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Archive for the ‘Feng Shui’ Category
Tue, May 27, 2008 5:14 am By James Coolridge  Printer friendly version
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 Living room symbolizes as a room of harmony when you are adding the Feng Shui element to the room. A Feng Shui living room should be a cozier place for the guests, a great place for conversation and a living room which circulates the positive chi. Here are a few tips for your perfect Feng Shui living room.
Sitting arrangement:
The furniture should not clutter your Feng Shui living room. Bulky sofas and sharp ended tables hinder the circulation of chi in your living room. So makes sure that the tables are not sharp ended. A round table will allow the free flow of chi around your living room. Arrange the chairs and couches facing the door so that you don’t have to turn back for the door. Seats should also be placed following an octagonal or circular shape. The arrangement should be never in a straight line.
Remember that your the arrangement of furniture in your Feng Shui should be done to encourage conversation.
Lighting:
Throw light in the corner and dark areas of your living room. That would attract chi to them which otherwise wouldn’t flow through those areas. Use decorative lighting arrangements which are neither too strong nor too dim.
Colors:
Warm colors are always preferable for cozier atmosphere in your living room. Color the walls of your Feng Shui living room with warm colors, colorful and comforting accessories and soft fabrics.
Use of cool colors such as blue and lavenders brings calm and restful feeling to your Feng Shui living room.
Mirrors:
Large mirrors create an illusion of space. If your living room is small, use large mirrors to open up the space.
The focal point:
The focal point in your Feng Shui living room should never be electronic equipment like Television. Keep the electronic equipments in a single furniture. Although you like much of entertainment, enclosing your television in a closed cabinet is preferable for your Feng Shui living room. Fireplace is an ideal focal point. Hence, arrange your furniture keeping in mind the centre of your living room that is the fire place.
Music:
Music symbolizes harmony and soothing effect. Create the desired effect by playing soothing music and let it vibrate all around your living room.
Use the above decorative ideas for your Feng Shui living room and let the positive chi spread all around your home!
Tags: Lighting, Living Room, Furniture, accessories, Walls, colors, music
Mon, May 19, 2008 5:12 am By James Coolridge
 Feng Shui kitchen denotes health and prosperity. Kitchen is designated as the heart of the home, where healthy and nourishing food is cooked. Make sure that your Feng Shui kitchen is designed as to spread the chi all over your home. Here are a few tips on how to decorate your Feng Shui kitchen.
Keep the clutter away from your Feng Shui kitchen. Dirty kitchen will spread dirty energy which will in turn interfere with your ability to cook healthy and thereby affecting your health. Your ability to work hard and earn a good income will suffer as a result of poor nourishment. Hence, keep your kitchen free of clutter which is the very first step to design a Feng Shui kitchen. To realize this, clear the stored stale food from the freezer. Clean your food cupboards and refrigerator regularly.
The key element of your kitchen is undoubtedly the stove. Stove symbolizes wealth. If any part of the stove in working badly (burners, fan, oven light), replace it ASAP!
Make sure your stove placement allows the cook to have full view of the entire room. The cook should not face the wall while cooking. Place a mirror over the stove burner. This allows the cook the cook to have a full view of the kitchen, and can see all who enter without having to take her eyes off the stove.
Fresh cut flowers uplift the energy to your kitchen. A vase of fresh flowers on your kitchen table, windowsill is always welcoming and gives a positive energy to the cook to make delicious and nourishing cuisine. A bowl of fruits, preferably big oranges are also energizers to your kitchen. Place them in the kitchen table.
A very important thing in Feng Shui kitchen is the placement of the stove and sink. Since fire and water fight each other, place something green between the sink and the stove, say a live plant on a table in the centre of your kitchen. This ensures that arguments and conflicts do not occur in your family because fire and water are directly opposite each other.
Open up your kitchen space. Add mirrors above and around the stove. This will expand the appearance of the area. Hang a plant or a wind chime in the doorways, and place mirrors at opposite ends of the kitchen walk-through, to enable chi to flow unhampered through the narrow kitchen and into your home.
Tags: Plants, mirrors, flowers, Kitchen, stove, chi, fruits
Mon, May 12, 2008 6:18 pm By James Coolridge
 A large number of people have started to believe the Oriental powers of Feng Shui. People in Asia have been considering Feng Shui type to be an important contributor to personal and business success for many centuries. If a custom has been followed for centuries, why not we consider our home office in the Feng Shui as well? Here are a few tips for the Feng Shui home office.
The location: Your Feng Shui home office should have a separate outside entrance. Keep an outside entrance in order to keep your business and personal lives separate.
The position: You should never face a door directly because you may be overpowered by the incoming Chi. You should never have your back to the window either. Hence, your best position in your home office is with your back to wall that holds pictures with an Earthy element, say, pictures of mountains and lakes.
The interiors: Your Feng Shui should reflect the positive Chi. To realize this, hang wind chimes or bamboo flutes to offset the negative energy. Wind chimes or plants can negate the views of harmful elements from your window. Cactus and Bamboo are good decorating elements for your Feng Shui office because they symbolize good fortune. The placement of sharp leaved plants is good for your Feng Shui home office because they are believed to deter harmful influences.
Furniture: Each piece of your office furniture should be 7-9 inches away from each other. This ensures flow of Chi in the room. Make sure that the furniture is not cluttered.
The walls: The walls of your Feng Shui home office should reflect be decorated with earthy elements such as a picture of a lake, waterfall or any other water scene. It is believed to be ideal to place the pictures on the East side of your home office. This represents flow of the positive Chi. Aquarium is also a good option.
By decorating your Feng Shui home office with the above elements, you will actually increase your prosperity, abundance, boost your health, reduce stress, and avoid family conflicts. Feng Shui home office also increases your concentration on your work. Thus, a Feng Shui home office upgrades your life in many ways.
Tags: Furniture, Walls, Home office, indoor plants
Sun, May 11, 2008 3:45 pm By Seth Eslin
 The basic aim of a dining room is to provide an intimate setting for a social gathering among friends and family. When it comes to Feng Shui dining room, the dining room should provide an environment free of distraction to strengthen the aspects of your life including family and health. Here are few tips for your Feng Shui dining room.
The Yin personalities must interact with Yang personalities in a Feng Shui dining room. Implement decorations that appeal to you and your family’s taste and of course, are welcoming for your guests.
Choice of dining table: The main element of a Feng Shui dining room is undoubtedly the dining table. Choose a table that fits the size of your area. Make sure that there is enough room to walk around the table. The shape of a dining table can be either more yin or more yang. A round or square table is more yang and carries dynamic chi energy. An oval or rectangular table induces a more gentle energy, which is better for relaxing dinner. Make sure that the dining table you choose doesn’t have any hard edged corners. According to the principles of Feng Shui, a rounded table denotes heaven while a square or rectangular table is related to the Earth. A rounded table is preferable because it stimulates conversation. The surface of the dining table should be easy to clean. Wood is ideal because it doesn’t speed up chi energy. Softwoods such as elm are more yin which serve as the best option for everyday relaxed family meals. On the other hand, dark woods such as oak, teak and mahogany are more of yang and are best for formal dinners.
Placement: The dining table should be placed in the middle of the room so that your family sits comfortably around it. If your table is square in shape octagonal mats should be placed to stimulate chi.
The chairs: Even number of chairs is preferable for Feng Shui dining room. This is because the person sitting in the odd position will feel left out and unwanted. The chair should be very comfortable and should have a back. Since you are the host, you should never have your back to a door. The guests should be seated to face the door.
Lighting: Lighting also plays a crucial role in stimulating the flow of chi. Candles can be used as a source of decorative lighting but should not be the main source of lighting your Feng Shui dining room. Place a chandelier or overhead light in the centre and over the dining table.
Color of the room: The colors in your Feng Shui room should be appetizing. Light blue, lavender and green are good choices to stimulate the digestion. Orange is a no-no.
The accessories: A mirror on the wall or sideboard, reflecting the table, enhances the healthy chi energy produced by the food. Minimize the accessories as much as possible. A crystal chandelier over the center of the dining table will help to balance chi in the room. Remove all clocks and calendars so none of the time pressures from the day carry over into the meal. Use a tablecloth rather than individual placemats. This will bring closeness among the diners.
Tags: Table, chair, Dining Room, mirror
Fri, May 9, 2008 4:55 am By James Coolridge
 Your kid’s room décor needs constant renovation as s/he grows older. Now that you want to change the look of your kid’s room, why not this time add the element of Feng Shui in your kid’s room? Read on to get a few tips on how to spread the positive chi in your kid’s room by decorating it in the Feng Shui style.
Remove the clutter: Your child’s room should have a calming effect. In order to make your kid’s room a safe haven, remove all the clutter in the room. Throw out the old toys which may be of no use for him now. Keep his wardrobe organized. Same applies to his personal objects.
The Bed: The key element of any decoration is providing high level of comfort to your kid in his room. The position of bed is decisive. Your child’s bed should not be placed right across the door. It should be positioned as to allow your child to see the door easily. Ideally, the bed should be in a corner because this will make your child feel secured and will allow better sleep. The position of the bed also depends upon the sleeping habits of your kid. If your child has problems of waking up, place the bed in a position as to keep his head toward east or south during deep sleep. Make sure that you don’t store anything under the bed. Hang a mobile or wind chimes anywhere but over your child’s bed.
The color: Pay attention to the colors you choose for the Feng Shui room. According to the Feng Shui principles, your child’s room should be in earth colors such as light oranges, warm yellow and beige. This will make your child feel safe and comfortable in his space. Cold colors such as blue or gray shades bring a sense or insecurity to your child. So, they should be avoided. However, too bright colors are not recommended for your child’s bedroom.
The choice of color also depends upon the basic nature of your child. If your child is very active, choose warm light and relaxing colors such as beiges or very light oranges. If your child is too quiet, go for warm orange or yellow colors.
The wall: The center wall in your kid’s room is the fame area, where you allow space to display his achievements. Make your child feel proud of him. Provide enough space to display his trophies, awards, paintings or any other achievements. A bulletin board is necessary for the display of school papers.
Tags: color, wall, bed, kid’s room
Thu, May 8, 2008 4:54 am By James Coolridge
 Stairs act like a door to the upper levels of your home. The steps in the staircase may also project as a potential source of danger because it is easy to slip and stumble down the stairs and get you hurt. Here comes the useful element of Feng Shui. Design the staircase with the element of Feng Shui as to let the flow of positive chi through your stairways. Here are a few tips for your Feng Shui stairways.
The position: The position of the stairway is crucial. If your stairway is placed in the wrong place, this can deflect Chi in the wrong direction. Wrong placements include stairway right opposite the front door. This way, the Chi will enter your home, rush through the upstairs and as a result, your ground floor will lack Chi.
To correct this, use wind chimes, mirrors or potted plants and screens on the stairs. This will slow down the rushing of Chi.
The type: The risers which are actually not steps in the stairway will hinder the flow of Chi to the second floor. In order to allow Chi flowing into the second floor, place plants underneath the stairs.
Curved stairways are the best option for Feng Shui stairways. These are regarded as the most auspicious.
Too many stairs will cause Chi to fluctuate. So, the stairs should be solid and the number of steps should be less, preferably in odd numbers. There should be no opening at the back of each stair because it allows Chi to escape and it won’t move to the second floor.
Last but not the least it is the cleanliness of the stairs which decides whether your Chi should flow around or not. Your stairs should always be clean. People will stumble moving up and down the stairs if the stairs are not properly lit. Hence, the stairs should also be well lit.
Tags: Cleanliness, light, stairs, wind chimes, statue
Wed, May 7, 2008 4:54 am By James Coolridge
 Fresh plants and flowers add vitality and freshness to your garden. When it comes to choosing plants for your Feng Shui garden there are certain principles to be followed when planting new trees, bushes or plants in your garden. Here are few tips on what plants should be chosen for your Feng Shui garden.
The very first thing to keep in mind is that the plants should allow the positive chi to flow, not the negative chi.
There are certain specimens such as weeping willow which leads to negative chi flow. Make sure that you don’t buy such specimens to plant in your garden. In addition to this, there is a concept of “cutting chi energy”. Sharp, pointy and spiked specimens symbolize cutting chi. you will hurt yourself if you touch them. So, negate the spiked plants. Vines that climb and overtake trees should be present in your Feng Shui garden.
Hearty and native specimens should be planted in your garden. Your garden should not bear any unhealthy, weak and dying plants and withered out flowers.
Plants which grow in upward direction are preferable for Feng Shui garden because these ensure the upward flow of positive chi.
Surround yourself with beautiful and healthy plants. By doing this, not only the Feng Shui will facilitate the flow of positive chi but also it will be joyful to spend your leisure time in Feng Shui garden.
Tags: Garden, Plants, positive chi, negative chi
Wed, May 7, 2008 4:53 am By James Coolridge
 If you are new to Feng Shui, you should know that according to Feng Shui principles, Friday is considered to be the best day to refresh the Chi flowing in your home. So if you want to denote a day in the week to do the cleaning and de-cluttering in your home, Friday will be the perfect day to do so. Read on to know more about what all can be done on this auspicious day of the week.
Weekly chores and rituals should be done on Fridays enhance the effect of Chi in your home and office.
Take a few deep breaths, calm down and then start your work. Your aim should be to remove any stagnant Chi and replace it with refreshed Chi. Throw out all the stuff which is of no use. De-clutter your home. Before you start cleaning, turn on all the lights and open windows. Switch on the music system and listen to your favorite music. You will feel refreshed and put yourself into the right mindset that you need to refresh the Chi in your home. Sweep your floors, vacuum clean them.
Open your windows in the morning. This will allow fresh energy to flow. Allow air to completely go through the room and out to the outside. Allow fresh air and sunshine to enter your room. The air should be “cleaned” in your home at 6am or 6pm which is considered to be the perfect time to do a ritual to cleanse the air.
Clear the garbage cans in the house. Throw out the left-over food in your refrigerator, clean your refrigerator. Check your mail box and remove all the junk mail piled up by your front door.
As you finish the task, you will feel refreshed for your weekend. This way, you will also refresh Chi in your home.
Feng Shui Fridays are effective for better health, career and happiness of your home.
Tags: Lights, windows, clean, chi, garbage
Sat, May 3, 2008 4:50 am By James Coolridge
 Study room needs a lot of positive energy and the concept of Feng Shui serves as the best source for the flow of positive Chi in your kid’s study room. Here are a few tips on how to design the study room according to Feng Shui principles.
First of all, the study room should be clutter-free. A messy room produces negative Chi which should be driven out from the Feng Shui study room. Since it is the place where all the creative work and studying is done by your child, you must ensure that there is as much positive Chi as possible in the room.
To realize the task, place the chair where no shelves are present. The chair should be very comfortable for your child to sit on. A chair having a high back is preferable. Next, place a picture of water behind the chair, which increases the flow of creative energy in the study room.
Place the desk in such a way that the window is on the left of the person sitting at the desk. In the absence of a window, placing a mirror on the left of the person is also a good idea. Your kid should be able to see the door when he is sitting at the desk. Your kid’s back should never be to the door.
Place a wind chime or a plant near the window. This will ensure that nothing threatening enters through the window. Bamboo and cactus symbolize good fortune. So, it is good to place them in the Feng Shui study room. The sharp leaves will warn-off harmful influences.
A Feng Shui study room will prove to be more fruitful for your little creative soul!
Tags: Plants, desk, chair, study room, cactus
Mon, April 28, 2008 6:26 pm By James Coolridge
 In Feng Shui bathroom, you can actually avoid any negative energy coming your way. Follow some universal principles in keeping your bathroom miles apart from all the bad drain energy they produce. Here are some tips for your Feng Shui bathroom.
The location: If you have a two-storey building then your bathroom should never be located right above the main house door or its wall. Your Feng Shui bathroom should not be visible from the main door of the house. Bathroom should face neither your bedroom nor your kitchen. The bathroom should not share their walls as well because all these elements bring negative energy to the residents.
Door and the seat: Always put the seat down and the door closed to keep the energy inside the bathroom. People have found it practically impossible to keep the doors closed because you need to let the steam out after a shower. Many bathrooms get a musky type smell when the bathroom door is kept close for a long time. However, if you want to let the positive Chi remain intact in your bathroom, it is recommended to keep the door closed.
If you don’t want to keep your door opened, place a plant on top of the toilet itself. Plants deflect the bad drain energy and add life force to your bathroom. Wind chimes by the window will also serve the purpose.
Colors: The ideal colors for your Feng Shui bathroom are earthy shades of brown or yellow. Therefore, the earth element in the colors would absorb the water element keeping it in the room and allowing its beneficial effects to remain in the house and be continuous for the people living in it.
The interiors: The toilet seat and the bathtub should have some space between them to allow the Chi to flow around. The windows should not be located directly in front of the door.
This way, design your Feng Shui bathroom and let the positive Chi flow into one of the relaxing rooms of your home!
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