The kitchen is a place that provides us with delicious food every day, and the preparation of food is of course inseparable from the stove. The stove is an important work area in the kitchen, and its placement naturally affects the feng shui of the entire kitchen. Feng Shui emphasizes that "food brings wealth", which means that the stove is where a family's wealth lies. Therefore, the placement of the stove determines whether the wealth can be retained. Next, let us take a look at the Feng Shui taboos when placing stoves in the kitchen.
1. Try not to face the stove directly with the kitchen door itself
That is, as soon as we enter the kitchen door, we should face the stove. The five elements of the stove itself belong to fire. If the fire stove faces the kitchen door, the person who lives there will be unstable, have a bad temper, and have disharmony in the family. Therefore, during decoration, we should consciously avoid the situation where the stove faces the door directly. In the same way, the stove cannot face other rooms, such as bathroom or bedroom doors.
2. There must be a backer behind the stove
Like other household items used daily, it is best for the stove itself to be backed by a solid wall. Imagery-wise, this symbolizes that the hostess has a backbone in her career and family life, and that she has confidence in doing things and has a backer. In addition, from a safety point of view, if there is a backer behind it, there will be no obvious concave wind, which is very safe for a stove with fire.
3. The fire on the stove cannot be placed exactly in the center of the kitchen
Because the kitchen symbolizes the mistress. If the fire is located in the center of the kitchen, it is equivalent to the image of the mistress. Add a fire to your heart. Adversely affects the hostess's physical and mental health. In Feng Shui theory, this situation is also called "fire burning heart", which is specifically for kitchens and stoves.
4. Avoid black and red colors for stoves
When choosing a cooking stove or building a stove base, some colors, such as red, should not be used. Because red belongs to fire, and the stove also belongs to fire in the five elements; from the analysis of color psychology, red can also easily make people have a bad temper, so it should be avoided, and black is not suitable.
5. The stove cannot be backed by the toilet, especially the toilet
Having a solid wall behind the stove is of course a good Feng Shui layout. But we should also pay attention to what is behind this wall. If it happens to be a toilet or even a toilet, the five elements of the toilet are water, and the five elements of the stove are fire. Water and fire are fighting against the same wall, which is very bad in Feng Shui imagery. Long-term effects will greatly affect your fortune. Therefore, at the beginning of decoration, you should try to avoid this taboo layout. By the way, if there is a Buddha statue behind it, it also needs to be arranged separately.
6. Do not let the beams overwhelm the stovetop
This mainly appears in the remodeled house layout. The stove is the position of the hostess in the family, or the position of the person who often cooks. If the stove is damaged by pressure beams or sharp corners, the first person affected is those who cook frequently. Therefore, for the health of this key person in the family, we must also carefully check the feng shui of the stove. However, if it is a range hood on the stove, it does not count as a pressure beam, because the range hood itself has the function of extracting air, so it will not let the evil spirit rush directly to the stove, which naturally resolves the influence of the beam.
7. The stove cannot be placed under the window. It is unhygienic and unsafe
The kitchen is an open kitchen with a window, which is of course very beneficial to Feng Shui and can help to reduce the fumes. The oil fume that is not discharged in time by the machine is discharged through the window. However, if the stove is placed under a window, on the one hand, the wind and sand outside can easily stain the food, and on the other hand, it is very unsafe to use a fire where the draft blows. Therefore, it is recommended not to place the stove under the window.