Fast Solutions with Feng Shui
Fast Solutions with Feng ShuiBy Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art used in the home to create balance and harmony. Feng Shui Practitioners have many tricks of the trade used to get rid of negative energy and promote happiness, stability, affluence, tranquility and peace. With the help of this guide, now you, too, can use Feng Shui to enhance your surroundings. Here are some Feng Shui fast solutions to allow you to experience maximum fulfillment in your current home: Color. Color can lift you up or bring you down, so pay attention to the colors you choose for your furniture and to decorate your house.
Decide on which color best suits your living room, bedrooms, dining room and furniture by figuring out the energy you would like for that particular room or area. Red: Great for energy and excitement. Works perfectly in a dining room to keep folks awake at the dinner table. Not so good for bedrooms and studies, as its properties can make it hard to relax and unwind. Orange: Stimulates hunger.
Softer, lighter shades work great for living rooms, playrooms, and even bedrooms. Yellow: Inspires happiness and creativity. Use in any room to add brightness and vitality. Green: A healing and soothing color. A perfect choice for a living room or any room where you want to enhance the energy of balance.
Blue: A healing and soothing color. A perfect choice for a living room or any room where you want to enhance the energy of balance. Indigo: Yet another color that heals and soothes. Good for a child's room to promote healthy sleep habits. Purple: A highly spiritual color that promotes richness and transformation.
Can be too high of a frequency for a large room, so consider using accents of purple as an alternative to painting an entire room. Light. Light exerts a strong influence over how we feel. Take care to light each room so that you achieve the appropriate calming or energizing effect. Sunlight: Natural lighting is the very best way to brighten a room.
Good Quality Lighting: Second best to natural lighting. If possible, don't skimp when it comes to buying lamps, track lighting, or fixtures for your home. Bright Lighting: Promotes energy and activity (for a playroom, for example). Low Lighting: Promotes calmness and relaxation (for a bedroom or study, for example). Dimmers: Can be purchased at a local hardware store.
Dimmer switches give you the flexibility to alternate between bright and low lighting in the same room. With a dimmer, bedrooms can be used to play, study, or sleep, your dining room can accommodate a lively brunch or a romantic supper, and the living room can foster animated conversation or some quiet family reading. Touch. Designers often overlook the power of texture and how it influences the energy of your home and surroundings. Play with accessories and furniture of different materials to achieve surprising results.
Rugs: A shag rug emits a playful energy, while a tightly coiled country rug adds a homey, nurturing touch to a living room. Decide whether you would prefer to tread barefoot upon a soft carpet or a cool shiny wood floor. One draws the energy of comfort, the other professionalism. Choose the materials best suited for the energy you would like each room of your home to radiate. Pillows: Silk pillows add richness and sensuality.
Cotton is good for kids or casual relaxation, and fun, fluffy pillows can be employed for a lighter, playful effect in a living room or playroom. Furniture: Sleek wood furniture conveys a sturdy and reassuring energy, while soft leather couches and armchairs add a luxurious energy to a living room or study. Smell. Aromas are an easy and inexpensive solution to help you achieve a harmonious home environment. Play with different scents in each room, changing them occasionally to see how the smells aid in energizing or relaxing you.
Flowers: Flowers can be a terrific addition to any household because of their color and innate positive energy. Easy to forget, however, is how wonderful a room smells when fresh flowers are added. Candles: Candles look beautiful and have an immediate calming effect on a room. Use different scents for each room, or place various candles with unique smells together in one collection. Cooking: Cooking provides nourishment and comfort.
An added benefit is the wonderful smells of cooking, which contribute to a balanced atmosphere in your home. Incense or alternatively, Sage: Incense is a fantastic cleansing agent. Use it to erase negative energies, such as after an argument. The scent will permeate all corners of the room, and either relax or invigorate the inhabitants, depending on what type of incense you use. You! Don't forget the most important element of your home: you and your family.
Even plants and flowers play a vital role in livening up an environment. Pets and children are great for adding movement in each room, which, in turn, keeps the energy of your house circulating. Play with these and other Feng Shui solutions, to maintain balance and perfect harmony in your home. Please find the original article and more information about this subject at http://www.homeandliving.com/DesignAdvice.aspx?Category=FengShuiCuresIf you would like to publish this article on your own site, please feel free to do so. Please let us know the url of the posted article by emailing the url to batsheva@homeandliving.com.
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