Ah, the kitchen!A special place in our home that is unlike anything else. And for us, housewives, keepers and nurses, it is also sacred. Because in the kitchen we do not just cook, but perform a certain sacrament, understandable only to us, but appreciated by all household members. And that is why we strive to make our kitchen the very best - the most beautiful, the most comfortable, the most convenient and the most correct. By the way, in the latter, knowledge of how to design a kitchen according to Feng Shui will be a good help. It is not for nothing that this Eastern philosophy teaches us harmony with the world around us. And the harmonious space of our kitchen - isn't that right? But, alas, it is difficult to adapt modern homes to the requirements of Feng Shui. The layout is standard, it is almost impossible to "move" the kitchen to a favorable zone, to move a window in it is also impossible. Perhaps - a door or a stove, sometimes a sink. That's all. Therefore, it remains for us to "harmonize" the kitchen space by means of basic rules and manipulations with furniture and equipment. Let's consider the basic rules and some features of how the kitchen should be arranged according to Feng Shui.

Fundamental rules

There are few such rules.Some are almost impossible to follow, while others depend only on our efforts. So maybe if one rule cannot be followed, then it is worth strictly following another, never breaking it? For example, the first main rule states that the kitchen should be completely isolated from the rest of the living space of our house. It is good if you have a door to the kitchen - close it, and everything is fine. But what if the kitchen is combined with the dining room, or, as is now fashionable, is generally part of a studio apartment? Here we have only one thing left: strictly follow the second main rule - cleanliness in the kitchen. Well, you can’t argue with Feng Shui about cleanliness: the kitchen really should be clean. Is it within our power? Yes! So even if we are exhausted after a day at work, but we strive to follow the rules of Feng Shui, then cleanliness in the kitchen is “take it out, put it down”. What did you think? Harmony is difficult to achieve! But it is possible, isn’t it? So, having clarified about insulation and cleanliness, let's move on to recommendations for planning.

The layout of the kitchen in the house

Kitchen according to Feng Shui – almost completecontradiction to all design trends and modern architectural solutions. It is difficult to change anything radically here, but you can use “corrective” tricks.

The most favorable location of the kitchen isthe southern and eastern parts of the house, but not the center of the home. As a trick, you can use the Bagua grid not for the entire apartment (house), but for each individual room.

The kitchen should not be visible from the front door. The kitchen should not be adjacent to the bathroom, because the running water is a symbol of leaking prosperity. With this neighborhood, the closed door will be the solution to the problem all the time.

But the unification of the kitchen with the dining room by feng shuiit is completely permissible. So if you planned or remodeled the kitchen in this way, then remember the isolation rule and keep the closed door already in the dining room.

The kitchen should not be a checkpoint. But this is relevant only for apartments in old houses or for private houses and cottages. In the houses of the old layout, the kitchen often had a "back door", and in private houses - access to the garden. Here the solution to the problem is only one thing - do not use this exit, clean it up at all, or separate it with a wall (furniture).

View from the window. Should cause only positive emotions. What if you have a view of the wall or the corner of the neighboring house, the roofs of lower buildings, the parking lot and other unsightly "landscapes"? Try to place a mirror or any other reflective surface in front of the window or above the window. This will "return" negative energy entering through the window.

Kitchen interior layout

A properly planned kitchen according to Feng Shui isspacious kitchen. Yes... Many of us will only sigh heavily at this. But wait, don't despair. After all, a spacious kitchen does not mean big. Spacious means uncluttered, allowing you to move around freely. Therefore, you just need to correlate the size of the kitchen itself with the number and size of kitchen furniture and appliances. According to the rules of Feng Shui, a window should not be located opposite the door to the kitchen. This way, the energy entering through the window immediately leaves through the door. If this is the case with you, then you need to stretch a red thread from the door to the window under the ceiling, and hang a crystal on the path of the "energy flow". The red thread will unite the window and the door into one whole, and the crystal will dissipate the incoming energy. Protruding corners in the kitchen. This is another "headache" for Feng Shui specialists. They should not be there, and that's it. But what to do if they are there, and even directed directly at the refrigerator or the table? Here, a mirror will come to the rescue again. Well, for lovers of indoor flowers, the protruding corner will be a great place to create a green wall of climbing plants. They say that such a solution does not contradict the rules of Feng Shui, but the corner is a good decoration. Having dealt with the walls, windows and doors, let's turn our attention to the "insides" of our kitchen. What do we usually fill it with? Furniture and household appliances. And, as it turns out, a kitchen according to Feng Shui should have a strictly ordered filling. Certain rules also apply here.

Furniture

The main piece of furniture here will be the dining table.How should it be located in the kitchen or in the dining room? Favorably. And this means that the dining table should not be between the door and the window - on the line of energy tension (oh, this line!). But! If we have already stretched the red thread and hung the crystal, then this tension has been removed to some extent. This means that if there is no other place for the table, we leave it here. What should the table be like? Preferably without corners. Considering that a round or oval table will actually be more spacious, it is worth choosing this model.

• Cabinets and shelves Here, the feng shui completely deprivesus the possibility of some stylistic solutions (cuisine in the style of Provence, for example). Because feng shui kitchen means only hidden utensils and cutlery. No open shelves, but only tightly closed cabinet doors. And, behind them - no rubbish and dirt!
• Washing It can be located in any partkitchen, but always in the remoteness from the plate (otherwise the conflict of the elements is obtained). To resolve such a conflict will help not only spatial removal, but also a "spontaneous" barrier. If you dilute the sink in different directions and the slab does not work, divide them with something wooden. And make sure that the faucets in the sink do not flow - well-being will drain! And about the plate, the conversation is separate.

Appliances

• Stove in the kitchen lady All of us around her run andwe turn. And she only puffs hot and condescendingly treats us with ready dishes. Yes, it really is the energy center of the kitchen. Therefore, it should be placed so that you, standing at the stove could see the entrance to the kitchen. If this is not possible, something above the plate should be hung: a shiny tray, a polished hood, a mirror shelf. It is desirable that the stove was with four burners, located far from the window, near the south wall and was not clamped in the corner.
• The refrigerator, by contrast, is by no meansSituate in the south The fact is that in the south the elements of fire rule, and the refrigerator will enter into conflict with it. And such a conflict will break the whole harmony of the interior space of the kitchen. The most suitable place for a refrigerator is the south-east or south-west. According to the teachings of Feng Shui, this placement will have a beneficial effect on the material condition of your family and its psychological atmosphere.
• Other home appliances First, do not needto expose it for show. Mixers, blenders, electric meat grinders, juicers and other small (and not very small) household appliances are hidden in cabinets. So they will not clutter the kitchen and not the statute to discourage free circulation of positive energy. Dishwasher or washing machine on the place next to the stove, microwave or oven: do not forget about the conflict of the elements.

In general, these are all the basic principles.It is worth adding that feng shui of the kitchen also implies good lighting in the room (both natural and artificial), the use of light colors in decoration and cleanliness, cleanliness, cleanliness. Well, let's try to achieve harmony?

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