There are countless ways to prepare your home for personal comfort or marketing if you’re looking to sell, but here’s a more alternative take on decorating to promote a natural good feeling about your house.
Using the art of Feng Shui to make sure each room has a pleasant energy in the house isn’t just about where you place items, it’s also about what you place in those rooms. HGTV.com has an excellent articles for beginners, and here are some of the highlights.
Feng Shui divides the world into five basic elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Adding and combining all five elements in different ways in each room can affect the powers and motivations that can positively impact your day to day living and personal goals. Here’s a quick breakdown of each Feng Shui element.
1. Wood
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The element wood can be represented by fresh or silk flowers, plants, trees, cotton and natural fabrics, and the colors of blue and green. This element is said to bring creativity and expansion to the space.
2. Fire
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Fire can be a represented element in candles, incandescent lights, sunlight, the colors red, pink, and purple, electronic equipment and animal prints. These vibrant and strong touches bring enthusiasm and leadership skills to the area.
3. Earth
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The earth element can be brought into the space with earth tones like brown, green and sand, square and rectangular shapes, low flat surfaces, and images of landscapes. Earth represents the powers of physical strength and order.
4. Metal
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Metal is best represented in round or oval shapes, metal or metallic objects, rocks and stones, and the colors white, gray, silver, gold or light pastels. Bright and malleable, these objects bring out the powers of clarity and logic.
5. Water
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The element of water can be added to areas with black or deep and dark tones, reflective surfaces, wavy, free form and asymmetrical shapes and water features. Water, as an element, brings the powers of spirituality and emotion.
Utilizing and combining these five elements throughout the home is said to create pleasant and profitable energies that can make your spaces more comfortable and livable. Take time to choose your representative objects carefully, and remember that one object can have multiple elements. Enjoy arranging and moving elements around until you find the balance and harmony of the combined powers that feels right.
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