6 Easy Vaastu tips & guidelines for your Kitchen

14 Mar 2022

The kitchen plays an important role in every home, giving the home its health and happiness. People in India, consider Vaastu an essential guide in designing their kitchen, to lend balance and harmony to the space. Here we are going to discuss 6 Easy Vaastu tips & guidelines for your kitchen.

Vaastu Shastra is a science that deals with certain essential ways which are taken into consideration and enhance the good aura of a kitchen. It is believed that by the strategic placement of different appliances and designated cooking and storage areas, there is a harmonious flow of energy that directly impacts the food that is prepared, and it’s related to your healthy food habits.

Why Vaastu for Kitchen Is really Important?

With Vaastu Shastra, you can balance negative and positive energies and use them to your advantage.

In every household, food is cooked in the kitchen and it provides us with energy which helps us to do all the daily activities. The positive energy from the Kitchen creates a balance and harmony in the food and thus prevents the building of negative energy inside the body.

A lot of simple things can be placed in the best possible directions and necessary measures can be taken when using it for a positive flow of energy.

In this blog, we will describe those things. And it is very important to balance these energies present in the kitchen as per Vaastu Shastra.

Here is a brief guide on Vaastu tips for your kitchen

1. Kitchen Wall Colours:

The colours like Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange, Chocolate Brown are the best colours for the kitchen according to

Vaastu shastra avoid painting your kitchen, Black. However black and Brown are not ideal kitchen wall colours according to Vaastu shastra.

2. The Direction as per Vaastu to place the Stove:

   The South-East corner of the kitchen is an ideal place for the Gas-stove. Agni the lord of fire, will support the fire element in the kitchen. Always place the Gas-Stove towards the East so that cooking is done facing towards the East direction Southeast is the best kitchen direction as per Vaastu.

   The person who cooks the food should not face towards the west direction, which can lead to severe health disorders. The gas stove should never be placed in the south direction, it will lead to major financial issues. The kitchen Vaastu says that there should never be a closet or shelf right above the gas stove as this is the place for a chimney.

3.  Position of Refrigerator:

The refrigerator should be placed in the West, South, North or South-East direction. According to the Vaastu tips for the Kitchen, never put your refrigerator in the North-East direction. Keep it a foot away from the corner if a position has been found in the South-West as per Vaastu tips for the kitchen.

4. Exhaust Fans & Windows:

The room should have at least one-two window as per Vaastu rules. The ventilators in the kitchen should always be in the South-East direction. Windows should open towards the outsides.

5. Storage Space:

Creating a Storage space in the kitchen is necessary. It should blend with the design of the kitchen as well as the Vaastu Shastra. Cabinets should always be on the southern and western walls of the kitchen. Avoid using the North and East walls.

6. Wash Basin & Electrical Appliances:

Washbasin, washing Machines, Pipes and the drain should be in the northern and northeast directions of the house.

Electrical Appliances should be placed in the South or South-East direction according to the Vaastu. Avoid the northeast direction of the kitchen.

Dos and Don’ts as per Vaastu Shastra:

Do’s:

• Do not place Medicine in the kitchen.
• Avoid keeping Thorny Plants.
• Avoid keeping Chipped and broken things in this area.
• The Stove should not be placed right in front of the main door of the kitchen.
• Do not set the kitchen above/below the Puja room, bedrooms or Toilets.
• Avoid white, black & brown.
• Do not place old newspapers in the kitchen.

Don’ts:

• Do not place Medicine in the kitchen.
• Avoid keeping Thorny Plants.
• Avoid keeping Chipped and broken things in this area.
• The Stove should not be placed right in front of the main door of the kitchen.
• Do not set the kitchen above/below the Puja room, bedrooms or Toilets.
• Avoid white, black & brown.
• Do not place old newspapers in the kitchen.

Vaastu Tips for Open Kitchen:

Before selecting a kitchen location as per Vaastu, here are a few Vaastu rules for Open Kitchen layouts you should keep in mind:

• The ideal place for an open kitchen is the South-East direction is dominated by the fire element.
• Avoid the North Zone for an Open kitchen.
• The East Zone is perfect for the open Kitchen as per Vaastu East zone for good health and money.

Nowadays many developers are offering Vaastu friendly projects. All the Units are designed as per Vaastu to provide the maximum flow of positive energy in the flats for perfect peace & harmony.

One such Developer is Magnolia Infrastructural Development Ltd. which is one of the leading developers in West Bengal, creating premium residential housing at true value rates.

Magnolia Empire in Madhyamgram is one of their flagship projects which offers Vaastu friendly open kitchen with residential units for the customers.

-By Moon Sarkar

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