Beautiful Home

If you want your house to be a home, there should be balance, harmony and a nourishing flow of energy within its walls. Good energy brings good fortune, and good fortune is likely to bring happiness. By making use of feng shui decorating, you can manipulate that positive energy to enhance daily living in your living space.

The feng shui of “feng shui decorating” literally means “wind” and “water,” and its philosophy is based in Taoist thought. According to Taoism, the land is full of energy called “chi,” which means “flow of energy.” Chi sustains life on Earth and the chi associated with a certain place can affect how life flourishes in it. Therefore, the way chi flows within your household influences your prosperity.

The five elements of feng shui are wood, fire, earth, water and metal. Each element has certain colors associated with it, and good feng shui comes about when the five elements are in balance with each other. The colors of wood are green and brown. Fire colors are red, bright yellow, orange, purple and pink. The colors of earth include light yellow, “earthy” colors and light brown. Water colors are blue and black, and metal colors are white and gray. These colors should be balanced in accordance to the feng shui map, “ba gua.” Each of the directions of the compass represents different elements and areas of life: the north is water and it represents career and life path. Northeast is earth and it is associated with spiritual growth. East is wood and it represents health and family. Southeast is wood, money and abundance. South is fire, fame and reputation. Southwest is earth, love and marriage. The west is metal, and creativity and children. Northwest is also metal, and it represents blessings and travel. Feng shui decorating places colors in their own element and not in conflict with others. For example, placing blue in the north, which is water, could improve your career. However, placing blue in the south would put out fire and decrease fame. 

In addition to strategic placement of coloring, good feng shui is very generally achieved by letting in good light and fresh air, removing clutter and rearranging furniture and objects in the most beneficial position for letting energy flow. If you feel like you’re in need of refreshment, you might want to try feng shui decorating your own home to send some positive energy your way.

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Feng Shui is a Chinese philosophy that comes from the ancient years. It means wind and water, as these two elements are very important for the rules and principles of the Feng Shui philosophy. Water represents wealth and wind represents direction. Its practice dates back to several centuries and was introduced as a need to combine the myths of the Chinese culture with philosophy. The basic idea of Feng Shui is the direction and location, something that has proved to be very helpful in architecture and interior design today. Let’s see some of the basic elements of Feng Shui in modern architecture.

Feng Shui focuses on a well appointed and neat environment. People should arrange their things in such as way so as to bring convenience and comfort to their lives. The basic rules they should follow when designing and building a house are:

The main entrance – A large and wide path from the street should lead to the main entrance, because that can encourage the accumulation of positive energy. According to some beliefs, the main entrance should not be directly connected to the street because the path between the door and the street allows you to think and acknowledge that you are entering a friendly personal space. This can help you relax and unwind much faster, especially after a long and stressful day.

The main door – The entrance should open to a large room. Avoid placing the door to a corner and do not build a wall directly in front of the door. The area in front of the main entrance should be clean and free of clutter and should be adequately lit and bright – preferably by natural light.

The living room – This is the most popular part of the house and the focal point of every home. Having a spacious and bright living room is a must, although the most important rule it to keep it clean and orderly. The flow of energy in the living room is of significant importance. Do not create a living room that is surrounded or enclosed by large walls, but try to incorporate wide openings and try to establish communication with other rooms. Avoid too many walls and doors in the house. It’s better to have larger surfaces than smaller ones, limited by doors and walls. Energy cannot flow uninterrupted when there are too many rooms.

Kitchen – The kitchen is the room that represents nutrition and health. It is supposed to be open and feature an exit to an open space, therefore a balcony or patio should be in close proximity. Kitchen should allow you to exit to the open space directly.

Bedroom – The bedroom is the second most important room in the house after the living room. It reflects concentration and relaxation. When building the bedroom make sure that you create a large and solid wall that will allow you to place the bed, without being in alignment with the toilet or bathroom and stairs. 

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