It can be stressful trying to reorganize your living room; you don’t know if that lamp should go there, whether the sofa should face that way, or if that mirror looks okay on that wall. There’s no need to stress about it any longer, because there is a way to do it that will leave you stress-free, thanks to Feng Shui. Simply follow these Feng Shui rules and your living room will be transformed into a relaxing, well-balanced and harmonious haven.
Feng Shui means wind-water, and is an ancient Chinese practice of creating a harmonious balance of energies in a given space.
One of the most central principles to feng shui are the five elements and colours. These are: Water, Metal, Wood, Fire, and Earth. These elements interact with each other in cycles with corresponding colours that can be introduced into your home to encourage health, positive well-being, and good fortune for the people living in the home.
Styling the Living Room
- One of the most important elements of feng shui is cleanliness. Always ensure rooms are tidy and organised without any clutter.
- Decorate rooms with natural colours such as light blue. This promotes calm and tranquillity.
- Allow as much natural light as possible to enter the room. Use small lamps to light dark areas.
- Sofas should face each other to create a sociable, relaxed setting.
- Place tables on a large rug to act as a centrepiece within the room.
- Plants will improve air quality and purify rooms of bad energy.
- Living room front doors or home entrances should never face directly towards a street that is directly in line with the door or the house itself.
Things to Avoid
There are certain objects that should be avoided when decorating your home. According to feng shui principles, certain objects can direct negative energy towards you and throughout the room.
- Aggressive paintings should not be hung in the living room.
- Sharp angles from furniture should point away from you.
- Mirrors should never face the main door to the living room.
According to the numbers:
5,000 – Average cost in Chinese Yuan to attend a 7-day feng shui course in China.
3,000 – Estimated number of years that feng shui has been practised.
13,000 – Average number of tweets every month relating to feng shui.
22,000 – Number of UK Facebook users alone that like feng shui pages.