Feng Shui your living room
August 5th, 2009 | 
Not happy with your living room? Maybe it’s time to feng shui your living room to create peace and harmony in your life.
The ideal and favorable location of the living room is in the South-East, characterized by lively, uplifting tree energy.
Tree energy is one of the five elements in feng shui. Some call it Wood energy. When we say uplifting the tree energy, it means using wooden furniture, actual plants, any wood or paper and tall green objects.
But do you know that there are things to avoid in the living room? Here’s the list and why:
Spiky plants – sharp-pointed leaves cuts the chi energy preventing smooth flow in your living room. So plants like palms and yuccas should be avoided. These plants are not safe around kids anyway.
Clutter! – we all know that a cluttered room leads to a cluttered life. In feng shui, to prevent chi energy from stagnating, keep the living rooms free of household clutter and too many decorative objects. Less is more. Ottomans in living rooms are good storage for clutter if you’re having a hard time parting with your stuff.
Closed curtains – we should keep the curtains open to allow energizing sunlight freely into the rooms. Keep curtains wide open during the day. You will also save energy by using natural light in daytime.
Over-furnishing – chi energy needs to move so keep furniture to a minimum.
Protruding corners – protruding corners like the sharp corner of a shelf or side table must be covered to avoid cutting the chi energy. You can screen them by using bushy plants or drape them with fabric/tablecloth.
Now after you applied feng shui in your living room but still feels stagnant, a water feature can boost favorable chi energy especially if placed in the south-east part of the room. You can use an aquarium, a waterfall painting, and the like. Happy reorganizing!
living room photo from Smart Furniture
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Gigi
I didn’t believe in Feng Shui up until about mid this year when I read an article about the wealthy in Hong Kong and the U.S. that feng shuied that businesses and homes to improve their luck, fame, and fortune. I then gave it shot and paid for a master to do a consultation of my house. Things slowly improved such as my relationship with my son. Would you believe it only took a change in direction of his study desk that did the trick? My family’s health improved significantly and that was my top concern when I decided to go for the consultation. All in all, the time and money spent on feng shuing my home was well worth.
Same here Rose, I was a non-believer until I tried it. When I applied feng shui in my working table, things get better with my blogs and work. I do believe that in applying feng shui we are able to allow positive energies to work its magic. Good luck! and happy feng shuing!