Friday, 24 March 2017 / Published in Vastu

BEST VASTU FOR KITCHEN

vast consultant in Kolkata - Adityua Shastri Kitchen is the most effected area of house from where all kind of energies prevails while an expert Vastu consultant would surely identify about the adverse situation of house if kitchen is placed incorrectly. This important part of house must be placed on its corresponding place i.e. South-east governed by element Fire. Kitchen being the important part of home is the primary contributing factor in the general health and well-being of occupants.

Vastu Tips for Kitchen

Some essential things need to be considered in Vastu of kitchen, read out related Vastu tip for kitchen:

Element Fire governs in the direction South-east, so this portion of house ideal for locating kitchen. However, if choosing alternative then North-west part could be taken for constructing kitchen but avoid making kitchen in any other direction.
Kitchens in north quadrant tend to affect health female members.
Place water sink in the North-east with the maximum distance from cooking gas.
Larger windows in the kitchen should be in Eastern side while small ventilators should be placed in South.
Provision for water storage and taps should be made in North-east of the kitchen.
Avoid placing dinning table in the centre of the kitchen instead locate it in the North-west direction.
The sink should be in the Northeast corner of the kitchen.
Electric equipment like microwave, oven or refrigerator should be placed in South-west.
The slope of the water flow should be from Southwest towards Northeast.
The cylinder should be placed in the Southeast corner.
The Geyser should be installed on the Southeast side.
The storage for all the food grains, utensils, the over head almirah should always be on the Southern and the western walls and not on the Northern and the Eastern walls.
A dishwasher can be placed in the north west of the kitchen.
The exhaust fan should be installed either in the Northwest corner or the South wall.
There should be no toilets and bathrooms adjoining, and above or below the kitchen.
The door of the kitchen should never face the door of the toilet.

Best Directions For Kitchen Accessories According To Vastu

Type	Best Direction	Pointers
Entry door	North, East, or West	The kitchen door must not be in any of the corners.
Gas Cylinder	Southeast	Empty cylinders should be kept in the southwestern direction
Cooking Gas	Southeast Corner	Gas stove must be a few inches away from the wall. It must never be in front of the main door. It should be placed in a way that the cook faces east when cooking
Refrigerator	Southeast, South, North or West	Refrigerator must never be in Northeastern direction. If the refrigerator is placed in the southwestern direction, it must be a feet away from the corner.
Equipment (e.g.Heaters, Conventional ovens, Microwaves, ovens)	Southeast or South	Equipments must never be kept in the northeast portion
Storing Racks	Western or Southern wall	Commodities such as, grain, pulses, and spices, must be stored in the west or south.
Sink	North-East corner	The water source such as, water filter or pitcher, should be kept in the northeast.
Windows and Exhaust fan	East direction	The bigger windows should always be constructed in the eastern direction, while smaller ones must be towards south.
Clocks	South or Southwest Wall

Flooring For The Kitchen

Ceramic tiles
Mosaic
Marble

Color Scheme According To Vastu For Kitchen

The color of the walls should be-

Yellow
Rose
Orange
Red
Chocolate

Avoid using the color black in your kitchen.

Things To Avoid

The kitchen must never be below or above a bathroom/toilet.
The toilet and kitchen must never share a common wall. Both the defects can have adverse effect on the resident's health.
Kitchen must never face the main entrance of the house.
The kitchen must never be located in the North or North East as this can badly affect a person's career.
As per vastu for kitchen, mid-north, northeast, mid-west, mid-south, southwest, and the center of a house should never be used for constructing a kitchen.
The Pooja room or temple must never be above the stove or kitchen sink as it brings bad luck.
Stove in the kitchen must not be visible from outside.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the kitchen. Vastu consultation of kitchen involves thorough analysis.

Proper location of the kitchen in the house
The direction of the Entrance
The direction & placement of the windows
The direction & placement of the cooking gas
The direction to face while cooking
The direction & placement of the sink
The direction & placement of the refrigerator
The direction & placement of the electric equipments
The direction & placement of the gas cylinders
The direction & placement of storage
The colour scheme of the kitchen