Vastu Tips for flow of healthy energy in kitchen

Posted on 15/12/2016 I by: Navneeta

Kitchen represents the Fire element. It forms an integral part of the house. Vastu enhance the aura of the kitchen in respect to its direction, location and placement. In ancient times, cooking was done on stoves out in the open - a reason why Vastu guidelines were primarily based on the Sun and wind directions. However today, kitchen has become a compact, efficient and safe and so the planning is different. Ideally the kitchen should be located in southeast or in the northwest part of the house. Here are a few vastu tips for your kitchen.

Entrance... The kitchen door should face East, North or West and not be placed in any of the corners.

Color... Any color is fine except for black. Yellow, orange, rose, chocolate or red is recommended though.

Cooking Gas Stove... The gas stove or any other cooking material should be placed in a way that the cook faces east while cooking. Facing west may lead to health problems and facing south may lead to financial problems in the family. No shelf should be placed above the cooking gas.

Gas Cylinder... The gas cylinder should be kept in southeast. Empty cylinder should be kept in southwest.

Dining ... The dining table should never be at the center of the kitchen and rather should be placed in northwest corner. One should face east or north while eating for good digestion.

Storage Racks... The storage racks with essentials like grain, spices, pulses, etc. should be in south or west direction. The water source including pitcher, water filter, etc. may be kept in northeast.

Windows... One or two windows or air holes in the east direction of the kitchen. Exhaust fan can also be placed in the east.

Sink... The sink should be placed in the farthest northeast of the kitchen.

Flooring... Ceramic tile flooring is a good choice for kitchen flooring as it is stain free, dust free and scratch resistant.

Electronics... Electronic items such as heaters, conventional ovens, micro-waves ovens etc. should be placed in southeast or south of the kitchen.

Refrigerator... Refrigerator can be placed in the southeast, south, west or north direction. If the refrigerator is in southwest direction, it should be at least a feet away from corner.