subject: Vastu Shastra For Your Kitchen [print this page] When a person buys a house or rents an apartment, one of the most lived in places and important parts of the house is your kitchen. We do everything do decorate it and make it comfortable, peaceful and well maintained. These days, people have been caught by a new craze of vastu shastra. Vastu, claim many, is a proven science and has brought prosperity to many homes. It is widely believed that energies need to be balanced most in kitchen and bedroom and here is where vastu shastra plays an important role.
In fact, we at landlordindia have many options for a wide range of properties across India offering vastu based houses and otherwise also. Today, many builders and renters already have a vastu shastra based kitchen, but if at all it is not there, here are a few tips you can use to make your home and kitchen according to vastu shastra:
1. According to the science of vastu shastra, kitchen should be not be above or below your toilet, bedroom or puja room
2. Fire energy prevails in the south east direction. Try building your kitchen in this direction of the house
3. To avoid financial loses, cook must face north or east
4. Cooking range or stove must be in the south east corner because vastu believes that lord Agni resides here
5. If the refrigerator is placed inside the kitchen, place it in south west direction
6. Fire and water do not complement each other according to vastu shastra. Avoid placing sink, tap and stove besides each other
7. Avoid sharing common walls between kitchen and toilet/bathroom
8. Kitchen door must open in north or east direction, in a clockwise manner
9. Dining table should be north west
10. For better digestion, when you are taking food, try facing east or north
These are just basic tips that will help you design your own vastu shastra based kitchen. Sometimes opinions and views can differ. Many a times, basic layout of the building or the property may not allow the residents to make major changes. It is important to know that these are just tips and guidelines. Yes, this science says that positive vibrations are created if you design your home, especially kitchen and bedroom in accordance with vastu shastra laws. They enhance energies and act as remedies for many unfortunate events. You can make as many changes in a home as you want according to your faith and belief. But what is important is the people and the relationship you have with them within your house which will ultimately dictate your good fortune or happiness index!
