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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.

Decorating With Garden Plant Stands

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Decorating With Garden Plant Stands
Decorating with garden plant stands is an inexpensive yet elegant way to add charm to a deck patio or porch. This is because plant stands allow you to arrange plants at different heights and also place them in a more artful way in general. One of the nicest effects is getting spiked plants mixed with trailing plants and creating a cascade of green. This effect is very rich looking if it is located in a hallway or a lobby.

 

Using the Rule of Three can help you arrange plants around a plant stand. This means that you should place two plants on the stand and another in a pot or planter nearby or that you should have one plant placed on the stand and two others in pots arranged nearby. This is a Japanese rule of floral arranging that can help you achieve the beautiful asymmetry that is associated with the most compelling of outdoor spaces.

 

Another key to using garden plant stands is to group similar plants together. For instance you can choose a tiered or waterwheel shaped garden plant stand to group herbs together. This is also a good idea because it means that you no longer have to stoop to collect the flavors for your next culinary masterpiece. You can also hang herbs from a basket in your kitchen for a very elegant effect.

 

The other good thing about garden plant stands is that it gets plants up off the ground and helps you create a serene and peaceful space. Flowers and other foliage can be meditated upon at eye level instead of beng tripped over in pots at ground level.

 

If you anticipate moving your plants in and out of doors at all try and purchase the type of garden plant stands that have wheels. Some of them are designed like little wheelbarrows with wheels only on the front two legs of the stand which makes them easy to trundle around. You can also get tall ones with a set of wheels that look good either in or out of doors. There are lovelyones made out of wrought iron like this that exist.

 

Most garden plant stands are very affordable with the most expensive models running at the most $40.00. However it is much more common to find them for less than twenty-five dollars. You can also get great deals on vintage garden plant stands at yard sales and also online on the auction sites.