Kitchen Furniture Designs

Vaastu Tips - Kitchen

• The kitchen ideally, should be towards South-East, the direction of God of Fire ((Agneya)). Alternatively, it can located in the North West(Vayavya).

•  The kitchen door should open in North, North East or East direction in clockwise manner.

• You should avoid having the kitchen at the North East corner of the house as this may lead to unrest, quarrels, tension or unnecessary expenditure. It is also recommended to avoid kitchen at Southwest side as this can also cause difficulties and worries.

• Cook should face the East or North. This brings good health for the family members and violating this with face towards South while cooking could bring financial losses to the family

•  All items pertaining to fire or heat should be installed in the South-East corner. The Main-switch, generators, microwaves, juicers and mixers should be located in the South-East corner of the house.

•  The gas stove should be in southeast corner (the place of Lord Agni), a few inches away from the wall. It should not be in front of the main door of the kitchen. Gas stove or any other cooking material should be placed in such a way as allows the cook to face only towards the East while cooking. If the lady faces west while cooking, it may lead to health problems. Cooking with face towards the south may lead to financial problems in the family. No shelf should be placed above cooking gas.

           The cooking stove should not be visible from outside should always be shielded from outsiders.

•  The refrigerator should be in the northwest, southeast, south or west.

•  The kitchen must have adequate provision for cross-ventilation. The ventilators and larger kitchen windows should be in the East direction and smaller windows in the South.

•  The Kitchen sink should be placed in North East.

•  The water filter and other drinking water storage should be done in the North East direction of the kitchen.

•  The dining table if placed in the kitchen should be in the North West corner and not in the centre with the face in East or North direction while consuming food.

•  Any toilet or bathroom should not share a common wall with your kitchen.

•  Gas Cylinder should be kept in south-east. Empty Cylinder should be kept in south-west.

• If possible, the cooking gas and the washing sink should not be kept very close to each other. The reason is that fire and water are not compatible being close to each other.

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Tips For Buying Kitchen Sink

Size
Determine the size of the sink you want to install in your kitchen. The standard size found in the market consists of two bowls, each 22” long, 30” wide and 8” deep. Larger bowls, nine to ten inches deep, are also available in the market. A 9.5” deep single bowl kitchen sink is a nice option, if you are looking for a dishwasher to rinse large pots and pans and if you have confined space in the kitchen. If you want to wash the dishes in one bowl and rinse them in the other, consider buying double bowl or triple bowls kitchen sinks.

Type
Consider which type of kitchen sink works the best for your countertop. One of the most popular choices is the easy-to-install self-rimming kitchen sink. The self-rimming sink is installed on the countertop, which provides support to its weight. The faucet is secured in place by clips and bolts located under the counter. Another type is the under-mount kitchen sinks, which are best suited for marble, soapstone, concrete and granite countertops. As the name suggests, such types of sinks are mounted beneath the countertop. 

Material
The material is also an important thing to consider while buying kitchen sink for your countertop. Stainless steel is the most preferred material, because it requires less maintenance. It doesn't crack, rust or nick and retains its sleek appearance for a long time. Such type of kitchen sink is distinguished according to its gauge and metal content. For instance, good quality sinks are made up of 19-guage stainless steel.

Another preferred kitchen sink is that made form enameled cast iron. Apart from being resistant to structural damages, enameled cast iron sinks score on their durability and heat retention. However, the enamel surface makes the sink very heavy. The third type of kitchen sink, distinguished by its material, is the solid surfaced one, which comes in a wide range of colors that can be coordinated with your countertops. Solid surface material kitchen sinks look as good as their expensive counterparts.

Small Kitchen Design Ideas

Tips for your dream kitchen

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms of the house and planning a new kitchen or remodeling an old one is always exciting. You may be brimming with decorating ideas for the kitchen but mere ideas for decorating your kitchen is not enough. You have to ensure proper storage, working space and drainage and magazines or a professional can give you the right advice.

Once you have the practicalities in place all the decorating ideas for a kitchen can be implemented. The internet is full of kitchens decorating ideas. Some sites even offer free kitchen decorating ideas and understanding a few tips for kitchen interior design will ensure a kitchen which is both functional and great-looking.

To get your kitchen decorating in the right perspective and to make your kitchen decorating ideas practical you must first ask yourself some questions like the following:

Firstly, you must consider your mode of cooking; whether you cook for a large family or a small one and whether you prefer cooking small meals or large meals most of the time. This will help you choose either a small, functional oven or a large oven or cook-top with more burners.

If your meals are elaborate affairs you need more than the standard 4 burners, otherwise a standard stove-top is enough. This is a very important consideration especially if your kitchen is small because you need to save space yet not compromise on your cooking stove. You will find plenty of small kitchen decorating ideas online or in books if space is the issue.

Secondly, storage is extremely important in any kitchen and it becomes more so in a small kitchen because it has to be meticulously planned. Books on kitchen decoration ideas will not only give you kitchen decorating ideas pictures but will also give specific decorating ideas for a small kitchen.

Everyday utensils, crockery and cutlery, cookware and groceries need to be put away in an orderly manner and the kitchen cabinets have to be so designed as to be practical and nice-looking. It would be helpful if you could brainstorm a few kitchen cabinet decorating ideas before getting down to the carpentry work.

The cabinets also have to be designed in such a manner that the pots and pans are placed handily near the stove-top and every item has its designated place. Various kitchen decorating ideas photos of cabinets can be seen first before choosing a particular design.

If you are big on entertaining you will have a stock of extra crockery and cookware and you may need a larger-than-standard cabinet to house all the items. This is where decorating ideas for small kitchen available online or in magazines will be useful if you have to manage all this in a small kitchen.

If your family is large or you entertain a lot you will require counter-space for comfortable working otherwise the whole process of cooking can get very frustrating. So, plan your counter-space according to your working needs.