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Sunday, August 01, 2010

Feng Shui For Your Kitchen

By Jiaying Lee

A kitchen is the heart of the home for the homekeeper. While we spend time in our lounge room or reading areas and bedrooms our most vital waking moments for many are in the Kitchen
Years past the hearth was seen as the heart of the home. It was a place where the fire burned in winter and in the colder climates this was much of the year And so the family gathered around the hearth to get warmth and even use it for cooking

Today most homes are centrally heated or have individual heaters and so the day of the hearth has largely gone with the exception of some more Icelandic communities. The kitchen is now the queen of the home and in the modern home the dining area is attached and with many homes the sitting area is alongside the kitchen which is really a re-creatiion of the ancient hearth concept.

What then in Feng Shui makes a good kitchen where the "chi" energy is flowing and present. The doorways into a kitchen are important to energy flow. If the kitchen is open to a main door or a back door the 'chi' energy can leak away and the resulting effect can be loss of appetite and fellowship. The effects on your cooking can be harmful too - not in any dramatic way but simply a diminished quality of cooking and spirit of cooking can occur. Such effects are subtle and may not be easily noticed but they can take their toll on your whole spirit of the kitchen.

The kitchen is a place for brightness and freshness and the effect of lovingly arranged fresh flowers and living plants and bright colorful decorations ( not overdone ) will add to the spirit of the area

Kitchens can be overloaded with gadgets an its wise to keep the kitchen area clean and simple with good airflow to keep the freshness. Add to this the rule for all areas of our homes is to keep clutter at bay. Dont leave your kitchen overloaded with unwashed dishes in your sink on table this is a form of clutter which is negative in its effects.

Finally the colors of the kitchen in feng shui should have plenty of yellow a sort of butter yellow not the darker tone.Yellow is a color that is recognised as good for digestion.

In Friendship Jiaying Lee.

About the author:
Jiaying Lee uses her cultural background and her lifecoach training to teach practical Feng Shui. She is the author and owner of http://www.fengshuiriches.com/ site and for more free articles on wealth and relationships visit the site.

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