Don't put it in the kitchen. The kitchen is a place for cooking, and there will be a fire when cooking, but the lotus belongs to the water-loving plant and has been growing in the water. If you put lotus ornaments in the kitchen, it will have a different meaning, which may lead to bad relations among family members.
Buddhists should not let it go. Lotus is sacred to Buddhism, and Buddhism is a clean place. If there are people who believe in Buddhism at home, it is not suitable for home. Home is a place full of secular desires, so lotus ornaments will have a very uncomfortable psychological impact on Buddhist believers.