Essential Feng Shui Tips: The Royal Bed
Make your bed “the King or Queen” of your bedroom. Although a multipurpose bedroom may be practical, it is not the slightest bit romantic. To attract a partner, make room for romance by putting your exercise equipment, television, desk, and computer in other rooms. If any of these items have to stay in your bedroom, screen or cover them attractively when not in use so that your bed commands your bedroom.
Read MoreQ&A: Which Bedroom Color is Best?
Q: Good morning, I’ve been reading The Western Guide to Feng Shui Room by Room. Wonderful and very interesting. I’ve actually recommended it to about 10 friends.
The challenge I am having, choosing a paint color for my bedroom. I’m a single woman looking to attract a man and bring romance into the bedroom. I want to find a color that balances both masculine and feminine energy. I’ve read through the list of paint colors on p.181 of the book dozens of times and brought the list to the paint store. So far I’ve tried 30 samples and yet not have resonated.
Read MoreEssential Feng Shui Tips: Creating Some Privacy
Move photographs of children and family out of your master bedroom to another location. Your sex life will often improve when photos of your kids and parents are not watching you in bed. Also, be diligent about locating a television behind closed doors or out of the room. In most cases, when TV viewing increases in the bedroom, lovemaking decreases.
Read MoreFeng Shui Definitions: Bed Placement
Choose your bed placement carefully. You know your bed is ideally located when you have a view of the door from the bed, without being directly in front of the door. This puts you in a peaceful ”eddy” of the room, with a commanding a view of the door. When architecture dictates that your bed is directly in front of the door, put a substantial footboard, trunk, table, or seat at the foot of the bed. When your bed has no direct view of the door, hang a small mirror to reflect the door from the bed. Your bed can be placed at a diagonal as long as you have a solid headboard or screen behind you. Windows can cause drafts and an unsafe feeling and should not be directly over the bed.
Read MoreFeng Shui Definitions: Children’s Bedroom
- Unlike the master bedroom, it’s a good idea to have family photos in children’s bedrooms. Photographs of parents and grandparents make children feel secure and “watched over” at night.
- Many “hyperactive” children are sleeping in bedrooms with bright red sheets and walls full of action figures. Calm their bedrooms down! Replace the colors of bright reds, blues, and yellows with warm pastels and deep rich tones that wrap children in a cozy, tranquil embrace. Bring in serene or happy art that isn’t flying, falling, driving or running around the room.
Inner Feng Shui: Master Bedroom
Are the lines of communication open in your relationship? If not, it’s time to clear the Ch’i by telling your partner what you are feeling and what would make you happy. Ask what your partner is feeling and what would make him or her happy. Having a heart-to-heart talk is often the quickest way to reawaken the romantic feelings that brought you together. Whatever the outcome, knowing the truth will set you free to grow and pursue the happiness you deserve.
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