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Feng Shui Decorating Tips for a Peaceful Home

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In these troubled times your home should be your sanctuary. Feng Shui, which translates from Chinese to mean “wind-water” is an ancient art that teaches us how to arrange furniture, belongings, and other parts of our home to enjoy better health, prosperity, comfort, and a higher quality of life overall.

Here are some tips from the realm of Feng Shui (the ancient art of object placement) to give your home a more harmonious and peaceful vibe.

CLEAR ALL CLUTTER. You have probably heard this advice again and again when it comes to Feng Shui but it really is true that good energy does not generate in a messy home. Clutter is negative because it traps Shar Chi (negative energy) in places and this can manifest itself in conflict amongst family members and visitors. Clutter also causes boggled thinking and confusion.

CLEAN YOUR DRAINS. Water represents emotions in Feng Shui so if your drains are clogged then it symbolizes old repressed feelings like resentment or jealousy overwhelming the psyche. Make sure your drains work properly so that people are not holding onto negative things in your relationships. Flooded sinks, bathrooms and toilets mean a personality that is also flooded with negative emotions.

GET RID OF SHARP OBJECTS. Don’t leave sharp objects like scissors, pliers or knives just lying around. Put them away and make sure they are sheathed. Don’t hang knives on the wall or put them on display in the kitchen either. You should also not have decorative swords or knives hanging on the wall. Sharp objects symbolize harsh words and the cutting of ties in important, intimate relationships.

PUT UP PICTURES OF NATURE. Pictures of flowers, birds or peaceful landscapes help set a peaceful tone for the room and create calm and quiet. Cityscapes and ships sailing on stormy seas create an opposite effect. If you put up pictures of flower buds or birds in duos you encourage the sustaining of a relationship and fidelity. If you are single pictures of birds or blossoms in duos can help you meditate on the goal of finding a true love.

PAINT ROOMS IN A SINGLE COLOR. Painting a room too many colors can cause disruptive energy. To keep a peaceful atmosphere about the home paint each room a single color or in a single color palette. Some colors are definitely more calming than others and this may depend on personal taste. Pinks are calming for some individuals and yet others like dark earth tones and greens. Loud colors such as bright red are not that calming for most people but once again the color may depend on the context of the room.

More Window Covering Ideas

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Not sure how to dress up your windows? Here are some creative window covering ideas that can help transform a window into a fantastic designer showpiece.

 

To make a living room window look more formal try adding layers. Start with sheer casement curtains that hang from the top part of the window. Over that overlay a thicker heavier drape in a heavier fabric such as velvet or damask that hang from a high valance. A nice touch is to have the thicker heavier drape lined with a fabric that compliments your sheers. From here on in you can add a dramatic piece of cloth that twists around the valance or a fabric covered swag. Other nice touches are thick corded tiebacks with heavy tassels.

 

To make a bathroom look clean and crisp consider installing vertical or horizontal blinds. Most of them are made of materials such as polyvinyl that make them very easy to clean. Polyvinyl is also able to withstand the high humidity levels that are found in a typical bathroom. The reason that blinds can work so well in a bathroom is that you can buy them so that they open only at the top instead of the bottom. This allows you to keep the top of the window open while obscuring the view inside.

 

For an unusual, dramatic look try installing Roman shades. Roman shades are made of flat slats that are covered with your choice of fabric. This means you can match your shades exactly to the fabrics on pillows, furniture or bedding. These beautiful shades can also be augmented by swags that drape down to soften the look of them.

 

Not all windows need a real curtain, especially if you live in the country and the window is high enough. However a window without a curtain can sometimes look a bit naked. In this case you might just consider decorating it with a colorful swag or simply draping a vivid fringed scarf that is folded in half over a curtain rod to perk up the look of it a bit.

 

If you have a complicated looking window, like an arch or a casement that needs covering then you can always dispense with the idea of shades, blinds or curtains altogether and consider affixing laminate translucent paper to the window instead. This not only strengthens the window in case it breaks but it also allows a nice white soft light inside the room while still maintaining your privacy.