Feng Shui kitchen Tips

Here are a few tips on how to decorate your Feng Shui kitchen.

• A very important thing in Feng Shui kitchen is the placement of the stove and sink. Since fire and water fight each other, place something green between the sink and the stove, say a live plant on a table in the centre of your kitchen. This ensures that arguments and conflicts do not occur in your family because fire and water are directly opposite each other.
  Open up your kitchen space. Add mirrors above and around the stove. This will expand the appearance of the area. Hang a plant or a wind chime in .

• Dirty kitchen will spread dirty energy which will in turn interfere with your ability to cook healthy and thereby affecting your health.Your ability to work hard and earn a good income will suffer as a result of poor nourishment.Hence, keep your kitchen free of clutter which is the very first step to design a Feng Shui kitchen.

• If your kitchen is small (or any room for that matter) use light colors: off white, beige etc. but you can accent the room with bright colors if you like to brighten up your kitchen. Dark colors will make a room look smaller than it's actual size.

● The kitchen sink, cooking stove and the refrigerator should form a work triangle where the total distance of the three stations is no more than 26 feet. The three stations should be close enough for convenience when preparing food.

● Avoid dark colored tiles on shower areas of bathrooms and kitchen counters. Although black or royal blue may look stunning, soap residue can easily be seen and is difficult to clean when hardened. Unless you have a helper to clean the bathroom right after you shower, it is better to use light colored tiles on the shower area.

Like any other room, if your bathroom is too small use a large mirror on top of the sink or one whole wall - it will make the bathroom look bigger.

● You can also place a mirror in the kitchen. A good place is opposite the window, it will not only make the room larger but it will reflect the light and brighten the room.

● Put small indoor plants on small pots in your kitchen and bathroom. Plants gives a fresh feeling to the interior design of the kitchen and bathroom.

● Don't be limited to stainless steel sinks, drawer handles, frames and pans, use copper, chrome, wrought iron, tin, brass and platinum. They will make your kitchen or bathroom more interesting.

● If you have shelves to spare, put cookbooks, small indoor plants and other accessories to make your kitchen more appealing.

● During holidays change the look of your kitchen by putting themed table cloth and chair slipcovers to cheer up the room.

● Always make sure that there is adequate lighting on bathrooms and kitchen. Inadequate lighting makes the kitchen & bathroom feel cramped and gloomy. Aside from the general lighting fixture at the center of the room. Put task lights under the kitchen hanging cabinets. In the bathroom, put wall lights on either sides of the vanity mirror. The classic style of placing small wall lamps on both sides of the mirror gives your bathroom a charming and elegant look.