Get healthy, wealthy, and wise- Excellent Vastu Tips for Your Kitchen

Many kinds of energies may prevail in a house, but the kitchen is one spot that attracts a big chunk of energy, good and bad. The kitchen is a significant part of any house, which is the main connecting link between all family members. Whatever has been cooked in the kitchen is responsible for the health or well-being of the family. Not just the food but its location, setting, arrangement of utilities, placement of electronic gadgets and facing direction while cooking, etc., matters a lot in visualizing a perfect kitchen for any house. The kitchen has to be in accordance with the Vastu Shastra principles to attract well-being and prosperity to each house member. From layout to small changes in the placement, here you get the most valuable Vastu tips for your kitchen. 

 Vastu for kitchen utility area

To make sure that your kitchen is surrounded with positive vibes, the natural elements of earth, air, fire, sky and water should be in balance. The owners should not hesitate to bring necessary changes if the kitchen seems to have Vastu dosha as per the Vastu guidelines. A Vastu complacent kitchen surely adds positivity to the house and its dwellers. 

• First of all, it is most important to construct your kitchen in the best-prescribed direction for the kitchen, which is south-east corner of your house. As per Vastu Shastra, agni- the lord of fire exists in the south-east direction of the house. This indicates the south-east direction to be the ideal location of your kitchen. If, due to any reason, you can't do so, then the North-West direction is considered next in importance. But it is advised to never construct a kitchen in the North, North-East or South-West directions of the home. These directions are known to bring disharmony in the relations of the family members. 
  
  
• Just like the direction of the kitchen, the entrance is also very important while applying Vastu guidelines for a kitchen. Vastu experts suggest the entrance door to a kitchen should be in the East, North or West. And watch for the intact and full corners at all sides.
  
  
• The kitchen has objects representing fire. The gas stoves, heaters, cylinders, microwave ovens, toasters, and other electrical appliances should be placed in the South-East portion of the kitchen. Also, it is important that the person preparing the meals should face the East direction while using these fire items. This brings positivity and saves health disorders. 
  
  
• As per Kitchen Vastu, the kitchen's washing area and gas stove or ovens should never be placed on the same platform or parallel to each other. Water and fire are opposing elements, and keeping them together may cause a negative impact on the family, especially the person who spends most of the day in the kitchen. It is not good for harmonious relations in the family. 
  
  
• The North or North-East direction should be used for placing washbasins, dishwashers, underground water pipes, and the kitchen drain. Since they all depict flowing water, they will be best suited in the Northeast direction. However, an overhead tanker in the kitchen must never be placed in these directions. The ideal placement of the water tanker is always outside the kitchen in the western corner of the house. Undoubtedly, it is crucial to maintain a fine balance between the fire and water elements in the house else quarrels and disruptions in health may follow.
  
  
• The refrigerators are gaining in size daily, so finding a good placement for the same is very important. The correct place for the refrigerator should be South-West direction. They should be so placed as to keep them at least a foot away from the corners. Avoid placing them in the Northeast direction.
  
  
• This location helps removing obstacles in life. This placement also enhances a peaceful environment in the kitchen.
  
  
• We have to store various things like grains, crockery, utensils, spices, etc., in the kitchen. Even these should be stored appropriately to avoid negativity in the house. The storage should be done in the South-west direction of the kitchen as the direction is known to attract fortunes. Additionally, one should avoid the Eastern and Northern walls for storing grains.
  
  
• Windows are an important means to let out the negativity. The kitchen Vastu designs should certainly have a couple of windows. An exhaust fan would also work. The windows or exhaust should be placed in the East to vent out the negative vibes. 
  
  
• The colors in the kitchen should also be chosen wisely. Vastu experts don't advise black in the kitchen as it is considered inauspicious. Instead, bright colors like green, yellow, orange, red etc., should be used. These not just eliminate Vastu dosha but also add vibrant vibes to the kitchen.
  
  
• It is important to note that the kitchen should not be constructed directly under or above a puja room, bedroom, or washroom. 

These are some basic Vastu tips for ensuring positivity around your kitchen and thus home. A Vastu expert may further shed more light on minute details in your kitchen with personal attention. It is advised to book an appointment with a Vastu expert to own an auspicious kitchen. It certainly aids in attracting prosperity, good health, and wealth to the house dwellers.