Feng Shui Home Decorating for Modern Living

As with Eastern Feng Shui, the front door of the house is also considered the focal point or point of reference in Western Feng Shui. However, there have been many changes in the Western art, stemming from the up and coming technology that has changed the way people live their lives. People in urban and industrialized areas, for example, have exhibited far more flexibility in choosing places to live in, just because their means of living do not greatly depend on the position of the Sun, or on the seasons. It is because of this that those who practice the modern ways look to the front of the house as their point of reference start employing their feng shui home decorating ideas.

A bagua map helps in figuring out what areas if your home are best to use particular feng shui cures, to boost their energy. If architectural floor plans of your home are not available, you can draw one as best as you can, taking good care to mark each room, door, window and other important things to make your feng shui home decorating a lot easier.

Note where the north points are (the main entrance to your home)—these will be your starting points that will be your reference for feng shui cure placement. Be careful and be very detailed. Remember that in every home, there are specific areas that correspond to energies and chi relating to your family life, your financial wealth, your health, romantic life and relationships, and so on. A good diagram of your home will be the foundation  of focus for the location of your feng shui home decorating cures.

Now, as you look at your house diagram, you should note that your front and back doors should not line up directly with each other. Otherwise, this creates a great possibility that the chi will enter one door and immediately exit the other, without properly circulating positive energy and benefits throughout the house. In case the doors do line up, place a plant or a larger statue by one of the doors, to create some sort of obstacle course or organic path that the chi can flow freely in.

Now it’s time to look at the particular areas of your home to find out where you should focus your feng shui home decorating to enhance the relative part of your life.

The north part of your home is the area focused on Career and Prospects. Water elements enhance this area the strongest, and black and blue are the ideal color cures.

The south part of your home corresponds to Recognition and Fame. Red is the ideal color, and fire is the strongest element.

The east part of your home is the area for Family and Health. Green and brown are the ideal colors and wood is the strongest element.

The west part of your home is the area dedicated for the well being of your Children. Metallic colors, white and gold are the best colors to use, and metal is the dominant element.

The northeast part corresponds to Education and Knowledge. Soft colors like beige are best for this area, and earth elements are most powerful.

The northwest part is focused on Mentors and Networking. Metallics, white and gold are the best colors, and metal if the strongest element.

The southeast is for Wealth and Prosperity. Wood elements are strongest, and green is the strongest color.

The southwest is focused on Marriage and Romantic Happiness. Earth elements are strongest, and yellow is the best color.

Knowing the proper location of these areas is the key to making huge changes in your life. It's through this understanding that you can start to focus on particular areas of you're life that you'd like to enhance and utilize the appropriate cures in your feng shui home decorating to help you achieve those results!