5 Vastu Ways to Improve Your Kitchen’s Energy

 

5 Vastu Ways to Improve Your Kitchen’s Energy (and Invite More Warmth, Health, and Wealth)

Your kitchen is not just a place where food is cooked. It is where your family’s daily energy is created.

In Vastu Shastra, the kitchen is strongly linked with wealth, health, and harmony because it represents the fire element that “runs” the home. When the kitchen feels heavy, cluttered, dark, or neglected, it quietly affects mood, appetite, and even the flow of opportunities. But when your kitchen feels light, clean, and alive, meals taste better, digestion feels easier, and the home starts feeling more supportive.

The best part is this: you do not need a big renovation to shift the energy. You need a few smart Vastu changes that are simple, practical, and powerful.

1) Bring in Natural Materials (Instantly Softer, Calmer Energy)

A kitchen filled with natural elements feels comforting. It feels like home.
As per Vastu, natural materials carry stable, grounding vibrations that make the space feel warm and balanced.

Try this:

• Choose wooden cabinets or wooden accessories

• Use cotton napkins and natural cloth

• Keep bamboo baskets for storage

• Prefer clay, brass, steel, or glass over excessive plastic

When you surround yourself with natural materials, your mind feels lighter, and cooking feels less like a task and more like care.

2) Connect the Kitchen to Nature (So Cooking Feels Joyful Again)

A kitchen that has no connection to outdoors often feels dull. You cook, but without enthusiasm.
A kitchen that connects to light, air, and greenery feels fresh and creative.

Try this:

• If you have a window, keep herbs or small live plants near it

• Let fresh air and natural light enter daily

• Keep the window area clean so energy can move freely

Even a small green plant can lift the mood of the kitchen and make the space feel alive.

3) Clear the Clutter (Because Peace Begins with Order)

The kitchen is the heart of the home, so it must feel welcoming.
And the fastest way to create a welcoming kitchen is simple: remove hidden chaos.

Clutter does not only occupy space. It occupies your mind.

Do this daily:

• Keep drawers and cabinets organized

• Do not “hide” clutter, solve it

• Keep only daily essentials on the counter
  Example: tea jar, toaster, salt, basic items

• Store the rest properly
  Including extra containers, unused tools, knives, spoons

When everything is in its place, you naturally feel calmer. And that calmness quietly improves family energy too.

4) Remove Expired and Stale Food (Stop Holding the Energy of the Past)

Old, stale, and expired food blocks freshness in the kitchen.
Energetically, it keeps you stuck and drains the inspiration needed to welcome new opportunities.

Try this weekly:

• Clean your fridge and pantry

• Remove expired items immediately

• Keep the refrigerator light, fresh, and current

A fresh kitchen creates a fresh mindset. And a fresh mindset attracts better results in life.

5) Choose Light, Pleasant Colours (So the Kitchen Feels Uplifting)

Colour is not decoration. Colour is vibration.

As per Vastu, the kitchen should feel light and positive.
So the colour scheme matters.

Recommended light shades:

• Pista green

• Lemon yellow

• Light ivory

• Soft pink

Avoid heavy, dark tones in the kitchen:

• Black

• Grey

• Maroon

• Very strong red (can feel too intense and uncomfortable)

Light colours make the kitchen feel more open, positive, and easy to work in.

Don’ts (Important Vastu Mistakes to Avoid)

1. Do not convert a balcony into a kitchen.

2. Do not place the kitchen in the center of the house.

3. The stove platform should not share a wall with a toilet.

4. In multi-storey homes, avoid a toilet directly above the kitchen stove area.

5. Never keep the stove facing the water tap. This fire-water clash is traditionally linked with frequent arguments between husband and wife.

6. Do not ignore a faulty stove or gas burner. Even in chinese Feng Shui, the stove is linked with financial stability. Fix it quickly.

Vastu Bite (Small Habit, Big Harmony)

Create time to sit together and share meals at the dining table whenever possible.
When families eat together with calmness, the home naturally builds stronger harmony, bonding, and emotional stability.

Article vastu Nitien Parmar, Cheif Vastu Consultant, vastuplus.com