The ancient Chinese art of feng shui uses design principles to create harmonious spaces that encourage health, wealth and happiness. According to the practice, colors encourage energy to flow freely throughout a structure, and each and every color is regarded as an expression of one of the five feng shui elements: fire, earth, metal water and wood.
7 Ideas for Using Feng Shui to Create a Harmonious Home
Here are a few points to consider when designing your own home using general feng shui color principles.
1. Wake up a space with yellow
Yellow energizes spaces and is also great for brightening rooms and adding a welcoming feeling. Yellows is often an excellent option for kitchens, living rooms, hallways and offices.
2. Hues that work for you
If it’s a calm sanctuary to get a restful night’s sleep, feng shui rules suggest water-element colors of calming blues to create tranquility. If you would like your bedroom to become more passionate than peaceful, fire element colors like red can help crank up the heat.
3. A blank canvas for the kitchen
In feng shui, white is one of the preferred shades for a kitchen because it encourages purity and freshness. Plus, it produces the perfect palette for the rich colors of food.
4. Better than a lullaby
Shades of green in a child’s room help make calm, serene spaces for sleeping. Plus, wood-element shades of green also encourage growth and learning.
5. Mind your reds
While red is the Chinese color of luck and happiness, too much of the fiery color can throw things off balance, bringing aggression and overstimulation.
6. Shades for achievement
Wood-element colors like greens and browns promote creativity, and water elements like blues and blacks promote wealth. Combining shades of each can change the energy of your home workspace.
7. Look outside your walls
According to feng shui principles, adding accent pieces and furniture in elemental shades also can help change the energy of a space. You won’t need to go big (or commit) with the entire wall.
Color can help bring good balance to your home, but it is most effective when you’re living in a place that meets your needs. Looking for harmony in a new zip code? Nick & Cindy Davis can assist you here in the Tampa Bay and Surrounding areas. We are always just a click here or simply call us at 813-300-7116 and let us get started finding you your new home.
