Home Improvement – Designing a Beautiful Home

While it is not an exact translation, Feng Shui literally means ‘wind-water’, does this make more sense? I can hear some of you say ‘No’, well it doesn’t make it any clearer to me either. But if offered with its original translation, you would know exactly what it is. Although the phrase ‘wind-water’ doesn’t make any sense to most of us, the original translation often does. Using the positive forces of ‘qi’ from earth and heaven, this old Chinese system strives to balance and improve the energy of all manner of things.

Within the home many of us already arrange their rooms taking into account this old Chinese tradition. It doesn’t matter which room in the property you want to arrange, every single room can be designed using this old tradition. Each room in your home is joined to one another, so for the purpose of Feng Shui, the property is classed as one unit. For this feature I would like to discuss Feng Shui in one particular room of the home;building; the bedroom.

Some items that are classed as completely wrong for the bedroom, are items such as gym apparatus, electrical equipment, plants and family photographs. These items can cause negative energy in the bedroom which blocks the flow of any positive energy that is already there. On the other hand, good happy paintings and items are just right for any bedroom. To bolster good energy, look for positive pictures and items that you can duplicate, as one of something is still wrong for the room. Choose pictures that are bright, cheerful and positive as well as ornaments, though make sure ornaments are part of a pair. Pick something that brings inspiration or pictures with two humans in them, make sure they feel positive. If you feel good about the decor in the room, then odds are you are on the right track. Even if you don’t believe in the whole idea of feng shui, having positive and inspirational items are going to make you feel better than something that makes you feel depressed.

Feng shui will also help you choose the colors best suited to create that perfect setting in your bedroom Flesh tones, from a pale to the dark brown range are considered the best colors to use to make the most of feng shui. I believe most of these tones can combine exceedingly well with any other color. If you would like to use these tones, you will also find that nearly all other decors go well with them, as they are quite neutral. Rather than have the same color scheme throughout the bedroom, consider using your favorite color or contrasting color to enhance the room. As flesh tones are quite neutral, any other color you choose should go very well and look effective.

As for the bed, there are lots of directions it can be turned to. The normal rule is, pick which part of your life you want to change, then position the bed in a slightly different direction. There is no universal working position, so look up the placement in accordance with the area of your life you want to change. There is no universal working position, so look up the position in accordance with the part of your life you want to improve. Each position you position the bed is said to control a certain aspect of your life, therefore there is no right or wrong way, just look it up to find the best way for you.

As a summerhill homes realtor, who spent 27 years working with properties, I must tell you: Be careful! Any mirrors you have in the area, from wall mirrors to closet door mirrors should never face the bed You can still have one in the room, though. Furthermore, it is not advised to keep doors, including closet doors, open during the night.Throughout the night it is also advised that all doors are shut, this includes closet doors. I don’t know about other people, but I always feel more secure having the doors closed anyway. If you generally feel uncomfortable with closed doors (I know many people who just hate this), keep them open. One of the most significant things to take into consideration, is your comfort is paramount. No amount beneficial energy is going to flow if you feel distressed in your room.