VASTU FOR KITCHEN
Kitchen is the most affected area of the house from
where all kind of energies prevails while an expert vastu consultant would
surely identify about the adverse situation of house if kitchen were placed
incorrectly.
This important part of the house must be placed
on its corresponding place i.e., Southeast governed by element Fire. Kitchen
being important part of home, is the primary contributing factor in general
health and wellbeing of occupants.
Some essential things to be considered in Vastu
for Kitchen are as below.
1) Element
Fire governs the direction Southeast, so this position of the house is ideal
for kitchen. However, if choosing alternative then North-west part could be
taken for construction of kitchen but avoid making kitchen in any other
direction.
2) Cooking
gas or stove should be placed in Southeast direction in such a way that while
cooking you should face East.
3) Kitchen
in Northeast quadrant tends to affect health of female members.
4) Place
sink in Northeast direction away from cooking gas.
5) Larger
windows in the kitchen should be on the Eastern side while small ventilators
should be placed in South.
6) Provision
for water storage and taps should be made in the Northeast of the kitchen.
7) Avoid
placing dining table in the centre of the kitchen instead locate it in the West
or North-west direction.
8) The
sink should be in the Northeast of the kitchen.
9) Electric
equipment like microwave, oven or refrigerator should be placed in the
Southeast or Northwest.
10) The
slope of the water flow should be from Southwest to Northeast.
11) The
cylinder should be placed in the Southeast corner.
12) The
geyser should be installed on the Southeast side.
13) The
storage of all food grains, utensils the overhead almirah should always be on
the southern and western walls and not on the Northern and Eastern walls.
14) The
fridge should be placed in the in the southeast or Northwest corner of the
kitchen.
15) The
dishwasher can be placed on the Northwest of the kitchen.
16) The
exhaust fan should be installed either in the Northwest corner or the East
wall.
17) There
should not be toilets or bathrooms adjoining, below or above the kitchen.
BEST DIRECTIONS FOR ACCESSORIES IN KITCHEN AS PER VASTU AR AS
BELOW
Type
Best direction
Pointers
Entry door North, East or West The
kitchen door should not be in any corner.
Gas Cylinder Southeast
Empty
cylinders should be placed in the Northwest corner.
Cooking gas Southeast
corner Gas
stove must be few inches away from the wall.
It must never be Infront of the door.
It should be placed in such a way that you face East while cooking.
Refrigerator Southeast, south, northwest, or
West Refrigerator must never
be in the Northeast direction.
If refrigerator is placed in Southwest direction, it must be one foot
Away from the corner.
Equipment like oven
Heaters, microwave etc
Southeast, south, northwest, or West Equipment
should never be placed in Northeast corner.
Storing racks Western or southern wall Commodities such as
grains, pulses, and spices must be stored.
In West or South.
Sink North-east or Northwest
corner The water source such as water filter or pitcher should be kept in Northeast.
Windows and Exhaust fan
Northwest or East direction
the bigger windows should always be constructed in the eastern
Direction, while smaller ones must be towards south.
Clocks North or East walls
FLOORING FOR THE KITCHEN
Ceramic tiles
Mosaic
Marble
COLOR SCHEME FOR KITCHEN AS PER VASTU
Yellow, Rose, Orange, Red, Chocolate
THINGS TO AVOID
1) Kitchen
must never be below or above the toilet or bathroom.
2) The
toilet and kitchen must never share a common wall. Both the defects can have
adverse effect on the resident’s health.
3) Kitchen
must never face the entrance of the house.
4) The
kitchen must never be in the North, Northeast as this can badly affect a
person’s career.
5) As per
vastu for kitchen mid-north, Northeast, Midwest, midsouth, southwest and centre
of the house should never be used for constructing a kitchen.
6) The
Pooja room or temple must never be above the stove or kitchen sink as it brings
bad luck.
7) Stove
in the kitchen must not be visible from outside.
We
must take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the kitchen.
1) Proper
location of the kitchen in the house.
2) The
direction of the entrance.
3) The
direction and placement of the windows.
4) The
direction and placement of cooking gas.
5) The
direction to face while cooking.
6) The
direction and placement of sink.
7) The
direction and placement of geyser.
8) The
direction and placement of the refrigerator.
9) The
direction and placement of electric equipment.
10) The
direction and placement of gas cylinders.
11) The
direction and placement of storage.
12) The
color scheme of the kitchen.
Vikas P
Deshpande
M. E. Civil,
Structural Consultant
Vastu and Feng
Shui Consultant
deshpandevikas@gmail.com, 0434681647
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