Feng Shui decoration for home: 7 Keys, living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom

Feng shui at home

If we give a little review of the history of theFeng shuiFrom the perspective of the Chinese, when we practice certain actions our energy can be rekindled. If we direct this work to our vital spaces, we can transfer it to our home with the intention to seek or enhance good energy.

This art will provide us with greater well-being from all aspects; be it health, order in our lives, from the mental aspect or even from the perspective of improving abundance and wealth.

Actually, it is a science that studies the relationship between people and the physical environment about a space and its objects (Everything connects and affects our well-being).

is a science that studies the relationship between people and the physical environment on a space and its objects

It is a multidisciplinary study that covers architecture, minimalist style decoration in homes, health, geography, astrology, electromagnetism, landscape design, environmental psychology and much more …

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What is feng shui

Is a ancient Chinese discipline which has been defined as the art of harmonizing the environment to favor the individual's own well-being and harmony, which means wind (feng) and water (shui).

This art is based on the chinese cosmogony (In theories about the evolution of the universe). From the perspective of home decoration or architecture, the arrangement of furniture in its orientation in a dining room or bedroom, for example, or the choice of materials and colors, can help us promote this harmonization.

It is important to understand its mechanism, the reasons why it is applied or the necessary adjustments so that it does not fall into an element of superstition. For me, it helps us:

• Seeking tranquility in life with different techniques
• To see things from a different perspective and help us achieve goals
• Helps us seek personal peace and family balance

The feng shui in the home is it a superstition? … absolutely NO. It is a discipline based on the understanding of the laws of nature, in a system of natural theories. Therefore, we must first understand how his theory works so as not to place it in the realm of magic.

First I want to show you some basic concepts in the following table as a summary:

Basic concepts	Definition
Chi	Represents the energy of objects
Yin and yang	Represents opposite elements
Theory of the five elements	Fire, water, earth, wood and metal are the five elements associated with the cardinal points
Energy factors	Environmental factors affecting "energy"
Fu Xi	Deep observation of nature
Bagua map	Tool used for interior design and decoration

We cannot begin to decorate with coherence, if we do not understand the previous points, this is a reality! Sorry, but if we don't know the base, we won't understand anything when we start moving furniture.

First we will develop the basic concepts and then, to decorate the house …

1.- What is Chi

The Chi is one of the key factors of this art (Also written as «qi»), we must remember that the main objective is to generate positive energy in our life, so Chi represents the energy of objects, or of a person. It is mainly divided into two key elements: The Yin & Yang and the five elements.

So we have a Good Chi and Bad Chi. As this Chinese word describes the invisible, the life energy of the universe and as such it can be auspicious or adverse.

• Chi goodChi is considered good when it flows smoothly and long, and when the space it occupies is clean, well lit, and orderly. Good chi brings good luck, happiness, and prosperity.
• Bad chiBad chi brings bad luck and financial difficulties if it stagnates or moves so quickly that it immediately fades away. Bad chi tends to appear in dark and humid, dirty or cluttered spaces, or also long and narrow spaces. Bad chi can also be generated by objects with sharp and threatening angles. These objects reflect and amplify chi, creating poisonous arrows or cutting chi.

2.- What is Yin & Yang

Each object, each being, thought or phenomenon, is composed of two elements to which it owes its existence, from the most particular and complex, to the most extensive and simple. These two aspects are named as the Yin and Yang in Chinese culture.

They are opposite elements, they are interdependent, if there is one there is another, they consume and generate each other. For example, him Yin is associated with the receptive and positive, and Yang with the active.

Respectively for understanding it a little better, the Yin Yang are too; retreat and advance, contraction and expansion, condensation and dispersion, earth and sky, feminine and masculine, water and fire, negative and positive, dark and light, inspiration and breath, cold and heat, death and life, the soft and the hard … and so on, indefinitely!

3.- The theory of the five elements

Fire, water, earth, wood and metal are the five elements associated with the cardinal points. You must know the orientation of the house to take advantage of the balance according to the arrangement of the rooms, the furniture and the decoration.

Each element has a color and a cardinal point. For example, to stimulate the spiritual search, quartz crystals are placed facing northeast. To achieve health benefits you can put a bamboo plant in the east. To harmonize and reinforce the couple's relationship, photos of the couple are arranged as symbols in the southwest of the room.

4.- Energy factors

There are a number of environmental factors affecting energy which are divided into four concentric spheres; the personal and internal environment (at home or office), the external environment, and the cosmic energies. These flows are constantly exchanged and interact creating their environment. They are based on 60 environmental factors that we can distribute in:

• Energies of a place (Site): Based on orientation, neighborhood geography, main waterways, vegetation / landscaping, neighborhood buildings, place-urban or rural, streets, alleys, highways, ditches and drains, easement, culvert … etc.

• Building exterior: Building color, main entrances, elevation / windows, roof, address number … etc.
• Interior of the building: Color, corridors, decoration and interior design, basements, stairs, air quality, sound quality, our house … etc.
• Cosmic factors: Movement of the planet, 24 orientations (gua), the cycles of Zi Bai, time of innovation, adjustments of annual cycles … etc.
• The person: Zi Wei graphic astrology, history of the past in residence.

5.- What is Fu Xi

Person who would play the role of shaman on his community, and would mainly have as a task in the Chinese culture to ensure the benefit of all its inhabitants.

The formation of the Fu Xi It would be based on the deep observation of the nature that surrounded it and its rhythms and in order to explain it, I create a diagram. A diagram that is named and depicts the bagua feng shui map.

6.- What is the bagua map

It is one of the most used tools to work with the Feng Shui in interior design. It teaches us how we should introduce positive changes in our lives through the restructuring, distribution and organization of the design of our homes.

By correctly applying the guidelines of the bagua map, the obstacles that are in our life will disappear and will lead to an increase of positive energy that attracts good changes in our life.

The image above is a Bagua diagram with compass, represented in nine trigrams (9 fundamental areas - Basic Pillars of the I Ching) that are divided into: Wealth and prosperity, fame and reputation, love and marriage, health and family, center, creativity and children, knowledge and culture, career professional, helpful people and travel. These sectors will be outlined to adapt them to homes …

What example to adapt the Bagua diagram to a houseWe first schematized it as in the following image and incorporated it on top of the plan of our home, each of the parts of our home represents an area of our life. If we adapt and schematize it for a home we would obtain:

And it not only adapts to the whole of the house, but we can go deeper and go stay by stay. Later, we delve into the technique in detail.

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After giving a quick review and knowing the most relevant terms. Now it's time to go step by step to decorate a home and recharge it with positive energy. Here, we have to consider two points:

• Over the years, with the practice of this philosophy by professionals, we can already recognize some "standard" advice and apply it directly to our home without overheating, but still effective.
• Or we can customize the technique for our house following the guidelines through the Bagua diagram that will take us more time.

First we will give some tips or easy feng shui tips for the whole house or flat, and even in the office and, later we will add more technical information in case someone wants to go further.

Tips for decorating according to Feng Shui

We have compiled and rescued the most interesting and easy things to decorate our home with Feng Shui tricks in design Before this millenary technique and that it does not suppose a significant expense to our pocket.

The importance of colors in decoration is fundamental as we saw in the article on color psychology, but also, colors are waves that vibrate at various frequencies according to the philosophy of study for houses. They are pure energy and can interact between people and the environments in which we live.

Therefore, colors influence both the psyche and the physical plane of people. They must be chosen consciously and combined in an appropriate way to make the best use of all their energies … What colors can we apply in our houses?

1.- What are the colors of Feng Shui

The colors used in the home environment are in symbiosis and interconnected with the five elements (Remember that we have seen them before; Fire, water, earth, wood and metal). As an outline …

As general recommendations of how to paint the house according to fen shui without counting its tonalities we can see:

• For the living room or living room. It is the place for communication and to promote relaxing dialogue, the indicated color is blue. For a more lively dialogue, the preferred colors are orange and red. Orange stimulates joy and red helps lift your spirits.
• For the kitchen. The ideal color for the kitchen is yellow, since it is a solar color that gives vigor and energy, in addition to promoting digestion.
• For the bathroom. In the bathroom, the cold ones are preferably used: blue, turquoise and light green. They are refreshing and relaxing because they remind of water. If the environment is a bit sad, you can create a contrast with brighter tones in the decorative objects.
• For the bedroom. Relaxing shades such as blue and green are ideal for promoting sleep. Less cool colors like pink, salmon or peach can also be used.
• For desk or study room. It is the place where intellectual activity takes place, which is stimulated with beige and hazelnut colors. Green and light blue help to create a more pleasant atmosphere.

We must remember that the important thing is that the five elements are represented in our home, it is not necessary to re-paint the entire house or a room, we can also use objects, a piece of furniture, curtains, cushions, photographs, blankets … etc to enhance the Energy.

It is finding a balance between our tastes and needs. Since the colors enhance:

Remember, that the previous image is a figure Ba Gua synthesized like the one we have seen previously, where the most outstanding colorations are designated in search of harmony with a simple change.

2.- Tips for the bathroom

The organization and bathroom layout with Feng Shui fundamental since water symbolizes money, fortune or health. And it is where the positive energy of our house escapes.

• The bathroom cannot be in front of the front doors of the house.
• It is not recommended that it be near the dining room, stairs or kitchen.
• The toilet should be behind the door. In a place that is not actually very visible in order to reduce the negative effect of the drain.
• One way to neutralize the negative influence of drains is to always keep the toilet lid closed.
• Leaks and leaks add negative energy to Chi.
• Large mirrors provide a positive energy flow, you have to consider this.
• They need to have a lot of light if it is natural, perfect.
• Reduce the corners or edges by rounded pieces.
• Paint with light tones (See section on the range of tones, blue, turquoise and green)

3.- Tips for the kitchen

The distribution of Feng Shui in the kitchen, its organization or decoration can help us in many aspects. In it two elements coincide that are opposite, water (yin) and the energy of fire (yang). In the distribution of the furniture we can see the following sectional scheme that in the end are based on ergonomic aspects:

• Important the location of the kitchen and the sink, they should be far apart, if it is not possible, place a wood or metal between them. Oven, microwave and stove on one side, water elements on the other; refrigerator, dishwasher or sink.
• It cannot be located in front of the bathroom door or directly facing the entrance to the house.
• According to this philosophy, electric stoves destroy the energy in food, so it is preferred that they be gas.
• The kitchen must be on the wall facing south and oriented towards the west.
• The space must be very bright and if possible with natural light.
• The most recommended colors are the light ones, the range of earthy and not very dark, combined with light greens or blues that provide cleaning.

4.- Feng Shui tips for the living room or dining room

The living room and dining room is an important place for Chinese culture since it is where the soul is nourished and our body is nourished, as well as where it rests and relaxes. We left some Feng Shui tips the dining room and living room:

• The dining room table should be with rounded corners and a piece that encourages communication between diners (applicable to any piece of furniture).
• In the dining room area, there should be no pieces that disturb the moment of eating (no televisions or too much furniture to distract).
• The best place to place the dining area is near the front door to the kitchen.
• Regarding lighting, preferably natural light and if not possible, artificial lighting that emulates it.
• It is not recommended that the tables be made of marble, glass or dark colors.
• If it is a dining room is set, the spaces must be clearly separated using furniture that marks or two types of lighting to differentiate.
• The front door, it is necessary to avoid that it is behind the sofa.
• It is recommended to use decorative elements focused on nature and landscapes.

The following video is from Montserrat Beltral, a professional from head to toe in this subject with hundreds of talks and students already trained (Although in the end we tell more about her, you can enter HERE and receive some tips and advice for free)

Also in this portal we have already written a guide article on how to decorate a dining room with easy ideas and practical examples.

5.- Feng Shui in bedrooms

The rooms dedicated to the bedroom are the rooms where we rest and give intimate life in our relationships. Its distribution and organization of both the furniture and the bed are important for promote the development of positive energies.

How to place the bed with Feng Shui in a bedroom?… This is one of the most common questions, if it is in the right direction, if the head is correctly positioned, if the orientation is correct, where do I put the bed… etc.It is best to see a layout of the bed with reference to the port and window.

Avoid at all costs that our feet remain or fall in front of the door, in the chinese tradition this position refers to death. In the case that we have a room with a bathroom or "wall to wall" we must avoid bringing the bed closer to the bathroom as we can see in the following diagram:

• Avoid strident patterns and colors on textiles such as sheets, cushions, rugs or curtains. Preferably smooth and warm colors that provide order.
• Keep away electronic devices that incite nervousness and activity.
• The bed should be supported against the wall to provide protection and safety. They should have a headboard and avoid metal beds, better wood.
• Do not put plants since it produces an excess of energy inside the rooms and also aquatic elements, fish tanks, fountains … etc.
• In double bedrooms or children's bedrooms, mirrors are not good allies, it arouses a multiplier effect of our movement and our image. And above all, no mirror in front of the bed.
• Avoid placing too many objects, few and that evoke positive memories.
• The north-facing headboard to improve vital energy and health.
• It is good to take care of the symmetry in the bedrooms, for example bedside tables on both sides of the bed.
• Do not sleep under a ceiling with wooden beams, it is considered to cut energy and harm health.

6.- Decoration objects

• Fountains are important decorative objects in Feng Shui. Running water is a symbol of life and purification and its function is to disperse negative energies that can accumulate at home.
• The sound of running water has effects on the nervous system, bringing a state of peace and relaxation.
• Other elements that provide balance are the wind chimes. The movement created by the air currents generates a pleasant sound that has a beneficial effect on the mind. They can be placed strategically at the front door of the house, to control the energy level of the home.
• Glass balls placed behind a window convert light into positive energy. Glass or crystal pendant objects favor the circulation of energy. Some plants, placed in the corners of the rooms, promote the circulation of positive energy. Mirrors placed in the right position reflect energy.
• As well as the arrangement of furniture and colors in the home, harmonious and balanced environments can also be created in the study office or at work.

7.- Advice for the office

In theory we have already covered all the rooms of the house, but an important point is the work area or the office. Here the key is to properly position the desk or the customer reception table and for that we have an excellent scheme:

How to customize the technique for our house

Although it will take us longer, the results of obtaining a better positive energy will be better and we can focus on specific points.

How to place the bagua map on a floor

This is one of the most important actions to start decorating your home as a feng shui professional. As at the beginning of the article we have already explained what it is, now we have to adapt it well to our home. In the following diagram we will see it more clearly …

At the entrance door, whether of a house or a room, the clients and travel area (Gray), profession (Black) and knowledge (Blue) should be right on the access line, flush with the door in the previous example of a rectangular floor.

With the following video we will understand a little more about how to place the bagua map on a plane … (Access to the direct diagram from HERE to download it)

In the video there are different examples with irregular planes and their way of adapting them. It must be considered that within the Feng Shui philosophy there are different schools that practice similar methods.

The above is the easiest (An off-plan bagua directly), in some articles they work on the cardinal points, with a compass, orientations and the KUA number (Compass school). In the following video we can understand a little more …

On the Kua number and the philosophy of the compass school in Feng Shui We leave a small diagram to understand it a little more:

You have to understand that this philosophy encompasses books and information books and a lot of practice behind it. With this guide article we wanted to understand the basics and how to start practicing the technique in our home in an easy way.

Where can I learn more?

Here, you have to be very careful. The Internet has good things and bad things, but you have to know where to look if you don't want to waste your time and money, both to train in a course and to buy a book.

The fenh shui course that I recommend 100% and that offers good quality in Spanish, is the one at Montserrat Beltral de Fengshuimb. Who has both online and face-to-face training.

Why do I recommend Montserrat Beltra?… Years of experience with hundreds of specialized talks, professionalism, technical documentation and, above all, no nonsense in training and with hundreds of students who have already passed through the academy. Options:

• You can start for free with the keys from HERE. And if you like how he teaches, then you go to training.
• You can access the Montserrat Feng Shui course directly from HERE which is now on sale.

Now, it's time to see the books. We know that this oriental technique covers different themes, so I have selected several books according to; for stays, about energy and plants, for business, about abundance and one that I always find interesting, that of Marie Kondo.

• Feng shui room by room by Terah K. Collins you can see it for sale from HERE (Excellent book. Highly recommended but unfortunately quite expensive, that's the reality)
• Feng shui for the West also by Terah K. Collins you can see it for sale from HERE (Let's say it's the cheap version of the previous book, but that's why it's still a gem. Good book for beginners)
• Feng shui: Indoor plants as a source of energy by Gunther Sator.
• Feng shui for business by Nancilee Wydra (You learn to make small adjustments in the work zone)
• Feng shui for abundance by Suzan Hilton you can see it for sale from HERE.
• The magic of the order of Marie Kondo you can see it for sale from HERE (This is an essential! We have to have in the library. Highly recommended!)

Eye! Books are not cheap if we are looking for quality. Remember to compare prices in different stores and second-hand ones, they are totally valid.

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