Why does the colour of the kitchen platform matter so much?
Eye contact is greatest with the platform, since rolling, chopping and all cooking work happen on it, so its colour works on the eyes and mind. In a wrongly placed kitchen the right platform colour alone can correct about 25% of the dosh: ivory for South, South-East, South-South-East and West-South-West kitchens; light red lakha granite for South-East and South-South-East, used sparingly because red stone comes only as granite, which develops pin holes; yellow for South-West and West; and green for South-East, South-South-East, South, North-East and North.
Related questions
Should black stone be used for the kitchen platform?
No. Black represents the water and space elements, and looking at black continuously weakens the eyesight. Tiny insects, bacteria and ants cannot be seen on black stone, so they get mixed into the food.
Won't a red platform in the South-East or South-South-East increase the fire element too much?
That is why perfect red is not used, only a light red such as lakha granite. Fire can be kept burning 24 hours in the South-East, so a red platform is acceptable there: the zone tolerates any amount of fire because the sun's rays in the South-East are not intense after 9 am, whereas hot winds (loo) come from the South.
Apart from gridding the house, should the kitchen be gridded separately?
Yes. Interior vastu means zoning each room separately with its own grid and then designing its interior accordingly.
Can green stone be laid throughout the house?
Yes. When one colour is used on the floor everywhere there is no fault, because the current flowing over the floor keeps the same intensity. Each colour has a different wavelength, and mixing colours changes the speed of the current.
Can pastel pink be used in a South-East kitchen?
Yes, pink can be used in a South-East kitchen, but only a very mild, light pink.
Can the kitchen platform be painted?
Yes, the platform can be painted, but the type of paint matters, which is explained in the topic of paints, pigments and colours. Never use oil-based paint.