Vastu Shastra is given significant importance in Indian culture. As per Vastu Shastra, the design, colour, theme, and every element of your kitchen plays an important role in its overall vibe and energy. As flooring and walls cover the largest portion of interiors, the kitchen tile colours, designs, and placements also matter.
If you are also planning a kitchen renovation or looking for tiles for your new kitchen that align with Vastu norms, we can help you make the right decision. Go through this entire guide by H&R Johnson to choose the right tiles for your kitchen:
Understanding Vastu Shastra for Kitchen Flooring & Tiles
What is Vastu Shastra?
Vastu Shastra is an Indian architectural science, which originated somewhere between 6,000 BC. The subject is huge, and it gives directions regarding how to create an architectural design in such a way that human life gets balanced with respect to the five major elements of nature, including water, earth, air, fire, and space. Vastu not only talks about creating the proper architecture but also about placing all these elements in the correct direction.
Why Kitchen Tiles Matter in Vastu Shastra?
Many people overlook the importance of tile selection when it comes to designing kitchens according to Vastu principles. However, tiles play an important role in the energy flow of your kitchen. Tiles cover large surface areas in your homes. Whether you install tiles just on the floors or on both floors and walls, they are going to be the largest element in your kitchen. So, it’s important to choose the right Vastu tile colours, designs, and placements.
It’s not just about the coverage of the surface, but also the way tiles affect the reflection and motion of light. Tile colours have a huge influence on how effective light reflection is. Light-coloured tiles reflect more light than dark ones do; therefore, they make rooms seem larger, whereas dark tiles make bold statements.
Key Vastu Factors to Keep in Mind While Choosing Tiles
If you want your kitchen or any other area to align with the Vastu principles, below are some key factors you must consider when choosing tiles:
1. Tile Direction and Placement
Even tile directions play an important role in kitchen design. Vastu gives utmost importance to directional alignment because each direction is associated with different energies and elements according to the Vastu principles. According to this, tiles should be placed in north-south or east-west alignment. In kitchens, the right tile alignment can help ensure positivity.
2. Tile Colour
Among many other criteria, colour is one of the essential components of Vastu and modern architectural science. Colour helps in setting the vibe of a place and affects your overall mood. Every colour has a unique vibe attached to it. The lighter tones of colours are known for their calming effect and positive energy, whereas the earthier shades, like brown, tend to give you a feeling of groundedness and stability. Likewise, warm tones make your room comfortable, cool tones promote growth, and dark shades add boldness to your room interior.
3. Tile Materials
Even tile materials can influence the vastu of your homes. Some of the best tile materials to consider, Vastu-compliant floor and wall tiles include:
Ceramic Tiles: Ceramic tiles are highly versatile as they align with different interior designs and functionalities. While ordinary ceramic tiles may not be suitable for very heavy traffic areas, they are perfect for kitchens or bathrooms, especially for wall placement. The 30x60 cm and 30x45 cm ceramic wall tiles from H&R Johnson are perfect for wall placements in the kitchen. Apart from this, you can explore the Heritage collection for smaller ceramic tiles.
Vitrified Tiles: Vitrified tiles are stronger and more durable, making them ideal for so many kitchen floors and walls due to their durability and low maintenance. You can install them on floors or walls of bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, entryways, and even outdoors for higher durability and long-lasting performance.
Glazed Vitrified Tiles: Glazed-vitrified tiles have an additional layer of glaze over them, which not only makes them more beautiful but also denser and strongest of all. You can find almost all designs in glazed-vitrified or porcelain tiles. These are ideal for floors and walls of heavy foot traffic kitchens.
4. Texture and Finishes
The texture and finishes of the tiles play an important role in defining the final look and performance of the room. This is also crucial when we talk about Vastu requirements. The finishes of floor and wall tiles fall into three major categories, which include:
Gloss or polished finishes: Tiles with glossy finishes help reflect the light. Hence, it is advisable to use them in those areas where you need to add vibrancy and brightness, like kitchen rooms.
Matte finishes: Matte finish tiles help bring serenity and warmth. For a subtle and warm look, you can install matte finish tiles, which are one of the best kitchen tiles as per vastu. These are specially suitable for floors as they are less slippery than glossy or polished tiles. .
Textured Finish: Tiles in textured finish look beautiful and make any design or pattern look more realistic. These can be installed on accent walls, backsplashes, and focal points of any area. The Expressions series from Porselano by Johnson contains so many tile designs in etched and relief textures, making them ideal for such accent areas. For spaces like bathrooms or kitchens, you can check out 3D printed ceramic wall tiles that are not actually textured but give a similar look.
5. Pattern alignment
According to Vastu, the patterns used in an interior design also influence the flow of energy across the surfaces. So, the tile designs and patterns you choose also matter. Simple and minimal patterns support smoother energy flow, so they are preferred over too complex designs. The marble-look or wood-look tiles from H&R Johnson can be perfect to keep your interior minimal yet modern. Straight layouts can help maintain stability. For this, the plain ceramic wall tiles as per vastu direction from the heritage collection are perfect.
Vastu Principles for Tile Colours: A Direction-Wise Guide
The Vastu Shastra is vast and puts major emphasis on directions. If you want to follow these vastu guidelines throughout your kitchen’s interior, the following directions would be ideal:
1. North-East Direction
The north-east direction represents clarity and spirituality according to Vastu. Hence, colours like white, cream, pale yellow, light blue, etc, which bring positivity and harmony, should be used in this side. It is recommended to use light coloured tiles in the North-East direction so as to ensure positivity and peacefulness.
2. East Direction
The east direction is associated with personal growth and health. For this direction, you can choose tile designs and colours that represent freshness, such as soft pink, peach, off-white, etc. Choose natural or glossy finishes that work well with natural light and promote positivity.
3. South-East Direction
The south-east direction represents the fire element, which makes it perfect for the kitchen. You can choose tile colours that are vibrant, such as orange, red, terracotta, pink, etc. Both glossy and matte finishes work in the kitchen.
But keeping functionality and safety in mind, it is advisable to choose matte finish Vastu-compliant kitchen floor tiles and glossy finish tiles for the walls. The anti-skid tiles from Endura by Johnson are perfect for kitchen floors. Even if you choose minimal anti-slip tiles, you can balance the overall look by installing vibrant wall tiles in your kitchen.
Choose Modern Yet Vastu-Compliant Kitchen Tiles by H&R Johnson
Vastu considerations can be very important for Indian kitchens that want their interior designs to align with traditional science principles of kitchen architecture. At H&R Johnson, you can find ceramic, vitrified, and glazed-vitrified tiles in various colours, designs, and finishes.
Whether you are renovating your kitchen or building a new one, we have the right tiles to make your space aesthetically appealing and aligned with Vastu principles at the same time. Explore our entire range of floor and wall tiles to find the right option for your space!