Kitchen Colors

[mojo1979 0]

"The colors in the kitchen should not be anything in the range of red, pink, or purple. These are "fire" colors, and can portend arguments, so if you and your spouse tend to fight in the kitchen, see if the wall color might have something to do with this.

Good colors to use instead are cooling white, light green, and blue. Of the Five Elements Earth, Metal, Wood, Fire and Water, the kitchen is both a Fire and Water room. In considering the Five Element Cycle, white mediates between the water and fire found in the kitchen.

These colors also fit in with popular trends in kitchen appliances. According to Behbin, stainless steel appliances and hardware are very popular, and that doesn’t show any signs of changing. Luckily, stainless is very easy to match with the lighter colors recommended by Feng Shui experts.

In any room, fluorescent lights do not promote good health; they are constantly flickering, affecting the eyes and nervous system, and can cause hypertension, eyestrain and headaches. However, they do serve a purpose, as they provide bright light at low cost. If you decide that you do need fluorescent lights in your kitchen, use full-spectrum bulbs.

According to Sheffield Feng Shui Course instructor Marelan Toole, good kitchen design is based on a traditional triangle model, with the sink, refrigerator and range making up each point of the triangle. There should be a 6-8 foot distance between each appliance; this allows for maximum convenience and a minimum of repeated moves.

Because you'll have that space between each of the major appliances, it should be easy to adhere to the Feng Shui principle of having fire elements such as the stove and microwave separated from water elements—such as the refrigerator, dishwasher, and sink. They can be separated by something made of wood, or by something representative of wood, such as a plant or a painting of a plant."

from http://www.womenof.com/Articles/hh_9_2_03.asp

According to this web page :

Kitchen should avoid using red, pink and purple. Good colors to use instead are cooling white, light green, and blue.

How true is above?

Edited March 22, 2007 by mojo1979

[ahnah 0]

Let me check it out and get back to you ...

[FSP 0]

Ya me oso wanna know le. My kitchen got red on the cabinet & walls

[MaCe 3]

refrain from reading ANGMOH fengshui "master" 's articles.

out of 100 articles from angmoh fsm - less than half are correct.

not biased against angmoh FSM but their understanding of fengshui is rather "mild" and "shallow"

there are good angmoh FSM out there but definitely not this one.

example:

1 - a fridge is NOT water element

2 - colours depends on where your kitchen is located + house owners' bazi(mostly on wife)

red colour kitchen is suitable for owners whose bazi is totally lack of fire.

moreover usually there is a colour contrast - which neutralise the powerful red.

unless you have a red colour fridge, red coloured cabinet, red coloured sink, red coloured hob, red coloured floor tile/wall tiles, red coloured dustbin....ya then of cos NO GOOD.

[ahnah 0]

refrain from reading ANGMOH fengshui "master" 's articles.

out of 100 articles from angmoh fsm - less than half are correct.

not biased against angmoh FSM but their understanding of fengshui is rather "mild" and "shallow"

there are good angmoh FSM out there but definitely not this one.

example:

1 - a fridge is NOT water element

2 - colours depends on where your kitchen is located + house owners' bazi(mostly on wife)

red colour kitchen is suitable for owners whose bazi is totally lack of fire.

moreover usually there is a colour contrast - which neutralise the powerful red.

unless you have a red colour fridge, red coloured cabinet, red coloured sink, red coloured hob, red coloured floor tile/wall tiles, red coloured dustbin....ya then of cos NO GOOD.

Bro,

fridge = metal element ?

[MaCe 3]

Bro,

fridge = metal element ?

yes. the basics of 5 elements.

place your fridge at the west location of your kitchen.

[ahnah 0]

yes. the basics of 5 elements.

place your fridge at the west location of your kitchen.

West Location is Metal .. but it is not necessary to place the fridge there.

[MaCe 3]

West Location is Metal .. but it is not necessary to place the fridge there.

not 100% MUST placed at west, for hubby place it at NW, wife-SW.

fridge in the house is YOUR wealth pot. this is what lots of FSM either didnt tell or worse didnt know.