When it comes to the layout of a home, the most important positions are definitely the kitchen and the bathroom. How should they be arranged to achieve a perfect balance? A home is everyone's safe haven, the place everyone desires the most, so everyone hopes it is perfect, without any flaws. Therefore, you need to learn how to arrange your home. Below, let's listen to the "fortune-telling" website of Huayi explaining whether the bathroom and kitchen can be placed together.
Can the kitchen and bathroom be adjacent?
According to the principles of traditional Feng Shui, the kitchen is an area of fire energy, often filled with "dry heat"; while the bathroom is an area of water energy, often associated with "solitary yin energy."
In modern houses, due to limited space, some house designs connect the kitchen and bathroom closely in order to facilitate design and save space. Some even have the bathroom door located inside the kitchen, requiring one to pass through the kitchen when entering or exiting the bathroom. From the perspective of Feng Shui, this arrangement is considered very inappropriate.
As per traditional Feng Shui principles, the kitchen is an area of fire energy, often filled with "dry heat," while the bathroom is an area of water energy, often associated with "solitary yin energy." Both "dry heat" and "solitary yin" are considered unfavorable energies. In the "Xue Xin Fu," there is a saying: "Solitary yang cannot give birth, solitary yin cannot grow," referring to these two opposing energies.
If water and fire are adjacent, it may cause magnetic field surges and affect the overall energy state of the house.
From the perspective of hygiene, the kitchen is where the family cooks food, while the bathroom is where people go for their daily needs. If the kitchen is adjacent to the bathroom, it can lead to food hygiene issues, such as the difficulty in completely removing the bad odors from the bathroom, which can easily produce a lot of bacteria and dirt. In such cases, not only will the food be polluted, but it will also severely harm human health.
If the dirty air from the bathroom enters the kitchen, even the most skilled chef will find it hard to make delicious food, which can spoil the dining mood and appetite of the entire family.
We can see that a house where the kitchen and bathroom are adjacent is not suitable for living. Otherwise, it may bring negative effects on the physical and mental health of you and your family. If you have already moved into such a house and cannot change the structure, and the bathroom is directly facing the kitchen, then you must remember to keep the bathroom door closed frequently.
Of course, the drawbacks of having the kitchen and bathroom adjacent have been increasingly recognized by more people. Due to the previous housing shortages in our country, the design of houses often neglected the importance of kitchens and bathrooms, treating them as secondary auxiliary spaces, thus creating some unreasonable layouts.
With the improvement of people's living standards and quality of life, people pay more attention to Feng Shui knowledge and understand it better. This has caught the attention of architects, who want to make their houses sell better, so their designs must meet people's needs. As a result, this kind of situation is becoming less and less common.
Where is the best location for the kitchen?
1. Located in the East
If the kitchen is located in the East, it is considered very auspicious. If it is in another direction, placing some red flowers on the table or near the refrigerator can help promote the health of the family members.
2. Located in the South
If the kitchen is located in the southern part of the house, placing some leafy plants is beneficial because they help with saving money. The kitchen in the south is exposed to strong solar energy, which may lead to impulsive spending. Leafy plants can effectively mitigate the solar energy and reduce the tendency to spend recklessly, helping to save money.
3. Located in the West
If the kitchen is exactly in the west, placing golden yellow flowers, daffodils, and purple violets by the window can not only block the evil energy of the sunset but also bring good fortune to the homeowner.
4. Located in the North
When the kitchen is in the north, placing pink or orange flowers can add a lot of vitality to the room.
A well-arranged kitchen can make the relationship between couples more harmonious and happy.
The kitchen is an important part of the house, and it should be kept clean regularly. These seemingly trivial details should not be ignored. As the saying goes, "Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog; marry a poet, run all over the mountain." Two people meeting in the vast sea of humanity and becoming husband and wife is a kind of fate, so you must pay attention to all the details in the house. From the perspective of kitchen Feng Shui, the kitchen utensils must be cleaned regularly, and there are several key points:
1. Wok and Spatula
These two tools are used for stir-frying. After use, do not put them together. The sound of sizzling during cooking is already noisy enough. If they are not cleaned after use or placed together after cleaning, it is considered inauspicious. It is best to store them separately, and the wok should be hung up.
2. Knife and Cutting Board
When using a knife to cut things, each cut is actually made on the cutting board. Therefore, after use, they should also be stored separately. Do not randomly stick the knife into the cutting board, as this creates a very ominous situation.
3. Mortar and Pestle
The mortar should not be placed upright with the pestle. This will cause all kinds of household matters to be resolved after a lot of arguments. The correct way is to turn the mortar upside down and place the pestle on top of it.
Kitchen Taboos
There are many taboos in the design and decoration of kitchens. The kitchen must never be placed between two bedrooms. If accidentally violated, it will be harmful to the residents. This is a major taboo in residential Feng Shui, and we hope you pay enough attention when arranging the overall layout of your new home.
When people renovate their homes, for many housewives, the place they invest the most time and effort is the kitchen.
If a home has a clean and bright kitchen, even if it is not used often for cooking, it can still create a warm feeling. Although everyone wants a comfortable kitchen, most people don't know about the many taboos in kitchen decoration. Only by understanding these taboos can you avoid wasting money during renovation and bring good luck to your home.
1. Hermetic Kitchen
At least one side of the kitchen should face an open space (such as a balcony, courtyard, or backyard). It is strictly forbidden to enclose the kitchen entirely with solid walls or place it in the center of the house. This situation often appears in self-constructed houses where the original kitchen at the back becomes a "hermetic" kitchen with only a door and no windows after the addition of new buildings. This not only makes it difficult to clean but also negatively affects the family's luck.
2. Stove and Water Well
When fully renovating a new home, especially when arranging the stove in the kitchen, you must carefully observe the surrounding environment and facilities of the house. If there is a water well or a water pump outside the kitchen, do not place the stove facing these devices. These devices belong to the "water" element in the Five Elements, while the stove belongs to the "fire" element. If they are improperly placed within a certain range, they will create a serious and difficult-to-resolve conflict between water and fire.
In addition, according to traditional Chinese "House Appearance Studies," placing the stove facing a water well or a water pump is very detrimental to the health and luck of the female members of the family.
3. Two Bedrooms Flanking the Kitchen
The kitchen must never be placed between two bedrooms. If accidentally violated, it will be harmful to the residents. This is a major taboo in residential Feng Shui, and we hope you pay enough attention when arranging the overall layout of your new home.
4. Washing Machine in the Kitchen
Some people, due to the small size of the bathroom, move the washing machine from the bathroom to the kitchen, and wash clothes directly in the kitchen for convenience.
This practice is actually very bad. The ancients always believed that the kitchen is the dwelling place of the灶君 (Kitchen God), and washing clothes there would affect the luck of the residents. If you cannot place the washing machine outside the kitchen, you should take extra effort to move it out of the kitchen before using it.
