Decorating and Feng Shui ” A True Blend of Art and Science!
June 17, 2008
If you’re thinking about remodeling your home, you might be interested in knowing about the way that decorating and feng shui can be combined. If you want, you can even introduce some of the principles of feng shui into your home and reap the benefits.
It may surprise you to know that decorating and feng shui are a true blend of not just art, but some science as well. Why do we say this? For one thing, there are no hard and fast rules about applying feng shui to your life. There are many so-called experts who can give you advice, but in the end, it will be up to you to make the decision of what you like and what you dont.
This is the aspect of decorating and feng shui that can be considered art; everything is subjective, and there are no real right or wrong answers. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another.
Additionally, there are many pieces of advice when it comes to de-cluttering your house and using color to create mood, tension, and energy, but again, there are no hard and fast rules here either. One person may breeze through your home and declare certain items and knickknacks as being cluttered and unnecessary, but to you, these are prized possessions.
When applying the principles of decorating and feng shui, you need to exercise caution and show balance. What someone else sees as a lack of clutter, you might see as being cold and sterile, and vice versa. Again, no hard and fast rules, no right and wrong answers, just some principles that you need to interpret for yourself.
The science part of decorating and feng shui is that there are quite a few hard facts behind what it teaches in regards to entry ways, color, and even clutter. If you’re in an environment that you perceive as cluttered, experiments have shown, you’ll feel anxious or tense. Color has also been scientifically proven to affect mode. Many bold or bright colors work to lighten your mood. Warm colors create a relaxed feeling. Soft colors offer a calming feeling, and bold colors help to heighten energy.
Likewise, the entrance to your home and to each room in the house can do a lot to set the mood of the space. Your entry way is how you make your first impression. Like a first meeting with a person, the first impression of your entry way can set the tone of how you interact with the room.
When applying the principles of decorating and feng shui, its important to think about that first impression you get when you walk up to your home or when you walk into a room. It helps to sometimes stand right in the entryway of your home or of each room and do a quick, honest evaluation. What is your impression of the atmosphere? How do you immediately feel? Does your home and each room therein feel warm and inviting, or are you somewhat put off, so to speak?
By applying these basic principles of decorating and feng shui, you can begin to experience both the art and science of this ancient practice.
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