You don’t have to be an expert in using a Bagua map and compass to apply some simple principles for Feng Shui to your home.
LAYOUT USING ZEN & FENG SHUI
If you’re not building from scratch or renovating, then you can still change the layout of your floorplan to make it more appealing.
Home staging companies use these principles to create the right ambience and feel when your property is being marketed.
Zen also promotes a minimalist and clutter-free environment. Zen encourages you to create a space free from distractions, where you can experience a peaceful state of mind. 7 principles (ref: nonagon.style)
- Simplicity
Remove anything that is not absolutely necessary from the space, giving more purpose to every room.
- Asymmetry
Balance can be achieved by pairing symmetry with irregularity. Sometimes symmetry may lead to monotony, while irregularity balances it out and keeps things interesting.
- Naturalness
Create a sense of oneness with nature by adding plants or a small indoor garden to the house. It takes little effort to create a green sanctuary at home, but it can have a very positive effect on its owner.
- Subtlety
Some things should be left to the onlooker’s imagination to generate curiosity. Open floor plan are a great concept but that leaves little to the imagination. Creating interesting corners and partially closed spaces are more interesting to look at.
- Unconventional
A change from routine, or different from what is expected. Add an element of surprise such as where all four dining room chairs are different in both style and colour.
- Tranquility
Create a quiet corner where you can unwind and capture your thoughts in a meaningful way is an essential part of a clutter free home. A minimal space with no distractions, and maybe some plants, could be the perfect spot for that.
- Austerity
There is beauty in understated simplicity. Choose things that serve their purpose without being adorned by other embellishments. This might just be as close as we can get to having a meditative mind.
Imagine allowing a positive energy of wind to pass into and around your home. How could you encourage it, slow it down and prevent it from leaving too soon. That is an analogy to use with “chi”.
Once you understand the basic feng shui rules, you can create a better energy flow in your home.
Practitioners assign specific elements using specific principles of compass points and land formation.
Each compass direction is assigned a specific element that when activated will attract the chi energy to these areas to your home.
The facing direction is vital for the landscaping and interior design of your home. Surprising to many people, the front door isn’t necessarily the facing direction of a house.
This direction is determined by the door that overlooks the area of your property that’s on a downward slope.
The sitting direction is the opposite direction of the facing direction. If your back door is your facing direction, then the front door become the sitting direction and vice versa. If a side door is the facing direction, then the opposite side of the house is the sitting direction.
This is a vital area since it is the main mouth that allows chi energy to enter the house. If you have a path leading to your front door, make sure it is curved and meandering. Avoid straight walkways that lead directly to your door; the chi energy will rush down a straight pathway and storm into your home.
The front door should open into the house, never out. This allows the chi energy to enter easily and flow from outside. A foyer that is separate from the rest of the house allows the chi energy to pool and then disperse through the home.
You don’t want a bathroom door or closet opposite the front door. These inauspicious placements have a negative effect on health and wealth.
When designing a kitchen layout, go with the good feng shui design of a triangle that places the refrigerator, oven, and sink at the corners of a triangle. This avoids the mixing of water and fire elements.
Avoid placing the oven and range in a position that forces you to cook with your back to the door. If this is unavoidable, use a mirror technique so you can see behind you when cooking.
Avoid using mirrors in a kitchen. Mirrors represent the water element, and this is destructive to the fire element in kitchens.
Once you understand the basic feng shui rules, you can create a better energy flow in your home.
Practitioners assign specific elements using specific principles of compass points and land formation. Each compass direction is assigned a specific element that when activated will attract the chi energy to these areas to your home.
Bagua map should be used to plan changes with a birds-eye view and drawn over the floor plan of the home.
Bagua map should be used to plan changes with a birds-eye view and drawn over the floor plan of the home.
The front door is the key focal point. You need to align the bottom of the Bagua map along the same axis as the front door.
Always do the main floor first, and then move on to the upper floors.
Colours improve quality of life by boosting moods, eliminating stress, and increasing confidence.
Red: the energy in that environment becomes passionate, bold, and lively.
Green: a sense of peace and calm. This can help clients unwind after a busy day!
Yellow: represents the sun and its life-sustaining force
The centre space space is linked to the Tai Ji. Keep it clear of clutter! Since it represents personal health, keeping it uncluttered will allow for the free flow of Ch’i energy. Warm yellow colors are particularly useful here.
Heavy, imposing furniture can block Ch’i, so adding yellow via the carpet is a great option.
Bathrooms are usually associated with the water element for obvious reasons. If the space is in need of energy enhancement, this is an easy fix.
Add some red candles or red hand towels and carpets. You may even wish to add wicker baskets and plants to neutralize the strong water element. Bamboo trees can help feng shui in bathrooms.