Followers of the ancient Chinese teachings claim that the kitchen is the embodiment of the well-being of your home. And the more comfortable and warm it is, the richer (both financially and morally) your family will be.
Vibrant hues and rich colors
Bright shades and saturated colors should also be avoided even at the planning stage of the overall concept of the kitchen area. It is especially undesirable to use red, blue, purple, dark gray. All of them are considered gloomy and disturbing shades that are not able to bring harmony and understanding to the house. Instead, look for light pastel shades of green, yellow, brown and orange, or white and beige. And if you still can’t live without the rest of the color palette, then saturated shades can only be used as certain accents.
Mirror surfaces
According to feng shui, when decorating a kitchen, you cannot use mirror tiles or decorative elements with a reflective surface. Otherwise, they can inadvertently reflect, distort, or even ruin your life too.
Sharp corners and open shelves
Sharp corners and objects, open shelves attract negative sha energy, which does not bode well for your home. Therefore, when decorating the kitchen, try to avoid “sharp” structures and, if you already have 1-2 open shelves, place round storage containers there (in order to neutralize the effect of negative energy as much as possible).
Massive items
Large items located somewhere at head level are also undesirable in the kitchen area. This can cause discomfort, stress, and negative thoughts. Therefore, if you are used to hanging large pots and pans on the walls, it is better to reconsider your habits and find a more suitable place for the kitchen utensils (for example, allocate a separate cabinet).
Different floor levels
Experts assure that it is not a good idea to highlight areas in the kitchen using floors installed at different levels (podium, steps, ledges, etc.). The kitchen should be located on the same level (and with all other rooms as well). Otherwise, it will attract unhappiness to your home.
Entrance to the kitchen
According to the ancient teachings of feng shui, the entrance to the kitchen cannot be located directly opposite the front door to the house, otherwise it will lead to the emergence of negative energy that will destroy harmony and take well-being from the apartment. Wealth will simply flow out of the house like water through your fingers. If you are unlucky and your entrance to the kitchen is almost opposite the front door, then hang something bright above the kitchen door that will distract attention. It could be, say, wind chime or crystal.
Neighborhood stove, refrigerator and sink
This, according to experts, is the most important taboo, which in no case should be violated. Otherwise, it can lead to a conflict between the energy of fire (stove) and water (refrigerator or sink). Therefore, the stove, sink and refrigerator cannot be located side by side, they must be separated by at least a small cutting table or other piece of furniture.