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Tips For Feng Shui Decorating
Feng shui refers to
the ancient Chinese belief that focuses on
arrangement and placement of things on certain
places.
Though there are very few written documentation
about the first existence of feng shui, it has
survived time and tradition by oral communication
and actual practice by the Chinese people.
One might notice that several regulations are
derived from common sense and intuition. For
example, a cluttered room or office is believed to
imbibe bad feng shui, which, in actuality would
really hinder productive work due to stress that
might be a result of inability to find needed
documents from a cluttered table.
Literally meaning "wind and water" feng shui is not
simply a style of decorating. Most feng shui
practices coincide with various decorating or
arrangement styles. In fact, a certain room that
accommodates feng shui regulations is more visually
attractive and well-coordinated than those that had
not been subjected to its practices.
Arrangement of furniture or other materials are
considered so as to allow the entrance and passage
of "good energy" or chi.
Good feng shui means that the arrangement coincides
with nature. For example, the sink should not be
placed beside the stove since the water (sink) puts
out fire (stove), meaning one element overpowers the
other.
Below are 10 tips taking into consideration Feng
Shui decorating principles:
1. If possible, before a purchase of any house or a
property, the surrounding area must have the
following "support".
The first on the list is to look for a "Tortoise"
behind the house. This pertains to any man made or
natural formation that generally gives a look of
protection or support to the over-all structure of
the area. A mountain, low trees and a simple fence
may do.
Still, all of these must not be higher than the
house so as to obstruct sunlight.
A "dragon" must be found on the left side. It would
be better if it is higher that the front of the
house. A simple fence or a tree might do for its
place
A "white tiger" should be on the right side of the
house. If it is higher than the "dragon", it would
be good for the women of the house. If the "tiger"
is lower than the "dragon", is good for the men.
A "phoenix" should be in front, the best of which is
a river or a circular flower bed. This may also be a
tree or another house.
Simply put, the stated four sides can be attributed
to the four sides of a car, it should have 2 side
doors, a rear and a low bumper to have a good view
of the front lane. All of which are designed to
protect the person inside the car.
2. The garden at the back of the house should always
be larger than the one at the front
3. Spiral staircases should be avoided. If it is
already installed, the bad energy emanating from
this can be toned down by placing a faceted crystal
sphere.
4. Overhead beams. In general, beams have the notion
of carrying the weight of what it supports. Having a
lot of beams inside the house (especially if it is
exposed) may be the cause of many problems,
according to feng shui.
Focal points such as beds, working table, children's
study desk should not be directly under beams since
this carry around a heaviness sort of feeling to the
individual who works or rests under the area.
5. The general outlook of the whole area (land,
plants and house structure) must be in good
condition and is easy on the eyes.
Good indications are healthy-looking plants and
trees around the area and that the house is not so
irregularly shaped (with lots of extension
protruding from various sides).
The usual square or rectangular shaped houses are
still always the best kinds.
6. "Poison arrows" that is directly in front or
pointing to the house should be avoided. A good
example is having a lamppost or telephone poles that
are directly at the front of a house or is directly
across the street of one's home.
To tone down the bad energy that comes from it, a
Bagua mirror should be placed in the area where a
poison arrow is directed.
7. Long narrow paths that lead to the front door
must be avoided.
8. The front and back door should not be facing one
another, that is, it should not be in a straight
line.
This allows the good energy to only pass through the
house.
9. Additional structures that overpower the look of
the house should be avoided. This includes swimming
pool, gazebos and ponds.
10. Trees at the front of the house must not be
higher than the highest point of the house. The
ideal length of trees is 6 feet.
By Lee Dobbins
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