A Beginner’s Guide to Feng Shui in Home Decor

Feng Shui involves the art of orienting and arranging spaces in a manner that provides its dwellers with the greatest amount of harmony. Whether you are a stranger to Feng Shui or have one or two things about this amazing idea in your mind, this guide will serve to familiarize you with the ideas of Feng Shui and help you learn how to use Feng Shui in decorating your home. 

What is Feng Shui?

Feng Shui is a Chinese term that means literally ‘wind and water’. The Chinese term used here is ‘Chi’ which is a term that is used to describe the circulation of energy in any given space. Its premise is that if you can organize physical space in one specific manner, then you will be able to manage the flow of Chi and consequently affect several elements of one’s life, ranging from personal health to financial prosperity and happiness. Many tools are used in Feng shui. In this article, we will explore the Bagua Map, since it is the most ideal for home aesthetics.

The Bagua Map

The Bagua map is one of the tools that are used in Feng Shui. It is like having a map that will assist you to know where in your home the various segments of your life are located. The Bagua map divides your space into nine areas, each representing different life elements. The Bagua map divides your space into nine areas, each representing different life elements:

1. Wealth & Prosperity: There is an association of this area with money, wealth, and material prosperity.
2. Fame & Reputation: This area pertains to the visibility and acknowledgment you have in society or the extent to which people know you.
3. Love & Relationships: It relates to your ability to connect with people intimately and in other forms of interpersonal interaction.
4. Family & Health: Specifically, this area is related to family relations and health.
5. Center: This is the place considered to be the center of your home and symbolizes harmony.
6. Creativity & Children: This area is associated with creativity, children, and new ideas and projects.
7. Knowledge & Self-Cultivation: This area belongs to the domain of change or self-insight
8. Career & Life Path: This area concerns one’s career and life path, as well as prospects.
9. Helpful People & Travel: This belongs to care and mobility.
   
   

How To Use The Bagua Map For Home Decor

1. Sketch out the Layout of Your Home

First, draw the floor plan of a house by following some simple steps that are given below. It doesn’t have to be elaborate; a rough sketch of the placement of the rooms will be enough.

 2. Overlay the Bagua Map

To better design your home, the bottom of the Bagua map should be placed at the front door of your house. This alignment is important especially when you are planning to design your new house, as it will assist you know which part of the house to allocate to which aspect of your life.

3. Identify Key Areas

Go through every part of your home and decide under which Bagua the part lies. For instance, the Bagua map of your home reveals that the living room area falls under the Wealth & Prosperity area of the map, which means you’ll need to improve this area to promote financial success and prosperity.

How to use Feng Shui in every room of the house.

Living Room

The Living room should provide a harmonized cozy atmosphere. The chairs should be positioned in a manner that all the participants have a clear view of the door. Also, Choose friendly colors like soft yellow and light blue and ensure that there is adequate natural and artificial lighting to maintain a ‘bright’ look. Finally, add plants whose leaves are round to allow for fresh energy and Chi into the room. Plants with sharp or spike-shaped leaves that bring in negative Chi.

Bedroom

Your bedroom is the place where you spend most of your time resting which is why it should be as comfortable as possible. First of all, place your bed in a way that you do not face the entrance door directly, but at the same time, you can see the door when you are seated on the bed. Use light colors such as mild blue, green, or neutral colors for walls and ceiling. For bedding smooth and soft material. Finally, place your mirror in a way that will reflect the nice views of your bedroom.

Kitchen

The kitchen contributes effectively to your quality of living. For Feng Shui kitchen aesthetics, ensure your stove is placed where you can see the kitchen door as it creates a feeling of self-control.  Tidy the kitchen and avoid clutter to make positive energy flow and do not allow broken or outdated appliances to be placed around since they will slow down energy. To maintain an appropriate tone, the kitchen should have a little warmer and more nourishing colors, something like the ground colors with the addition of wooden and metallic surfaces.

Bathroom

The bathroom has often been regarded as a place, that produces music not very harmonious, and therefore it needs some effort to bring in the necessary vocals. First of all, the bathroom as well as all the items in it should be clean to attract positive energy. For mirrors, do not place them in front of the toilet as they act as a mirror for any sort of negativity. Choose minimal shades of blue and green, since they have a positive effect on the psyche, and use as many natural elements as possible.

Boosting the Feng Shui Concept through Colors

Colors are extremely important in feng shui as they are related to mood and energy. Here’s a quick guide to using colors effectively: Here’s a quick guide to using colors effectively:

Red

Stimulants, a powerful positive effect, are used where people need to be more active and are encouraged. It is appropriate to use occasionally where people will be relaxing and socializing such as eating joints, bars, or hotels.

Blue

Smooth, and ideal for the bedrooms and other areas that you would wish to have a calm atmosphere.

Green

Clean and energizing, perfect for spaces where you wish to encourage new development or even recovery.

Yellow

Versatile and cosy, and can be used in living rooms and kitchens so design can bring joy.

Green

Clean and energizing, perfect for spaces where you wish to encourage new development or even recovery.

Yellow

Versatile and cosy, and can be used in living rooms and kitchens so design can bring joy.

White

Sleek and sanitized, it adds to the perception of rooms being bigger and airier. Choose it as a primary color and add different colors to balance the appearance.

Adding Natural Elements For Feng Shui

The use of natural items as part of the decoration in the house is always good for enhancing the feng shui energy in the house. Here are some ideas:

Plants

Brighten up your home with different species and kinds of plants that promote liveliness. For positive energy, fresh and tender green plants should be selected with rounded edges as well as plants like Aloes are to be avoided as they have pointed and dangerous edges.

Water Features

Put water features, which are deemed to have the capability to help you attract more wealth in the Wealth & Prosperity section of your home.

Wood and Metal

Wood stands for growth, and development and hence represents the organic part of the community. Metal shapes the space, gives clarity, is precise or rational, and hence represents the inorganic side of the community.

Feng Shui Home Lighting

Lighting is a very important element in Feng Shui as it creates the overall atmosphere of the room.

Natural Light

Light-colored or sheer curtains help in allowing natural light to permeate through the room with the curtains not obscuring the window openings while dirt and grime should be washed off windows to allow natural light. The light coming into the house from nature is always good for the flow of positive energy known as Chi and openness.

Artificial Light

Make use of artificial light, natural light lamps, and light bulbs as well as candles. It is advisable to choose light warm lighting since this makes them create a warm environment.

Avoid Harsh Lights: Avoid extreme and directly bright lights for they will cause uneasiness and whimper at the energy move, Chi.

Feng Shui and Clutter

Clutter is one of the biggest barriers that must be overcome to achieve victory in the sphere of Feng Shui. It can hinder the free flow of ‘energy’ or lucky vibes hence leading to chaos.

Declutter Regularly: It is important from time to time to sort things in your home and get rid of stuff that you no longer use. This is useful in preserving the quality and Inter Wu’s in your home, making the atmosphere lively and attractive.

Organize: Storage means should be employed to maintain the organization of the area. This keeps up a clean and pleasant environment in the house or building hence will be easy to live in.

Mind Your Spaces: Focusing on the areas that people use the most, confusion and clutter dominate doors and windows, WCs, cupboards, or beds. These regions ought to be clean to facilitate the free flow of Chi or energy in the house.

Bagua Map For Home Decor

Here’s how to enhance your house decor using the Bagua map

Wealth & Prosperity

It is recommended to put small plants or money tree symbols of luxury in our home. It is recommended to use colors such as purple or green that would make the energy even more powerful.

Fame & Reputation

Decorate your items or objects that depict your accomplishments in life or those you are interested in. Use shades of red or very vibrant colors to improve one’s public image.

Love & Relationships

Combine objects in pairs or two of anything such as two candles or two pictures to show partnership. To increase the flow of romantic energy, you should use pink or red colors.

Family & Health

Decorate using earth colors and put family pictures at this location. Make sure that this area is cozy, so it could be as comfortable as possible for the whole relatives circle to be satisfied with their physical and mental health.

Creativity & Children

Parents should provide items such as paints, crayons, everything that is colorful, and accessories that depict joy. The home should be rather active and inspiring.

Knowledge & Self-Cultivation

Organise books, soothing colors, and other inspiring objects so that you can create a space for study and reflection. This is beneficial since it assists in the development of the person as well as learning.

Career & Life Path

The career-related items include candidates for placement in this zone. Promotion of career advancement: colors such as black or blue should be used to boost the possibilities of the given career.

Helpful People & Travel

Add decor pieces that are associated with traveling or things you might need help with. Select metallic colors and elements of travel to draw and attract people and opportunities that are beneficial.

Conclusion

Feng Shui is an effective means to improve the quality of living space of a person, and as a result, the quality of his life. When you learn and implement Feng Shui, you can make your surroundings peaceful and energetic, thus obtaining positive energy.