Plants & Flowers
Healthy flowers in full bloom are excellent for attracting good chi. Having fresh flowers in the house everyday spells good feng shui for the household. Because dead or wilting flowers attracts bad chi, make sure you change the flowers in the room with fresh ones regularly. Dying flowers represent bad fortune and illness. Artificial flowers are great alternatives.
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The Peony is regarded as the most supreme of all flowers. They are excellent enhancers for marriage and love luck. Display a bunch of Peony flower in the southwestern sector of your room. If you have difficulty finding Peony flowers, paintings will work as well too. |
| Stand alone square pillars in the house are extremely inauspicious. Its sharp edges create lots of killing Chi and is extremely harmful if its pointed towards the main door. The best way to neutralize the effect of square pillars is to grow a climbing plant on it. Alternative you can plant any other potted plants to make the pillar as inconspicuous as possible. |
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Works of Art and feng shui
Fuk, Luk and Sau are three very popular deities in Chinese culture. They represent wealth, affluence and health. The Chinese believe that by place the figurines of these three deities in the house will attract the good fortune that they represent. These figurines must always be placed in a position of honor and must be place higher than any tables in the room.
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The guardian lions, are also commonly used by the Chinese for protection against evil forces. They usually come in a pair and are best placed at the entrance, outside of the house. They are believed to protect the home from harmful influences. |
As like everything else in feng shui, there is Yin art and there is Yang art. Place the art pieces accordingly. For example, the living room is a Yang area of the house where there is lost of activity and energy flow. Compliment this by placing Yang art pieces in this area, such as a painting of festivity or a carnival. The bedroom on the other hand is a Yin area of the house that promotes peace and rest. Place yin feature works of arts to compliment the energy of the room.
Lighting for feng shui
Another quick and easy way to create good feng shui is to have the right lighting. Lights symbolize the fire element, thus is excellent for activating the southern, southeastern, eastern and northeastern sectors. Light, is very Yang, and is therefore good for balancing out Yin areas and attracting good Chi flows.
The shape of lamps used is also very important. Choose lamps that have gentle curves and have balanced shape and design. Avoid high-tech lampshades with quirk design, sharp curves and pointed edges. Such designs symbolizes imbalance and the sharp edges emit killing chi. There are some table lamps that curve towards the table with a heavy lampshade. It replicated the hammer design and thus is very inauspicious
In selecting the color of the lamps it is best to choose soft pleasing colors to create an environment of peace and tranquility.
Furniture.
It is vital to keep in mind basic feng shui principles when selecting the furniture for you home. As a general, furniture should be of a balanced design with smooth curves and edges. Avoid odd shaped furniture such as three legged tables. Chairs and sofas should have a high strong back to provide good support. When selecting the colors for your furniture, select based on the elements of the sector of the room. For example it would be inauspicious to place a huge red sofa in the north sector as the sector is governed by water and fire clashes with water.
Here is a list of auspicious measurements which you can use in choosing or making your furniture.
For Money Luck
Between 0 and 2 ½ Inches
Between 17 and 19 ½ Inches
Between 34 and 36 ½ Inches
Between 51 and 53 ½ Inches
For People Luck
Between 6 and 8 ½ Inches
Between 23 and 25½ Inches
Between 40 and 42 ½ Inches
Between 57 and 59 ½ Inches
Career and Power Luck
Between 8 and 10 ½ Inches
Between 25 and 27 ½ Inches
Between 42 and 44 ½ Inches
Between 59 and 61 ½ Inches
For Good Fortune
Between 14 and 17 ½ Inches
Between 31 and 34 ½ Inches
Between 48 and 51 ½ Inches
Between 65 and 68 ½ Inches
In arranging your furniture, the key is to create balance. Do not clutter the entrance of your house with big pieces of furniture. The entrance of your home should be kept airy and spacious. Also be mindful to select the size of your furniture so that is it proportionate to the size of the room.
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