s townhouse community in East Quogue (where everyone seemed to have the same beige laminate everything). In fact, it almost felt aspirational—little did I know I’d be writing about dating like Erica years later.

Nevertheless, fast forward to today, and I’m still obsessed. Nancy Meyers—the writer and producer behind this film—is known for her on-screen kitchens. (They’ve practically become a genre of their own.) From the modern Mediterranean look shown in It’s Complicated to classic New York and Los Angeles kitchens in The Holiday and The Intern, each design is as timeless as it is luxuriously lived-in. 

So, what’s the secret sauce that brings all of these looks together? Let’s break it down below.

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