Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese philosophy, is a popular approach in interior design that focuses on inviting good energy into a home. The five essential elements of feng shui are wood, metal, earth, water, and fire. Wood symbolizes growth and vitality, while metal represents logic and intelligence. Excessive clutter can impede the flow of positive energy and well-being.
Feng Shui is used to decide furniture placements, wall colors, and to clear away clutter. The Bagua map is a key tool for understanding the five elements and their effects on a room’s energy flow. For beginners, the Bagua map provides a guide on how to apply these rules in each room of your house.
The concept of yin and yang reminds us that rooms need balance, with rounded and straight-edged objects and never too much clutter. Feng Shui goes beyond Western interior design concerns like aesthetics and comfort, aiming to invite positivity into a room through balance and harmony. Most Feng Shui interior design plans use wind chimes, houseplants, and indoor water bodies to manipulate energy forces.
To create a good Feng Shui space, it is essential to check commanding positions, go vertical, keep things clean, declutter the entryway, remove obstacles, add plants, and incorporate metal. By following these tips, you can create a space that promotes positive energy and well-being in your home.
📹 FENG SHUI for the Living Room – How to Use the Bagua Map (Colors + Elements)
FENG SHUI for the Living Room – How to Use the Bagua Map (Colors + Elements) Today, we are discussing Feng Shui principles …
How to design your house according to Feng Shui?
Feng shui is an ancient Chinese knowledge that explains how the placement of objects in a home affects the energy flow, and by extension, personal energy flow. It suggests that surroundings affect not only material comfort but also physical and mental health, relationships, and success. To achieve this, it is essential to have an open space on the inside of the main door, avoid a straight line from the front to a back door or window, and maintain a quiet back.
Feng shui practitioners should avoid bathrooms or utility rooms at the center of the house. This ancient wisdom can help individuals find meaning and purpose in their lives and improve their overall well-being.
What is the golden rule in interior design?
The golden ratio is a design principle found in nature, such as the whorls of a pinecone, petals of a flower, or swirls of a seashell. It has been used for thousands of years in famous artwork and architecture, such as Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Notre Dame and Parthenon. For interior designers, the golden ratio can be a reliable tool for achieving balance through color proportions, furniture placement, and complementary accent pieces.
Symmetry or intentional asymmetry is vital in designing a room to attain cohesive functionality and visual appeal. The ratio is simplified to 60:40 or 60/30/10 rule, which can be used to create a perfectly curated, cohesive, and comfortable environment.
To create a balanced room layout, assess the floor space covered by furniture and strike the right balance by having nearly 60 of the room covered by furniture, with 40 being clear. Squares, circles, and arcs play a crucial role in adding intrigue to interior spaces. Circles symbolize unity and infinity, while bold geometric shapes can bring visual interest. For example, curved dining chairs can complement hard angles, while more linear chairs can add structure to round tables.
How to use Feng Shui to decorate a room?
Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice that aims to achieve harmony and balance between humans and their environment. It involves clearing away clutter, opening up traffic flow, designing a welcoming entry, incorporating feng shui plants, using command positions, and creating yin and yang balance with feng shui colors. Interior designers Gabrielle Santiago and Joanna Lily Wong, both certified feng shui practitioners, emphasize the importance of maintaining a clean and clutter-free home to enhance energy flow and overall happiness. The practice has been applied for thousands of years, and a well-designed space can positively impact other aspects of life.
What are the 5 principles of feng shui?
Feng shui is a design approach that emphasizes the importance of achieving a balance between the opposing yin and yang elements, facilitating the free flow of energy, positioning buildings and other structures in a way that allows for the optimal flow of energy, the use of the five elements, and an understanding of the Bagua map. It is of the utmost importance to maintain a commanding position and utilize these elements in order to achieve optimal results.
How do I know if my room has good Feng Shui?
Good Feng Shui is about creating a space that feels as good as it looks, allowing the body and mind to relax and experience a greater sense of well-being. Feng Shui can be applied to any decor or design, whether it’s traditional, eclectic, or modern contemporary. It’s important to pay attention to how you feel as you enter and walk around a home, as it can indicate the Feng Shui of that place. Good Feng Shui is not just about a home’s appearance, but also about creating a special atmosphere of relaxation and comfort. If your body feels safe, your mind can be set free, and your senses delight in the home, it likely was created with good design principles and Feng Shui combined.
What colors should be avoided in feng shui?
Feng Shui, the art of restoring harmony in a home, often involves furniture placement, energy, and materials, but also interior design. Some paint colors are considered unlucky due to their potential to disrupt the balance of energy, or qi, in a space. Victor Cheung, founder of Feng Shui Nexus, explains that some colors stagnate this energy, leading to an imbalance. Unlucky colors are not necessarily bad, but they can create unfavorable energies when used in excess.
Feng Shui principles can provide practical explanations that produce tangible effects, making it important to consider the impact of paint choices on one’s well-being. For example, black is not considered a harmonizing color in Feng Shui, while white is considered inoffensive and calming. Red is considered lucky for choosing colors that align with Feng Shui principles.
How does Feng Shui work in interior design?
Feng Shui interior design is centered on balance and harmony, focusing on the equilibrium between the five elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water – to create a serene and welcoming atmosphere. Interior designers skilled in Feng Shui principles can skillfully integrate these elements to create a natural and aesthetically pleasing space. The commanding position concept involves strategically placing key furniture to enhance the flow of Chi, symbolizing support and security.
Expert interior designers can ensure your space adheres to this principle, optimizing energy flow and promoting control. Feng Shui also encourages decluttering to promote positive energy. A skilled interior designer can help you streamline your space, organizing your belongings to create a calm and revitalizing environment.
How is Feng Shui used in interior design?
Feng Shui emphasizes the importance of decluttering to promote positive energy and free movement of Chi. Interior designers can help streamline spaces and create a calm environment. Colors play a significant role in influencing emotions and energy levels, with warm colors like red and orange promoting passion and creativity, and cooler tones like blue and green promoting tranquility and growth. Natural light is a cornerstone of Feng Shui interior design, promoting vibrant energy and uplifting the spirit. Designers can strategically position mirrors, reflective surfaces, and window treatments to maximize sunlight exposure.
How do I arrange my room for good luck?
To optimize feng shui, position your bed in a commanding position, facing the door but not directly in line with it. Avoid the “coffin position” where feet point out the door. Place your headboard against a solid wall and avoid placing it under a window. A solid, soft-edged headboard is ideal, and secure attachment ensures support and strength. Clear the space under your bed to allow qi (life force energy) to flow freely and evenly around the energy fields, rejuvenating you overnight. This will ensure a comfortable and supportive bed environment.
What is the best layout for feng shui?
To achieve good Feng Shui, it is recommended to position public areas near the front of the home, such as the kitchen, living room, and home office, and private areas near the back. This is because these areas are where the family spends time together and welcomes guests. Private areas, such as bedrooms, should be nested towards the back half of the home, as the older members of the family typically reside further back.
Additionally, the bed, desk, and stove are considered the three most influential locations in the home, representing the person, their career, and their wealth. Therefore, a house floor plan should have these elements in a commanding position.
📹 Feng Shui for Apartments (Designing a Small Space & Studio tips!)
This video provides tips for improving the feng shui of a studio or apartment. The video covers topics such as creating auspicious landing zones, using furniture to create space, and avoiding common feng shui mistakes. The video also discusses the importance of understanding your lucky sector and how to activate it.
Im absolutely loving your feng shui content! So much information but not overwhelming especially for beginners like me who would like to start using feng shui in my home. Would love to see more feng shui articles dealing with the kitchen, the bathroom/toilet, laundry? and also front yard and backyard if possible. love love loveee this content thank you so much for posting ❤️❤️❤️
This might be your best article to date. So much information and easy to understand in 20 minutes!!! You rock. Interestingly I didn’t know any of these feng shui for the living room and I’m already doing a lot of them. So Julie, why do some people naturally just do it? what does it mean when people do it naturally?
Hi Julie. I’ve just discovered your articles and really loved this one in particular. I have a few questions… I live in London, UK and my house is about 120yrs old (which is pretty standard for the UK and not considered that old). I have quite a small, late victorian/Edwardian house but the original fireplace, (which we still use) is placed on the northwest wall, with all the corners of the rooms being either true north, south etc. etc. I was wondering if you have any suggestions for making this space more harmonious? Or even advice for people with older houses where it’s not really appropriate to reposition things. Thanks so much. xx
I AM SO EXCITED YOU DID THIS EPISODE THAT I’M TYOING IN ALL CAPS! I am thrilled, THRILLED you did this. I know you always ask for suggestions, and tbh? I have never left one. However your Feng Shui articles are bomb, and I’m super happy to see one specifically for the living room. So excited! I 💓 me some JKID!
What does one do if North is located in the corner of the living room near sliding doors leading to the patio? Do I draw the living room lines diagonally on paper? Most rooms I have ever lived in never fit so perfectly into the 9 squares, so I end up giving up on trying after the decluttering/cleaning. I’m really enjoying your articles and learning a lot. Thank you. Happy New Year!
Thank you, I took your advise and moved my furniture around. I loved how my living room felt when I pulled all the furniture forward toward the center of the room leaving a space around the perimeter of room. I like how it feels airier and pulls in the sitting area for conversations. I’m thinking of buying an area rug to designate the space.
Loving the series❤! DO you have any tips or suggestions on what we can do if the 🔥 fireplace is in the north part of our livingroom?!😬 Also, our condo is an open concept with the dining room & living room basically being like one big rectangle; what is the best way to separate the two spaces without blocking the flow of chi? & last question: our front entrance is on the first floor with an open foyer & staircase to the 2nd floor where the rest of our entire living area is (its a 2nd story condo)… does this have any sort of impact on anything? I’m thinking because its pretty open that its fine & I actually love the space & high ceilings in the area, but if the 1st floor entrance is an issue is there anything we can do to help keep the chi flowing up & in to/through the actual living space?! I’d love to hear your thoughts if/when you get a chance! We’re actually moving in this week & haven’t even picked out our living room furniture yet and I really want to make sure I get the best furniture for the space, so I’m not rushing into it. (But I also don’t want our guests to end up sitting on the floor either though!😳 I look forward to hearing what u think. Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
thanks for this, jk! i am happy to say that my living room is pretty much following feng shui guidelines, and that’s no surprise b/c i often get accolades from visitors about how much they love the room. i wonder if they can feel the FS vibe. question–can a big, sunny, bay window count as light instead of having lamps/candles/light source?
I am totally hooked and smitten! Just found your website Julie and find you so talented and informative. I know I’m a little late to the party, but really enjoying every article – and just love the whole TJ Maxx story about how this all began. I never really thought about Feng Shui before, but found this completely fascinating and am eager to apply it in my new home. My biggest challenge is that my home is situated on a cul-de-sac and therefore on an angle which positions my living room’s primary/focal wall on the southeast wall of the room (while the corners of the room face N, S, E and W.) A floor to ceiling built-in bookcase takes up the entire southeast wall. It is devoid of windows thought the entire northeast wall is a sliding glass door. The southwest portion is where my 92″ sofa sits with a long console table behind it. This is sort of the dividing point between my living and dining rooms. Any thoughts on how to better achieve good chi in this type of floorplan?
Thank you Julie! I have enjoyed and benefited from every one of your articles I’ve so far. And I couldn’t have found this one at a more auspicious time – I am in the process of purchasing a new home. I especially appreciate your caution at the start of this vid against getting caught up by what isn’t possible. I am enjoying the challenge of seeking ways to invite Chi to flow and linger. I am enriched by your generous sharing of your knowledge.
Thank you so much for this article. It was applicable and enjoyable at the same time. I have a curious question after locating the appropriate directions in my living room, turns out the fireplace is located in the East. I dont use the fireplace but because the South is a breakfast nook I use the counter to light up a candle sometimes. What do you advise? How should I treat the South and East corners?
Very good! Thanks, Julie. I used to use these principles. I have moved so much around since the pandemic started. Spread seating out to combine living and dining room as one big space. You are so right. Things change. Your first point was so key – declutter. I find if I stay on top of that and keep things clean and in good repair, life is better.
Julie, Thanks so much! I love this info and am looking forward to moving things around a bit. I was able to find a Lillian Too book (168 Ways to Success) as you recommended and was able to get my Kua Number and much more. We’ve just added some hard wood to our stairs so as soon as touch ups are done I need to get my entrance set up. Thanks again for all this info, I enjoyed this article! Yes, I’d love more Feng Shui, it certainly can’t hurt to get all energies in the right place right?
Dear Julie I am so happy I found you! ♥️ I have a concern. We just moved. To the right of the north facing front door, immediately beyond the tiny dining room, there is a large white quartz kitchen island with a large metal sink in it. You said not to have water to the right of the door, or your husband could cheat. Is there anything I can do? Thank you!!
Hi, thank you for your informative and inspiring articles. My family have always been very connected to Feng Shui. We have had several feng shui masters help us with our homes. 🙂 However we live in the southern hemisphere and obviously the bagua map is mirrored but I wanted to ask. When you mentioned the water feature on the righthand side of your front door, would that correlate to the lefthand side in the southern hemisphere or does it remain the same?
I have a small living room with large leather couches which I have not been able to replace financially and to create the necessary chi I would need to put one of these in front of the window.. What are the Feng shui principles about putting this large cumbersome sofa in front of a window? Thank you 🙏🍀
Please please please I am begging you ! I cannot find anything to help guide me. My teenage daughter suffers from depression and PTSD, but in our new home she was drawn to the attic. But that’s the biggest no no of feng shui . The spacing is so limited. Is there anyway I can get guidance or recommendations. I’ve seen all your articles but I still can’t find the best solution for her room 😩. Xoxox sincerely a desperate mom
I loved this article and took notes (and a screenshot)! I have a long rectangular living room/dining room with a sun room on the NW end. Since this is where the window is, my plants have to go there. When I do the Feng Shui for the sunroom only, I see that my plants are in the S and SE areas (including a very large, healthy money tree – here’s hoping!). My double bookcase covers the N, NW, SW area and just by chance I have a brass propeller sculpture, a crystal obelisk, antique camera with metal, and a ceramic tray on the bookcase. Where do books fit in to Feng Shui? Would they be earth or wood? Do subjects get categorized in different areas too, for example knowledge? Do different directions complement each other (eg: wood and earth)? Is this too detailed for a article? LOL!
I was super excited to see this post! I took my time before perusal it. Kind of like saving the best gift for last. I’m a Kua 6-West, Hour: Earth Dog, Day: Fire Horse, Month: Wood Dog, Year: Wood Dragon. Did I mention that I love Feng Shui? Time to get rid of more stuff. lol What I like best on this one is how you made sketching out your space and dividng the quadrants looks so easy. Interesting that dried flowers are a no no in Feng Shui too. I kind of love them, but that’s okay. I have plenty of silk peonies. Thank you, Julie. Can’t wait for the next one!
Love this article. I’ve been looking for some new idea in designing my living room. I’m actually doing a few custom pieces. One being my east wall which I will be tossing an old sofa and replacing it with a custom built solid wood TV stand but the TV will be wall mounted. My question is, on both the SE and SW corners, can I use a granite end table on each end and still have the proper elements you speak about?
I just stumbled upon your site!! I think I know why I always feel “unsettled” in some rooms. My question is how do you work around a fireplace centered on a North wall with a built in desk and bookshelf on one side of the fireplace and French doors on the other side…all in a row? French doors, fire place and then the built in desk.
Thank you for all of this information. It is well presented and very clear. What would be your advice on putting a ceiling fan over the lounge in an open plan area, where the lounge is near a glass rear wall, facing west, with sliding doors to the back yard. Unfortunately this would basically mean putting the fan directly over the sofa.
Love the examples used for living rooms. However not all rooms equate to a square. My front door is directly up against a wall when open. The entry pattern is called shotgun. That means that you see the back door from the front door. We also don’t have much wall space and the living room is open concept to the back of the house or the eating area. Very difficult to place furniture. Especially when it’s oversized recliner couches that are too big for the space (hubby had to have it)! Love your ideas though 🥰👍🏻
I have loved Feng Shui for decades so this topic is my favorite!! Now that I am in a tiny condo, does the sofa need to be against the north wall? Also, in one of your photos, I see my six strand rattan chair ( it’s vintage) covered in white fabric with black piping. I need my cushions recovered (they are natural canvas now) so thanks for that. Maybe I will move my 5 gallon aquarium…it is behind the sink in my teensy kitchen because it fits perfectly. My Betta, named Maxx, gets lots of attention in the kitchen. Is that Feng Shui ok? Where should it go? Thanks for this article; I am still tweaking my decor.
Thank you for the education– very helpful. I have an extensive fine art collection and I’m struggling to pick the right paint color that is sophisticated and best background. Leaning toward a light green. Room has a large wood fireplace surround that can be painted as well and the room has built-in wood bookshelves. The entire room is white– but I’d like to add color and good background for my art. I’m open to color combinations or using different shades of green. Do you have any suggestions?
My door is facing south. Center of hm. When you walk in, you walk into my living room. The front door is tucked tight in the south east corner. My south wall is all windows floor to ceiling. On the north side of my living room is my peninsula with bar stools. The east wall in from of my door I have wood, fire, tv wall. East wall is my couch but it is L shape in front of my windows. It bothers me blocking lower half of windows with couch. But this space can only be addressed so much. I’d love insight.
feng shui my question is you have a living room and if it’s not possible, that both the couch and the working table can be in command position, what is most important I have a long living room instead, of a square I have one direct door then one opening, and then one balcony, opening that makes it difficult no matter what, I do I tried everything, I will end up having, one of them not being a command position, or I will have, to sit at the couch look, directly into my workspace, and I don’t want to do that of course it means a lot the couch and chill out space, but I am actually wanting to work more on my creativity and my career so my working space also means a lot to me I don’t know in traditional feng shui, what is most important normally I heard that the position, of the couch is the most important in a living room I don’t have money for a studio so I really, have to be able to work from home and get as much creativity, as possible and production if the couch has to be in command position, I have two options, considering the work table one is having, the door to the living room on my left side, behind me and the wall behind me looking into the room out to the, window the other option would be having the, window behind me but from a distance and having the door, the front door to the Living Space at my right side indirectly, facing the front door and my face would, be looking into the wall I will try to explain the room, if I choose the position where I have the wall behind, me I will have the actually door to the living room on my left side not exactly behind, me more in the middle then I will have to view, for the opening to the kitchen that’s almost like a door as well, then I would have the view to the balcony door and the window, if I end up choosing the other position my back, will be to the window and to the balcony door and to the, kitchening opening but I will have a more direct view to the, actually door on my right side and I will look into the wall, but I will have space in between.
Hi Julie does it apply to the family room or is it different? I have living room and family room separate. Thanks for your articles. Can you please do a article with the different floor plans like some houses have formal dining area separate and breakfast area separate. Living room and family room separate.
Your articles on Feng Shui are so extremely helpful Julie. I have just recently downsized from a double storey with a huge garden to a TINY granny cottage, which is all the rooms are in one straight row, the doors to each room are on the same side. I believe this must have been storage rooms in the past (it is on a farm). To apply Feng Shui in each room is very hard so I am super grateful for your last comment… “don’t take it too seriously” 🥰 (I have to downsize a lot more but I am so not getting rid of my favourite couch, just yet 😐 At this stage I am tossing up whether the back door is my front door or vice versa …couch fits if I use the “back door” as my front door 😂
Thank you Julie for the wonderful article. I have watched a dozen of Feng shui articles but you have simplified it completely so people like us can understand. I also leant how to find the directions by standing in the middle of the room as opposed to walking in from the front door and finding it. There is a little clarification that I would want. When you said always have a focal piece of furniture in your living room and position in a way that when chi enters the room it can focus on the piece and can meander around the room what exactly does it mean. Shall I place a center table in the middle of the room? I have taken down notes and that Chi sheet was really needed. Thanks so much Julie.
Thanks for the layout. So many diff experts say many diff things.. Do you watch Better Things on FX ? It’s an excellent show – just had its last season. The mom had a Fung Shui expert FS her home and he said the opposite about water. He said to have art of still “calm” water. Can it be that maybe one home needs calm and another needs movement ?. Hm.
Hello, Julie! I started perusal your articles for the first time just yesterday. I have been looking up home décoré and interior design because my home although it is beautiful just didn’t feel complete. Then I came across your articles about the energy in ones home and it was like someone turned the lights on… lol sooo this morning I went into my living room took a look around and every item in there was out of order. I also have a back door directly in view of the front door and I also have a mirror over the sofa. In the kitchen the sink and stove is across from one another, bad❌ so I will be doing some rearranging to try and solve the problems that I can. As far as the back door and kitchen there’s nothing I can do about that, but maybe pull a love seat in the front doors path and keep the back door close. How can I solve the issue in the kitchen as far as the stove and sink without adding a mirror…? Your articles are so enlightening keep them coming❤️
I am very happy you talked about water features outside, I am wanting to put one in front of my home, I was confused about which side to put it on, which side when walking up to my home. I am wanting to do Feng Shui on the exterior of my home, can you talk more about exterior Feng Shui? I am going to be painting, and doing minor landscaping on the exterior this spring. I have updated the interior following your Feng Shui advise to the T, I love the way it turned out, when people walk in their remarks are WOW. THANK-YOU.
Julie your content is VERY good honestly, the problem is how you explain your topics, you do that very quickly and that makes difficult for consumption especially for us slow learners . I don’t know whether you speak that fast naturally or you accelerate it when editing. Kindly consider reducing your speed when explaining please.
I have watched a few of your articles before but I really liked this one showing how to use the Bagua. I need to draw it out to see more clearly but so far it looks like all the main compass directions ie N,S E & W, point to the corners of my room. Trying to work out what this means but thinking lots of areas will have missing bits? Don’t know if that makes sense and I’m correct? Or what to do about it 🤔 Thank you
Julie. I have spoken with you before about my back sliding doors being slightly to the left of my front door and you said was ok. However, immediately you open and walk through my front door there is a mirror facing you, which I thought gave depth when you walk in. You say no mirrors when you walk in the front door, should I move it? Thank you
Julie I am still confused about how to apply the bagua map. so if I stand in the center of the house should I be applying a grid to the entire floorpan or just the room I am in and do each one individually? no matter how I apply it I have sections that don’t exist in my home because it isn’t a true rectangle. Perhaps You could do a article where you show how to apply it to a few different floorpans? And then there is the whole 2nd story thing? My second story only surrounds the outer areas of the home since my foyer and my family room are open. I love your website. Thanks so much!
Hello Julie, I’d like to ask how to work with several living rooms. Our house has 4 living rooms because we have lots of furnitures so she placed them In different corners of our house and made 4 living rooms but not covered by wall. When you use the bagua is that per living room or should it be the entire place?
I have a bad feng shui situation, the toilet is visible from the living room! This bathroom was apparently created by enclosing an old washing porch, with no thought to design. I can’t wait to have this changed, I think the door can be moved, the wall made straight, not angled, and the door replaced with a pocket door to eliminate this, but it means removing and replacing a wall, electrics, etc., it’s not minor work. The angle of this weird wall means I can’t have a cabinet with storage space or a large counter, either, it’s not a great bathroom, but is the only one on this, the main floor of the house.
Hi Julie! I am so loving your website and have been crazy looking for those poison arrows and bagua maps haha. So I am trying to plan on how to decorate my living room without disrupting the flow of the chi and following the bagua map as much as possible, but I am confused because the house actual orientation is on an angle. I mean, it’s not on a cross (+) direction but it is on an x direction where the Compass actual North is pointing to the right of the main door, so my main door and entrance to the living room are both at the NW. Following this compass directions, my fireplace is at the E corner. Referencing the bagua map, it is the Wood element corner, how can I make that work without disrupting the chi? Please please please help….
Q? How do u feel about “House Smudging” a home. Is “House Smudging” apart of Feng Shui practice or should I not apply that to my home? I absolutely LOVE learning and applying Feng Shui tips to my living space. I LOVE your articles on this topic please do more!! I can feel your positive energy right threw my computer screen. This makes me feel more positive and determined to have a more peaceful living space. THANK YOU SO very much JULIE !!!
Loved this article. Moved into a new home and now trying to add some feng shui. I’ve got to try and put some water near our fireplace which is on the north side. Then on the south side I think I might be able to reflect the fire? I did feng shui for my daughter’s bedroom when she was at school and I believe it is part of the reason she did so well. Thank u.
Simply love your designs and advice tho I am not good at decorating . A few hundred year old house belonging to my family has passed down to me . I am the current custodian and would like to contribute to its up keep in my life time . Have you heard of Bhutan or ever travelled here ? I would love for you to visit this old historical place and share your advice on what I should do . I want to make this a living museum in honor of my ancestors and would love to incorporate your wisdom here .
What can you do if your front door opens to a straight line view out of a sliding glass door (that we use constantly) onto an expansive mountain view? We have some potted citrus trees on the deck opposite the front door, but I have no idea what can be done to block the chi from going straight out the back glass door. Unfortunately, we also have a fountain on the right side of the front door….I guess I will have to be diligent to make sure my husband stays faithful LOL. Otherwise, our living room is already (and accidentally) consistent with the “rules” you have defined.
Hello..i m confused because when i make the bagua of my house i find that the left area of my living room is in the north area and i shoul not put an ondoor plant because this north is water and not gd to put wood element. But when i made the bagua of the loving room separately, this left area became the earth area and better to put a wood element. So what should i follow? The bagua of each room separately or the bagua of the apparetment . Thanks
Is the bagua map generally placed room by room vs on the entire home? And if it can be done on the room or the entire hime, is it wise to consider both or pick one method? I would think it could get complex and confusing doing both. Is one more effective than the other? Loving your website! The feng shui articles are fantastic! 💗💗💗
What should I do if the Northern direction in the living room is an open space that opens to the dining room and playroom and also opens to the upstairs .. so there isn’t a place to put an active water element or painting? Our front door is on the NE side and when you open it, you can see straight through to our sliding doors to our pool out back. Would a sheer curtain work on the sliding door? I need the light still for my plants. Love this series!!
Moving to the Island of Madeira and the Atlantic Ocean is on the south side of our home. Hopefully one of your other articles helps explain what to do when the element is on the opposite side of your home. Both the master bedroom and home office will have big windows on the south side with a view of the ocean.
Hi Julie,may l ask about my living rm, from inside out to the common corrigde door,my living rm, long triangular, my entrance door northwest corner, straight longer wall facing south west window if use conpurse to see the living rm,right North side one single seat & side table, the north east is long satti seat & coffee table,shorter wall.where should l put my water fountain, as l follow you not to put on the rightside of north.
Thank you very much, v useful and nice articles. I bought a digital piano placed on the West wall of my living room and I feel it is bringing me better wealth. Think is because of the metal element. And recently thought of replacing the digital piano with real acoustic piano or grand piano on the same West wall. Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
Hi Julie! I want to say I love your articles and your energy. You have very enlightening information that you love to share with others. That’s always appreciated. I have watched this article previously and I am now Rewatching because of changes I’m trying to handle in my living room. My question is concerning fish tanks. How should fish tanks be placed in the living room? Does this placement change year to year? How many fish? What type of fish? The coloring of the fish? I know there are areas of the home that you should not put a fish tank. However I have a family room that you can enter into from the garage and we use that door a lot. Would my family room also be considered a living room space when it applies to feng shui? I’m confused at whether I should treat my family room and the living room the same. If yes, can you place a fish tank in the living room and also in the family room in the correct areas of course? Sorry for the long question; however I’m really trying to get this piece correct because my husband really is wanting us to get more fish in the house and I told him I wanted to make sure that it’s in a good spot. Thanks in advance for any help provided.
I absolutely love your YouTube my problem is I live in a bad area can’t move out love my house but across the road house up high on hill always looking down on us next door drugs fighting I need protection I sage everything not doing any good use to be a great area but now bad area thank you appreciate your help. pat
Hi Julie I love perusal your article and I am learning about buying a used and a nice and beautiful furniture pc at the antique store than buying a pricey furniture but the pcs looks cheap .Btw I want to ask your help about this . My front door or entrance door is in the south direction and I hang a beautiful and colorful peony flower art picture that I bought from antique store and I also have a picture of arearing horse . I hang the peony wall picture on the right side wall (if I am inside of the house and facing outside the door ) and the horse picture is across of the front door the direction of the horse in the picture is going to the South east direction. I am planning to replace the peony picture and hang a mirror and will move the peony picture at the left side wall ( if I am facing outside ) the mirror will be at the right side wall and the peony picture will be at the left side facing each other, my question is it good to hang mirror in that direction? because they I read an article that you can not hang a mirror in the south direction because it is a fire element,but my entrance door is in the south Please give me some advice about this .
This is a great article being ppl are going to smaller spaces/tiny home. I be over ppls house looking at their placements of things like oh no honey your chi is messed up in here which explains your mood.😂😅 Nd then I give tips from perusal your articles. I love how your not just an interior designer your also a energy designer as well. Feng shui is one of those things you need but just never knew you needed it. Im trying my best to go full chi certified ✅
Julie I absolutely love these feng shui articles! I would love more on this very interesting topic…could you please cover solutions to problems such as as sleeping with the bed facing the door in the deathposition….sometimes changing the direction of the bed or placing a Crystal is not a possibility. Thanks 😊xx
Awesome article, I have a small home ❤ I’m struggling with my entry way. The first thing you see is the kitchen island with the stovetop and counter. A wall hanging coat rack is behind the front door (to the right of walking in) Next to the coats is another door to the bathroom before the kitchen island. So no room for a table or bench in front of the kitchen island since the doors all open into the living space.
I love your Feng Shui articles and the non complicated advice you give – more please, especially on Kua numbers. I read about it in a book by Lillian Too that I’ve owned for over 20 years. I calculated that both my husband and I are #1 – so I guess that’s a really good thing 😀!! I’d like to understand it more please. Also some of the lucky Feng Shui symbols, like the Dragon, the Money Frog and Happy Buddha’s and are the ones sold on Amazon auspicious ? How and where should we display them, and things NOT to do with them would be so useful. THANK YOU so much for sharing your knowledge. Martine xx
what do you do if your room orientation is the exact opposite of the compass directions? For example: north is bedroom not office/”career”, south is kitchen/front door, north west is patio…. for “helpful people and travel?, south west is guest bathroom for “love and relationships” …? I guess it’s good though that living room/dining room seems to be right in the center of the home for “good fortune/well-being.”
I would love to know more about my number. I have a huge bedroom with an irregular shape, large walk in closet and very unique shapes. I have started a business and want to have my space to create. My bedroom is as big as an apart and my closet is bigger than a lot of bathrooms. I know that this space could be utilized in an way that brings abundance to my health, my relationships, my career, my spirituality and my overall existence. Right now, it’s really only supports masculinity and chaotic energy. I have purchased a new bed. One that has a beautiful, strong headboard and footboard and other pieces of furniture. I am moving everything around and I want to thank you for your articles. They are helping me to create a space where my soul can flourish.
Julie, why did you draw the bagua in this article over only part of the house? Can you please do an example of house you draw a bagua map and how you determine north or south in your own home. I hear you do with compass to decide and other people say to do at the front door, BUT don’t know if you face the door from inside or outside to decide north or south? A visual example on your own home would help for us dummies.
Thank you for this article Julie! I love Feng Shui and its concepts. Unfortunately, my apartment is not set following Feng Shui principles. I started a plant collection during the pandemic and they are ALL in my bedroom because of the amazing light coming in through the window. I have noticed I don’t rest well and now it makes sense why. How could I remedy this without getting rid of my plants?
I have a big question … I live in a rental apartment on a 6th floor. Can’t do much about it. Door entrance is in the NE. When walking in to the left is the dinning/living room (East) Across the entrance door is the large lanai with big glass doors (East-SW) and across is a very tall building. From the entrance door to the right is the kitchen fallow by my child room (window is SW) and my room (West). My bathroom is in the room’s north side, and second bathroom across my child room door. I being living here for almost a year and I feel the energy inside this home needs improvement, that’s why I’m learning about feng shui. My place is very clean and I decorate with plants and earth colors. Plenty of natural sunlight and windows always open. I bought a small convex bagua mirror (I read in apartments you can put inside, on top of the door frame, facing to the wall. But now reading more and perusal articles said should not be in apartments, but other people said to put in lanai to deflect the energy from busy streets/buildings. My husband works in a restaurant with a lot of stressful energy. And I’m a caregiver in a hospis and working with dying seniors. How should I used the convex bagua mirror?
Why are long corridors bad? I’m going to refurbish an apartment area and I was thinking of making not a corridor but just the same open area, as in all the doors, the front, studio, bedroom and, kitchen are all aligned, but I will put doors in to create a blockage. Do you think that is okay? But if I open all the doors it creates one long entry way
Thanks, I just subscribed, and I learned my mirrored slider doors for my closet that reflect my bed are not the best. I am thinking command strips and a nice print fabric. What do you think. My mirrored closet doors are on the east side of my bedroom. On the west side is a slider to a deck. My bed is in between them with the head of the bed on the south wall. The north wall has two doors, one to the bathroom and one to the rest of my apartment. I do keep the bathroom door closed at night.
Julie I love all your articles and particularly the Feng Shui ones. I have a question, does the best room in the house is always the bigger one? I picked my room because it has a better view facing my backyard instead of the larger one which views the street in front of the hose and my neighbor’s house. Also I do not like the wallpaper in the larger room and I can not take it down right now. I already remove the one in the bathroom and two more bedrooms, I feel like I needed to take a break from that. Am I in the wrong room? Should I star fixing the larger room and move my bed there?
Thanks Julie! This is amazing and inspirational. I read some great books on Feng Shui at a pivotal time in my life and decided to learn, live, and grow with Feng Shui. I’d planned to take a certification course for Personal Professional use, but those plans have never been executed. A friend once told me that she has benefitted from unintentional placement of her gym bag near elements and in certain areas. I often feel like some ill placed items cause blockages, and I feel relief when I Am Empowered to make Feng Shui strides. I Am regrouping, and this educative content is reinvigorating to incorporate and practice more Feng Shui where I Am now and more so where I Am going.😎
Thank you for doing a article for small spaces, the big beautiful spaces you show are not a reality for some of us, so thank you for that. I happen to live in a mobile home, 16’ by 76’ (interior dimensions are 15’x75’). How would you map this out? If I consider the whole house, my sections would be 3’x25’, very odd to place items… or would you do room by room? And if room by room, do you use actual direction (N,S,E,W) or do you use the entry of each room as North? So many questions 🤔
Such a great article, thank you! 🙂 I live in an apartment where the front door is in the North West quadrant of the bagua map if using a compass, but everywhere on the internet I read that in apartments you treat your front door wall like the north wall – This would now make it North East on the bagua. I’ve been practicing the latter with the north wall as the front door wall. Is it correct to use this practice? Am I doing my Kua number a huge disservice or am I unintentionally creating negative chi? Thank you so much for introducing me to Feng Shui! Can’t wait for your next Feng shui article! 🙂 Edit: I also just realized from your articles that because I live in the Southern Hemisphere, the bagua energy map placement is flipped. So now I’m even more confused!
I love your website and all your interior designing tips. But I was just noticing your makeup always look the same and very geisha-ish… and wondering if you would try other colors or makeup style. I think you are beautiful and would love to see you be as creative in your makeup look as your interior designs. I hope you don’t take offense to this. 💕