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Feng Shui In Your Home For The Placement Of Furniture
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Feng Shui for the
placement of furniture is becoming more popular in the Western world as
people seek to bring balance into their hectic, modern lives. Feng Shui
involves placing objects such as furniture in a space so that good
energy is allowed to flow through unencumbered. When decorating your
home and placing furniture, you can follow some of Feng Shui’s basic
principles to capture positive energy and keep negative energy away.
In each room of your home, there are rules you can follow to ensure
furniture, and other objects, are placed in prime locations. First of
all, you should position furniture according to comfort and convenience,
making sure that no object blocks external and internal doorways (a
symbol for blocked opportunities). As you arrange a room, keep high
traffic areas open and unobstructed as well.
The most common rule of Feng Shui, as it applies to furniture placement,
is to place main pieces, such as bedroom furniture or desks, in the
“command position.” This is simply the space facing the door, and off to
the side. Without knowing anything about Feng Shui, most people have an
innate sense of the good energy of this position. In a meeting, for
example, most people try to grab the seats in this area of the room.
Placing important furniture in the command position has many benefits.
If you place your office desk and chair in this position, you might see
an improvement in your career prospects and increase your productivity.
For those in business for themselves, the flow of good energy can lead
to an increase in customer phone calls (and therefore business), more
respect in your chosen industry, and opportunity for continued success.
As long as your chair does not back into a window, the command position
is one of the first things to consider when applying the basic
principles of Feng Shui to your own home.
Because sleep is such an important aspect of our lives and contributes
to good health, placing your bed in the command position is crucial.
Keep in mind, the worst place for the bed is right in front of the door
with your feet facing toward it. Labeled the “coffin position,” because
the dead tend to be moved feet first, placing your bed in such a manner
promotes the wrong type of energy. Keep the head of the bed away from a
window as well, as this allows personal energy (chi) to escape outside.
Feng Shui is applicable in every room of the house, including the
kitchen. It may be difficult to move existing appliances to cater to
Feng Shui positions, but if you plan to redesign your kitchen, you may
want to keep some of these tips in mind:
The stove needs to be placed so that anyone using the stove does not
have his/her back facing the kitchen door. If you really can’t rearrange
the placement of your stove, there is a trick – put a mirror behind the
stove. A handy way to deal with this issue, a mirror above the stove
also lets the cook see who enters the kitchen, without having to turn
away from the food. The mirror also doubles, symbolically, the number of
burners on the stove, which represents prosperity.
If you can, make sure the refrigerator and sink are not beside the
stove. As Water element appliances, they should not be placed directly
next to a Fire appliance. As you might guess, Water douses Fire, so
keeping the two away from each other will only serve to contribute to
our family’s health, happiness, and prosperity.
In addition to using furniture placement to promote good chi in your
home, it can also be used as a means of redirecting the flow of chi. In
family and living rooms, especially larger ones, make use of the space
by creating conversation areas with the furniture. This will help direct
the flow of energy in a harmonious manner throughout the space, rather
than letting it enter the front of the house and rush straight through,
and out the back. Think of this energy as air circulating through your
home, cultivating good vibes. Another way to encourage this type of
energy flow is to set up screens and dividers to ensure there are no
straight paths from doors to windows.
In houses where the living room and dining room meld into a single
L-shaped space, the large area can be difficult to tame. Guests and
family members feel less comfortable and have trouble enjoying intimate
conversations in such an environment. As mentioned above, grouping
furniture so that smaller conversation areas are created is the best way
to deal with such a situation, but you can also divide the area into two
separate rooms to provide more privacy and comfort in each space.
In a dining room, which usually features a double door entryway facing a
window, it’s quite difficult to keep the energy flowing well. It’s no
wonder these rooms are seldom used. What you can do to make guests feel
more comfortable, when you do use this room, is to try and place each
seat so that it faces a wall and protects the people sitting down.
Keeping spaces free of clutter is also key to good chi. Although cozy
spaces are required to maintain a good flow of energy, an overstuffed
abode will only foster a sense of chaos and confusion. Don’t use too
much furniture – just enough as necessary without ridding the entire
room of open spaces. Breathing room allows positive energy to circulate
in every space of the room, without facing obstacles. To hamper chi from
settling in corners, you can put furniture in corners of the room.
Feng Shui is a great way to spruce up your home and invite good feelings
into your personal space. Although furniture placement may differ
depending on the framework of your own home, once you start to sense how
chi flows well in your dwelling, you’ll be able to see what works best.
If something doesn’t seem to be working, change things around until you
find the best furniture placement for you.
About
the Author:
By Katerina Mitrou sponsored by
www.peoplesfurniture.net
People’s Furniture sells high end, low cost dining, living room and
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