A Feng Shui Kitchen – White, Clean and Healthy

Feng Shui Kitchens – Represent Health

Decorating a Feng Shui kitchen is not hard; it just takes using a few common sense tips. What makes Feng Shui kitchens different from other kitchens? The first thing to ensure in the kitchen is having proper ventilation. This promotes health and safety in the kitchen. In Feng Shui, metaphors are prevalent, so kitchens play an important role. We are what we eat, so health is important when it comes to the kitchen. Exposed beams in a kitchen can be oppressive and create ill health. Decorating with rounded edges is always preferable in the kitchen and elsewhere in the home.

The best Feng Shui decorating color for a kitchen is white. White provides a nice healthy contrast to the food prepared in the kitchen. It acts as a backdrop or canvas for the food prepared in the kitchen. Many industrial kitchens are white and stainless steel. These kitchen colors are easy to clean and you know if you see food on a kitchen countertop. Bring in other accent colors into the kitchen from the living room and dining room so there is a nice flow throughout the home. When white is the most prevalent color in the kitchen, natural light is reflected throughout creating a healthy atmosphere as well. Under the kitchen, counter lighting promotes drama and atmosphere. If the kitchen cupboards do not go to the ceiling, up lighting can be achieved to raise the energy of the kitchen even more.

If you are building a new home, Feng Shui principles would say to not place the kitchen close to the front door. Having the kitchen too close to the front door can suggest eating problems. Minimize the impact the kitchen has when entering the home. It is a good idea to place a door or screen blocking off most of the kitchen from the front door. If the home has an open floor plan and it is difficult to block off the kitchen, try to divert the guest’s attention to something else in the room. A nice Feng Shui cure is a sculpture, water fountain, decorative artwork, or some other dramatic piece will provide the needed diversion away from the kitchen.

A traditional kitchen floor plan is based up on the triangle. It is no different in Feng Shui. Keep the fire elements of stove and microwave separated from the water elements of refrigerator, dishwasher and sink. Separate them with wood such as plant if necessary. The stove represents health and wealth so use all of the burners in rotation. It is good to use the stove more often than the microwave, as a “hurried” atmosphere in the kitchen is not great when it comes to flow of energy. Eat slowly with the family and allow the energy of the home to be relaxed and calm. This balance of the energy in the kitchen will flow out into other parts of the home as well and the family will feel a sense of calm and well being.

A house can have integrity, just like a person.

- Ann Rand, The Fountainhead (1943)

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