My Room With a View

In every house there's a room that you find yourself loving the most. In mine, it's my kitchen. It was a toss up between my den and my kitchen, but when I really think about it, the kitchen is the place where so many of my life's happenings take place. It's the place where conversations are started and ended, good news is read when opening my mail, laughter is heard and good food is cooked that warms our hearts! It's the room with a great view!

While my kitchen may be small, it encompasses everything that I need when speaking about a kitchen. So, it doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, but it has two things that I consider to be the two most important aspects when designing a kitchen. 1) Storage cabinets & 2) Counter space. For a small kitchen, it has both!  In my previous house, I had a much larger kitchen, but when I look back, the kitchen space was larger, a.k.a. 'floor space' but did it have the cabinets and counter space? No. Thus, the old saying, "good things come in small packages' kind of relates here.  It's all a matter of the design.

What do I love about my kitchen? I love the view! How can you not? In any season it is breath taking. In spring and summer, I get to see the green grass and flowers on my patio. In fall, I am enamored by the beautiful kaleidoscope of fall leaves and in winter, I am blissfully covered in white fallen snow.  It's my room with a view to all the seasons!

While reading my posts, you'll learn that I am a Feng Shui believer, or trying to be.. Did you know that in Feng Shui your kitchen is the part of the home that nourishes and sustains life thus being the most important part of your home. The kitchen is also a feng shui symbol of wealth and prosperity.

A good feng shui kitchen leads to a good spirited chef, which, in turn, leads to good energy meals for a happy family. If it's one thing I love to do is cook and bake so I'm following this aspect for sure.


If you're looking to add some good 'chi' to your home, start by following these Feng Shui tips in your kitchen:

• The kitchen should have several levels of proper lighting, be airy and spacious, clean, bright and welcoming. For good feng shui, keep the kitchen simple and do not overload it with gadgets. Keep clutter at bay.
• Fresh flowers bring beautiful uplifting energy to your kitchen. Place a bowl with fruits, a vase of flowers, or a living plant on your kitchen table, windowsill, or wherever the layout of your kitchen allows.

My kitchen is the heart of my home. It's the 'hub' where all good things happen. When life isn't so good, it's also the place where hugs are found the most. There's a saying that I love "In the childhood memories of a good cook, there's a large kitchen, a warm stove, a simmering pot and a mom".  In my heart of memories, I can vividly remember my "Oma" cooking in her kitchen and smelling the good aroma's of German cooking that filled the home and the trait that she passed down to my mom who still cooks and warms any kitchen she enters today. 

Do you have a kitchen filled with good memories and "Chi"?