Planning Kitchen Cabinets with Feng Shui

The kitchen plays a very vital part in our lives and it has been quite correctly said that “If you can’t organize your kitchen, you cannot organize your life.” In case if you are looking for an interesting way to organize your kitchen, it would be prudent to give a thought to feng shui. It is believed that with feng shui you can open the doors to prosperity and healthy life for you and your family. The basic purpose of feng shui is to enable the free flow of positive chi or energy for your good fortune and enhance your luck. People make use of feng shui for innumerable reasons. These may be to improve the condition of your business, strengthen your relationships, good health longevity, improving career prospects and to welcome happiness to your life. There are certain rules and principles in feng shui that can influence your life and bring in the desirable changes. The rules to heighten the positive energy of your kitchen are-

1. The kitchen should not be visible from the main entrance of the home.

According to feng shui your home is your body and the kitchen is its digestive system. Just like it is not possible for a person to look in the stomach through the mouth, similarly, your kitchen should also not be visible from the main door of your home. You should try and locate your kitchen deep inside the house so that it brings in prosperity and wealth to your home. It should be towards the back of the home but not exactly at the back.

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2. While cooking you should be facing towards the living or dining area.

Second rule of feng shui states the position of your stove. According to this rule a person cooking food for the family should be facing towards the dining or living room of the home. Also the cook should have his/her back towards the wall.

3. The next rule states how to arrange utensils and cutlery in your kitchen cabinets.

Kitchen cabinets are a very important part of your kitchen. Thus, an individual is required to lay special emphasis on the placement of the cabinet and the utensils and cutlery within it. Feng shui states that all the utensils and cutlery or anything that is sharp enough should be kept away from the sight. This is the reason why kitchen cabinets play an important role in your kitchen.

4.  Frequent use of kitchen is another factor that brings in good vibes.

Every time you make use of your stove, wealth energy released in your home. So the more you lit your stove the better is considered to be.

5. Color you kitchen for the best affect.

Colors play a vital role in feng shui. For a kitchen colors like red, yellow and green are considered quite auspicious. These colors provide your family with both health and good luck.

This is how feng shui can bring in a remarkable change to the health and wealth of your family. It brings you prosperity and good luck.