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Feng shui can be used in decorating your house with the goal of creating a loving, supportive, fun and happy home. Decorating tips used in feng shui are slightly different than the traditional decorating, but once you start using feng shui, a harmoniously decorated home is yours to enjoy!
Feng shui decorating step number one is to define the bagua, or the energy map of your home. The bagua of your home will serve as a blueprint, or a clear map as to what colors are used in specific rooms, what images are best in your home, how to position the furniture for best energy flow, etc.
To make your Bagua Map, look at the basic structure of your home. The four basic shapes of houses are square, rectangle, L-shaped and U-shaped. The goal here is to turn the dwelling into a square or rectangle. On a large sheet of paper, draw a map of your home, including any areas that stick out (such as a garage, etc) and note where the front door of your house is located. Remember, the goal is to draw a square or rectangle, so fill in any area missing from your L-shaped or U-shaped drawing with dotted lines. (If you live in an L-shaped or U-shaped home, you may not be fully experiencing some area of your life. Adding landscape, sculpture or windchimes symbolically fills in these missing spaces.) If you already have a rectangle or square home, you don’t need to do anything to complete your drawing. Once your house sketch is in the form of a square or rectangle, divide it into nine parts, splitting the length into thirds, then split the width into thirds ( like a soduku)
These nine parts are called Bagua areas:
- career
- wisdom/knowledge
- health/family
- wealth
- fame/reputatio
- love/marriage
- children/creativity
- helpful people
- center/chi.
The Baguas of your home will be determined by the location of the front door of your house, which will also be the baseline of the Bagua map. Imagine looking into your home from the threshold of your front door. The area to your right is ‘Helpful People’, the area to your left is ‘Wisdom/Knowledge’ and in between the two, (middle center where you are standing) is your ‘Career’ Bagua. The upper left area is ‘Wealth’, the upper middle area is ‘Fame’, and the upper right area is marriage. In the center is ‘Chi’. The area left of Chi is ‘Family’ and the area to the right is children.
*wealth * fame * marriage
*family * chi * children
*wisdom * career * helpful people
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With these areas determined, now you can place symbolic objects that correspond with the area you need to enhance! In your Wealth Area, you can place a bowl filled with coins or hang a round clear crystal on a red cord- the red cord representing wealth. Place your wedding picture in your marriage area. In your health area place items that represent long life, such as statues of elephants, etc. The chi area should reamain as uncluttered as possible.
Colours in feng shui:
Color is also important in Feng Shui. Use these colors in the area you want to enhance:
Career- Black, Blue & Brown
Wisdom- Black, Blue & Green
Health & Family- Blue & Green
Wealth- Blue, Red & Purple
Reputation & Fame- Red
Love & Marriage- Red, Pink & White
Creativity & Children- White & Pastels
Helpful People- White, Gray & Black
Center or Chi- Yellow & Earth Tones
Meaning Of Colors:
Red- Attraction, Warmth, Strength (Too much red can cause arguments! Use it sparingly.)
Green- Health, Potential
Purple- Spiritual guidance
Yellow- Energy, Life
Black- Mood, Perception(Too much black can be draining! Use it sparingly.)
Pink- Love, Romance
Feng shui for bedroom:
A good
feng shui bedroom](http://fengshui.about.com/od/fengshuiforhome/qt/feng_shui_bed.htm) is a bedroom that promotes a harmonious flow of nourishing and sensual energy. A good feng shui bedroom is a bedroom that invites you, lures you in, excites and calms at the same time. A good feng shui bedroom is fun and pleasurable to be in, either you are there for a quick nap, a good night sleep or to make passionate love](http://fengshui.about.com/od/love/qt/tolove.htm)
Let go of the TV, computer or exercise equipment in your bedroom.
The good feng shui energy in your bedroom is destroyed when these items are present in your bedroom.
Open the windows often or use a good quality air-purifier to keep the air fresh and full of oxygen.
Be mindful of the quality of air in your bedroom. You cannot have good feng shui in your bedroom if the air you breathe in is stale and full of pollutants. Please note that plants](http://fengshui.about.com/od/health/tp/nasaplants.htm) in the bedroom are not good feng shui, unless your bedroom is fairly large and the plants are located far from the bed
*Have several levels of lighting in your bedroom, or use a dimmer switch to adjust the energy accordingly. *
Good, appropriate lighting is very important, as light is our # 1 nutrient and one of the strongest manifestation of energy. Candles are the best feng shui bedroom lighting, but be sure to buy candles with no toxins.Use soothing colors to achieve a good feng shui balance in your bedroom
Feng shui bedroom decor is a balanced decor that promotes the best flow of energy for restorative sleep, as well as sexual healing. Best feng shui colors for the bedroom are considered the so-called “skin colors”, and we know the colors of human skin vary from pale white to rich chocolate brown. Choose colors within this range that will work best for your bedroom decor
Choose the images for your bedroom wisely, as images carry powerful feng shui energy.
feng shui advice for the bedroom art is to choose images that you want to see happening in your life. Unless you enjoy being sad and lonely, do not use sad and lonely images in your bedroom.
Follow the basic feng shui guidelines for your bed, which are have your bed easily approachable from both sides have two bedside tables (one on each side), and
avoid having the bed in a direct line with the door A “good looking” and well-balanced bed is very important in creating a perfect feng shui bedroom. Good mattress, solid headboard and high quality sheets from natural fibers are also very important in creating harmonious feng shui energy.
Keep all the bedroom doors closed at night, be it the closet doors, the en-suite bathroom door or the bedroom door.
- This will allow for the best and most nourishing flow of energy to strengthen your health as well as the health of your relationship. Keeping your bedroom closet clean and organized will further create a sense of peace and calm in your bedroom.
The idea of a perfect feng shui bedroom may bring different images to different people, but they will all have one thing in common - Pleasure and Dreaming as the keywords. In a good feng shui bedroom, every item will reflect the clear intent for love, healing and relaxation.
so how many of you are already following feng shui? 
is it really helpful? i should giv it a try hah .. what ya say!!
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