Some essential things need to be considered in Vastu of kitchen:

• The kitchen door should ideally be built in north, east or north-east corner of the kitchen. The door of the kitchen should never face the door of the toilet.
• There should be no toilets and bathrooms adjoining, above or below the kitchen.
• The exhaust fan should be installed either in the Northwest corner or the South wall.
• White is supposed to be the best color for kitchens. Shades of Yellow, orange, red colors are also considered auspicious for the kitchen.
• The larger windows should be in the East whereas any additional smaller windows can be in the South, for cross-ventilation.
• Cooking stove should be in the South-East corner of the Kitchen. One should cook facing East.
• Cooking stove should be placed few inches away from the wall and should not be visible from outside the kitchen.
• The ideal place for Gas-cylinder is also the South east corner of Kitchen.
• The Kitchen sink and cooking stove should be as far as possible from each other and sink should be in the North-East.
• There should be no leaking taps in the kitchen.
• Put the dining table in the north-west and not in the center of the Kitchen.
• Drinking water should be stored in the North-East of the kitchen.
• Water storage and water taps should be placed in North-east of the kitchen.
• Electrical appliances such as heaters, geysers, microwave ovens etc should always be kept in the south-east or south side of the kitchen. Never place them in north-east part of the kitchen.
• Refrigerator must be placed in the South-West direction and a foot away from the corner. Never place a refrigerator in the north-east direction.