Saturday, 2 May 2009

Feng Shui and Colors For Your Home

By Tanya Hurley

Feng Shui is a way that the Chinese believe will bring about a balance and energy into your room. Chi is what the energy is and with the right use of Feng Shui it is said to be able to flow from all objects in the room and help to get your energy back. You need to set up feng shui in the right way so that the chi is able to flow in the right way.

Of course, one of the biggest influences on chi and feng shui itself is the color scheme which is used in the space. Color is important because it can make a huge impact on the person viewing it and ultimately, the flow of chi will be determined by the people in the room. Color can give off certain emotions and moods. Light colors can either be uplifting or aggravating depending on the arrangement and purpose of the room. Dark colors may be soothing or they may be depressing for the same reasons.

Learning how to best use the color in a room will play an important part in a proper feng shui arrangement. If a room is supposed to be a room with relaxation, such as a bedroom, having too many light or bright colors will achieve the opposite effect. At the same time, putting dark colors in the office may push people to relax too much and no work will ever be done.

Specific objects that are in a room will also determine whether chi will work in the room. Don't have too many different colors in a room this will only play havoc on the chi and not have your room balanced at all. So if a room has light walls adding in some darker furnishings is a great idea. If you have too much of one color it will become overwhelming and not help you out at all.

Area rugs will help out the chi in a room too. With so many colors of rugs available you shouldn't have a problem adding a rug in every room possible. You don't have to have a rug that matches the furniture as long as it looks right on the floor. This may be the best way to help the chi get through the room with a nice smooth flow.

The best way that you will be able to tell how successfully the feng shui in a certain room works is by the way the people who are in the room react to it. If they are energetic and happy, you may feel that you have used the colors in the room well. If the emotions run high and they tend to fight frequently, the color scheme may be too bold and inspire tense emotions. Learning to read the emotions of the inhabitants will be your biggest clue in how successful your chi is flowing.

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