For Feng Shui fans, the kitchen is the heart of the house, where the whole family gathers around the table, at the same time being the energy center of the house.
This is why we thought to give you some Feng-Shui tips for the kitchen, this being an area as important as any other.
Even if for most of us the living-room is the area on which we mostly focus, where we welcome our guests and where we "live" the main events of our family live, for Feng Shui devotees things are quite different.
They believe that kitchen is actually, the centre of the house, because this is the place where food is cooked, people's source of energy.
Thus, the kitchen becomes, symbolically, the energy centre of the house and for the whole family.
An important Feng-Shui principle is cleaning, so you should first and foremost keep the kitchen clean.
Water and fire
These two elements are found in any kitchen: the fire is Yang, and the water is Yin.
We need them to prepare food, but we must consider that these two items should be separated: never place the heater near the bowl basin (or on the same wall).
The heater and prosperity
In Feng Shui the heater represents prosperity resulting from your work, and must always be kept clean.
Make sure that all the gas cooker burners are working perfectly. Otherwise, do not be amazed if your salary is not as big as the effort and that the money you earn is spent on trifles! Even if you don't cook too often, always avoid using the same burner so as not to limit your earning possibilities.
Fix a mirror on the wall behind the heater enabling you to see people coming in the kitchen while you are cooking.
This way, you won't be taken by surprise and your food will always be delicious. What is the connection?
They say that the cook's mood influences the taste and that any negative emotion may prove to be detrimental.
In Feng Shui, the heater represent prosperity and the result of your work, therefore it must be always kept clean.
Other tips:
• White is the colour recommended both for the walls and for furniture.
• The kitchen should have a square or rectangular shape
• Do not store useless or old things in this room, they will block the chi - the flow of energy.
• The front door of the house should not be opposite the kitchen door.
• Throw chipped plates or cups, because it is known that they bring bad luck.
• If you like flowers, for decorating the kitchen choose only natural flowers.
• Don't allow the trash to be seen
• Do not hang up sharp objects (especially knives) and don't display them (they destroy energy and represent danger for the family).
Feng-shui items in the kitchen:
• Wind bells: you can hang them above the table
• Paintings: for this room paintings with cherry-tree flowers or Chrysanthemums are very appropriate.
Tips for your garden
Even if you have little space available, you can find solutions for arranging a small garden who will show incredible and also will provide you special moments of relaxation 
To look bigger, you can level the earth in many ways, horizontally and vertically.
To look bigger, you can level the earth in many ways, horizontally and vertically.
On the other hand a small garden with dishevelment, can be arranged as well, you can make elevation or you can make holes - will result a garden more interesting and more out of the common. If you cover a portion of the garden with creeper plants or you make a bower, it will take somebody’s eyes and became the point of interest of the garden.
The goal of a zone of interest is to emphasize the garden, to make it more special. 
The area of interest may be only a group of specially selected flowers.
In a way, arranging garden is similar to the interior, special items of furniture, the impressive size or interesting, such as a fireplace, piano, wardrobe, picture or a large TV screen are positioned so that are the first objects which visitors will see when they enter the room / house; It is absolutely necessary an area of interest in the garden? No, not necessary. It is only a design concept of the garden and can be used as a tool when you create a garden
Garden lights
In a way, arranging garden is similar to the interior, special items of furniture, the impressive size or interesting, such as a fireplace, piano, wardrobe, picture or a large TV screen are positioned so that are the first objects which visitors will see when they enter the room / house; It is absolutely necessary an area of interest in the garden? No, not necessary. It is only a design concept of the garden and can be used as a tool when you create a garden
Garden lights
Like every other aspect, a garden setting will influence the way in which visitors will see and enjoy your garden. Candles or electric lighting, and can be used to represent and creating a fulcrum of the garden, to attract attention to the issues made in their neighborhood as a surprise or mysterious point for the area. Everything must be well calculated. First, you must to ensure that you choose exactly those decorations to match the garden; even the candles can not find their place in some gardens.
If you will decide to mount electric lighting, must consider that the lamps designed to transform a garden area into a special night are specially built to stand out, it would be ideal to buy lamps with solar energy.
If you will decide to mount electric lighting, must consider that the lamps designed to transform a garden area into a special night are specially built to stand out, it would be ideal to buy lamps with solar energy.
Garden furniture
Before buying it is advisable to inform first, because it’s the only way you will be able to buy suitable and durable garden furniture. First you must decide if you need folding furniture, to be sheltered in the shed or garage during the winter, or wood furniture, which remains outside in the garden, all year round. If you want furniture to be a permanent part of the garden, then it is advisable to buy massive wooden furniture weather resistant, aluminum, iron treated so that do not rot. A good idea is to invest in some cover for garden furniture. You can find it in a variety of colors and shapes, in addition, they will save costs, because it will extend the life of furniture a few years, of course, choose colors that harmonize with the garden and the flowers you already have. 
Ideas for your garden
As springtime approaches, you may start wondering about how your garden will look this year and what to do this year to make it more special than last year.
If you want to create a garden of little size it doesn't mean you will have less work to do or you shouldn’t be extremely attentive to little details apparently unimportant. Specialists and passionate people say that most of all in case of a little garden the beauty of improvement stand principally in small details. Of these details depend the ultimate result, and depending on this you will have a stylish beautiful garden on your taste
A commune error is to use a model of straight lines and forms of square or rectangle.
As much possible use curve lines in a little garden to give impression of flow or a concentric circle from and don’t forget that details are very important.
You can start with flower-beds who bound the garden fence or the garage
Choose shiny place and good mellow and fertilized earth to help plants to grow faster. It will be your pleasure to plant and crisscross the plants as you want.
Is‘t necessary that height or color of the plants to be the same. Plant all the flowers which like you. You can plant combinations of annual flowers and seasonal flowers. So you will have your favorite flowers every year and the annual flower will constitute an interesting experiment
Both types are suitable for combinations and cutting.
The more they are varied, the more choices you’ll have to cut from and achieving special floral arrangement for your house
Dressed in green fences - this was the fashion of 2008 and surely the fashion of this year. Painted woody fences, massif concrete fences and very high wrought iron fences are no more into fashion.
The material itself doesn’t matter; nay the sight must hided after some eco dendrite. And what else can be more suitable than elegant clothes in tone with the ecologist fashion than natural green clothes of creeper plants
Any garden or courtyard can be changed in good by choosing a suitable pergola
Whatever you want: a shaded place, a limited space near your house to relax or an addition of elegance, the pergolas can practically adapts to any ensemble, and in estival months the shade and the coolness offered by a pergola covered in greenery can’t be equalize.
Some types of low price pergolas are delivered with protective foil who can offer the shade so search in hot estival days, but wild grapery or another creeper plant can be a better option for a classic pergola
If you want to create a garden of little size it doesn't mean you will have less work to do or you shouldn’t be extremely attentive to little details apparently unimportant. Specialists and passionate people say that most of all in case of a little garden the beauty of improvement stand principally in small details. Of these details depend the ultimate result, and depending on this you will have a stylish beautiful garden on your taste
A commune error is to use a model of straight lines and forms of square or rectangle.
As much possible use curve lines in a little garden to give impression of flow or a concentric circle from and don’t forget that details are very important.
You can start with flower-beds who bound the garden fence or the garage
Choose shiny place and good mellow and fertilized earth to help plants to grow faster. It will be your pleasure to plant and crisscross the plants as you want.Is‘t necessary that height or color of the plants to be the same. Plant all the flowers which like you. You can plant combinations of annual flowers and seasonal flowers. So you will have your favorite flowers every year and the annual flower will constitute an interesting experiment
Both types are suitable for combinations and cutting.
The more they are varied, the more choices you’ll have to cut from and achieving special floral arrangement for your house
Dressed in green fences - this was the fashion of 2008 and surely the fashion of this year. Painted woody fences, massif concrete fences and very high wrought iron fences are no more into fashion.
The material itself doesn’t matter; nay the sight must hided after some eco dendrite. And what else can be more suitable than elegant clothes in tone with the ecologist fashion than natural green clothes of creeper plantsAny garden or courtyard can be changed in good by choosing a suitable pergola
Whatever you want: a shaded place, a limited space near your house to relax or an addition of elegance, the pergolas can practically adapts to any ensemble, and in estival months the shade and the coolness offered by a pergola covered in greenery can’t be equalize.
Some types of low price pergolas are delivered with protective foil who can offer the shade so search in hot estival days, but wild grapery or another creeper plant can be a better option for a classic pergola
Feng Shui Garden
When you start arranging your garden, remember the three main concepts of Feng Shui:
- Energy flows (wavy shapes, curves are beneficial, while the straight lines are negative) - The balance between Yin (dark, soft, passive) and yang (light, strong, active)
- Positive or destructive relationships of the five elements of Feng Shui: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Here is how to practically apply the principles of Feng Shui in your garden
- Stay in the garden center
- Use a compass to determine the eight directions, or guide sun
- Use the guide below to put in the corresponding colors, symbols, numbers and elements.
NORTH
Creativity, personal development, new ideas, inspiration, career, music, art Use the elements of water Good place for pond, pool, jacuzzi, shed for gardening tools metal Forms: corrugated, curved Avoid elements of stone, clay, earth
NORTH-EAST
Knowledge, wisdom, meditation / reading, inner development, spiritual and intellectual, nature Use the elements of earth Good place for stone benches, an arrangement of garden stones, storage equipment for repairs, the location of rocks and stones, statues, bricks, any object made of earth Forms: low and flat surfaces Avoid: plants and trees
EAST
New life, new plants, rebirth and rejuvenation, harmony, health, family life, nutrition, improve in health Use elements of wood Good for planting fruit trees and not only , medicinal plants, the arrangement of some game area, sauna, performing tai chi exercises Forms: columns, cylindrical Avoid: accessories, tools and garden furniture from metal, white flowers
SOUTH-EAST
Wealth, abundance, material possession, communication Use elements of wood Good place for growing plants flowers or fish
Forms: cylindrical pillars, columns or colonnade Avoid: accessories, tools and garden furniture metal, white flowers
SOUTH
Opportunities, dreams, aspirations, prizes, fame, recognition, achievements, happiness, longevity, festivities Use the elements of fire Good place for the barbecue grill, fire, burning dried leaves, planting trees and flowers Forms: sharp, triangular Avoid: the water like ponds, wells and waterfalls
SOUTH WEST
Marriage, love, maternity, relationships, partnership Use the elements of earth Good place for arranging a dinner taking place, sports Forms: surface low, flat Avoid: wooden furniture for terraces, garden bower, fences and gates, green colour
WEST
Children, creativity, harvest, socializing and fun Use elements of metal Good place for arranging a recreational space, bar, playing area for children, good place for rest, convalescent, beach Forms: circles and arcs of the circle Avoid: Barbecue grill, pyramids, red flowers
NORTH-WEST
Trade, interests outside the house, international travel, fatherhood, mentors and benefactors, people who help supporters Use elements of metal Good place for statues of goddess, angels, heruvimi animals, with bells stringForms: circles and arcs of the circle Avoid: Barbecues grill, pyramids, red flowers
- Energy flows (wavy shapes, curves are beneficial, while the straight lines are negative) - The balance between Yin (dark, soft, passive) and yang (light, strong, active)
- Positive or destructive relationships of the five elements of Feng Shui: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Here is how to practically apply the principles of Feng Shui in your garden
- Stay in the garden center
- Use a compass to determine the eight directions, or guide sun
- Use the guide below to put in the corresponding colors, symbols, numbers and elements.
NORTH
Creativity, personal development, new ideas, inspiration, career, music, art Use the elements of water Good place for pond, pool, jacuzzi, shed for gardening tools metal Forms: corrugated, curved Avoid elements of stone, clay, earth
NORTH-EAST
Knowledge, wisdom, meditation / reading, inner development, spiritual and intellectual, nature Use the elements of earth Good place for stone benches, an arrangement of garden stones, storage equipment for repairs, the location of rocks and stones, statues, bricks, any object made of earth Forms: low and flat surfaces Avoid: plants and trees
EAST
New life, new plants, rebirth and rejuvenation, harmony, health, family life, nutrition, improve in health Use elements of wood Good for planting fruit trees and not only , medicinal plants, the arrangement of some game area, sauna, performing tai chi exercises Forms: columns, cylindrical Avoid: accessories, tools and garden furniture from metal, white flowers
SOUTH-EAST
Wealth, abundance, material possession, communication Use elements of wood Good place for growing plants flowers or fish
Forms: cylindrical pillars, columns or colonnade Avoid: accessories, tools and garden furniture metal, white flowers
SOUTH
Opportunities, dreams, aspirations, prizes, fame, recognition, achievements, happiness, longevity, festivities Use the elements of fire Good place for the barbecue grill, fire, burning dried leaves, planting trees and flowers Forms: sharp, triangular Avoid: the water like ponds, wells and waterfalls
SOUTH WEST
Marriage, love, maternity, relationships, partnership Use the elements of earth Good place for arranging a dinner taking place, sports Forms: surface low, flat Avoid: wooden furniture for terraces, garden bower, fences and gates, green colour
WEST
Children, creativity, harvest, socializing and fun Use elements of metal Good place for arranging a recreational space, bar, playing area for children, good place for rest, convalescent, beach Forms: circles and arcs of the circle Avoid: Barbecue grill, pyramids, red flowers
NORTH-WEST
Trade, interests outside the house, international travel, fatherhood, mentors and benefactors, people who help supporters Use elements of metal Good place for statues of goddess, angels, heruvimi animals, with bells stringForms: circles and arcs of the circle Avoid: Barbecues grill, pyramids, red flowers
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