Feng Shui Decorating in the Home
Feng Shui Home Decorating and the art of Feng Shui are becoming something of a lost and poorly practiced art in today’s world. As Feng Shui and its application in Feng Shui home decorating become more and more popular, numerous offshoots arise and blur the traditional art of Feng Shui. So what is Feng Shui home decorating? It’s the application of the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui to decorating the interior of your home, by applying particular principles that enhance the home’s décor. By properly applying Feng Shui home decorating to your home, you help to stabilize the flow of qi throughout the home, and thus help to stabilize your own life.
This can be easily achieved through the use of a living element, such as this lucky bamboo plant here.
Practitioners of Feng Shui and Feng Shui home decorating believe that one’s life is a reflection of their environment and vice-versa. By following the principles of Feng Shui home decorating, you are able to balance your environment and subsequently enhance your health, prosperity and wellbeing. As with all topics in Feng Shui however, Feng Shui home decorating is often misunderstood as a simple bundling of crystals and makeshift cures applied haphazardly throughout the home in an effort to ward off ‘evil spirits’ and the sort. Nothing could be further from the truth. Feng Shui home decorating is the systematic application of time-tested principles that enhance your life gently and carefully.
Auspicious items such as this fountain are ideal for home decorating purposes.
If you are fortunate enough to be approaching Feng Shui home decorating for a new place of residence, then you should seek to have a Feng Shui specialist look over your building plans. If you are like the rest of us however, then you should begin your Feng Shui home decorating by drawing up a sketch of your house or place of residence plans. Then take a Feng Shui bagua map (available on this site) and align each gua with its section in your home. This systematic approach to Feng Shui home decorating will help you avoid the pitfalls that most novices make.
Mirrors such as this one also make for excellent Feng Shui items when used properly.
There are a number of immediate things that can be addressed in Feng Shui home decorating that can be looked at before the Feng Shui bagua is consulted. Check that your front and back doors do not align, and if they do, place a large plant in the pathway. Ensure that your home is receiving adequate amounts of natural light. Eliminate clutter from corners and the home in general. Follow the Feng Shui bedroom principles found on this site. Afterwards, turn to the bagua and section by section examine the layout of furniture and objects in each area of your home, and continue on Feng Shui home decorating!